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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FrankRizzo" data-source="post: 531786" data-attributes="member: 2232">This might be the straw that breaks the camels back on our defense.This, yet another, injury rally makes me want to curse loudly.“It's a huge blow, man,” veteran defensive tackle Ryan Pickett said. “Jolly is a good player. He's a really good player ... He's an energy in the huddle. He's a great guy, a great player. It's going to be tough without him.” Jolly has played in 13 of the Packers’ 14 games this season, missing the team’s Thanksgiving Day blowout loss at Detroit with a groin injury. His absence was felt, quite obviously, as nobody else on defense showed up. In 294 snaps this season, Jolly recorded 38 tackles, one sack and one pass deflection. But his impact went beyond statistics or helping the run defense to a strong start – the unit was ranked third in the league through the first six games of the season, and its downward spiral coincided with Jolly’s groin injury – as he grew into an emotional leader. “Jolly made plays,” Pickett said. “He's a leader on the field and off the field. Everybody kind of rallies around him. It hurts .....  Jolly would do anything for anybody. Jolly’s a great guy. He just really is. You’re not going to find too many people that don’t like him.”</blockquote>

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