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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 560886" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p>Regarding the OC position, I was surprised to read this quote by an NFL personnel guy in the jsonline story of a few days ago on the OL:</p><p>“Disdaining making a veteran acquisition such as Jeff Saturday in 2012, Thompson will ride the rapids at center with Tretter and rookie Corey Linsley, a small but strong fifth-round draft choice. <strong>"In general, it's the easiest need in the NFL to fix or replace or find," an executive in personnel for another club said. "There's more college free agents starting at center than any other position. That's not a position to worry about."</strong> </p><p></p><p>Of course we both hope he’s right but I think it’s reasonable to be a bit concerned until he gets up to speed – Seattle will be a huge test for Tretter. From the same article: "He has good size," Clements said. "He moves very well. He doesn't make mistakes." Said McCarthy: "He's made of the right stuff." Cushioning Tretter's baptismal will be the comforting presence of Sitton and Lang, a pair of salty campaigners with big personalities.” <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-confident-offensive-line-ready-to-fulfill-its-promise-b99313293z1-267817221.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-confident-offensive-line-ready-to-fulfill-its-promise-b99313293z1-267817221.html</a></p><p></p><p>IMO the reason the Packers haven’t fielded a dominating OL since McCarthy took over is because of their (Thompson too) early reliance on the ZBS. We’ve discussed it several times on this board but one of the so-called advantages of it is acquiring finesse types that cost less money and cap-wise. IMO the acquisition of Sitton – although he was a 4th rounder – signaled somewhat of a switch from that philosophy and it coincided with less reliance on the ZBS generally. All good news IMO. Now if the two first round OTs could get and/or stay healthy…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 560886, member: 4300"] Regarding the OC position, I was surprised to read this quote by an NFL personnel guy in the jsonline story of a few days ago on the OL: “Disdaining making a veteran acquisition such as Jeff Saturday in 2012, Thompson will ride the rapids at center with Tretter and rookie Corey Linsley, a small but strong fifth-round draft choice. [B]"In general, it's the easiest need in the NFL to fix or replace or find," an executive in personnel for another club said. "There's more college free agents starting at center than any other position. That's not a position to worry about."[/B] Of course we both hope he’s right but I think it’s reasonable to be a bit concerned until he gets up to speed – Seattle will be a huge test for Tretter. From the same article: "He has good size," Clements said. "He moves very well. He doesn't make mistakes." Said McCarthy: "He's made of the right stuff." Cushioning Tretter's baptismal will be the comforting presence of Sitton and Lang, a pair of salty campaigners with big personalities.” [url]http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-confident-offensive-line-ready-to-fulfill-its-promise-b99313293z1-267817221.html[/url] IMO the reason the Packers haven’t fielded a dominating OL since McCarthy took over is because of their (Thompson too) early reliance on the ZBS. We’ve discussed it several times on this board but one of the so-called advantages of it is acquiring finesse types that cost less money and cap-wise. IMO the acquisition of Sitton – although he was a 4th rounder – signaled somewhat of a switch from that philosophy and it coincided with less reliance on the ZBS generally. All good news IMO. Now if the two first round OTs could get and/or stay healthy… [/QUOTE]
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