I still suffer from the bias that comes from Morgan being a first and Walker a 7th. But admitting it is the first step, I think.

"The bright shiny object" has again been put out there. Simply because Morgan is a first-round pick he must be better than R. Walker. Not necessarily.
All Walker has done is do a better than average job of protecting the $50 million quarterback. Most scouts didn't like Morgan as a tackle. Walker is a FA after this season and will most likely be gone. They can't pay Zach Tom and Walker. Rhyan is also a free agent after this year and could get a good offer. Enter Morgan. He and Tom will make up the right side in 2026, Belton and Banks on the left side. Big guys.

Always remember Gute drafts a year in advance.

"If Morgan wins the left tackle job, Walker can move inside."

Walker pass-blocks well as a left tackle and struggles with run blocking. It makes no sense to play him at guard--a position he's never played. If he loses out to Morgan, he will be the swing tackle, backing up both tackle positions.

Walker is a two year starter and a very good pass protector which is job one for a LT. Morgan has played six games in the NFL. How about we see what happens in training camp before we award the left tackle job to Morgan?

The scouting report on Walker coming out of college was that his run blocking was good during a two year stint as starting LT for Penn State. Not sure why the run blocking has fallen off so much in Green Bay, but he got it done while playing a tough schedule at Penn State. I'm sure he knows he needs to run block better to have a shot at a second contract with the Packers. I wouldn't give his position at LT away just yet.

I don't feel Walker is a problem.
The problem has been injuries, and a off-kilter line.
I get the group goal is to protect Love.
So lets not reward the player for standing out
Because of draft status, salary, or ability.
Play action or a sound running game is key.
But who protects Love the best.
Must be given preference.

All that matters is the line. It did ok last season. As we've seen "ok" doesn't cut it most of the time especially against playoff caliber teams and in the division. I think you can get away with "ok" everywhere else BUT the lines on O and D.

Without watching these guys in camp and preseason (are the starters going to work together besides joint practices?) I'm not good enough to project my best 5 or where they're going to start. All I know and have confidence in is we have a better group on paper to start with than last season.

We HAVE to get better. We can't assume the other teams aren't or that we can just keep pace with them and still take a step forward.

What makes my eyes roll is that this team still hasn't got a clue as to who can play where and at a level that not only dominates the position for the team, but against the better opponents. If Tom is the most dominant guy on this OL, this team is in trouble, again.

Start the music as the musical chair game begins yet again for the starter role selection, and that means a too steep of a drop from starter to back up, or a mediocre group of backups that get chances to start, somewhere, anywhere on the OL, at any given time.

I ask again, which players are secure in their positions that they are not required to play the musical chair game?

Sure, being able to play multiple positions is a benefit, but that player needs to be a dominant player in at least one, and not fighting to be another utility bench guy, which this team seems to have many.

I know, but I want this team to get better than good, as good doesn't seem to have a standard that is adhered to, and has proven to be far too less than other teams.

Walker is a near elite pass protector. PFF had him as the 21st best in the league among all tackles. He’s not been a good run blocker, though he did improve as the season went on.

That’s something that can be changed. It’s something that, for the most part has been a signature of our whole OL. The emphasis was always on pass pro. That seems to be changing now. So Walker is on notice of where he needs to improve.

The mystery to me is why Walker has not been good in the run game. We see the ability to move from his pass pro. He’s not a weak man: coming out he had recorded a 350-pound clean, a 400-pound bench press, and a 580-pound squat. He can and has made very good plays in the run game, it’s just that he isn’t consistent at all. Add that all up and it screams coaching emphasis to me.

I understand the cap pressures. I do not mind if Morgan genuinely wins out, but he’s going to have to take a huge step to match Walker’s pass pro. It’s worth noting that Morgan was decidedly worse at run blocking as a G last year than he was at pass pro. His overall run grade was only minimally higher than Walker’s per PFF.

Both were better than Myers. Even Rhyan and Jenkins followed the same pattern: pass ratings significantly above run grade. The strong suggestion is this is at least as much coaching as player acumen.

Maybe Morgan will get close to Walker in the pass game, but that’s asking a lot. Since his run grade last year was near equivalent, he should need to push very hard on both counts. It’s a fallacy to believe he’s shown more in the run game than Walker at this point. The run game was not Morgan’s forte in college.

Unless Morgan does stand out as a run blocker suddenly and markedly over that of Walker, realistically, what Walk has achieved in the passing game over numerous games probably means he should and will start. As I have said, I can’t see any reason why Walker can’t improve his run game: unlike Morgan, it was a positive aspect of his in college.

If Walker is the better player, he should play. Rational teams do not compromise at LT. That is true even if Morgan ends up being a starting T next year as long as this season is alive for us. However, if Walker does leave, why would we not shift Tom, who played there in college? He is our best T and will be paid as such.

The bigger picture here is that it’s not just the players: it’s coaching. Butkus has to step up as much as any individual. When every player is significantly weaker in the run game and some, like Rhyan and Walker were thought to be the opposite when drafted, then the spotlight has to be on the coaching: emphasis and technique both.

Morgan needs to be left at tackle unless they think Belton is ready to play RT this year. Let Walker and Morgan compete for LT while both also take a few 2nd team snaps at RT so whoever loses the battle is ready to be the swing T. Morgan played exclusively at LT his last three years in college while Walker played all of 29 snaps at RT in his last three years at Penn State and Belton played 11. Tom is their best lineman and hopefully stays healthy but if he misses time it could be a disaster without getting one or two of those guys some practice reps there.

Walker was a better run blocker as a rookie than he was last year so maybe he was dealing with some bumps and bruises that limited his effectiveness

Over the last 5 years the Packers were 9th overall in rushing yards before contact but going by season they were 4th, 21st, 6th, 17th and 18th. They have to better than 18th if they want to continue to run the ball as much as they did last year. Jacobs can't be expected to be Superman after contact for 300 attempts like he was last year. Not surprisingly the Eagles were 1st in three of the last five seasons.

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