The Packers are trying to protect cornerback Tramon Williams by playing in off coverage and avoiding as much contact as possible. "The idea is that if Williams can get through a couple of games without aggravating the injury, he will be at full strength soon," writes Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "Williams is still breaking on the ball quickly and tackling when he has to, but the real Tramon Williams still hasn't come out." The question now is, will teams try to take advantage of that?

A blog post examining the same issue comes from JSOnline.

The back and forth between Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Falcons wide receiver Roddy White hasn't stopped. In the offseason White said the Falcons are better than the Packers, Rodgers responded to a question regarding that this week and now White has responded to Rodgers' response. “We didn’t give our best effort on that day,” White is quoted as saying by Packer Report. “They are a good football team. They are the champs. What can you say bad about those guys, they are 4-0. If he has to use that as motivation ... he’s been using that for the last three weeks. It is what it is.” White also said Rodgers was "reaching" to find motivation.

More on Aaron Rodgers and Roddy White comes from JSOnline and NFL.com.

The topic of "vision" and what it means to the running backs is examined by Kareem Copeland of the Green Bay Press-Gazette. "The new goal, Starks said, is to make more defenders miss — which would lead to longer runs," writes Copeland. "He averages 4.7 yards per carry, but has just two runs of 20 yards or more." Offensive coordinator Joe Philbin went on to explain that they're hoping for more misses at the second and third levels.

Running back Ryan Grant is said to be at full strength in a blog post by Tyler Dunne of JSOnline. "Grant had another scan done recently and said there were no bad signs," writes Dunne. "He's hoping to pick up where he left off in Chicago where he rushed for 92 yards on 17 carries." He looks to be probable for the Atlanta game on Sunday, though the official status report will come later today.

The Packers have a good red zone defense, while their opponent this week has a good red zone offense. "Atlanta is 2-2 and ranks No. 16 in the league in scoring," writes Pete Dougherty of the Press-Gazette. But the Falcons are No. 8 in red-zone scoring (61.5 percent touchdowns) and have the talent to get better." Tight end Tony Gonzalez is featured in the article as one of the Falcons' red zone threats.

The Green Bay defense also has to be up to the challenge of stopping running back Michael Turner. "The second time around last year, the Packers did exactly that," writes Tyler Dunne. "They forced Turner to run horizontally, preventing him from gaining a head of steam. In a 20-17 win over Green Bay on Nov. 28, Turner rushed for 110 yards on 23 carries with a touchdown. In the Falcons' 48-21 playoff loss - with Atlanta forced to abandon the run - he managed just 39 yards on 10 attempts."

The impact of linebacker Clay Matthews, who has just one sack this season, is dissected by Jason Wilde of ESPNMilwaukee.com. "(Frank) Zombo has spent each game on outside linebackers coach Kevin Greene’s hip in the Packers’ bench area, dissecting every play and taking notes on what Matthews and fellow starter Erik Walden do," writes Wilde. "And while Zombo understands how surprising it is that Matthews has just one sack after registering 23.5 over his first two NFL seasons en route to back-to-back Pro Bowl selections, he believes the number belies Matthews’ impact." Matthews' quarterback hits and tackles for a loss paint a little better picture of his value to the Packers defense.

More on Clay Matthews comes from the Associated Press and JSOnline.

Former Packers defensive back Tim Lewis, whose career was ended by a neck injury and is now an assistant coach at Atlanta, talks about Nick Collins' injury.

Articles are up at Packer Report on Marshall Newhouse, Greg Jennings, Packers in domes and NFL quarterbacks (subscription required).

Tight end Andrew Quarless remains out of practice. Injury reports are at PackersNews.com, ESPNMilwaukee.com and JSOnline.

Tight end Jermichael Finley is interviewed in a video at JSOnline.

The challenge of winning in Atlanta is written about at the Packers official website.

An NFL columnist says the Packers are likely to win another title.

A Chester Marcol book signing is taking place Oct. 11 in Mequon.

Employees of the Packers helped build a playground in Green Bay.

Brian Carriveau is the editor of the Maple Street Press Packers Annual. To contact Brian, email [email protected].