The offensive O-line, Barclay the answer?

[pbmax]

maybe Sherman was OK at that. But who would know? Sherman walked into a sit with both Tackles in place and most of the line set for the entire duration of his coaching tenue until TT blew it up the middle in 2005. Sherman was responsible for Scott Wells, U71, and managing the Flanagan Winters double swap for Clifton, which effectively ended the 2002 season. Thompson is responsible for drafting two (injury prone!) tackles. It's TT's fault that Sherrod and Bulaga are not reliable bookend tackles. He should have known they would get injured. BBS: BRING BLACK SHERMAN!!!

Actually, I believe Sherman would know, or at least, could be trusted to have some insight. He was an old O line coach and had success in the pros with them obviously. Even if he cannot be given credit as GM for finding them.

But McGinn rarely references Sherman in a positive way except when detailing something about that running game of his. And when he gets to that point, you know Bob is at his wits end about what further to write.

[Fritz]

Well, be careful what you ask for....We got Barclay now, because Lang got hurt. They gave Barclay a lot of help, but he seemed to do okay. Not as strong as you'd like, but his positioning seemed good

[pbmax]

M3 said they didn't change the play calls much but they ran wide right a lot after he went in. Curious what else we find out this week.

[hoosier]

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...166363056.html

Tom Silverstein's column on the offensive line from back in August is not looking like it's going to win the prophetic insight of the year award.

[KYPack]

The kid scrambled and busted his ass in a tough spot.

Long term?

Whee boy.

[George Cumby]

The kid scrambled and busted his ass in a tough spot.

Long term?

Whee boy.

Is that "whee boy" bad or "whee boy" good?

[George Cumby]

I was just coming here to post this.

Has anyone seen Patler and McGinn together in the same room?

My thinking was Bobbie boy reads PR..........

If so, fuck you Bob!

[KYPack]

Is that "whee boy" bad or "whee boy" good?

Whee boy, like holy shit, I don't think this'll work, but i hope the hell it does.

I can't imagine that we get far down the play-off road with a green kid like him at RT, but stranger things have happened, like Tausch.

[denverYooper]

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/50112/packers-don-barclay-is-next-man-up

[denverYooper]

Whee boy, like holy shit, I don't think this'll work, but i hope the hell it does.

I can't imagine that we get far down the play-off road with a green kid like him at RT, but stranger things have happened, like Tausch.

You think they're better off with Lang at RT and EDS at LG or Barclay at RT and Lang back at LG?

[Lurker64]

Whee boy, like holy shit, I don't think this'll work, but i hope the hell it does.

I can't imagine that we get far down the play-off road with a green kid like him at RT, but stranger things have happened, like Tausch.

There is actually a little bit of Tausch in Barclay's game. He's a big potatoey kid who moves a lot better than you would expect, plays relatively mistake-free, and is a battler. I'm not saying he's vintage Tauscher right now, but it's not an awful comparison. Had Barclay played in a more traditional blocking scheme in college, he'd probably have been drafted late.

[mraynrand]

There is actually a little bit of Tausch in Barclay's game. He's a big potatoey kid who moves a lot better than you would expect, plays relatively mistake-free, and is a battler. I'm not saying he's vintage Tauscher right now, but it's not an awful comparison. Had Barclay played in a more traditional blocking scheme in college, he'd probably have been drafted late.

Good observation. I saw him come in and slapped my head, looking at those little stubby arms of his. Man did he look short. Guy gutted it out though - gotta give him some credit for that.

[pbmax]

Good observation. I saw him come in and slapped my head, looking at those little stubby arms of his. Man did he look short. Guy gutted it out though - gotta give him some credit for that.

I know what you mean but McGinn pointed out in his column his arms are longer than Lang's and TJ is still battling an elbow injury. It was part of his case for making the switch.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Give the young man a week's worth of practice with the #1s and a lot of reps and see what happens. I think it will be something good.

[Joemailman]

I know what you mean but McGinn pointed out in his column his arms are longer than Lang's and TJ is still battling an elbow injury. It was part of his case for making the switch.

He actually has the same arm length as Bulaga, although he is shorter at 6-3-7/8. I'm intrigued by the fact that his run blocking looked pretty good. Running the ball well is the best way to make these teams stop dropping 7 guys into coverage.