Past the click; a defensive line coach offers his assessment of the line as a whole, what the Packers upper limit was in their negotiations with Wells and how much that fell short of what he signed for, why MM wanted an experienced center like Saturday, some of the attributes Saturday still excels at, a Lang quip about how Saturday compares to Wells, why it's hard for any defense to get a center into a one-on-one matchup, a breakdown of what a reach block is and how the Packers are asking Saturday to handle them, Raji talking about some of the techniques Saturday has used that have given him trouble in practice, and more insight. Great article and worth reading the whole thing.quote:Saturday earns mixed reviews as replacement for Wells
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by Bob McGinn on Saturday, October 27th, 2012
The defensive line coach for a Green Bay opponent this season was offering his appraisal of the Packers' offensive linemen when he came to center Jeff Saturday.
"Their two best are Bulaga and Sitton," the coach said last week. "Lang third. Newhouse is fourth. And Jeff's Jeff."
The assistant made the remark regarding Saturday without admiration, respect or disparagement in his voice. Rather, it was mere acknowledgment that Saturday will do what he always has done, and that always has been more than good enough throughout his career.
"They're not going to say this guy can't play anymore because that's a slam at Ted (Thompson)," a skeptic in the coaching ranks said. "They're not ever going to tell you that."
In conversations last week with two defensive line coaches and two offensive line coaches, a picture emerged of two distinct strata on the team's offensive line...continue
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