Strike one... Sitton gone.

Strike two... Lang gone.

Strike three... Bulaga gone?

Hard to believe that 60% of our OL could be different just a year later. Throw in the fact that JC was our starting C not long ago and that's a potential 80% turnover.

Plus, our main backup, Barclay, isn't healthy. Some lean times on the OL could help keep our high octane offense in check this season.

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You should be happy. You hated the OL and said it needed to be overhauled. (I'm not really sure if you said that, but no one else seems to add facts to their statements so I'm throwing noodles at the wall to see what sticks!)

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sounds like what people were saying when we lost our two starting tackles and had to start two rookies.

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Meanwhile, there are 8 players in what I believe is the important 3rd year, and there's one player I can't see us keeping around based on his play as of late. I believe it's time to say goodbye to Gunter.

I also wouldn't complain if Kerridge edged out Ripkowski for the FB job, unless they're able to keep 2 somehow.

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Actually Sitton's final year was 2015. Lang 2016. If Bulaga can't make it this is 2017. That's more than 1 yr. Times change. Every year the roster has new players.

JC was beaten out by a better player. Are you complaining about that too.

I thought you complained about Bulaga being a wasted 1st round pick.

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Lane Taylor has been so awesome I forgot Sitton had been gone that long. 🙂 (EDIT: Sitton was released 9/3/2016...so he's been gone less than a year. So, a year ago we had Sitton, Lang and Bulaga. Now, no Sitton, Lang and who knows on Bulaga with his injury history? That is a ton of turnover for a team with SB aspirations. Both guards are gone and RT is hurt. That's a lot to overcome. Thank goodness we used FA for Evans. I guess we have no problem using it when we end up paying less as in Evans and Bennett's case. Cook and Lang got more elsewhere. We just don't ever want to pay more. )

I think maybe it's time to admit Sitton wasn't as great as fans thought? Another case of overrating our own.

Yes. Bulaga definitely a wasted 1st round pick. Was drafted to be LT of future and wasn't and never should've been thought of to be one. You don't draft RT's in Round 1. That was the Dez Bryant pass draft for Bulaga.

Oh...Tretter? Loved him. Thought he was a better more athletic C than Linsley. I'm disappointed JC is gone. What we end up paying Linsley next year will really determine how much more I hate that we lost JC.

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Bulaga clearly was a good pick... best pass protection at his position and yes Rodgers has great movement skills but he also holds the ball longer than almost anyone else... and Rodgers and Bulaga play tricks on the DEs to get them to bite to the inside which allows Rodgers to the outside.

Taylor pass protection is almost as good as Sitton's, but his run blocking isn't close... and I'm wondering if they might be said about Evans as well... either way, so far the Packers have struggled to run the ball... and I haven't seen many holes for the RB to go through.

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I think Bulaga is a good player but a terrible pick. He fell down the board because rest of NFL knew he wasn't a LT. It has to be remembered he was our 1st round selection because he was going to be our LT. He failed there. Remember 1st half of fail Mary game? Guy never could handle speed rushers. So, if you were a 1st rounder who was supposed to be our LT and failed is that a good pick? No. He is a good RT which is so much better of a result than all the other high picks we've position switched because they sucked at the position they were drafted for like Datone Jones.

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I'm not really smart when it comes to OL (keep the wise comments to yourself) and I'm more so of the believe that it's the sum of the pieces, rather than the pieces that make the difference. If you have the same 5 OL game after game, they will become very solid and do a good job. If you are plugging piece here, piece there, I think regardless of the talent you will suffer.

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I agree...not with you're not smart. :)

If you have little talent and a lack of continuity that spells bigger disaster.

Hoping 12 sits at Denver due to RT situation. I see it's Wilde's poll question today and rightly so. Huge issue.

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