{"id":35581,"date":"2025-10-16T11:48:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=35581"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:48:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:48:12","slug":"packers-controversial-decision-finally-bears-fruit-providing-a-promising-development-for-the-offense-moving-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=35581","title":{"rendered":"Packers\u2019 controversial decision finally bears fruit, providing a promising development for the offense moving forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jordan Morgan was finally a preferred starter for the\u00a0Green Bay Packers, and last year\u2019s first-round pick did not disappoint during the\u00a027-18 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. It was one of his best performances, maybe the best one, putting him in an advantageous position to compete with veteran Sean Rhyan for the starting right guard spot moving forward.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t mean that fans will be happier about\u00a0passing on Cooper DeJean in the draft, but it\u2019s obviously a positive development for the offense.<\/p>\n

Jordan Morgan has found his spot<\/h2>\n

Even with three questionable players on the lineup ahead of the Bengals game in Rasheed Walker, Aaron Banks, and Zach Tom, head coach Matt LaFleur decided during the week that Morgan would start at right guard.<\/p>\n

The second-year player has moved around a lot. This year alone, he\u2019s played 191 snaps at left guard, 64 at right guard, and 30 at right tackle.\u00a0To some degree, that hindered his development.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was one of those deals where J\u2019Mo [Jordan Morgan] has moved so much throughout his time here. I didn\u2019t feel comfortable going into the game doing musical chairs up front throughout the whole week of practice,\u201d LaFleur explained. \u201cIn order for a guy to play their best, they have to get the reps in that position. So we made a decision, and it was truly up in the air with some of these guys. We didn\u2019t know if they were going to be able to go. It was going to be somebody else in that position, like [Darian] Kinnard at right tackle, if need be. We went with the decision to play J\u2019Mo at right guard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Initially, it looked like a rotation between Jordan Morgan and Sean Rhyan, but Morgan established himself after a few series and ended up playing 82% of the offensive snaps, versus 18% from Rhyan.<\/p>\n

Strong performance<\/h2>\n

Morgan wasn\u2019t necessarily a definitive answer for Green Bay from the get go, but it was an improvement over Rhyan, especially in pass protection.<\/p>\n

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I think Jordan Morgan won the RG job yesterday pic.twitter.com\/3nnBSA0k5c<\/a><\/p>\n

— Eli Berkovits (@BookOfEli_NFL) October 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n