which one concerns you the most?
http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/10-reasons-for-concern-as-the-packers-open-training-camp
http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/10-reasons-for-concern-as-the-packers-open-training-camp
Iagree with DL and ILB concerns but OL has to be a top 3 concern as well.
Particularly the center position.
Plus Bulaga is way over rated in my opinion.
IMO center is the only position of concern on the OL. According to reports Tretter looked really bad in the pass rush drill vs. Raji (who doesn´t have a sack for more than two years) yesterday, hopefully it wasn´t a sign of things to come.
I am mostly concerned about the OL, with the smaller DL a close second. If Tretter blows and Bulaga is not the player the organization seems to think he is or if he can't stay healthy, things will not be looking good.
The smaller DL is worrisome, I've said before and I will say it over and over again until I see a legitimate change, the Green Bay Packer defense is soft, they have no heart, no will, no nastiness and are constantly being pushed around. Unless the Packer defenders are able to to be their match up with speed/finesse, they fail. Having a smaller DL does not bode well in that department. I am sure I am in the minority but I would love this defense to have a players such as Suh, who is just a freaking *****, to instill some nasty in this defense. They badly need it.
I absolutely do not want to see Lang moved to center.Tretter is a legitimate concern I would agree with that but I think there is a contingency plan in place for him. Barclay can play there, Lang can play there I think they'll be fine. As long as Bulaga stays healthy I am not concerned about him.
I absolutely do not want to see Lang moved to center.
I do not want to see a musical chairs type situation on the line ever again.
Agreed but my point is if Tretter blows I think they have guys who can step in and play is all.
I am mostly concerned about the OL, with the smaller DL a close second. If Tretter blows and Bulaga is not the player the organization seems to think he is or if he can't stay healthy, things will not be looking good.
The smaller DL is worrisome, I've said before and I will say it over and over again until I see a legitimate change, the Green Bay Packer defense is soft, they have no heart, no will, no nastiness and are constantly being pushed around. Unless the Packer defenders are able to to be their match up with speed/finesse, they fail. Having a smaller DL does not bode well in that department. I am sure I am in the minority but I would love this defense to have a players such as Suh, who is just a freaking *****, to instill some nasty in this defense. They badly need it.
If Tretter can't play I for sure hope Linsley is next on the depth chart as he was played center in college.
Agreed. Haven't heard anything about him though. Is it safe to assume he's #2 on the depth chart as of now?
Nobody does, but that is football. Almost every team plays the OL shuffle every season. Those big guys get hurt. No way around it except with a lucky nod from the football gods.I do not want to see a musical chairs type situation on the line ever again.
Nobody does, but that is football. Almost every team plays the OL shuffle every season. Those big guys get hurt. No way around it except with a lucky nod from the football gods.
Tretter has been beat in all of the one-on-one matchups that I've read about so far. He's making them all look good. This was my concern last season with anointing a kid that only impressed during end-of-the-season practices. We do have contingency plans in place but they are band-aids. This is unfortunately the Wallace/Tolzien position of 2014. All of that said, it's worth cutting Tretter some slack as he's essentially starting his first ever pro training camp and has plenty of time to figure things out. We as fans just always want to see the machine humming at 100% from day one. As long as the car is tip-top by the time they drop the green flag, we're in good shape.
Haven’t you heard? The Packers defense got a heart transplant: His name is Mike Daniels. Also, Datone got yelled at and replaced yesterday for being “nasty” to Bostick (hey, it's a start).… the Green Bay Packer defense is soft, they have no heart, no will, no nastiness and are constantly being pushed around.
Haven’t you heard? The Packers defense got a heart transplant: His name is Mike Daniels. Also, Datone got yelled at and replaced yesterday for being “nasty” to Bostick (hey, it's a start).
I did like what Daniels had to say and i hope to hear more stories of the defense being "nasty" during training camp. You would think some of these players who have been around a while now would be sick of hearing constantly that the Packers are failing to produce because the defense sucks.
I have always been a believer in the front 3 being 1000 pounds of D-linemen. What we needed was younger giants. Really bummed to see Jolly out... Pickett was a couple years over due for the glue factory.The D line and injuries are the two biggest concerns in my book. I just cannot bring myself to beleive that the smaller faster guys are going to replace the big ol' run stuffers we used to have. I really think we have taken a step back in that aspect and will continue to get pushed around in the run game.
Tretter is a legitimate concern I would agree with that but I think there is a contingency plan in place for him. Barclay can play there, Lang can play there I think they'll be fine. As long as Bulaga stays healthy I am not concerned about him.
Why all of the concerns regarding the smaller, faster DL's? How well have the slow, heavy guys worked for us the last 3 years? If our D-linemen are penetrating and closing off lanes I would think it would be easier for our ILB's to fill the known "open" lane, rather than waiting to read/react to which gap was open and then trying to fill. Can't be any worse, can it?
To me the only worry is #9 ~ Detroit AND Chicago are adding pieces and getting better. Can't count on a monumental collapse by either as happened in '13. Black & Blue division has returned.