5 Qs Lions vs. Packers preview: How much will Micah Parsons play?

The return of football also marks the return of one of the best series we have here at Pride of Detroit: 5 Questions. It’s an opportunity to get the perspective from the opponent’s side of the field, and we have some great contributors lined up for this year.

To kick things off in 2025, we turned to Justis Mosqueda, the Community Producer at Acme Packing Company of SB Nation. He gave us some insight into how much the newly acquired Micah Parsons could play in his Packers debut, where the members of Green Bay’s secondary will line up, and which under-the-radar player could make an impact this upcoming Sunday.

1. Micah Parsons joins the Packers just in time to kickoff the regular season, but how much, when, and where do you expect him to play in Week 1 against the Lions? How much will the team miss the contributions of Kenny Clark, and who do you expect to take over his workload in the immediate–or do you see it being a mix of different guys?

“I am very much not a doctor, but from what I’ve read via doctors about the back injury that Micah Parsons reportedly has, this should be more of a pain issue than something that causes instability if he plays on it this week. Khalil Mack was able to play about 70 percent of the snaps in an eight-day turnaround back in 2018, so I don’t think it’s that crazy if Parsons does it on a 10-day turnaround.

As far as nose tackle goes, it will be Colby Wooden replacing Kenny Clark as the starter. Wooden was listed at 273 pounds at the 2023 combine, but he’s up to 300 right now. Behind Wooden should be Warren Brinson and Nazir Stackhouse, two rookies from Georgia who made the 53.”

2. Jordan Love is set to enter his third season as the team’s full-time starter, and the praise remains high for whom many have already anointed as the next great signal-caller in Green Bay’s illustrious history.
   • What’s the next level for Love to reach this season, and how is he going to get there? Sounds strange to say this after the team drafted a wide receiver in the first round, but does he have enough help at wideout right now with Christian Watson on PUP and Jayden Reed’s Jones fracture?

“I don’t think the Packers are ever going to be a pass-first team as long as LaFleur is leading the team, so I think they’ll be alright at the receiver position. They’ll use some combination of Romeo Doubs, Matthew Golden and Dontayvion Wicks in a rotation at outside receiver and Jayden Reed (or Golden) in the slot. Honestly, the biggest thing Love needs to work on is his consistency. He loves to go big-game hunting, which leads to him throwing out of bad platforms. He’s a lot more Brett than Aaron lol.”

3. Josh Jacobs feels like the most...