Wells' back flares up again

[oregonpackfan]

A recent report has Packers center Wells' back injury flaring up again. It is unknown if he will be ready for the season opener against the Vikings:

http://blogs.jsonline.com/packers/archive/2008/09/02/wells-suffers-setback.aspx

[rpiotr01]

GPG is reporting that he's out for the game.

Colledge, Spitz, Moll

It'll be an interesting test for these three guys, especially Spitz.

[Bossman641]

GPG is reporting that he's out for the game.

Colledge, Spitz, Moll

It'll be an interesting test for these three guys, especially Spitz.

That is not what I wanted to hear. We will know very shortly how much the interior of our OL has improved.

[Zool]

Wasnt Moll on the fringe the first couple weeks of camp?

[Bossman641]

Wasnt Moll on the fringe the first couple weeks of camp?

Yea, he started out really poorly. Don't know if his comeback has been the result of him improving or just everyone else getting injured and him being the next best thing.

[bobblehead]

Wasnt Moll on the fringe the first couple weeks of camp?

Yea, he started out really poorly. Don't know if his comeback has been the result of him improving or just everyone else getting injured and him being the next best thing.

Based on reports he was rusty coming in after being hurt last year, but he really came on late.

WTF happened to babre anyway?

[Noodle]

I think Wells is in for a long season.

Without knowing what exactly is bugging him, if it's anything like back/trunk problems I've seen, and experienced, in the past, he may be done for the season.

Remember Larry Bird having to lay on his back courtside? And he was just a basketball player, not a center having to fire out and engage with fat fucks on the DL.

Friggin' back/trunk problems are just a killer.

[rpiotr01]

WTF happened to babre anyway?

Back-up at LG, behind Colledge. He didn't make the jump that everyone and their sister thought he'd make.

[Tony Oday]

we are in for a long day...

[bobblehead]

WTF happened to babre anyway?

Back-up at LG, behind Colledge. He didn't make the jump that everyone and their sister thought he'd make.

I guess I mean why. He was "competing" with college then disappeared, was he that bad?

[Zool]

WTF happened to babre anyway?

Back-up at LG, behind Colledge. He didn't make the jump that everyone and their sister thought he'd make.

I guess I mean why. He was "competing" with college then disappeared, was he that bad?

Thats about the only explanation because Colledge hasnt been lights out or anything.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I think it is a blessing in disguise. I suppose Scott Wells has a hard time seeing it this way.

It hurts the team to have a good player like Wells hurt, I don't mean to be dancing on his bed pan. I'm convinced the packers are a better team in the long run if they keep Spitz at center. Wells seems like a smart, aggressive player, does some things well, but he's too damn small. MAybe if they had big bruisers at the guards he would be a plus. I am satsified to see him return as backup center.

[rpiotr01]

I think it is a blessing in disguise. I suppose Scott Wells has a hard time seeing it this way.

It hurts the team to have a good player like Wells hurt, I don't mean to be dancing on his bed pan. I'm convinced the packers are a better team in the long run if they keep Spitz at center. Wells seems like a smart, aggressive player, does some things well, but he's too damn small. MAybe if they had big bruisers at the guards he would be a plus. I am satsified to see him return as backup center.

He and Spitz are roughly the same size. I think it's arm length that's the main difference. Spitz I think can reach out and get his hands on those DTs better than Wells can.

I agree that I wanted to see Spitz make the move to center... but not with his first test being the Vikes, on MNF, with a QB making his first regular season start under center.

[Pacopete4]

we are in for a long day...

I might have to agree here... that Dline that they have is awesome

[bobblehead]

I think it is a blessing in disguise. I suppose Scott Wells has a hard time seeing it this way.

It hurts the team to have a good player like Wells hurt, I don't mean to be dancing on his bed pan. I'm convinced the packers are a better team in the long run if they keep Spitz at center. Wells seems like a smart, aggressive player, does some things well, but he's too damn small. MAybe if they had big bruisers at the guards he would be a plus. I am satsified to see him return as backup center.

He and Spitz are roughly the same size. I think it's arm length that's the main difference. Spitz I think can reach out and get his hands on those DTs better than Wells can.

I agree that I wanted to see Spitz make the move to center... but not with his first test being the Vikes, on MNF, with a QB making his first regular season start under center.

I'm too lazy too look it up, but isn't wells like 6'2" and spitz is 6'5"?? I think wells was a greco roman wrestler which is why he was good at getting low and moving people around.