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News coming out of camp regarding the offensive line is not very positive. According to the Green Bay Press Gazette Sitton will likely miss a month with his injury. This is not a positive in my opinion. The Packers were about to finally developing some chemistry amoungst the offensive line and now we have to start over again with a new line. With Wells possibly being out as well the Packers could be in some serious trouble.

If Wells stays out it appears that Spitz will play center while Colledge and Moll play the guard spots. Now I want to know why in the world is Moll starting over Barbre. What does the coaching staff have against Barbre. In my opinion he has looked pretty good and the coaches were raving about him heading into training camp. Since training camp has begun they have pretty much given him absolutely no shot at winning the starting spot. First there was Colledge. Then there was Sitton. Now there is Moll. I seriously want to know what Barbre did to not even deserve a chance at the starting spot. He must have insulted one of the coaches since that is the only thing that explains what is happening. The coaches have kept saying that Barbre is still in competition for one of the starting jobs but I will believe it when I see it. I am not saying that Barbre should for sure be the starter but I have no idea why he isn’t even given a chance.

With the mess at offensive line I hope we can sort it out quickly and get Sitton and Wells back soon. Wells appears pretty likely to be able to start the opener which is a good thing since then we can at least start the sam offensive line we had last season (Spitz and Colledge). If Wells misses extended time we are in a lot of trouble this season.

Hopefully we can sort this offensive line mess out soon or we will be crushed in Minnesota since I don’t think it is a good idea to have a huge mess in the middle of your offensive line when the opponent has the best DT tandem in the league. We better sort this situation out soon or we could be in for a very long season.

So are you worried about the offensive line situation or do you think we will be fine this season?

With the third and most important preseason game approaching quickly, today’s practice was pretty important. Today I have actually two links with full coverage of today’s practice. One is from the Green Bay Press Gazette while the other is from Packers.com (I have no idea how I didn’t find this blog earler). A lot seems to have happened today, along with a new player being added to the roster.

We’ll begin with the new player. Like I mentioned last night, Evan Moore has been placed on IR. At this point Evan Moore will either spend the season on the IR (my hope since I think he could be good next season after a years work) or the Packers could reach an injury settlement and cut him. To replace Moore on the roster the Packers have added DT Rodney Allen. Rodney Allen has most recently played for the Odessa Roughnecks in the Intense Football League (an indoor football league). I think the signing is pretty decent. I personally am not that optimistic about a player from the Intense Football League but I do like that he is a defensive tackle. The Packers really need defensive tackles even if they are just camp bodies. The thing that really surprised me though is Allen actually practiced today and he actually looked really good. I doubt he will make the final roster but with our current injuries at the DT position who really knows.

Aaron Rodgers has appeared to have gotten his accuracy back since he was able to throw the football 45 yards through the air into a very little net. I actually saw him do this at least one during the practices that I went to. I think Aaron Rodgers has amazing accuracy for his passes. He just needs to calm down in games and I think everyone will be able to see his accuracy. It probably also wouldn’t hurt if he would actually have some time in the pocket.

It’s nice to see the defensive making plays even though it isn’t making our offense look good. Today Will Blackmon intercepted a pass, Cullen Jenkins tipped a pass, and Abdul Hodge laid out Ryan Powdrell. It is always good to see your defense making plays.

Mason Crosby was once again perfect. I think Mason Crosby was easily one of the biggest steals of last year’s draft. Come on. We got him for a sixth rounder and he is already one of the best kickers in the league. Most sixth rounders don’t even make their respective teams.

Allen Barbre seemed to have had a good practice but it doesn’t seem to matter since it looks like Spitz and Sitton will be the starters once Scott Well finally gets over his trunk injury (which he reagrivated in Saturday’s game). I really think the Packers should actually think about starting Barbre and Sitton. A lot of people thought Sitton played the best of all the guards on Saturday and Spitz seems to not be able to play the other guard position. I doubt it will happen but I want to know why the coaching staff has really not given Barbre a real shot at the starting job. Barbre is getting some work at tackle though so he might have a future as either Clifton’s or Tauscher’s replacement.

Be sure to check back later today because if I find any new updates I will be sure to add them to this post. So what are thinking about right now as far as the Packers are concerned? Are you optimistic about Friday’s game or do think the Packers will embarrass themselves once again.

From reports around the internet it sounds like yesterday’s practice was very interesting. I personally wasn’t able to go so I got all my information from the following three stories. Two are from the Green Bay Press Gazette (Offense Finds It’s Groove, and Night Wrap-Up) and one from JS Online (Friday Camp Report). So here is what stood out to me in the three reports.

• It seems like the offense is finally starting to get going. This is actually pretty normal since offenses always take longer to get going in training camp than defenses do. It seems like the first and second teams are both improving quite a bit.
• Jermichael Finley appeared to have a good day. From what I way of Finley on Wednesday I think he will be a good player. He is a rookie tough so you need to suspect some growing pains and mistakes. If Finley can continue to excell by getting off the line quickly I think he could really help out the Packers’ offense this season.
• Brian Brohm seems to be developing pretty quickly. Brohm didn’t look bad in Wednesday’s practice but I think he does need a little work with his timing since he did have some INT problems. I think he will naturally develop that timing and he should be fine.
• Will Blackmon and DeShawn Wynn both sat out the practice with injuries. Neither injury appears to be serious but they do worry me a little since both have an injury history. Hopefully both can recover from their injury since both have quite a bit on untapped potential.
• Rodgers apparently didn’t have a great practice. Packer fans should worry though since Rodgers will have some bad practices. In my opinion it is better if he struggles in practice and learns from his mistakes instead of making the mistakes in an actual game. I don’t think people should worry since I think it was just a bad day and he will rebound.
• The Packers supposedly have a 3-3. Supposedly Poppinga ended up lining up as a DE. While I don’t know how successful the scheme will be I really like that Bob Sanders is finally willing to open up the defense and try something new. In the past the Packers have suffered from having too bland of a defense and hopefully this shows that the defense is going to be willing to take some chances.
• Rouse continues to make plays with another INT in yesterday’s practice. I think Collins should really start looking over his back since I think Rouse is coming really close to taking his job.
• Two scuffles broke out in practice. While most people will think of this as a bad sign I will take a positive out of it. The players are obviously playing with a lot of energy which is always good for a football team.
• The Packers offensive line appears to be improving quite quickly since they are starting to dominate in the one on one drill. Barbre still seems to be the best fit for the starting guard spot. I also heard that Josh Sitton is really impressing the coaches so that is also a positive.