Projecting the Packers' Offensive Line 2011/12

[Tarlam!]

Your current players are:

 #	NAME			POS.		HT.	WT.	AGE	EXP.	COLLEGE
 63	Wells, Scott		C		6-2	300	30	 8	Tennessee
 62	Dietrich-Smith, Evan	C/G		6-2	308	24	 2	Idaho State
 67	McDonald, Nick		C/G		6-4	316	23	 2	Grand Valley State
 72	Spitz, Jason		C/G		6-3	305	28	 6	Louisville
 64	Battles, Adrian		G		6-3	318	24	 1	Minnesota State
 73	Colledge, Daryn		G		6-4	308	29	 6	Boise State
	Schlauderaff, Caleb	G		6-4	302	23	 R	Utah
 71	Sitton, Josh		G		6-3	318	24	 4	Central Florida
 74	Newhouse, Marshall	G/T		6-4	319	22	 2	Texas Christian
 75	Bulaga, Bryan		T		6-5	314	22	 2	Iowa
 69	Campbell, Chris		T		6-5	328	24	 1	Eastern Illinois
 76	Clifton, Chad		T		6-5	320	34	 12	Tennessee
 78	Sherrod, Derek		T		6-5	321	22	 R	Mississippi State
 65	Tauscher, Mark		T		6-3	320	33	 12	Wisconsin
 70	Lang, T.J.		T/G		6-4	318	23	 3	Eastern Michigan

The questions are:

How many OL do they carry? Who are the strongest/best 5? Who starts and where? Who gets cut? Any PS players there?

Enjoy!

[HarveyWallbangers]

9 or 10

My guess: Wells, McDonald, Sitton, Bulaga, Clifton, Sherrod, Lang, Newhouse

Colledge (if he's with the team) or a battle between Dietrich-Smith or Schlauderaff.

[Tarlam!]

What's the starting lineup? Who backs up whom??

[pbmax]

CLIFTON (not Colledge), Lang, Wells, Sitton, Bulaga

Sherrod, Bulaga, EDS, McDonald, Sherrod

Newhouse, Schlauderaff

[swede]

Colledge, Lang, Wells, Sitton, Bulaga

Sherrod, Bulaga, EDS, McDonald, Sherrod

Newhouse, Schlauderaff

Surely you meant Clifton at 1st string LT next to Lang and not College!!!!

Otherwise I like the look of the line next year, especially if Lang is ready to rock.

[pbmax]

CLIFTON (not Colledge), Lang, Wells, Sitton, Bulaga

Sherrod, Bulaga, EDS, McDonald, Sherrod

Newhouse, Schlauderaff

Surely you meant Clifton at 1st string LT next to Lang and not College!!!!

Otherwise I like the look of the line next year, especially if Lang is ready to rock.

Thanks for catching that. Even as President of Colledge's PR Defense Team, that was embarrassing.

[Tony Oday]

I love that people have finally stopped trying to replace Wells

[swede]

Thanks for catching that. Even as President of Colledge's PR Defense Team, that was embarrassing.

Ehh...I figured Colledge's name was in your head because you were happy to replace him finally.

[Guiness]

Spitz and Tauscher gone, eh?

I don't know about counting out a guy with winning hair! Tausch has the patent on that.

[bobblehead]

How about I go different than what I believe just to stir controversy:

Backups in parentheses:

Clifton (Bulaga), College (Lang), Spitz (Wells), Sitton (McDonald), Bulaga (Lang)

Sherrod and Newhouse are gameday inactives with Schlauderhaff on the PS.

In reality I think College is definately gone as someone will pay him decent money as he has proven to be available and starting every sunday and someone will want him and overpay him.

I actually think it looks something like this.

Clifton (Bulaga), Lang (McDonald), Wells (no clue), Sitton (McDonald), Bulaga (Lang)

Hard to guess the backups, but I think Sherrod is gameday inactive barring injuries for at least first 8 weeks. Same with Newhouse. That is 8. Now we have a real interesting scenario if we have spitz in camp (if he is healthy). EDS is younger, but Spitz is versatile as hell. I have no clue if McDonald or Schlauderhaff can play center so that could play into the final roster. I think schladdy could really decide a few other peoples fate depending on his play. If no one can effectively play center, then EDS almost has the to make the squad if Spitz isn't brought back. In that scenario Schladdy is PS hopeful. Bah, gotta reassess everything, under my thinking we move too many guys if cliffy goes down. Can't have Lang backup Bulaga. That would leave Newhouse as I am convinced that for the time being Bulaga is going to be the backup LT and I am also convinced Lang will emerge as the LG of the future. Lot to work out in 2 weeks of training camp before the 14 game season.

[pbmax]

I love that people have finally stopped trying to replace Wells

I would like a bigger body, especially with Suh around, but Spitz has never regained his form. I think he only returns at a bargain price or if the 2010 rules are in place again this season.

I am not sure Tauscher will be back at all with another knee injury.

Colledge, if back under the 2010 rules, could give Lang a run for his money. And it will depend on which version of Lang (2009 vs 2010) shows up whether Colledge gets the position again.

[Guiness]

How about I go different than what I believe just to stir controversy:

Backups in parentheses:

Clifton (Bulaga), College (Lang), Spitz (Wells), Sitton (McDonald), Bulaga (Lang)

Sherrod and Newhouse are gameday inactives with Schlauderhaff on the PS.

In reality I think College is definately gone as someone will pay him decent money as he has proven to be available and starting every sunday and someone will want him and overpay him.

I actually think it looks something like this.

Clifton (Bulaga), Lang (McDonald), Wells (no clue), Sitton (McDonald), Bulaga (Lang)

Hard to guess the backups, but I think Sherrod is gameday inactive barring injuries for at least first 8 weeks. Same with Newhouse. That is 8. Now we have a real interesting scenario if we have spitz in camp (if he is healthy). EDS is younger, but Spitz is versatile as hell. I have no clue if McDonald or Schlauderhaff can play center so that could play into the final roster. I think schladdy could really decide a few other peoples fate depending on his play. If no one can effectively play center, then EDS almost has the to make the squad if Spitz isn't brought back. In that scenario Schladdy is PS hopeful. Bah, gotta reassess everything, under my thinking we move too many guys if cliffy goes down. Can't have Lang backup Bulaga. That would leave Newhouse as I am convinced that for the time being Bulaga is going to be the backup LT and I am also convinced Lang will emerge as the LG of the future. Lot to work out in 2 weeks of training camp before the 14 game season.

I initially thougt there's no way Newhouse sticks around if he isn't game day active, after taking up a roster spot for nothing all of last year, but maybe he gets a free pass due to lack of offseason training. But how long do you hang on to a guy like that?

[steve823]

Sitton is obviously a lock. I would also say Wells (our 2nd best OL), Clifton, and Bulaga are too.

So I would expect :

Clifton- Colledge(hope not)/Lang - Wells - Sitton - Bulaga

"Bulaga figures to start at right tackle, with Sherrod working in a backup role or trying out at left guard. The Packers aren't ruling out Bulaga at guard this season, either." << Also don't like what I read there. I hope the Packers keep everyone at their positions and use Sherrod as a backup to eventually become a LT or RT.

[3irty1]

My guess is that Colledge isn't with the team and the depth chart looks like this:

Clifton/Sherrod/Newhouse
Lang/Sherrod/McDonald
Wells/McDonald
Sitton/Schlauderhaff
Bulaga/Sherrod/Newhouse

I don't expect Lang to easily beat out Sherrod for a LG gig though. Sherrod is no doubt the LT of the future but could also be too good to keep out of the lineup much like Bulaga last year.

[pbmax]

I initially thougt there's no way Newhouse sticks around if he isn't game day active, after taking up a roster spot for nothing all of last year, but maybe he gets a free pass due to lack of offseason training. But how long do you hang on to a guy like that?

They held on to Giacomini for 3 years, but that was when he was the 4th tackle with the best measurables outside of Clifton. As of now, you have Clifton, Bulaga and Sherrod and Newhouse finds himself in a similar roster spot as Breno, though his prospects aren't as good with 2 high picks in front of him. But the team will likely carry a 4th tackle and its either him or Lang as emergency fill-in.