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08-19-2006, 12:02 AM
Packers’ young line faces test from Falcons
Green Bay hopes rookie guards can protect Favre in preseason game
Updated: 3:50 p.m. ET Aug 18, 2006
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Brett Favre is back.
Now the Green Bay Packers have to find a way to keep him off his back.
The Packers’ revamped offensive line sputtered in its preseason debut, and now faces another serious test in Saturday night’s preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons at Lambeau Field.
Favre was sacked on back-to-back plays and knocked down several times in San Diego last Saturday, causing the Packers to shuffle their offensive line in practice this week.
“We stunk,†veteran tackle Mark Tauscher said.
“And it wasn’t just the young guys. We passed the ball 12 times, and he got hit on at least half of them. There’s no question we have to pick it up. We obviously have to do better than we have done, or the consequences won’t be very good.â€Â
The Packers will send out a pair of rookie starting guards, Jason Spitz and Tony Moll, to face a mean pass rush from defensive ends Patrick Kerney and John Abraham and three-technique tackle Rod Coleman.
Moll, who played tight end before converting to tackle his senior year at Nevada, hasn’t played guard since Pop Warner youth football.
“I think Rod Coleman at ’three’ will be a little different than Pop Warner,†Packers offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski said.
Jagodzinski was the Falcons’ offensive line coach last year and is attempting to bring Atlanta’s zone-blocking scheme to Green Bay this year  with mixed results so far.
The Falcons averaged a league-best 159.1 yards per game last season and should have a strong running game to back up quarterback Michael Vick again this season.
PACKERS IN LAMBEAU - THE ADVANTAGE WILL BE BACK !!
Green Bay hopes rookie guards can protect Favre in preseason game
Updated: 3:50 p.m. ET Aug 18, 2006
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Brett Favre is back.
Now the Green Bay Packers have to find a way to keep him off his back.
The Packers’ revamped offensive line sputtered in its preseason debut, and now faces another serious test in Saturday night’s preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons at Lambeau Field.
Favre was sacked on back-to-back plays and knocked down several times in San Diego last Saturday, causing the Packers to shuffle their offensive line in practice this week.
“We stunk,†veteran tackle Mark Tauscher said.
“And it wasn’t just the young guys. We passed the ball 12 times, and he got hit on at least half of them. There’s no question we have to pick it up. We obviously have to do better than we have done, or the consequences won’t be very good.â€Â
The Packers will send out a pair of rookie starting guards, Jason Spitz and Tony Moll, to face a mean pass rush from defensive ends Patrick Kerney and John Abraham and three-technique tackle Rod Coleman.
Moll, who played tight end before converting to tackle his senior year at Nevada, hasn’t played guard since Pop Warner youth football.
“I think Rod Coleman at ’three’ will be a little different than Pop Warner,†Packers offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski said.
Jagodzinski was the Falcons’ offensive line coach last year and is attempting to bring Atlanta’s zone-blocking scheme to Green Bay this year  with mixed results so far.
The Falcons averaged a league-best 159.1 yards per game last season and should have a strong running game to back up quarterback Michael Vick again this season.
PACKERS IN LAMBEAU - THE ADVANTAGE WILL BE BACK !!