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Nov 23 '16, 05:09AM
GREEN BAY, Wis. Flames Jersey . -- The Green Bay Packers may be forced to shuffle their renovated offensive line after starting left tackle Bryan Bulaga reportedly suffered a season-ending knee injury during a weekend scrimmage. Just three months ago, coach Mike McCarthy moved Bulaga from right tackle to left tackle, Pro Bowl guard Josh Sitton from right guard to left guard, T.J. Lang from left guard to right guard and Marshall Newhouse, who started 28 games the past two seasons at left tackle, to right tackle. McCarthy has said he moved Sitton to left guard to put the teams two best offensive linemen together on the same side of the line, protecting quarterback Aaron Rodgers blind side. Sitton and Bulaga had also played next to one another since the 2010 season. All that may be up the air now: The Journal Sentinel, citing an unidentified source, reported (http://tinyurl.com/knqurqg) that Bulaga tore an ACL and will miss the season. The Packers cancelled practice Monday and no one from the team was available to comment. Its unclear when Bulaga was injured Saturday night. He took all the first-team snaps at left tackle during the scrimmage and was also on the field-goal protection unit at the end of practice. The Packers would appear to have two options at left tackle: They could move Newhouse, who took over for injured veteran Chad Clifton during the 2011 season, back to left tackle; or, they could insert promising rookie fourth-round pick David Bakhtiari there. Bakhtiari was impressive during the first week of practices in pads, competing at right tackle with Newhouse and Don Barclay. When Bulaga suffered a season-ending hip injury last November, Barclay started the final six games (including playoffs) at right tackle but has been working at centre and guard so far in camp. The upheaval comes at a time when offensive line coach James Campen was pleased with the way the rejiggered starting five was coming together. "You know, I think that quite frankly its exceeded what I thought it would be at," Campen said late last week. "I think theyve done a very good job with their footwork. They took advantage of the OTA periods to get adjusted to it. I think theyre over that hump. Its just a few little things, new footwork theyve got to work on, but I think theyve adjusted very well." The Packers still dont have 2011 first-round pick Derek Sherrod at their disposal. He remains on the active/physically unable to perform list because of the broken leg he suffered in December 2011. The Packers also reportedly signed veteran quarterback Vince Young to a one-year deal Monday, looking for depth with Graham Harrell and B.J. Coleman behind Rodgers on the depth chart. Both the Journal Sentinel and ESPNMilwaukee.com reported the signing, citing unidentified sources. Young has played for Tennessee, Philadelphia and Buffalo since he was the No. 3 overall pick out of Texas in the 2006 draft. Mark Giordano Jersey . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Dougie Hamilton Flames Jersey . 10 Texas A&Ms offence dominated as usual against SMU. http://www.jerseyofficialhockeyflames.com/tj-brodie-hockey-jersey/ . Speaking Thursday on TSN 1050 Thursday, the Leafs GM also touched on the questions surrounding the teams leadership and the struggles of his big-name free-agent signing. “Its not from lack of effort from the coaching staff. CLEVELAND -- Brandon Weedens goals were to manage the game, not make any mistakes and keep Clevelands offence going forward. He did much more than that. Weeden made coach Rob Chudzinskis debut a success, and the second-year quarterback may have stopped any controversy before it started. Weeden threw a touchdown pass and led Cleveland on two scoring drives, and Travis Benjamin returned a punt 91 yards for a TD as the Browns won Chudzinskis first exhibition game, 27-19 over the St. Louis Rams on Thursday night. By going 10 of 13 for 112 yards, Weeden provided a performance that should help end any talk of a quarterback competition in Cleveland and silence some of his critics. Chudzinski has not yet chosen his starter, but Weeden did everything he needed to secure the job. "I thought he did a good job." Chudzinski said. "He looked calm. We had good drives and he was a good part of it." Weeden hooked up with running back Dion Lewis, starting for Trent Richardson, for a 2-yard TD on the first play of the second quarter. St. Louis quarterback Sam Bradford threw a 3-yard TD pass to Chris Givens as Rams coach Jeff Fisher left his starting offence in after Benjamins runback made it 17-0. Bradford went 5 of 8 for 102 yards, including 59 on a deep ball over the middle to Givens. Greg Zuerlein kicked field goals of 54 and 55 yards for the Rams, one of the NFLs youngest teams still going through growing pains. "The first game is never an indication of where youre at, because theres so many different things going on," Fisher said. "We had one period to prepare for them, and thats certainly not enough considering what they were doing defensively." The Browns are counting on Weeden to take a major step following an up-and-down rookie year. Chudzinski and new co-ordinator Norv Turner have tailored Clevelands offence to better suit Weeden, who has won over his teammates with his work ethic during the off-season. Now, all the soon-to-be 30-year-old has to do is convince skeptical Cleveland fans that he can be the man. This was an ideal start. "I thought for the most I made good decisions tonight," Weeden said. "But Ive still got a long ways to go." Weeden was composed as he led the Browns to 10 points on their first two possessions. He went 5 of 8 on Clevelands first drive, which included wide receiver Greg Little -- a former basketball player -- making a leaping catch of a pass that deflected off tight end Jordan Camerons facemask. Brian Bogotays 25-yard field goal gave Cleveland a 3-0 lead. "I dont know if I scared Jordan or what, but I hit him right between the eyes," Weeden said. Weeden was even better the seccond time the Browns got the ball. Sean Monahan Jersey. He completed all five passes, connecting on a 30-yard crossing route to Cameron before capping the drive with his TD strike to Lewis, who juked Rams rookie linebacker Alec Ogletree before hauling in Weedens throw. Clevelands revamped offence clicked even without Richardson, kept out as a precaution as he recovers from a shin injury. Weeden saw plenty of progress. "We manoeuvred well," he said. "We didnt have any penalties. We didnt do anything to move backwards. We were moving forward. For the first game out, I think we did some good things." Benjamin gave the Browns reason to believe they wont miss spectacular return specialist Josh Cribbs, who signed with Oakland. With Cleveland leading 10-0, Benjamin backpedaled and caught a punt at his 9. He broke toward the left sideline, picked up a couple blocks, one by rookie Barkevious Mingo, and went untouched to the end zone. "Freaky fast," Weeden said, describing Benjamin. "Hes got stupid speed." Fisher wasnt happy to see Benjamin streak by. "Its that classic out-kick-your-coverage type thing," Fisher said. "Im glad it happened in the preseason rather than the regular season." There were other moments Fisher doesnt hope to see repeated. Running back Isaiah Pead fumbled away St. Louis first possession at Clevelands 26, and the Rams defence did little to slow Weeden. St. Louis, though, did bounce back nicely after Benjamins return. Givens got behind reserve cornerback Trevin Wade to haul in Bradfords beautifully lofted throw. Two plays later, the pair connected again for a score that pleased Fisher -- even if it came against Browns backups. "A little frustrating on the first drive," Bradford said. "We put something together, had a nice third-down conversion and we were moving the ball, and to turn it over in scoring position is always a little bit frustrating. But, its nice to finish the night with a touchdown." NOTES: Mingo had a sack nullified by a tripping penalty, and the first-round pick showed his exceptional speed off the edge on several rushes. ... Rams RT Rodger Saffold injured his shoulder on St. Louis second play and did not return. X-rays were negative. ... Givens finished with three catches for 82 yards. ... Browns CB Chris Owens, competing with Buster Skrine for a starting job, was a late scratch with a foot injury. He is not expected to miss significant time. ... Rams rookie WR Tavon Austin did not have a catch, but dropped a third-down pass in the second quarter. ... Browns WR Josh Gordon, suspended for the first two regular-season games, had two catches for 27 yards. Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '
