They would have given him some work at LT, put Barclay at RT, if that were true.Originally Posted by smuggler
They would have given him some work at LT, put Barclay at RT, if that were true.
I think that has happened before. Didn't both College and Lang get sent over to LT without practice?
They may not have been the first backup choice.
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.
Sure, guys get thrown out of position midseason all the time due to emergency.
But when your LT is down most of preseason, and especially when it is not certain he'll be ready for first game, whoever is a candidate to play LT will get some game time there. The Packers are clearly confident that Barclay is improving and will be the LT backup, despite overwhelming fan opinion that Bulaga should go there. And McGinn opinion that Walker should be the guy.
Well, either Bakhtiari will be back there in the last preseason game, or the guy who will start in his place will be. Could be Bulaga. Until now they have been looking at other options. If it comes down to Bulaga, I don't think he will need a lot of time to get ready. I don't think it matters a lot who has been there so far.
That does not contradict what McGinn said.
We'll see Thursday. Actually we'll know tomorrow by who lines-up with #1s in practice.
All three starters returned to practice today.
MM may never state clearly who the backup LT is.
The guy who follows Bakhtiari Thursday, if Bak plays at all, is probably the guy.
I don't think Bakh will play at all. The fact that they haven't had Bulaga play LT at all probably means that they expect Bakh to be ready for opening day.
I don't see the connection. They still have to test and prepare the backup LT. Bak could get hurt at any time. If they play Barclay there Thursday, the only reasonable explanation is that he has the job. Otherwise they'd give the real backup LT some meaningful snaps. Why not add that preparation? What other purpose would there be in giving Barclay all the preseason meaningful work at that position?
I agree it makes much more sense to move Bulaga to LT, he is taller and better.
But if that is the case, why would they play Barclay so extensively at LT? He has close to zero chance of ever being used in a game there if he is indeed third in line. You'd think they would have played Bulaga at LT, Barclay at RT, when Bakh went down.
It is strictly the coaches choices that lead me to believe they hope to use Barclay as backup. They see things up close, may see the situation differently than us.
This is where 2011 1st round bust Sherrod bites them in the ass. If he had been even serviceable at LT Barclay wouldn't even sniff that position.
Back to your original question about Tretter, apparently he had reps at LT yesterday.
Per the GBPG:
• Tretter, who primarily plays center and occasionally works at guard, took a few snaps at left tackle with the backup offense. That suggests he might get a few snaps there Thursday against New Orleans as preparation for emergency duty.
http://www.packersnews.com/story/spo...hart/71519134/
Last edited by Patler; 09-02-2015 at 06:16 AM.
Anyone know what arms Josh Walker has? I thought he was a Tweener like Lang and Bach, but he is 6' 5" and 328. That's not bad for a tackle.
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.
I've heard they are Walker arms, one left and one right. Sort of a matching pair.
Sorry, pb; this one always gets me as writers obsess over differences of 1/2" or so.
It matters...but only if the guy is a decent tackle as well. Otherwise there would be a lot of NBA players lining up at LT. It matters for the punch. It matters for locking a guy out from you so he can't get his hands on you. Cameron Wake has that awesome karate move to knock hands off of his chest. Without it the mammoth tackles lock you out there and control you. See Ogden, Jonathon.
I don't hold Grudges. It's counterproductive.
Sorry, I can't buy that a half inch makes a darn bit of difference.
What makes you think they are worried about a half inch?
And why would arm length be different than a height floor for a CB?
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.
No, but I heard that Jordy Nelson has a knee.
Last edited by sharpe1027; 09-02-2015 at 12:58 PM.
But that knee is missing a part or two.
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.
Technically, I think it is all there, but a few connections are loose.
Fair point. Kinda shorted out.
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.
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