TJ Lang & Bryan Bulaga Diagnose the Packers’ O-Line Disaster

Former Packers offensive linemen TJ Lang and Bryan Bulaga reunite to diagnose what’s missing from Green Bay’s offensive line after Jordan Love spent Week 1 under siege. The former teammates explain why their Packers lines played with an edge, where protecting the quarterback meant more than simply executing an assignment. Lang says opposing defenses knew there would be consequences for taking extra shots at Aaron Rodgers, and questions whether that attitude and emotional leadership exists on the current Packers line. Lang also wonders whether Green Bay’s current approach to avoiding retaliation is being coached, arguing that sometimes an offensive lineman needs to risk a penalty to show teammates and opponents that taking liberties with the quarterback won’t be tolerated. Bulaga recalls how their line responded when Ndamukong Suh took shots at Rodgers and explains why that mentality became part of the identity of those Packers teams. Finally, Lang delivers his message directly to the current group: the G on the helmet means something. Protect Jordan Love, take pride in your responsibility and rediscover the toughness that comes with playing offensive line for the Green Bay Packers. Bulaga agrees, calling that attitude a tradition passed down through generations of Packers linemen.