GREEN BAY — The first report had the Green Bay Packers hoping for the best and fearing the worst with lef ttackle Bryan Bulaga. The second report delivered the worst.

According to ProFootballTalk.com's Mike Florio, Bulaga suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee  during Saturday night's Family Night Scrimmage and is done for the year.

Asked via text message if Bulaga had indeed torn his ACL, a club source replied, "Looks like it." Another source said Bulaga was seeking a second opinion but that the news was unlikely to change.

Bulaga's move to left tackle was the centerpiece of the team's overhaul of its offensive line during the offseason.

The story began with a report from Bob McGinn of theMilwaukee Journal Sentinel saying Bulaga suffered a knee injury during the annual scrimmage. Bulaga played the entire time that the No. 1 offensive line was on the field and was seen walking after practice, but he apparently went to the medical staff afterward to report some discomfort.

Just two days earlier, offensive line coach James Campen stood in the hallway outside the Packers locker room and pronounced that the reconfigured line — with Bulaga at left tackle, Josh Sitton at left guard, T.J. Lang at right guard and Marshall Newhouse at right tackle had actually surpassed his expectations in the first week of training camp.

"You know, I think that quite frankly it's exceeded what I thought it would be at," said Campen, who informed the players of coach Mike McCarthy's decision before individual position work sessions in May and had the group first working together as a unit at organized team activity practices. "I think they've done a very good job with their footwork. They took advantage of the OTA periods to get adjusted to it. I think they're over that hump. It's just a few little things, new footwork they've got to work on, but I think they've adjusted very well."

Bulaga suffered a season-ending hip injury last Nov. 4 against the Arizona Cardinals but was full-go throughout the offseason.

The Packers' options are limited at this point if Bulaga's injury is indeed severe. They can put Newhouse back at left tackle — he worked there with the No. 2 offense during the scrimmage — or they could fast-track rookie fourth-round pick David Bakhtiari, who started the past two years at left tackle at Colorado and has put himself in the thick of the right tackle competition with a strong week of work since the pads came on.

Asked about playing left tackle during the scrimmage, Newhouse gave no indication that it was anything other than extra work.

"It's good that I've gotten a lot of work in OTAs and stuff at right, and now these left tackle reps are really good refresher, muscle-memory type stuff to get my explosiveness, keep it where I know it's been at," Newhouse said. "Even with all the gains I've made in the offseason, to transfer that over to the left side, from this time last season, I'm in a different place as a player and I've progressed."

The Packers still don't have 2011 first-round pick Derek Sherrod at their disposal, as he remains on the active/physically unable to perform list, yet to be cleared from the broken leg he suffered in December 2011.

Jason Wilde  wrote:

How many first round draft picks do we need to spend at this position?

Time to move Datko back to T, where he belongs. Maybe he'll look halfway decent there.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

And so it begins. The Packers seemingly are among the league's most injury-prone teams. I'm sure this won't be the last significant injury, but it's still a punch to the gut, nonetheless. I guess this guarantees that David Bakhtiari and Marshall Newhouse will open the season starting. It’s just a matter of which one is on the left side and which one is on the right side.

Originally Posted by: porky88 

Third and fourth string guys, starting out the season.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann 

I have to disagree with Porky and you. Ted just invested a hell of a lot of money in Rodgers, and I have to think he'll at least do something to bring in someone to solidify the position. If that body is even halfway decent, you have to think Newhouse is not starting at LT week 1.

Personally, I'd go for gold - that is, try to get Joe Thomas. You've just given Rodgers an extension and he remaining healthy is the one thing that gives you a sure chance to be a Superbowl contender. You've invested an insane amount of $$$ into your best player. I would have no issue with further investing a couple of high draft picks (including a first rounder) to make sure Rodgers' ass is protected. Hell, make the high picks in consecutive years so it doesn't sting as much. Throw in a RB (Starks or Green) if it makes the deal even a little sweeter.

Perhaps Thomas is wishful thinking, but I have to think Ted is going to be exploring and making some move. No way he's frugal or stupid enough to risk the health of his most valuable and expensive player on a below-average ex-LT and a 4th-round rookie who weighs less than 300 pounds.

Originally Posted by: all_about_da_packers 

I think he was playing T during the scrimmage, and didn't look too great.

Originally Posted by: steveishere