Offensive Line Depth Chart Change

[Joemailman]

Depth chart updated 8/18 has Colledge (LG) and Spitz (RG) as the first team guards. Sitton is listed as the second team RG. Anyone know if MM has discussed this? http://www.packers.com/team/depth_chart/

[pbmax]

I am not sure how accurate this is. Wells is hurt and Spitz was back at Center this week.

[Joemailman]

With Wells hurt, Spitz would be at Center since he is listed as the backup Center. However, if Wells is healthy, is Sitton still starting? I'm wondering if Sitton has been knocked down to second team RG based on Saturday's game.

[pbmax]

Did not hear or read that discussed.

[KYPack]

Wells has more abdominal troubles. With Clifton out with soreness the number one line at practice went like this:

Tony Moll, Daryn Colledge,Jason Spitz, Josh Sitton and Mark Tauscher.

Cliffy is expected to be back at LT, but most think Spitz will stay at center as Barbre and Colledge fight it out for LG.

[bobblehead]

I think this is the time they need to choose a line and go with it so they can build continuity.

[Pacopete4]

A good line will be the difference in this season I believe.. Arod gets time and he will develop and learn throughout the season... He doesn't and well... I'll just say good luck, cuz its hard enough being a QB in this league but one that needs to learn, needs help at the beginning

[mission]

Colledge starting?

Forget all yalls intelligent analysis on the situation...

but
(no offense)

We're fucked.

[Tarlam!]

You're all gonna call me crazy, but hey, I am Crazy Rat after all.

I think, this week is "do or die" for Colledge. Since being a round 2 pick, he has only ever insinuated he had big stuff inside him.

He's brainy, athletic but, so far, football autistic.

My personal belief is that he is replaceable with less erratic guys we have on the roster.

I bet even TT is calling for some continuity on the OL. That's why I think this is a make or break weak for Daryn.

[KYPack]

This could be the worst news I seen all week.

After drafting Allen Barbre in the fourth round last year, the Packers have been loathe to move him from left guard. He played at a small school (Missouri Southern State) and some scouts questioned how he would grasp a more complex system, so the Packers kept him in one place.

On Tuesday, three days after Daryn Colledge’s horrendous outing at left tackle in San Francisco, Barbre was moved to left tackle, his position in college. And the results were impressive, to say the least.

“He did a very nice job in the one-on-ones,” offensive line coach James Campen said. “We’re going to look at him for some flexibility also. We have a lot of guys who can move around.”

With Chad Clifton given another day of rest, the Packers worked Tony Moll at left tackle with the No. 1 offense backed by Barbre. Colledge, who gave up two sacks and two pressures to linebacker 49ers Tully Banta-Cain, worked primarily as the starting left guard because Jason Spitz is playing center for injured Scott Wells.

Barbre went 5-0 in the one-on-ones, including a 3-0 record at left tackle against Michael Montgomery.

The versatile Moll, who also had an impressive practice, has come on after a slow start.

“He’s starting to play with some of that energy,” Campen said. “Go after you. Bulldog-type stuff. Nice to see that. Starting to play with a lot of aggression.”


We've all been bitchin' about continuity. Now they move Barbre, arguably the best LG candidate, to LT? as a backup? We don't need depth, we need a starting line.

Help Help!

[ND72]

right now I still think our best line is Clifton, Colledge, Wells, Spitz, Tauscher...how ever, I'm starting to fall in love with the idea of Clifton, Colledge, Spitz, Barbre, Tauscher.

Our future is Colledge, Barbre, Spitz, Sitton, (Tauscher)? So I think we have 4-5 guys, including Wells, 6 if Giacomini pans out at all, that could be players for us.

[ND72]

He's brainy, athletic but, so far, football autistic.

I have GOT to remember this line...fits so many of my HS players.

[The Leaper]

Again...I'm not 100% sold on McCarthy or his staff. They rode the arm and experience of Favre last year...and got lucky that Grant showed up right about the time defenses started to guard against the pass more than the run.

Without Favre, I have an eerie feeling this offense is going to fall apart like a house of cards in 2008. Talent-wise, we are fine...but experience is going to deal us a cruel lesson. We just don't have enough experience on offense to weather the loss of an MVP caliber QB performance.

The merry-go-round on the OL isn't very convincing at this point.

[retailguy]

We've all been bitchin' about continuity. Now they move Barbre, arguably the best LG candidate, to LT? as a backup? We don't need depth, we need a starting line.

Help Help!

Don't worry KY.... McCarthy has a plan.... Just trust him. At least that's what I've been told a hundred times. If you say it enough, it'll help.

Lets watch the line against Denver. If it looks as bad as the 49ers, then maybe it'll be alright to show concern. In the teams defense, the pass blocking was OK in the Cincinnati game, run blocking wasn't so hot, but... well... I'll be watching this weekend.

[ND72]

We've all been bitchin' about continuity. Now they move Barbre, arguably the best LG candidate, to LT? as a backup? We don't need depth, we need a starting line.

Help Help!

Don't worry KY.... McCarthy has a plan.... Just trust him. At least that's what I've been told a hundred times. If you say it enough, it'll help.

Lets watch the line against Denver. If it looks as bad as the 49ers, then maybe it'll be alright to show concern. In the teams defense, the pass blocking was OK in the Cincinnati game, run blocking wasn't so hot, but... well... I'll be watching this weekend.

We've ran the ball in the pre-season?