Friday, January 10, 2014

Packer Offensive Line, Could Be One of The NFL's Best?

The Packer Offensive Line I think could be one of the best!  Stay healthy & gain more experience - LOOK OUT!!!

Here are the 2013 Packer Offensive Linemen
Player & Years Experience
David Bahktiari - R
Don Barclay - 2
Josh Sitton - 6
TJ Lang - 5
Evan Dietrich-Smith - 4
Derrick Sherrod - 3
Brian Bulaga - 4
JC Tretter - R
Aaron Adams - R
Jeremy Vujnovich - 1
Marshall Newhouse - 4
Greg VanRoten - 2
Lane Taylor - R
Lance Coleman - R
Garth Gehart - 1
Andrew Tiller - R

That is a BIG list!  Let's look at this years starters first:
David Bahktiari & Don Barclay at Tackles, Josh Sitton & TJ Lang at Guards & Evan Dietrich-Smith at Center.  Overall, a good season!  Especially, considering we lost our starting Left Tackle before the first  pre-season game!!  And replaced him with rookie David Bahktiari!  For a rookie, a great job!!  And considering not have Aaron Rogers for almost half the year!  And the running game!  What an improvement!  Rushing stats, Packers were 7th best in the NFL & I think could be better!  The offense line proved they could run block & pass block!!! Rushing TD's, 5th in the league with 17 TD's!

Here is a great website for offensive line stats!

Some other results, The Pack was 5th in Sacks given up!!  THAT"s improvement!!
Packers - 5th in Sack given up - 30 sacks!!
In a stat called "Power Success" the Pack was 1st!!!

Back-up linemen this year Marshall Newhouse & Derrick Sherrod filled in adequately!  I think Sherrod can be a starter & Newhouse will stay a back up.  Now, when Bulaga comes back. WOW!  I see an incredible competition next year!  I think that battle & good health will make the Packer Offensive line one of the top f in the NFL!!!

The only free agent of consequence is Evan Dietrich-Smith.  I again think, if he asked for too much, he is gone!  Lang filled in at center when Dietrich-Smith was hurt!  And, with Sherrod & Bulaga coming back, the Pack has plenty of depth!

Final Grade - Offensive Line - Strong (And next year could be excellent!)
My system is four levels 1 - Excellent, 2 - Strong, 3 - Needs Help, & 4 - Scary





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