At this rate Aaron Ripkowski Color Rush Jersey , the Green Bay Packers will have some trouble suiting up enough players to make it to a full 46-man roster on Sunday as they close out the season against the Detroit Lions. Wednesday’s practice saw a full eight players sit out, all of whom have been key starters for the team at various points this season.Three of these non-participants on Wednesday were wide receivers, with WR1 Davante Adams the top name among the group. He took a day off to nurse a knee injury, which he suffered in Sunday’s win over the New York Jets. However, following the injury, he was able to return and catch several passes, including the game-winner. With the team single-season record for receptions just two catches away, expect Adams to suit up against the Lions this weekend.Joining him on the non-participation list were fellow receivers Randall Cobb and Equanimeous St. Brown, who both are in the concussion protocol. St. Brown landed there after a particularly tough hit to the head along the sideline on Sunday, after which he did not return. Cobb continued to sit out after suffering his concussion against the Bears two weeks ago.Cornerback Jaire Alexander missed Wednesday too https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Demetri-Goodson-Jersey , sitting with a groin injury that caused him to leave Sunday’s game in the first half. Alexander had been playing with Tony Brown and Bashaud Breeland early on, and Josh Jackson replaced him in the lineup. It seems entirely likely that he will sit on Sunday, giving more reps to those players and perhaps newcomer Natrell Jamerson.The team also sat four more veterans — left tackle David Bakhtiari, backup tackle Jason Spriggs, tight end Jimmy Graham, and edge rusher Clay Matthews. Stay tuned later this week to see if those players end up likely to play. Spriggs is probably the least likely to suit up, as he is still in the concussion protocol.Meanwhile, Detroit had several players out as well on Wednesday, with several starters among their group. Two defensive tackles sat along with their top receiver and a pair of key cornerbacks.Stay tuned Thursday to see if any of these key players return to practice.Packers Wednesday Practice ReportDid Not ParticipateWR Davante Adams (knee)CB Jaire Alexander (groin)OT David Bakhtiari (hip)WR Randall Cobb (concussion)TE Jimmy Graham (knee/thumb)OLB Clay Matthews (back)OT Jason Spriggs (concussion)WR Equanimeous St. Brown (concussion)Limited ParticipationS Kentrell Brice (ankle)OT Bryan Bulaga (knee)G Lucas Patrick (abdomen)G Lane Taylor (knee)Full ParticipationWR Jake Kumerow (hand)QB Aaron Rodgers (knee/groin)Lions Wednesday Practice ReportDid Not ParticipateDB Quandre DIggs (back)WR Kenny Golladay (chest)DT Damon Harrison (ankle)DT A’Shawn Robinson (knee)CB DeShawn Shead (knee)TE Luke Willson (concussion)Limited ParticipationCB Jamal Agnew (knee)RB LeGarrette Blount (knee)Full ParticipationQB Matthew Stafford (back) Aaron Rodgers isn’t going to like this.The Packers quarterback, who has a reputation for being so sensitive that he’s sensitive about being regarded as sensitive JK Scott Jersey , has drawn on-the-record criticism from multiple former teammates, in the aftermath of the team’s decision to replace coach Mike McCarthy with Matt LaFleur.Rob Reischel of Forbes.com has collected the quotes, starting with comments made last week by former Packers tight end Jermichael Finley.“He’s coachable to a point,” Finley said regarding Rodgers. “Once you try to overcoach him, that’s when he’s going to do his own thing. With McCarthy, McCarthy used to call a play and Aaron would look at him and [then] it’s a whole different play. . . . And we just ran the play that No. 12 called. Sorry. And I think it’s going to be a lot worse with a young guy and with where Aaron’s at in his career. He’s an icon of the NFL.”Indeed he is. And the Packers have validated that status by making Rodgers the highest-paid player in the NFL.“[Y]ou just gave this guy $200 million,” Finley said. “It’s going to be very hard to coach a guy same age, his pay scale is up here and it’s going to be hard to tell Aaron what to do.”This isn’t the first time Finley has called out Rodgers. In 2016, Finley was quoted at length in an article from Tyler Dunne of regarding the question of whether Rodgers is a leader.Former Packers pass rusher Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila noticed a shift in Rodgers once Rodgers became regarded as a short-list franchise quarterback.“When Aaron became ‘The Man,’ he was ‘The Man’ Brett Favre Color Rush Jersey , especially in his own eyes,” Gbaja-Biamila recently said, via Reischel. “Let’s just put it that way. Things just changed. I don’t know what to say. I don’t want to lie to you. It’s hard for me to say this without causing drama. . . . But I will say that between Brett [Favre] and Aaron — and I’m just being honest here so do what you want with this — with everything that Brett accomplished, you would think he’d be a little more arrogant, but he was actually more humble. And I felt that Aaron was a little bit more on the arrogant side.“I would say from the time [Rodgers] arrived to the time he became a starter, I felt that he changed, and it wasn’t for the better.”For better or worse, LaFleur is the coach. But Rodgers is “The Man.” And Rodgers will continue to be “The Man” until the Packers decide as an organization that Rodgers is no longer the guy.