GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers believe backup quarterback Brett Hundley is ready to win meaningful games if anything happened to Aaron Rodgers.

But what if they had to play with the entire group assembled at this week’s minicamp after coach Mike McCarthy excused 15 veterans? Could they get through an actual game let alone win one?

The Packers don't lack for confidence in Brett Hundley, Aaron Rodgers' backup in 2016. AP Photo/Mike Roemer

“Press conference 101 would tell you to say no right now,” McCarthy said Wednesday after pondering the question for a few seconds. “So I’ll stick to the book.”

Gone this week are Rodgers, Randall Cobb, Jordy Nelson, Jared Cook, James Starks, Bryan Bulaga, T.J. Lang, Josh Sitton, Clay Matthews, Julius Peppers, Letroy Guion, Morgan Burnett, Sam Shields, Mason Crosby and Tim Masthay.

What’s left is essentially a B-team version of the Packers. Here’s a look at how they lined in practice on Tuesday:

Offense

Notes: Hundley has never thrown a pass or even taken a snap in an NFL regular-season game although he led the league in preseason touchdowns passes with seven last summer. Janis and Abbrederis have 13 career regular-season catches combined, although they did combine for 12 catches, 190 yards and two touchdowns in the playoff loss at Arizona last season. Second-year receiver Ty Montgomery likely would play ahead of Abbrederis and perhaps even Janis, but he’s still not practicing following ankle surgery last December. Spriggs also played some at left tackle with fellow rookie Kyle Murphy at right tackle.

Defense

Notes: First-round pick Kenny Clark and fourth-round pick Dean Lowry both were held out of most 11-on-11 drills because it was their first practice since rookie camp last month. The two rookie defensive linemen missed all of OTAs because their schools were still in session. Inside linebacker Sam Barrington still has not been cleared to return from his foot injury from Week 1 of last season. Second-year cornerback Quinten Rollins remained limited because of a hand injury he suffered early in OTAs.