The Packers won the Superbowl last year. They have a loaded roster by most accounts. Yet, they have only 6 players over age 30 and have the 2nd youngest roster in the league. (Tampa is first this year) TT isn’t perfect but he is damn good at talent evaluation and this coaching staff is damn good at coaching up young players and plugging them into their system. I do it also but it seems silly to 2nd guess TT and MM on how they churn the bottom of the roster.

I was glad to see guys like Gurley, West and Harrell make it to the PS though.

I also get the sense they are really high on Newhouse. They feel that they have 7 guys (Bulaga, Sitton, Wells, Lang, Clifton, Sherrod, and Newhouse) that can play at a high enough level. Between those seven they feel they can patch things up in case of injury. Plus, they only keep 7 o-lineman active on game day and you don’t cut quality players elsewhere on the roster for o-lineman that you don’t feel are NFL quality.

Gurley, West, Borel, Harrell, Ray Dominguez, Sampson Genus, Brandian Ross, Brandon Saine.

Can’t believe we were able to keep all those WRs with us on the Practice squad, and Harrell will be here longer to help learn the system. Next year could be interesting when these players develop a bit more.

In terms of depth on O line. I didn’t even notice it until now, but it’s actually a bit concerning. There really is no backup there than can just step in and cause things to not lose a step. Couple years ago when Rodgers got sacked 50+ times, things on the line was very shaky. No real chemistry and just everything in sorts on the line.

We are one step away from it being like that again if somebody goes down. Sherrod may be a great lineman in the future, but he’s got plenty of work to do and starting is not an option at this point.

Recently we had Bulaga and Lang as backups. Those 2 guys you could trust could come in and do a decent job. You don’t feel that same way now with the guys we have right now.

Chances are something will happen at some point in the season. A lineman will get hurt, and miss time. Not necessarily for the year, but a backup would have to step in. Rodgers is the key to this offense. We need him healthy, not only for this year, but for years to come so his body can hold up down the road.

I like Clifton, he’s been a great Packer for years. He still can do it. Lang, has proven to be serviceable, and to be counted on. I know he can do it. Wells and Sitton, they both do a great job. And Bulaga, he’s learning at a pretty good pace, and has done a great job since he came in as a rookie.

I don’t have many concerns about the line other than a bit of rust and the line needing to gain that chemistry. To work well as a unit. When it’s the same guys every day, at the same position, they start to really build on that and solidify. But with the short off season and a bit of experimenting, we’ve lost some time to achieve that, and our line still needs to solidify a bit more. I think they will get there at some point, but the sooner the better.

The other issue is obviously health. Because the depth is very thin, somebody going down will really derail this line. This is a major concern and I think the team needs to figure out a better solution to the one we’ve accumulated now because I don’t think the depth we have is the answer.

In the end, I don’t think this is it. We could see a move or two before Thursday. I don’t think Ted wants to roll the dice with these 8 lineman. He knows what can happen when the line is in shambles. It must be fresh in his memory being only a couple years ago. Unless they really trust the guys they have to step in, I think they plan to address this issue real soon.

But like Andy said, I still like this team. We got a lot of great things all over the place and certainly have a team that is in contention and could do some big things again this year!