Packers biting off more than their big men can chew with offensive line shuffling

The Green Bay Packers entered the season with an offensive line they thought with seven or eight deep. Through three games, they might not have five they can trust.

The Green Bay Packers offensive line handled everything the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders tried to throw at them with blitzes. They passed off stunts and picked up blitzers with aplomb, to the point Matt LaFleur called Week 1 the best pass pro game from backs since he’s seen. But Myles Garrett and the Cleveland Browns brought the front to its knees on Sunday, and in doing so, exposed what was thought to be a strength for the Packers as a weakness.

It’s not the depth. The depth is real. Most teams don’t have five starters they’re comfortable with. When the Packers are healthy, they really like the Rasheed Walker-Aaron Banks-Elgton Jenkins-Sean Rhyan-Zach Tom lineup. They worked Jordan Morgan in at guard in Week 1 before injuries turned deck shuffling into 52-card pickup over the next two weeks.

Spending a pretty penny on Banks has so far yielded insufficient funds for this group, though Banks has battled through multiple injuries. It’s too soon to say that the check has definitely bounced.

But Jordan Morgan has bounced all over this line, playing left tackle in the preseason, right guard in the regular season in that rotation with Rhyan, then left guard for the injured Banks, and on Sunday, right tackle for Tom.

LaFleur admitted the team might be asking too much of Morgan by moving him around so much. It was Belton taking the snaps at right tackle when Tom missed Week 2, but presumably only because Morgan had to play left guard for Banks.