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Green Bay Packers: 5 goals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

By Brian Sampson

GREEN BAY, WI - DECEMBER 22: David Bakhtiari #69 of the Green Bay Packers blocks Troy Polamalu #43 of the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lambeau Field on December 22, 2013 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Steelers defeated the Packers 38-31. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI - DECEMBER 22: David Bakhtiari #69 of the Green Bay Packers blocks Troy Polamalu #43 of the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lambeau Field on December 22, 2013 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Steelers defeated the Packers 38-31. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 22: Jason Spriggs #78 and David Bakhtiari #69 of the Green Bay Packers take a knee during the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 22: Jason Spriggs #78 and David Bakhtiari #69 of the Green Bay Packers take a knee during the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome on January 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

2. Offensive tackles improve

With starting tackles David Bakhtiari and Bryan Bulaga out last week, Kyle Murphy and Byron Bell got the starts. And, unfortunately, both players struggled mightily.

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Murphy gave up a strip sack off the left edge to an unsuspecting Hundley and Bell allowed pressure to come off the right side and force an interception after tipping the ball. Even besides those two plays, neither tackle was impressive.

Jason Spriggs surprisingly came off the bench and fared better with the second unit. However, it’s unfair to judge his performance against clearly lesser players. It will be most interesting to see if he gets a chance with the 1s against Pittsburgh.

The hope is that both Bakhtiari and Bulaga will be able to stay healthy all season so the Packers can have their best offensive line out there. However, that may be somewhat unrealistic, meaning Green Bay must develop at least one of the tackles behind their two starters. This game will be incredibly important for one of the three tackles to separate themselves from the pack and show they can at least hold their own on the line.

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