Mike McCarthy: "Josh Sitton Had a Big Injury"

The Packers head coach described the injury to his starting left guard as big.

Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Josh Sitton by Mike DiNovo—USA TODAY Sports.

Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Josh Sitton by Mike DiNovo—USA TODAY Sports.

Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy met with the media on Wednesday in advance of the upcoming match-up with the Chicago Bears. The following are select comments from his press conference:

  • On Josh Sitton's injury: Josh Sitton had a big injury in the New Orleans game to his toe. … He's making progress. We'll see potentially what he can do tomorrow.
  • On the specifics of Sitton's injury: As always, if players want to share specifics, that's his choice.
  • On the depth along the offensive line: It's an opportunity for a number of people. We had a series of guys rotating through there, and we'll continue to do that tomorrow.
  • On the continuity of the offensive line: The best offensive lines, in my opinion, are the ones that play week in and week out. … It's definitely a big part of the flow of your offense.
  • On J.C. Tretter: J.C. has the ability to play a number of those positions, and we'd be comfortable with him playing one of the guard positions.
  • On Tretter coming off injured reserve: It was the right thing going the path that we did with him. He's fully recoveed. I have all the confidence J.C. is ready to go.
  • On Tretter working at multiple positions: We worked J.C at every position on the line during that period.
  • On Aaron Rodgers practicing after his hamstring injury: He had a good day.
  • On the Packers run defense: Run defense is obviously a focus for us coming out of the self-scout and especially because of who we face this week. Matt Forte is a talented back. … It comes down to fundamentals … and putting players in a position to make plays.
  • On facing the Bears for a second time this season: It's all a good conversation. It's not a conversation I take part in. We're focused on the fact that when you play a division opponent the second time around, there's things you haven't seen.
  • On his success the game following a bye week: I think success after a bye week is just related to one team. We've practiced differently coming out of the bye week … The health of your football is better coming out of the bye week.
  • On Lane Taylor: Lane Taylor needs to perform better. He knows that. New Orleans was not his best night. … I was impressed with him in pass protection.
  • On Derek Sherrod's injury influencing his release: I would say so. Derek Sherrod that was a tough one for everybody on a personal level, on a number of different fronts. … He did everything he could. It was not an easy decision, but it was one we felt we he had to make.
  • On whether J.C. Tretter is the backup tackle: In the spirit of gamesmanship, I don't want to tell any one.
  • On not having enough true tackle: I disagree with that. Just look at the philosophy of how we draft offensive linemen, almost every one has played tackle in college. … I feel ilke we have a good plan.
  • On leadership: I think every head coach, you have to be in tune with the structure and the culture you're trying to create. … We have a leadership council, and we have strong leadership on our team.
  • On tight end Brandon Bostick: I hope so. Brandon Bostick, he was a little up and down on special teams coming off the injury. As a result, his opportunities on offense didn't really come about. 
  • On having a healthy secondary: It's very important. You talk about communication, who's in command of the operation in the back end … It's different when you have your top safety back there making the checks and communicating.
  • On Sitton's injury in the Saints game: It's an injury after the fact, you take your hat off that he finished the game. 
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Evan's picture

November 05, 2014 at 02:35 pm

Any chance McCarthy meant to say "Josh Sitton had a big toe injury"?

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Brian Carriveau's picture

November 05, 2014 at 03:17 pm

McCarthy literally said, it's both. A big injury to his big toe. My typing fingers couldn't keep up to McCarthy speaking at the moment.

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jeremyjjbrown's picture

November 05, 2014 at 07:21 pm

If he might play this week it can't be that big. You scared the shit out of me.

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RCPackerFan's picture

November 05, 2014 at 03:11 pm

Saving Grace - The Bears still suck.

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Tundraboy's picture

November 05, 2014 at 04:55 pm

And you know this how?

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Tundraboy's picture

November 07, 2014 at 09:21 pm

The Bears are worse

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MarkinMadison's picture

November 05, 2014 at 05:17 pm

Wilde is betting that both Sitton and Lang play. R-E-L-A-X. Don't have a cow man.

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MarkinMadison's picture

November 05, 2014 at 09:19 pm

Please....

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zeke's picture

November 06, 2014 at 08:40 am

I guess they'll be joining Bulaga on IR, as per your inside source.

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Imma Fubared's picture

November 06, 2014 at 05:18 pm

The plan is for Sitton to play one series then go down for the season and Lang play series and go down till we miss the playoffs.
Oh, they told Sherrod, stand by. Don't go eatin too many pepperoni pizza's while your off. We may need to you anchor something?

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Packer_Pete's picture

November 05, 2014 at 05:33 pm

why do you care? after all, you have this game as a loss already. plus, as a Vikings fan you should be happy since this increases the chances of the Vikings to overtake the Packers at some point, right?

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NickPerry's picture

November 06, 2014 at 06:13 am

We all know that Cow loves to make negative comments about the Packers but he's right about that OL if Sitton and Lang were both out. ... F*$K!!!! Rodgers already has been sacked quite a few times this year even though several haven't been on the OL but Rodgers for holding the ball to long. If the Packers had to line up Lindsey, Taylor, and Tretter who's NEVER played in a regular season game, the Packers would be in a world of trouble. Hopefully at least Sitton plays.

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Imma Fubared's picture

November 06, 2014 at 05:21 pm

Hey here's a novel idea they are doing with Teddy: short passes over the, screen passes to keep the pass rush off. Since we have no protection for Rogers let him just dump the ball off and save his ass

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Evan's picture

November 05, 2014 at 02:56 pm

Torn ligament for Sitton....shit.

Says he will try and practice tomorrow/play through it. I'll be surprised if he avoids IR.

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RCPackerFan's picture

November 05, 2014 at 03:09 pm

Has there been players that have played with torn ligaments in their toe?

From everything I have heard it doesn't sound like IR would really have to be an option right now. Am I missing something?

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Evan's picture

November 05, 2014 at 03:11 pm

I honestly have no idea.

I just hear torn ligament and in a place as important as your toe, I don't envision good things. You don't really realize how important your big toe is until it's injured.

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Packer_Pete's picture

November 05, 2014 at 05:39 pm

If it is a torn ligament around the big toe then that is what is commonly knows as "turf toe". If severe then this needs surgery. If not as severe, rest is still the best option, otherwise he could lose movement in that toe permanently. It usually is not a good idea to play on it until fully healed. this usually takes 2 - 3 weeks in a not so severe case. In a severe case, he'd be out for the rest of the season.

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Evan's picture

November 05, 2014 at 05:40 pm

Ah, so THAT'S what turf toe is...ha

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Packer_Pete's picture

November 05, 2014 at 05:59 pm

Yeah, usually happens when the big toe is bent back too far and too quickly. Problem is that at some point during the movement, almost the whole weight is on the big toe. If it was one of the other ones it wouldn't be that bad. My buddy had that once. Took him 2 months to recover. Now of course he's not a pro athlete, and the severity may be different for Sitton also.

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jeremyjjbrown's picture

November 05, 2014 at 09:02 pm

I've had it, it sucks. My whole big toe turned purple and the toenail swelled up and eventually fell off. I couldn't walk right or really run at all for a month. If there is any position I could imagine playing in that condition it would be interior line. WR, RB, LB or Secondary would be totally out of the question.

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Packer_Pete's picture

November 06, 2014 at 05:23 am

Just read that the won't need surgery. so it is not as bad as feared. He may have to sit that one out, but in the long run should be able to play this season. It will limit his movement a little, but I'm sure they can give him a special shoe. More important to play next week than against the Bears.

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Evan's picture

November 06, 2014 at 10:49 am

I feel like o-line, with the anchoring and leverage needed to block, would be horrible with a turf toe injury...

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L's picture

November 06, 2014 at 10:15 am

The other thing common with turf toe is re-injury. I had several so-called "less severe" turf toe injuries before and given rest you can function just fine in a normal capacity, but once you begin sport related activities tweaking or re-injuring it is extremely easy to do. Happened to me on three different occasions; (1) high school football, (2) sports bar league volleyball, and (3) pick-up basketball game.

The case in high school affected my ability to play well for the last three games of the season. For the most part, it would feel much better 2-3 days later if I took it easy in practices, but come game time I constantly tweaked it which would affect my ability during the game and it would hurt like hell for the next couple days.

When I got turf toe in one of my volleyball leagues several years back it unfortunately happened at the early part of the season and every week after I constantly tweaked it. I had trouble breaking on balls for digs and whatnot, plus it made it difficult to get height for strikes and blocks. It sucked.

The last time I got turf toe was when I was playing basketball with some military co-workers. The unfortunate part was that over the following summer months our department was suppose to get-together once a month to do a variety of sport-like activities. The first was basketball but the rest included flag football, softball, kickball, and ultimate frisbee. Despite feeling good after having a month to completely heal up I found out it was still easy to tweak it if I pushed myself. You just never feel completely assured that the injury is behind you.

Point is: Turf Toe SUCKS!

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Packer_Pete's picture

November 06, 2014 at 10:54 am

Fortunately I've never had it, but my buddy said the same you said. Really hard to plant and push off that foot. I think it's harder as WR or RB, but on OL, you still have to plant and anchor down when rushed, or push off during the run plays. Hard to do. I'd rather have him sit out this one.

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Evan's picture

November 06, 2014 at 10:55 am

That's exactly what I was thinking about above - the planting, anchoring and pushing off when blocking.

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packsmack's picture

November 06, 2014 at 11:42 am

I remember Steve McNair had it one season and just didn't practice but suited up every week. I think he also had cracked ribs or something. I had him on my fantasy team that season, it was stressful but awesome. All that to say, you can definitely play on it.

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Evan's picture

November 06, 2014 at 11:51 am

Man, Steve McNair was awesome.

Of all positions, my uneducated gut feel is that QB would be the easiest to play...

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packsmack's picture

November 06, 2014 at 08:42 pm

Maybe as a pocket passer, but McNair was a dual-threat. He also had an insanely high pain tolerance, like #4.

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Lphill's picture

November 05, 2014 at 04:02 pm

COW has his Bears hat on, this guy never stops.

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lebowski's picture

November 05, 2014 at 09:24 pm

He stopped during the Pack's three game winning streak, but was back in full force, doom and gloom mode after the loss to the Saints. He feeds on misery.

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Tundraboy's picture

November 05, 2014 at 10:14 pm

All the more reason we need to go on a win streak. Only 4 more to put the 8-8 nonsense to an end as well.

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Packer_Pete's picture

November 06, 2014 at 05:26 am

He's not a Packers fan. Has never been, is not, will never be. All he wants to do is troll and get us all worked up. Problem for him is that his favorite team sucks and has for years, so no point of going on their boards and complain as nothing is changing. So he comes here and entertains himself. Must have a sorry life...

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Packer_Pete's picture

November 06, 2014 at 10:52 am

the Vikings don't make the playoffs regularly.

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Packer_Pete's picture

November 07, 2014 at 06:46 am

sure. that's why you thought they'd totally dominate and run over the Packers. Why you'd take their D in a heartbeat over the Packers. Why you said before the season they'd have a better record than the Packers. I guess you've an AP shirt in your closet. No matter what fan you say you are, you certainly are not a Packers fan. As I've said before, you never ever had anything good to say about any Packer player, GM, or coach...

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zeke's picture

November 06, 2014 at 12:41 pm

"Granted - they've sh*t themselves in the playoffs. I just feel that they need to make some moves in an attempt to, you know, actually try to win the damn Super Bowl."

True that. But then they've had to overcome the injuries to Bowman and Willis, the suspension to Aldon Smith, the distractions of Ray McDonald and Vernon Davis, not to mention the revolutionary crapping-the-bed by Kaepernick at the end of the game last week. Maybe their next coach will have better luck.

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4thand1's picture

November 06, 2014 at 02:59 pm

maybe he should tattoo rubber on his hands. friggin gangster freak

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4thand1's picture

November 06, 2014 at 10:35 pm

Ok, time to quit the dog and pony show skippy. Your light years ahead Bengals are getting their asses handed to them by the Browns. Wrong again as usual. I'm now confident the Pack will win at least 11 games. The great Andy Dalton has a QB rating of 2, lmfao.

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Tundraboy's picture

November 05, 2014 at 04:51 pm

Rut Roh

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Tundraboy's picture

November 06, 2014 at 07:33 pm

No way his ability to push off, have leverage and overall mobility will not be effected, All depends on how torn. and will be a season long issue. This really sucks because after Rodgers losing Sitton is one player who we can not afford to lose period.

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