Those types of players have a knack for pushing the entire room

I wish it was under better circumstances that I closed out the first II of the week. My humble apologies, Mike, and Wes, for that matter. And to that impostor – disrespectful, sir, very disrespectful. (I guess, Wes would be the proper judge of that though, as long as he got some humor for it after checking in with you personally).

Those Spoffords are tricky. But in all seriousness, Spoff and I complement each other well – especially this time of year when schedules get wonky. Thanks to Mike being “on-call” Friday, I was fortunate enough to watch Rob Demovsky’s son, Hogan, help lift the De Pere boys basketball team to a WIAA Division I state championship and undefeated 30-0 season. It was a fun weekend in Madison that I won’t soon forget.

Any chance you would change the name of inbox to “Voice of reason” as that seems to be what you are?

“Voice of the Reason” > “Voice of the Prairie.”

David from Janesville, WI

I’m tired of QB discussion for a while. I’m curious how the offensive line will shake out. I’m sure they want the best five on the field, but do they have a different view of what that looks like (e.g. bigger run setup)? David Bakhtiari, Elgton Jenkins, Josh Myers, Jon Runyan and Yosh Nijman? Bak, EJ, Zach Tom, Runyan and Yosh? Bak, Runyan, Tom, Myers and EJ? Bak, EJ, Myers, Runyan, Jones or Luke Tenuta for sheer run size? Do Jake Hanson, Royce Newman or Sean Rhyan make a big push in camp? Rookie sensation out of nowhere? Could be fun to watch.

Brian Gutekunst acknowledged at the combine that the Packers are in the unprecedented situation of returning 12 offensive linemen with NFL experience from last year’s team. Bakhtiari and Jenkins are elite, top-tier players. The rest of the room is competing for three starting spots. Tom is the wild card in that equation because he could compete for a starting job anywhere on the offensive line. You can never have enough versatility because those types of players have a knack for pushing the entire room.

With all the verbal abuse our GM has taken from fans for drafting Jordan Love, nobody wants him to succeed more than him. I would think he’s going to load up on the offensive side in this year’s draft.

In my opinion, being an NFL general manager is the toughest seat to sit in. Football is a team game and scouting really is no different, but the buck needs to stop with someone. Gutekunst trusts both his skill and the Packers’ process. He has to make the tough calls, but I believe he does so with class and…