Green Bay’s offensive line is winning in pass protection on a measly 16% of dropbacks right now, the absolute worst mark in the entire NFL by a mile. You hear that? A MILE. The league average is sitting close to 50%, which just throws into brutal relief how absolutely cooked this unit is, only three games into the season. It’s easy to say “small sample size,” but some problems are just too massive to ignore, and this one feels truly unfixable.
The Brutal Numbers Don’t Lie
Look, I believe the Packers still have a ton of talented players on their roster. This isn’t just a team full of bums. But it doesn’t matter how good your skill guys are if your quarterback is running for his life every snap. NextGenStats dropped some insane numbers on us after the Falcons game: 15 quick pressures against Green Bay, the second most in any game this season. Wanna guess who had the most? The Vikings, who put up a ridiculous 17 quick pressures on the Packers earlier. This isn’t an anomaly, it’s a trend, and it’s ugly. Philosophically, teams shouldn’t have players starting who are worse than a “replacement player” you can pick up freely. Yet, this offensive line is so bad, it’s like they’re actively trying to find guys *worse* than that. You’re simply not supposed to have a position group that can possibly be this bad, period.
Mismanagement and Money Down the Drain
Here’s where it gets even more frustrating: the Packers have poured money and draft capital into this unit, and for what? Most of their monetary capital is tied up in Zach Bako-Bewele, who might never play again after a full patellar tendon tear. They also gave a huge chunk of change to Aaron Banks, who is not only injury-prone but, let’s be blunt, terrible. Then there’s the draft picks: Anthony Belton was a former second-rounder and, you guessed it, appears terrible. Jordan Morgan is “maybe ok,” which is about as lukewarm a compliment as you can get. Nobody’s even sure what Sean Rhyan is yet, but one thing’s clear: no one on this line is even approaching average. When your depth guys like Donovan Jennings and Jacob Monk offer absolutely nothing, you’ve got a systemic failure. You can’t spend this much money and draft capital on a position and be this horrendously bad. It’s almost impossible, and it’s why the only rational move right now is to fire Luke Butkus, their offensive line coach. He’s clearly incompetent, maybe even a “sleeper” for how bad this unit has become under his watch.
The Packers are stuck in quicksand with this line. Unless they make some drastic changes, and fast, this problem is going to derail their entire season. It’s not about “if” they’ll bounce back, it’s about “how” they can even survive with such a glaring, fundamental flaw at the core of their offense.
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Originally reported by Acme Packing Company.
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