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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 377607" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: #2c2c2c"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I read Baranczyk's stuff last year. I don't always agree but I think his takes are worth reading. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">By my count there are three position battles going on: OLB opposite Matthews, S opposite Collins, and LG. Two are too close to call while IMO Burnett only has to stay healthy to reclaim his starting spot in the D backfield. <em>My guess</em> is Zombo and Walden will battle it out at OLB while Jones will back-up there and at one of the ILB spots. That leaves LG. Bob McGinn wrote an article for the pay site (so I can't link it) about the competition at LG. He says Sherrod played 25 snaps and Lang 26 at LG against the Browns. By his unofficial count, Sherrod made mistakes on about 18% of snaps and Lang on about 14% of them but those numbers included their play at both LG and LT. He notes that Sherrod missed a LB on a screen pass and was beaten badly on a spin move while at LG. He also noted the miss Lang had vs. a LB on a run that I mentioned. He says both struggled vs. stunts. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">IMO Lang is more suited for LG but McGinn notes that Sherrod is much bigger and longer than Lang (and Colledge) and is also very athletic so he shouldn't be dismissed - and I don't dismiss him. Still I'd prefer he work exclusively at LT to hone his skills in case Clifton goes down and get ready to take over that spot when the time comes. It's taken Thompson some time to stock the OL with talent - remember Colledge was the back-up at LT a couple of years ago - but he's gotten the job done this year. The Packers have two young OTs of the future along with another youngster with the potential to back-up at OT. They have an absolute stud at RG with several youngsters to vie for the other two inside spots. </span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 377607, member: 4300"] [COLOR=#2c2c2c][FONT=Verdana]I read Baranczyk's stuff last year. I don't always agree but I think his takes are worth reading. [/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=Verdana]By my count there are three position battles going on: OLB opposite Matthews, S opposite Collins, and LG. Two are too close to call while IMO Burnett only has to stay healthy to reclaim his starting spot in the D backfield. [I]My guess[/I] is Zombo and Walden will battle it out at OLB while Jones will back-up there and at one of the ILB spots. That leaves LG. Bob McGinn wrote an article for the pay site (so I can't link it) about the competition at LG. He says Sherrod played 25 snaps and Lang 26 at LG against the Browns. By his unofficial count, Sherrod made mistakes on about 18% of snaps and Lang on about 14% of them but those numbers included their play at both LG and LT. He notes that Sherrod missed a LB on a screen pass and was beaten badly on a spin move while at LG. He also noted the miss Lang had vs. a LB on a run that I mentioned. He says both struggled vs. stunts. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]IMO Lang is more suited for LG but McGinn notes that Sherrod is much bigger and longer than Lang (and Colledge) and is also very athletic so he shouldn't be dismissed - and I don't dismiss him. Still I'd prefer he work exclusively at LT to hone his skills in case Clifton goes down and get ready to take over that spot when the time comes. It's taken Thompson some time to stock the OL with talent - remember Colledge was the back-up at LT a couple of years ago - but he's gotten the job done this year. The Packers have two young OTs of the future along with another youngster with the potential to back-up at OT. They have an absolute stud at RG with several youngsters to vie for the other two inside spots. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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