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Green Bay Packers: Early 53-man roster predictions

By Ryan Sanville

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 08: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers huddles with his team at AT&T Stadium on October 8, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 08: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers huddles with his team at AT&T Stadium on October 8, 2017 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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Offensive line (9)

(17) David Bakhtiari

(18) Corey Linsley

(19) Lane Taylor

(20) Bryan Bulaga

(21) Kyle Murphy

(22) Justin McCray

(23) Byron Bell

(24) Cole Madison

(25) Lucas Patrick

The offensive line is one of the hardest groups to forecast. Last season, the Packers started more offensive line combinations than any other team in the league, due to nonstop injuries along the line. They did very little to address the offensive line in the offseason. Only one offensive lineman was drafted, Cole Madison, and only one free agent lineman was added, Byron Bell.

David Bakhtiari continued to show that he is a premier pass-blocking left tackle in the NFL, while Lane Taylor and Corey Linsley had very strong campaigns in 2017 as well. Linsley was the only player on the roster to play every single snap in 2017, and was one of 32 players in the entire league to do so.

When Bryan Bulaga is available, he is one of the best right tackles in the league, but he has plenty of trouble staying on the field. It is looking like the Packers will most likely have to start the 2018 season without Bulaga at right tackle, due to an ACL injury, leaving the door open for a battle between Kyle Murphy, Jason Spriggs, and possibly Byron Bell or Cole Madison.

Personally, I don’t see Jason Spriggs making the team, although a second-round pick was used on him in the 2016 draft. Spriggs has some absolutely horrendous tape and he can’t be trusted blocking for Aaron Rodgers. Like Hundley, it would be nice to get anything in return for Spriggs, but his very underwhelming play makes that unlikely.

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