Packers: Run game will be key against Rams in Week 8

Coming off of a bye week, the Green Bay Packers will have a tough challenge ahead of them against the L.A. Rams. In order to keep this one close and potentially pull off the win, it is going to depend heavily on the success of their running game.

This past week Packers head coach Mike McCarthy ran a self-scout, which he often does during the bye week.

A self-scout consists of sitting down with defensive coaches and having them put together a game plan as if they were playing against the Packers offense. This helps McCarthy identify weaknesses in the offense.

In McCarthy’s press conference earlier in the week, he was quoted as saying: “The run game needs attempts, that’s really the biggest…