As the sixth Iowa player to be named Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year, Bryan Bulaga was one of the top prospects at his position going into the draft. That’s why many people were shocked when – despite his “dinosaur arms” – he fell to the Packers at the 23rd pick. In what seemed to be fate calling, Green Bay practically had to take him. Not only could Bulaga be considered the “best player available,” he was also filling a dire need for the team that allowed over 50 sacks in 2009. Many fans and media experts saw Bulaga as the Packers’ LT of the future, eventually replacing veteran Chad Clifton.
2010 Player Grades
Green Bay Packers 2010 Player Evaluations — Offense — Chad Clifton
A couple of games into the 2010 season, many of us were convinced Chad Clifton was finished. He looked old, slow, overmatched and hobbled. Replacing Clifton with rookie Bryan Bulaga seemed like a logical move to avoid getting Aaron Rodgers killed.
Green Bay Packers 2010 Player Evaluations — Offense — Josh Sitton
As a fourth round draft pick in 2008, Josh Sitton actually had high prospects of starting at right guard his rookie season. Unfortunately, a preseason knee injury sidelined him, and he was replaced by Tony Moll. Sitton only ended up starting two games that season. Fast forward one year, and he swiftly becomes possibly the best player on the offensive line. Josh Sitton was the only Packers offensive lineman to open every game at just one position in 2009. He also played all 1,093 snaps on offense, the only player on either side of the ball to not miss a snap with his unit. In 2010, the NFL Alumni Association named Sitton Offensive Lineman of the Year.
Green Bay Packers 2010 Player Evaluations — Offense — Daryn Colledge
In a strange way, Daryn Colledge reminds me of all the public-sector employees protesting in Wisconsin. On the surface, you want to hate the protestors. They pay next to nothing for healthcare and retirement benefits while the state runs a deficit and the private-sector struggles. But when you dig deeper, you realize there’s more to the story.
Green Bay Packers 2010 Player Evaluations — Offense — Scott Wells
Those of us in the AllGreenBayPackers.com community consider ourselves smart football fans. Based on Al’s history of quality content, the recent addition of some new writers and the intelligent discussion in the comments section, I’d say say our assessment of ourselves is accurate. We are smart football fans! But as much as we like to pat ourselves on the back for our football knowledge, we shouldn’t kid ourselves and pretend that we have the ability to fully evaluate how a center played throughout the course of an entire season.