Than I ever thought!

The interior line blew up. They were just terrible at blocking for both the run AND the pass and I am now becoming a believer in Rodgers' abilities.

I have been his fan but last two games showed that he also has the grit and the toughness to go with his passing ability.

It remains to be seen how well the line will block for him this season. IF they don't perform, what prevents Rodgers from wanting to move on to a team with a better Oline?

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Well I remember only 1 sack that was all on rodgers IMO. The rest were a fault of the Oline or perhaps a combo but probably more on the Oline.

That one guy kept coming through with no blockers on him. Lang was doing pretty good.

And Include the fact that last week, Allen came through for 4+sacks tells me that one or two on the Oline need adjustments. Different blocking scheme, different players, different play calling come to mind.

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Why is Campen still employed with the Packers? Why?

The 6 year, 65 million dollar extension we signed him to last season that keeps him locked up through the 2014 season.

At this stage in the game, you might as well throw Lang out there for a start against Cleveland next week and see what he can do since Clifton is probably going to miss a couple of more games.

It's pretty depressing as to how good this team could be if they even had an average offensive line.

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Much of the pressure was different this week. More from the LBers this week. Two minimum were ridiculous. There should never, ever be pressure from inside that quick. My god.

Looking forward to see Lang play and Tauscher back STARTING. Having those players on the edge that can be depended on makes the middle work much easier.

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I am speaking theoretically, and what prevents from other teams from calling? Vikings may be?

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I agree. I am anxious to see what Tauscher has left. However, I think as a whole our Oline is inept to say the least.

Our blocking scheme sucks. We have a 5 WR package... Can we come up with 8 Offensive linemen package?... Half kidding!

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Call blocking. Email filters. Security dogs.

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This applies to the entire team, but I'd like to focus on the O line, since that is the subject of this topic.

MM needs to take penalties seriously. Enough pussyfooting around the issue. If you get a flag thrown on you, you get fined 100 dollars for each yard it cost the team (I would put a cap on that, no reason for someone to pay 6000 dollars for a Pass interference). In a game like today where the Packers were completely in control, he should have benched Clifton for three reasons.

1. Give him some rest so he doesn't kill himself
2. Penalties
3. Giving TJ Lang some experience

The same goes for anybody who makes a boneheaded penalty. If you lack discipline and are going to make dumb mistakes, sit your ass on the bench for at least a couple quarters and think about it. The downside is that we're running out of bodies to replace people with, especially at O line.

I'm also sick of Nick Barnett's swagger after plays in which he actually makes a tackle or doesn't commit a personal foul. You're mediocre at best this year and cost the team a LOT in penalties. Calm the heck down and save your energy for doing your job, rather than making an ass out of yourself.

I think that even if Clifton is ok to play the game next week, Lang should be in. At the very least, Lang could hold his own, and I saw some impressive push on some run plays, and pretty good blocking on passing downs. I think he's earned a start over an oft-flagged, injured Clifton. That ankle needs to get better more than we need him in the game.