Building The 2016 Packer Roster - Offensive Line

Building The 2016 Packer Roster - Offensive Line

We have a good one!  Season 2014, almost all healthy & no missed games - Aaron Rodgers - MVP!

Season 2015, almost all the starters missed games, Aaron Rodgers at times running for his life!

Lacy, in shape 2014, nice season, offensive line, as I said healthy!

Lacy, fat in 2015, offensive line, as I said, a mess!

Conclusions!  Line needs to be healthy, we are good.  Another, observation, with the subs playing not so good.  Also, contracts coming up in 2017 & 2018!  So, draft may be important!

Present Roster - Offensive Line
Starters
LT - David Bakhtiari
LG - Josh Sitton
C - Corey Linsley
RG - TJ Lang
RT - Brian Bulaga

All signed, all good, no problems here for 2016, just stay healthy!!!

Offensive Line Backups
Don Barclay
Jeremy Vujnovich
Vince Kowalski
Lane Taylor
Josh Walker
Matt Rotherham
JC Tretter

JC Tretter - a keeper!  Can play any position!!  And, filled in for left tackle to help stabilize Aaron's blind side!  A very valuable back-up!  The others, questionable.  So, the Pack needs to draft one or find one as a free agent!  As Ted Thompson sees it, forget the free agent, but who is still out there?

Russell Okung, Seattle
Donald Penn, Oakland
Andre Smith, Tampa Bay

I think, this list is too much $$$$$$$$!

NFL Draft?
I say, forget rounds 1 & 2, so, look for the players ranked 60-100!
OG - Joshua Garnett, Stanford
OG - Christian Westerman, Arizona State
OG - Landon Turner, North Carolina
OG - Sebastian Tretola, Arkansas
OT - Shon Coleman - Auburn
OT - La'Raven Clark - Texas Tech
OT - Jerald Hawkins - LSU
OT - John Theus - Georgia
C - Nick Martin - Notre Dame

So, what does the Pack do?  I would draft somewhere in rounds 3-6.  Save rounds 1 & 2 for defense, and then look for offensive line depth!