The packers front office has been thinking of the future with the recent draft picks, if that isnt obvious. "If" it isnt bad enough, he should be out there playing, with some sort of protective bandaging on. Future does not win you games right now, and we need to start a climb out of the basement and fight off 2 bitter rivals who, right now, are ahead of us. In order to put some comfy distance between us and them, considering our schedule, we NEED his butt on the field. Teams play us much much differently when they know they dont have to contend with his pass rush, speed, and ability to contain his side of the field.