Dairyland Express
Fansided

Green Bay Packers: Grading the offense at the quarter point

By Brian Sampson

LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 23: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers signals from the line in the second half pass against the Washington Redskins at FedExField on September 23, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 23: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers signals from the line in the second half pass against the Washington Redskins at FedExField on September 23, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
6 of 6
Next
Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images /

Offensive Line

David Bakhtiari: Bakhtiari has been better than advertised so far this season and that’s extremely hard to do. As one of the best left tackles in the NFL, he’s been absolutely dominant in the passing game. Even though his run-blocking leaves a little to be desired, he’s more than earned the highest mark on the team through the first four games.

Grade: A

Bryan Bulaga: Whenever Bulaga is able to stay healthy, he’s able to be a good right tackle for the Packers. So far so good. He only missed a handful of plays, but has been good to go otherwise. Similar to Bakhtiari, Bulaga is a much more dominant pass-blocker than he is run-blocker. But that’s okay considering the Packers love to pass.

Grade: B-

Jason Spriggs: Spriggs played 42 snaps against Washington when Bulaga was out with an injury for his only playing time of the 2018 season so far. During that appearance, he was equally below average in both facets of the game. Although he wasn’t a complete liability, he’s definitely not starting caliber for any team.

Grade: C-

Corey Linsley: Linsely has played all 282 snaps for the Packers and looks to have put last season’s woes behind him. He still has his struggles on some plays, but is able to use his strength to his advantage most of the time and be a straight bully. He’s not as bad as the others in run blocking and is able to use his quickness to get in great position off the snap.

Grade: B

Lane Taylor: Taylor is holding down the starting left guard spot for the second straight year and is continuing to adjust to the position. He’s fortunate enough to play right next to Bakhtiari which certainly helps him, but he’s still limited himself. His struggles in the run game are noticeable, but he’s able to make up for that with his pass-blocking (seeing a theme here?).

Justin McCray: McCray has had a heck of a start to this season. He won the starting right guard spot out of training camp with seemingly very little competition. However, he struggled out of the gate against the Bears and his lack of athleticism was put on full display. He missed Week 4 due to a shoulder injury so that will be worth monitoring moving forward.

Grade: C-

Byron Bell: Bell’s move to guard is fully complete. He’s played every one of his 84 snaps in 2018 at right guard. Bell has been great in pass blocking, but downright awful in the run game. Those even each other out and force his grade down a bit.

Grade: C-

Lucas Patrick: Patrick has only played seven snaps this season and they all came against Washington in Week 3. Although it’s not a fair way to grade him, he was easily the worst pass-blocker the Packers have put on the field this season.

Grade: Inc.

Home/Green Bay Packers