There has been a lot of news worth following on the Packers offensive line this offseason. Another storyline up front that should develop further once training camp heats up is who will "win' the sixth-man slot on the offensive line. I put "win' in parentheses because, technically, if you're the sixth man on the line, it means [...]

JerseyAl  wrote:

It seems to me that the Packers have kept 8, maybe 9, maybe even 10 O Linemen in the past. I doubt they limit it to seven this year. Who will be #6 can't be answered, of course, until it is known who is #5.

If there is indeed a sixth man like in basketball, it has to be somebody flexible. Barclay seems to fit that description. In a perfect scenario, Sherrod starts and flourishes at RT, but that is a pretty shaky assumption at this point. I think they find a way to keep Sitton, Bulaga, EDS, Lang, Sherrod, Newhouse, Barclay, Bakhtiari, Lewis, and Tretter. Yeah, I know that's ten names. But between IR, PUP, practice squad, and active roster, I think they all stay around.

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker