Donald Driver Injury: How Is Green Bay Packers' Offense Affected?

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver was carted off the field Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos with a left leg or knee injury, and while at first this seems a difficult blow to the Green Bay offense, it's likely to have little effect.

While Driver spent the majority of his 13-year career with the Packers as the team's go-to receiver, so far this year he has just five catches for 51 yards and no touchdowns.

Much of this has to do with quarterback Aaron Rodgers' proclivity to spread the ball out among his numerous receivers and tight end Jermichael Finley. While Driver was useful to draw coverage away from other receiving targets, his impact this season has been otherwise marginal.

Aside from the aforementioned Finley, Rodgers has receivers Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, James Jones and Randall Cobb at his disposal. Plus running back James Starks is useful in the short passing game as much as he is running the ball, providing yet another option for Rodgers and the Packers' offense.

While it's never good to see any player go down with what appears to be a serious injury, at he very least the Packers and their fans should take some comfort in knowing that the team's offense doesn't center around his playmaking abilities to win games.

The injury should only serve to highlight Green Bay's considerable offensive depth rather than cause harm to their chances to repeat as Super Bowl contenders this season. Cold comfort, indeed.