Sell.This O-line isn't going to stop the Eagles blitzes. This O-line isn't going to stop Ware, effectively. Allen, we might. I have confidence Clifton, it's just the creative blitzing I'm afraid off. We'll see if we can them up. I'm selling for now.

"Rockmolder" wrote:

Are we talking about this season, or going forward to next season?

This season.

Going into the playoffs, I'll buy.

Wells has been solid. Lost the starting position, but was still ready.

+4

Cliffy and Taush are vets. They can flat out play. They've lost a step with age, but lets be honest: they are vets that just flat out know how to play. Their technique is good, they have the experience to adjust when beaten initially. In terms of cut blocking, they will be a problem, but our strength is passing. Those guys can pass protect.

+5

At Guard, I love Sitton. Reading a lot of day after tape breakdowns from Pellisero and McGinn, its obvious that Sitton has been our best linemen. Strong. Mean. Big. He's done a good job of run blocking, and shown some savvy in knowing how far he can hold onto players' jerseys on the second level without getting flagged.

+5


My only problem is Colledge. Too inconsistent. Doesn't get the push you'd like a G to consistently get. When he's on top of his game, he is only above-average at best; rarely (if ever) dominates. If he is having a bad day, we will be in trouble.

+5


But another important facet of our blocking will be Tight Ends (and RBs, too). But the tight ends outside of J-Mike will have to step up, because they've been average on their best days. Havner has been missing blocks, and Lee has been responsible for quite a few "bad" runs the past few weeks according to McGinn.

+6 --- Awesome (and often overlooked) point

Both of them have to step up, and be consistent.

"all_about_da_packers" wrote:

Sell, with three exceptions.

Tauscher -- I was wrong here. I thought he would be questionable in his return, and he's looked much like the Tauscher of old, the one who was one of my favorite players.

-3 for conceding a previous error in judgement :thumbleft:

Sitton and Lang are keepers. Proof, to me at least, that Thompson, et al are getting better at evaluating OL talent.

+3 for the "proof" part

But the rest? We can, and must, get better. Colledge is, IMO, a solid backup, and so is Wells. Neither should be starting. And the rest of our backups? Well, thanks but no thanks. And that includes Spitz, who, IMO, is the most overrated in Packerland of all our OL.

+5, even though I personally disagree with the Spitz statement, at least you are "getting" how the game is played.

Zombie's point about Pittsburgh winning Super Bowls with a mediocre OL is of course true. And I think Rodgers/Driver/Jennings is better than Rothlisberger/Ward/Holmes. But I'm still convinced that's success with mediocre OL is the exception rather than the rule. That while it may no longer be "defense that wins championships" as it used to be, defense will still tend to win championships when the other side has a mediocre OL.

+6 that is elaborating...

I like the way this team has looked most of the last several weeks, and that includes the OL. But I'm not convinced they'll hold up when they hit the playoffs.

+4

I predicted one-and-done if we made the playoffs. And I'm sticking by that prediction.

+2

While New Orleans, Philly, Arizona, and, especially, the Vikings, have shown they have some weaknesses, I still think they're better teams right now than GB is. And while any-given-Sunday means the Packers might pull off one victory, there's no way they pull off three.

nothin for that

And I called for multiple picks/major FA/trade action for OL. And I'm sticking by that, too.

+6 for this one.

Sell.

"Wade" wrote:

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