Clifton: 'I'm not retiring'

[pbmax]

A-Rod has tits?

He looked slightly girlish when Cameron was feeding him popcorn.

[vince]

Bulaga did a fine job against Woodley, who's a beast. So did Clifton vs. Harrison. That was huge.

[Joemailman]

Clifton gave up 1 sack to Harrison, his only tackle of the game, and my recollection is that Rodgers had to hold the ball fairly long on that play. Woodley had 1 sack against Bulaga. Not bad at all when you consider how often the Packers threw the ball, and with minimal protection schemes.

[gbgary]

no problem with him staying. and as far as running goes...fugit! who needs to run?

[Fritz]

He looked slightly girlish when Cameron was feeding him popcorn.

Agreed. It looked - how do they spell it? "ghey"?

[Joemailman]

I would love to see Bulaga at LG next to Clifton next year. Of course, for that to happen, Lang has to be able to handle RT, or they need to draft a rookie OT as good as, or close to Bulaga.

[Fritz]

I have to laugh. When I first glanced at the thread title, I thought it read "Clifton: I'm not retarded."

[Bretsky]

Great. Another season of running exclusively to the right side.

and that should make us happy IMO because he's far better than anything else we have there

[Pugger]

I thought the O line did a nice job against Pitt in the SB.

[mission]

Great news. I was worried one or two of the vets would leave after getting a ring.

Clifton played very well against Harrison (who I thought was going to be a huge factor) and I don't think adding youth immediately is going to improve our offensive line. We're not much of a running team but we'll still get good yards against average run Ds (we haven't played any besides Philly) next season with Starks/Grant.

Clifton had one of his best games ever on Sunday and it makes sense for him to come back and lead this team and his line.

I love this team.

[bobblehead]

I would love to see Bulaga at LG next to Clifton next year. Of course, for that to happen, Lang has to be able to handle RT, or they need to draft a rookie OT as good as, or close to Bulaga.

Bulaga is a true tackle, Lang is the tweener. I would bet good money that Lang plays LG before Bulaga does.

[3irty1]

Bulaga is a true tackle, Lang is the tweener. I would bet good money that Lang plays LG before Bulaga does.

I agree. Lang's best position is probably LG anyways. I'd look for Newhouse to enter the longterm plans at tackle.

[Patler]

Where Bulaga eventually ends up may depend on how McDonald, Newhouse and Lang develop. Is McDonald a guard or a center? Can Newhouse actually play LT or not? Is Lang a guard or RT? There seems to be disagreement on those issues, depending on which coach is talking. It seems like Bulaga can be plugged in almost anywhere, LT, LG, RT. Whether the others will be players or not is uncertain, but with a little luck and another draft or two the Packers could have an entirely rebuilt line in a couple years with Sitton as the oldest starter.

[vince]

I think McDonald is going to play a lot for the Packers before it's all said and done, I'd guess at center. I think we'll hear a lot more about him next training camp.

I'm not so optimistic about Newhouse. I don't think he has the feet to play tackle, and his back troubles could continue to plague him.

[Patler]

I'm not so optimistic about Newhouse. I don't think he has the feet to play tackle, and his back troubles could continue to plague him.

Interesting you say that, because it is his feet that got him moved to LT. The Packers originally planned on using him at RT or even guard, but said his feet were so good they had to give him a shot at LT first. They also said he moves more naturally from LT than anywhere else on the line. The back issue is a concern.