Next Man Up? Well maybe not, Aaron Rodgers can't be replaced but the game vs Philadelphia can still be won by the Packers!

Time and time again over the past 4 seasons a Packer gets injured and it's "next man up" as the Packer train keeps rolling on to more victories. This time the injury was to Aaron Rodgers and the Packer train WAS derailed on Monday night and the Bears took advantage beating the Rodgers-less Packers and putting the NFC North into a three way tie including the Lions.

Now that the Packers have had time to adjust to life without Aaron, the true test is vs. Philadelphia in Week 10. The Packers must show the ability to move on without their best player and leader. Aaron Rodgers is helping out Seneca all he can and is now like another member of the coaching staff. This Packer train will play differently but the plan is to stay on track until Aaron can get back into the game sometime in December.

The "easy" November schedule continues vs PH, at NY, vs MN, and at DT. It looks a lot tougher now when you subtract the leagues best Quarterback and the "next man up" is simply an average Quarterback. I think the Packers can still win a game or two or even three this month behind Seneca Wallace and Scott Tolzein but a loss at Detroit on Thanksgiving day combined with a Week 10 win by Detroit at Chicago means that the Lions will be in the lead and in control of the NFC North.

Before this injury it was looking like Green bay might run the table to a 14-2 record and the top seed in the NFC meaning they would be just two Lambeau victories away from Superbowl 48 but we must adjust to this new reality and do it the hard way like we did in the 2010 season. How about two wins with Seneca Wallace at the helm? This would put the Packers at 7-5 and then if Aaron can play in the final four games and win three of them the Packers finish at 10-6.

This would be just like 2010. The team is healthier at playoff time and gets hot. Just like the 2010 season this Packer team could win three road games and advance to the Super Bowl where they win again and bring that Lombardi trophy back home where it belongs once again, in Green Bay!

This might sound like a dream but remember. The Packer Defense has Clay Matthews back now and we still have two superstars on Offense: Jordy Nelson and Eddie Lacy!