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According to McCarthy the center will miss multiple weeks.
Any guesses on the starting oline vs seattle?
I can't imagine Linsley is going to be able to make all those line calls vs that ferocious defense correctly. Doesn't Lang play center at times when guys are injured?
Lang played some center last year when EDS was hurt, as I've said repeatedly though I don't like to move people around and Linsley at least played center in college.
Lang played some center last year when EDS was hurt, as I've said repeatedly though I don't like to move people around and Linsley at least played center in college.
It's a tough call based on a 6 week projection. Is two games of Tretter availability worth the risk of (1) finding ourselves with Lang at C and Taylor at G in the middle of game or (2) using a 9th. OL roster spot for Gerhardt?Jason Wilde on twitter: "#NFL source says #Packers C @JCTretter's knee injury does not require surgery. Could sideline him for up to six weeks. He, team hoping less."
So therefore I think they keep Tretter on the 53. IR designated to return would sideline him for 8 weeks. We will miss Tretter. He looked great as run blocker in the preseason games. The silver lining is that depth a the center position is probably the best depth among the O-line. Linsley looked decent in the preseason games. He will be our center for those games. Moreover Gerhart is our best player on the 3rd o-line. McCarthy praised him several times. We will probably keep him around one way or another. The probably use Taylor as game day back-up (Lang C, Taylor G) and keep Gerhart on the practice squad (or maybe even 53) as back up.
It's a tough call based on a 6 week projection. Is two games of Tretter availability worth the risk of (1) finding ourselves with Lang at C and Taylor at G in the middle of game or (2) using a 9th. OL roster spot for Gerhardt?
So I'm curios, what are these "League Averages" you are referring to? These guys are playing with abnormally dense bodies. They are nothing but muscle. You can build strength in muscle but you can't do much about strengthening connective tissues. You have overly developed bodies making moves and having their bodies contorted in ways that are not natural. You are going to have these types of issues in today's NFL. It has become as much a game of attrition as a game of skill. My understanding is that they were trying some innovative stuff this year. It is what it is and always will be, bad luck (and PED's).For all the people who claimed during the off season that the Packets injury epidemic was just bad luck. Well they have no clue. The Packers injury epidemic is getting worse and they are clueless on how to get anywhere near to the league average. The injury epidemic looks like it will derail another season. In under one month the Packers have 6 very serious injuries with 4 guys already on season ending IR. Packers look like a team that will have 20 people on IR before the season is done. The Packers haven't even played a full ge with starters. Don't be surprised if 4-5 guys go down in Seattle.
For all the people who claimed during the offseason that the Packets injury epidemic was just bad luck. Well they have no clue. The Packers injury epidemic is getting worse and they are clueless on how to get anywhere near to the league average. The injury epidemic looks like it will derail another season. In under one month the Packers have 6 very serious injuries with 4 guys already on season ending IR. Packers look like a team that will have 20 people on IR before the season is done. The Packers haven't even played a full ge with starters. Don't be surprised if 4-5 guys go down in Seattle.
The issue is not his poise, it's the speed of the game and his knowledge and skill at reading the defense and making the Line calls. I am hoping he is another Bakhtiari but this kid has a ton of stuff to learn and you know the Hawks D coordinator is going to attack this kid early and often. But it is what it is, I'm a little deflated right now.Tough injury but like others have posted this was why TT drafted a true center as a precaution. I think Lindsey is capable and played center at the "Shoe" at OSU in front of 100k plus screaming fans and in the "Big House". I just hope we don't have to change our offense too much. Tretter has never played in a hostile environment so well see.
So I'm curios, what are these "League Averages" you are referring to? These guys are playing with abnormally dense bodies. They are nothing but muscle. You can build strength in muscle but you can't do much about strengthening connective tissues. You have overly developed bodies making moves and having their bodies contorted in ways that are not natural. You are going to have these types of issues in today's NFL. It has become as much a game of attrition as a game of skill. My understanding is that they were trying some innovative stuff this year. It is what it is and always will be, bad luck (and PED's).
Lang has played C, but Sitton has also made OL calls in the past from the OG position. They might do that with Linsley.
Also remember, Barclay is injured, so who fills in for Lang at OG if you move Lang to C? I don't want to see Sherrod there. I guess we could move Lang to C, move Bakhtiari to OG, and put in Sherrod at OT, but that sounds horrible. Inserting Linsley at C, which is a position that can be helped pretty easily with combo blocks, seems to make the most sense. My guess is that the Packers were already planning on protecting Tretter anyways.
Not as weird as you would think. It sounds like it's more of an injury of pain than anything, and adrenaline can take care of that. Some guys even play with ACL injuries and then later find out they have the injury after the game or sometimes even the next day. Adrenaline can do crazy things.