Hey, everybody, welcome to another episode of Purple Insider, presented by Fanduel.

Matthew Collar here, along with Andrew Kramer of the Star Tribune.

One more hardcore preview.

And I am hunting the Packers' depth chart and looking for practice squad players that may

make an impact in this game. It is going to be Clayton Tune for, which we actually have a mild

amount of familiarity with. He once started a preseason game. So we're going to go through

all the tape of that preseason game back in 2023. We're not going to do that. But J.J. McCarthy, though, Andrew, it was pretty unclear

after he fractured his hand against the New York Giants, whether he would get another shot to play

again. What do you make of J.J. McCarthy getting back on the field for one more swing at playing National Football League football?

Well, I thought JJ even talking about it yesterday, or on Wednesday of this week, mentioning that he was asked about when the injury happened against the Giants, the hairline fracture that you're talking about.

And he kind of had that he stopped and he asked,

well, which one, you know, referencing hand injuries? Because he's had a few of them now. He hit his hand on Donovan Jackson's helmet and the Ravens game also injured his hand, I think, earlier in September as well. So this has just been a year of injuries for him nonstop, not to mention the concussion, the ankle. So getting to 10 starts this year has been such a battle, just getting him out there.

And so Kevin O'Connell's talked about that, saying that this still matters, as much as, you know, no one's going to be paying attention to this game. It's shoved into the noon slot where no one pays attention on Sundays, where you put all the games that do not matter. It's going to matter in terms of just seeing him out there,

seeing him continue to take steps forward in terms of the footwork, the playmaking, and the

decision making, all those things. So I think that is their number one priority. There's a number

of other things that they can gain from this game, but I do think J.J. McCarthy's development

is obviously number one. I don't think it's

going to change a whole lot, though, even if he throws for three touchdowns and 400 yards.

You said it yourself. It might be against some practice squad defenders. Well, this is my

struggle because like everyone else, I want to see more of J.J. McCarthy. Every person who paid

for a ticket to see the game wants to go to the

stadium and wear their number nine jerseys and watch the starting quarterback of the

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