APPLETON, WIS. -- Sidney Rice (hip) was eligible to be activated from the physically unable to perform list on Tuesday after missing the first six weeks of the season, but coach Brad Childress made it clear the wide receiver isn't ready.
Evidently the Packers felt the same way about safety Atari Bigby (ankle) and cornerback Al Harris (knee). The Green Bay Press-Gazette reported that neither member of the secondary was activated by Saturday and thus neither will be eligible to play on Sunday night against the Vikings at Lambeau Field.
Bigby and Harris started practicing this week -- that is more than Rice has been able to do -- and there were some who thought Harris might be ready to play.
The Packers' starting corners are Charles Woodson and Tramon Williams and rookie Sam Shields has been playing in the nickel. It's expected that Woodson will matchup against Percy Harvin, who is often used out of the slot. Last season, the Packers put Woodson on tight end Visanthe Shiancoe.
Interestingly, the word out of Green Bay is that Williams has been playing much better than Woodson, who was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2009. One would think this should be a good game for the Vikings to throw the ball because the safety help required on Moss should open up opportunities for other receivers.
The issue, however, could be the weather. We just arrived here and it's been raining throughout the day. It's supposed to rain all day on Sunday, as well, with the chance of showers at 80 percent during the day and 60 percent at night. The low temperature Sunday is supposed to be 57 degrees.
