It is official -- Bulaga and Sitton are on the left side

[rbaloha1]

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/packers-offensive-line-undergoes-a-makeover-4u9q9at-205911961.html

[wist43]

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...205911961.html

First off, great avatar... the only way to fly

And on the article - Holy Shit!!!

The only one staying put is EDS - lol... really, I'm speechless

[Pugger]

This is good. Let's put our best tackle on Aaron's blind side. We can't let our $110m QB keep getting hit like he has been any longer! Sitton did pretty fine in the Pro-Bowl and it will be interesting to see who wins the RT job - Newhouse, Barclay or Sherrod.

[wist43]

This means a couple of things off the top - doesn't look good for Sherrod, and RT probably belongs to Barclay.

Assuming it takes at least a few games to gel... that opening tilt in SF could be ugly.

[packrulz]

Newhouse allowed 11 sacks, not acceptable. This should help the running game too. This may have been brewing even before the draft.

[Patler]

No surprise at all about Bulaga. I didn't see the move of Sitton coming at all, but thinking about it, flipping Sitton and Lang does make some sense.

RT during training camp could be a real battle. I expect Barclay to win it.

Now lets hope Bulaga can stay on the field.

[Joemailman]

This means a couple of things off the top - doesn't look good for Sherrod, and RT probably belongs to Barclay.

Assuming it takes at least a few games to gel... that opening tilt in SF could be ugly.

Well, I think that's why they're making the move now. The more reps they can get at new positions the better. It shouldn't be an issue for Bulaga. He played LT at Iowa, and played there without incident in a game in early 2010. I see this as more evidence that MM is serious about running the ball. As you say, this gives Barclay a shot at the lineup, and Bulaga will be more effective in run blocking than Newhouse was. Newhouse will now be in a battle just to make the team.

[Guiness]

Didn't see this coming at all. I see Sitton and Bulaga as the better run blockers, and expected them to stay on the right. I think Wist is right (unlike his feelings about the draft - had to get that one in there!) that Barclay's play allowed this to happen. It does also bode very badly for Sherrod, although I guess if he plays well Bulaga can always switch back over.

[Old School]

Given that MM is moving 3 veterans from the get-go, they should be in sync by the time the season opens. At RT, my money is on Barclay. He impressed me with the way he took to the challenge last year. If Sherrod can play, Newhouse is in trouble.

[woodbuck27]

No surprise at all about Bulaga. I didn't see the move of Sitton coming at all, but thinking about it, flipping Sitton and Lang does make some sense.

RT during training camp could be a real battle. I expect Barclay to win it.

Now lets hope Bulaga can stay on the field.

Yes .... toss The two new guys ( J.C. Tretter and David Bakhtiari) into the mix and it will be interesting.

PACKERS!

[Fritz]

Well, I think that's why they're making the move now. The more reps they can get at new positions the better. It shouldn't be an issue for Bulaga. He played LT at Iowa, and played there without incident in a game in early 2010. I see this as more evidence that MM is serious about running the ball. As you say, this gives Barclay a shot at the lineup, and Bulaga will be more effective in run blocking than Newhouse was. Newhouse will now be in a battle just to make the team.

I am glad other posters think that Bulaga can make that transition no problem. If that's the case, then this is an excellent move, as is the flipping of Sitton and Lang. I don't agree with Joe that Newhouse will battle to make the team - he's the perfect backup as he can and has played both left and right tackle.

It's Sherrod I'm concerned with. This move suggests they're done waiting for him, that he's not necessarily going to be ready for training camp - or that what they've seen of him suggests he's not as good as they hoped. If I remember correctly, he was seen as strictly a left tackle (?) yet I remember seeing him at right tackle for the Pack.

Maybe Barclay is the next Tauscher - body looks like Winnie the Pooh's, attitude plays like Clint Eastwood.

I'm reading that Tretter may be competing with Van Roten for the backup center spot? Two Ivy Leaguers? Perhaps while they pedal the kids' bikes back from training camp they can argue whether it's Marxis or New Critical literary criticism that is less relevant today.

[QBME]

It's Sherrod I'm concerned with. This move suggests they're done waiting for him, that he's not necessarily going to be ready for training camp - or that what they've seen of him suggests he's not as good as they hoped. If I remember correctly, he was seen as strictly a left tackle (?) yet I remember seeing him at right tackle for the Pack.

On the other side of the coin I think this is a positive indicator that Bulaga either is, or almost assuredly will be, pretty much healed up from his injury. Great news there.

[Fritz]

Good point.

I'm rooting for Sherrod. Seems like he's gotten a bit of a bum rap to me - I think he showed some flashes (I know, big disagreement there) before he went down.

I also wonder how all this plays out for Andrew Datko. That kid has size, and supposedly has put on a few pounds. If he's got the skills he was said to have - his seventh round draft pick status appeared to be due to his shoulder injury history - then there is some serious competition this year.

Good, we don't want fat and happy campers. Maybe that's what went wrong last year. ?

[3irty1]

Terrible news for Sherrod but likely the best way to ensure we've got our best 5 on the field for the SF game. Sitton and Bulaga vs Smith and Smith week 1 is going to be a lot more fun to watch. The competition for a spot on the OL is straight forward now. Bak, Newhouse, Sherrod, and Barclay all have a shot IMO.

[MadScientist]

Assuming it takes at least a few games to gel... that opening tilt in SF could be ugly.

Another ready made excuse to hide the fact that the Packers don't have an OL coach worth shit.

Not sure what to expect from this. Sitton should be fine, but I expect Bulaga to go from being a good RT to a fair LT. The right side... at least Rodgers will see them coming.