Next game: Sunday, December 16 at Saint Louis
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GREEN BAY, Wis. - Former Rams player Ryan Pickett said he's excited to return to St. Louis on Sunday.

Pickett, who signed with the Packers as a free agent before the 2006 season, said he didn't necessarily have any idea at the time that the Packers were a team on the rise and the Rams were headed for a fall.

"I didn't see that," Pickett said. "I didn't know they were going to be a bad team. I just know I liked the opportunity here better, what they were going to allow me to do on the defense. It's more my role, and the city. I just like the organization. It's not a knock against them, but I just like this organization better."

NOTES: Despite his newfound stardom after returning a punt for a touchdown against Oakland on Sunday, Will Blackmon said he's fine with sharing return duties with Charles Woodson. "Coach said we're a two-headed monster, so that's what it is," Blackmon said. "I just want to win. I want a Super Bowl, period." ... Aaron Rodgers continues his recovery from last week's hamstring injury and figures he'll be the Packers' No. 3 quarterback behind Craig Nall on Sunday. ... The Packers had to juggle their guard rotation in practice again on Thursday because Junius Coston's ankle injury flared back up. "It wasn't feeling very good today," McCarthy said. "Felt like he took a step backwards." McCarthy said he expected Coston to practice Friday. ... WR Koren Robinson (knee) and RT Mark Tauscher (ankle) were upgraded to full participation in practice Thursday.

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