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Packers Win But Lose Edgerrin Cooper & Bulaga Says Chicago Will POUND the Run
Monday, 5 October, 2026
On The Homer Hour, Steve “Homer” True and Bryan Bulaga react to another Packers win that somehow came with a devastating price. Edgerrin Cooper is lost for the season, and Bulaga calls it a massive blow because Green Bay simply cannot scheme its way into replacing his athleticism. Cooper was the defense’s coverage linebacker and one of the few players capable of tilting the field, making his absence even more painful with Micah Parsons still sidelined. And Cooper’s injury arrives at the worst possible time. Chicago comes to Lambeau with a dominant rushing attack, and Bulaga expects the Bears to repeatedly attack the middle of Green Bay’s defense until the Packers prove they can stop it. Atlanta and Tampa Bay have already put the blueprint on tape, and without Cooper, Bulaga says stopping the run becomes the entire game. Green Bay’s offense also needs to sustain drives to keep an already vulnerable defense from getting worn down. Jason Wilde joins the show and agrees there’s no real replacement for Cooper. He also warns that Green Bay’s improved offensive-line performance against Tampa Bay needs context: the Buccaneers entered the game blitzing on 44% of snaps but blitzed Green Bay only 17% of the time. That luxury disappears against Chicago, with Wilde and Bulaga expecting Dennis Allen to aggressively test whether the rebuilt Packers line has actually improved. Plus, the guys hand out their Three Pillars from the win, including Evan Williams, Anthony Belton and Matthew Golden, before Homer unveils his solution to Green Bay’s running-game problems: load the field with tight ends. Bulaga doesn’t quite endorse Homer’s running-back-free revolution, but he does believe heavier two- and three-tight-end packages could help Green Bay finally establish something consistent on the ground.
