What to do with the interior OL?

[wist43]

Wells is not a starting calibur NFL C... point blank. As I've said many times, if you have Scott Wells as your starting C, you've got OL problems. Wells is a backup... and can hold the fort down for a game or two, but that's all he's good for.

As for Lang... if MM knows Lang is his starting LT, going up against Allen, against a team that they allowed 8 sacks to just a few weeks ago... then it is up to MM to protect Lang.

Put a TE over there, chip Allen with TE's and backs... in protection, try to as much as possible, double team Allen with Colledge inside, ensuring that Lang's responsibility is for only half of Allen, i.e. outside.

The OL has had problems... but MM hasn't been helping with his penchant for abandoing the run, and going balls to the wall in the passing game, i.e. sending 5 guys out in to the pattern down after down. If the OL is struggling, you can find ways to shore up your protection.

[hoosier]

Wells is not a starting calibur NFL C... point blank. As I've said many times, if you have Scott Wells as your starting C, you've got OL problems. Wells is a backup... and can hold the fort down for a game or two, but that's all he's good for.

As for Lang... if MM knows Lang is his starting LT, going up against Allen, against a team that they allowed 8 sacks to just a few weeks ago... then it is up to MM to protect Lang.

Put a TE over there, chip Allen with TE's and backs... in protection, try to as much as possible, double team Allen with Colledge inside, ensuring that Lang's responsibility is for only half of Allen, i.e. outside.

The OL has had problems... but MM hasn't been helping with his penchant for abandoing the run, and going balls to the wall in the passing game, i.e. sending 5 guys out in to the pattern down after down. If the OL is struggling, you can find ways to shore up your protection.

If Wells is only backup quality then how did he manage to shut down Shaun Rogers a week after Rogers dominated against Pittsburgh? And how did he manage to shut down Fat Pat in the Humpty Dome? I hear you repeating the same old same old, but it doesn't jive with what I'm seeing on TV.

[Gunakor]

Wells is not a starting calibur NFL C... point blank. As I've said many times, if you have Scott Wells as your starting C, you've got OL problems. Wells is a backup... and can hold the fort down for a game or two, but that's all he's good for.

Wells hasn't been a problem since stepping in for Spitz. He's gotten the job done every week. Why the hate?

[pbmax]

Wells is not a starting calibur NFL C... point blank. As I've said many times, if you have Scott Wells as your starting C, you've got OL problems. Wells is a backup... and can hold the fort down for a game or two, but that's all he's good for.

As for Lang... if MM knows Lang is his starting LT, going up against Allen, against a team that they allowed 8 sacks to just a few weeks ago... then it is up to MM to protect Lang.

Put a TE over there, chip Allen with TE's and backs... in protection, try to as much as possible, double team Allen with Colledge inside, ensuring that Lang's responsibility is for only half of Allen, i.e. outside.

The OL has had problems... but MM hasn't been helping with his penchant for abandoing the run, and going balls to the wall in the passing game, i.e. sending 5 guys out in to the pattern down after down. If the OL is struggling, you can find ways to shore up your protection.

The run game charge is legitimate. But we have run very few 5 man patterns overall. We are usually blocking with at least six.

[bobblehead]

Preseason I was on the Spitz bandwagon cuz Wells was hurt last year and didn't play like wells of old. He is back, he is a naturally gifted leverage guy. I go wells all day the way he has been playing.

Honestly, when Wells is healthy he is very good. Like Hoosier said, people who say different aren't watching the games.

Everyone on this line should be worried. Wells and Sitton have played well, and that is about it. I agree with pb (I think you said it) that Lang is going to play in this league, but not likely at LT. He isn't long enough. College is off to his normal shitty start, but this is about where he comes on every season.

I used to think I knew what was going on with this team but next year any of the following could occur.

LT: clifton, College, Lang, Rookie
LG: College, Lang, Spitz
C: Spitz, Wells
RG: Sitton
RT: Lang, College, Giocominni, Tauscher, Babre

Seriously, the only guy that seems locked to have a job is Sitton, although I would bet on Spitz starting somewhere as well.

I can't even speculate on what happens next year.

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Go with the guys who ended the last game.

[denverYooper]

Go with the guys who ended the last game.

Agreed.

JSO reports that that's the plan:

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/66240562.html

[Partial]

Go with the guys who ended the last game.

Agreed.

JSO reports that that's the plan:
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/66240562.html

That's where I got it from but I do agree with it. The line was good last week so go with the hot hand.

[packerbacker1234]

Well MM said this early in the week the plan is always to go with who you finished the game with. Yet, he also said that Tauch would get a really heavy look this week to see if he can fit "in", and by in I assume he means in the starting 5. He also said Ahman would get extension work to see if he fits into the gameplan this week. Grant/Green could be a good combo for us.

So, the plan early is always go with what you had the last game. In that sense, havner was the #2 tightend at the end of the game, so he is the #2 tightend now. Does that mean if Finley can somehow play this sunday he isn;t #2 again? Of course not. Things will change.

For me, the biggest thing I want to see is if Tauch is truly back, and a better option, then Barbre, I also want to see if Green has anything left in that tank. If he does, Green/Grant is a good ass combo for the rest of the year.