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<blockquote data-quote="milani" data-source="post: 650925" data-attributes="member: 6654"><p><span style="color: #006600">Start reading a newer one from jsonline.com </span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"><strong>Green Bay</strong>— The nightmare scenario unraveled exactly 10 years ago. Ted Thompson took over as the Green Bay Packers general manager and let both of his starting guards walk.</span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600">Marco Rivera to the Dallas Cowboys at $20 million over five years ($8.125 million signing bonus). See ya!</span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600">Mike Wahle cut, then signed by the Carolina Panthers at $27 million over five years ($8 million). Bye!</span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"><strong>The result was an abysmal 4-12 record in 2005 — the team's worst record in the last 23 seasons — and Mike Sherman was fired. Yes, offensive line coach Larry Beightol remembers this avalanche of events well.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600">The lesson?</span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600">Never underestimate continuity on an NFL offensive line.</span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600">"No question," Beightol said from his home in Fayetteville, Ark. "And they'll screw up if they let those guys go. You mark my word on it. Hey, if Ted Thompson called me I'd tell him the same thing. It takes awhile for those guys to come around and play like they have to play in the National Football League. And not many people realize that."</span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600">Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was the league's MVP. Eddie Lacy asserted himself as a top-tier running back with 1,747 yards in 18 games. Wide receiver Jordy Nelson was a Pro Bowl selection.</span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600">And the Packers' offensive line was central to all the success. Now, right tackle Bryan Bulaga is a free agent, widely considered the No. 1 tackle on the market. Teammates, opponents and yes, Beightol, know chemistry up front is rare. This takes years to establish and millions of dollars to sustain. Money might've been tight in 2005; it's not now.</span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600">Together, David Bakhtiari, Josh Sitton, Corey Linsley, T.J. Lang and Bulaga formed the best front five since Beightol's outfit. Next week, it's in danger of losing its no-surprises wall of a right tackle.</span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600">"That's one year of us together," Bakhtiari said. "You're going to have an older, wiser David. I don't even know where Josh's ceiling is because every year he gets better and better. It's disgusting. Nobody's going to be a rookie anymore. Corey is going to take a big jump. And then you have T.J., one of the most underrated guys. Then you have Bryan, who's one of if not the best tackle in the league.</span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600">"Keep us all together for another year, I don't even know how good we can be. I say that in a good way. I have no idea. I know for damn sure it's going to be good — I just don't know how good."</span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600">So, first, look back to March 2005 when a comparable line crumbled.</span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"><strong>Before Thompson even took over, Beightol remembers telling then-GM Sherman that the team could sign Rivera at a reasonable price. A price, he said, that "wasn't outrageous," rather much less than what he ended up getting from Dallas. The team lost both, signed Adrian Klemm and Matt O'Dwyer and 2005 was a disaster.</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"><strong>Beightol estimates that losing Wahle and Rivera alone cost Green Bay<em>four</em>wins. !!!!!!!!!!!!!</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600"></span></p><p><span style="color: #006600">Through the grapevine, he'd hear that Sherman wanted one player to start...Thompson wanted another...and himself a third. The trio never discussed anything as a group. The front five — with Mike Flanagan also battling a hernia injury — eroded into an unmitigated mess.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milani, post: 650925, member: 6654"] [COLOR=#006600]Start reading a newer one from jsonline.com [B]Green Bay[/B]— The nightmare scenario unraveled exactly 10 years ago. Ted Thompson took over as the Green Bay Packers general manager and let both of his starting guards walk. Marco Rivera to the Dallas Cowboys at $20 million over five years ($8.125 million signing bonus). See ya! Mike Wahle cut, then signed by the Carolina Panthers at $27 million over five years ($8 million). Bye! [B]The result was an abysmal 4-12 record in 2005 — the team's worst record in the last 23 seasons — and Mike Sherman was fired. Yes, offensive line coach Larry Beightol remembers this avalanche of events well.[/B] The lesson? Never underestimate continuity on an NFL offensive line. "No question," Beightol said from his home in Fayetteville, Ark. "And they'll screw up if they let those guys go. You mark my word on it. Hey, if Ted Thompson called me I'd tell him the same thing. It takes awhile for those guys to come around and play like they have to play in the National Football League. And not many people realize that." Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was the league's MVP. Eddie Lacy asserted himself as a top-tier running back with 1,747 yards in 18 games. Wide receiver Jordy Nelson was a Pro Bowl selection. And the Packers' offensive line was central to all the success. Now, right tackle Bryan Bulaga is a free agent, widely considered the No. 1 tackle on the market. Teammates, opponents and yes, Beightol, know chemistry up front is rare. This takes years to establish and millions of dollars to sustain. Money might've been tight in 2005; it's not now. Together, David Bakhtiari, Josh Sitton, Corey Linsley, T.J. Lang and Bulaga formed the best front five since Beightol's outfit. Next week, it's in danger of losing its no-surprises wall of a right tackle. "That's one year of us together," Bakhtiari said. "You're going to have an older, wiser David. I don't even know where Josh's ceiling is because every year he gets better and better. It's disgusting. Nobody's going to be a rookie anymore. Corey is going to take a big jump. And then you have T.J., one of the most underrated guys. Then you have Bryan, who's one of if not the best tackle in the league. "Keep us all together for another year, I don't even know how good we can be. I say that in a good way. I have no idea. I know for damn sure it's going to be good — I just don't know how good." So, first, look back to March 2005 when a comparable line crumbled. [B]Before Thompson even took over, Beightol remembers telling then-GM Sherman that the team could sign Rivera at a reasonable price. A price, he said, that "wasn't outrageous," rather much less than what he ended up getting from Dallas. The team lost both, signed Adrian Klemm and Matt O'Dwyer and 2005 was a disaster.[/B] [B]Beightol estimates that losing Wahle and Rivera alone cost Green Bay[I]four[/I]wins. !!!!!!!!!!!!![/B] Through the grapevine, he'd hear that Sherman wanted one player to start...Thompson wanted another...and himself a third. The trio never discussed anything as a group. The front five — with Mike Flanagan also battling a hernia injury — eroded into an unmitigated mess.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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