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Started breaking down the team last week at the HQ and thought I would share:
If your interested in the other two breakdowns there here:Packer WarroomHere we go with what is arguably the toughest break down on the team the O-line.
The big news is the addition of first round pick OT Bryan Bulaga. Bulaga will start out backing up Clifton at LT and he needs to stay there IMHO and be the rock on Rodgers blind side for years to come. Speaking of Clifton can he stay healthy for 16 plus games ? I doubt it so get your new stud ready to protect the franchise !
At LG we have an issue that also affects RT. The Packer OL coaches want Lang to play # 2 RT....this is a issue that makes my blood boil !
TJ Lang is a player that could be a pro bowl LG and pairing with Bulaga could solidify the weak side for several years.However as it stands the packers are looking at Allen Barbe as there starting LG with Colledge and Spitz in the mix.
Center is another strange position where Scott Wells was in the out house last season but got to play due to injury and now is there starter.
This fly's all over me because first it's an unwritten rule that you don't lose or gain a permanent starting job due to injury, but mostly Wells gets owned up front at times and has tendency to hold while doing so. I believe Jason Spitz should be the starter if possible but again that's not playing out right now.
RG is set with Josh Sitton and about 3 guys behind him. RT has Mark Tauscher starting and Lang behind him but saw Breno Giacomini getting a ton of work during OTA "S.
Evan Dietrich-Smith can start at 3 spots on the line and maybe even 4 so his versatility is a must have.
My starting O-line would be Clifton,Lang,Spitz,Sitton and Tauscher.....as it stands the Packers have Wells at Center and our non committal at LG.
This group must improve if the packers have any chance to go the distance this year .