The Green Bay Packers came into training camp as an offensive juggernaut, but they are taking on a bit of water. After losing wide receiver Jordy Nelson for the year in Week 2 of the NFL preseason with a torn ACL, Green Bay will now have to be without right tackle Bryan Bulaga for at least a month and perhaps six weeks.
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Bulaga sprained his MCL in practice this week but is has now been revealed that he also tore his meniscus, leaving him sidelined for an extended period of time, per Albert Breer of NFL Network. Bulaga was signed to a four-year deal this offseason to fortify the right side for the Packers going forward, but the job is now left to Don Barclay.
Barclay, 26, is in his fourth season out of West Virginia University. The reserve tackle has played in 31 carer games including 18 starts, although the last start came in 2013, when he was in the lineup 14 times. Barclay missed all of last season after a knee injury in training camp.
In 2013, Barclay finished 57th of 76 offensive tackles, according to Pro Football Focus. Barclay was ranked as an average pass-blocker but deplorable in the run game, something that could obviously affect Eddie Lacy. On Sunday, Barclay faces the tough front of the Seattle Seahawks and then the following week, with be matched up against the Kansas City Chiefs and Justin Houston.
Aaron Rodgers will make up for plenty of the losses Green Bay has incurred this far, but at some point, the Packers will be impacted.