Garrett Podell#78 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 30, 2026
Podell lays out the two most likely starting offensive line combinations for the Packers after their veteran signings, with Jordan Morgan at left tackle, Laken Tomlinson at left guard, Sean Rhyan at center and Kevin Zeitler at right guard, and either Anthony Belton or Mekhi Becton at right tackle. They expect the retooled line to give Jordan Love more time and to help the run game.
Published in writing · CBS SportsRead the original
What Garrett Podell said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromSimply plugging these vets into the lineup should fix the passing game.
- Where it was published
- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Quick fix? Desperation? Packers overhaul leaky offensive line with signings of three veterans
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- 1Sean Rhyan to be 1st on the depth chart“Option 1: Morgan, Tomlinson, Rhyan, Zeitler and Belton with Becton as the swing offensive lineman”
- 2Kevin Zeitler to be 1st on the depth chart“Option 2: Morgan, Tomlinson, Rhyan, Zeitler and Becton with Belton as the swing offensive lineman”
- 3Laken Tomlinson to be 1st on the depth chart“There are two likely starting-five combinations up front, from left to right. Option 1: Morgan, Tomlinson, Rhyan, Zeitler and Belton”
- 4Jordan Morgan to be 1st on the depth chart“Option 1: Morgan, Tomlinson, Rhyan, Zeitler and Belton with Becton as the swing offensive lineman; Option 2: Morgan, Tomlinson, Rhyan, Zeitler and Becton with Belton as the swing offensive lineman”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Rhyan to be 1st on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Kevin Zeitler to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Laken Tomlinson to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Jordan Morgan to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 4 depth chart calls — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 4 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Where this call stands in the room
Jordan Morgan · 2026 season13 calls from 8 pundits between 1 and 1. Garrett Podell said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsSean RhyanGreen Bay Packers
Sean Rhyan to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsKevin ZeitlerGreen Bay Packers
Kevin Zeitler to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsLaken TomlinsonGreen Bay Packers
Laken Tomlinson to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Depth Chart CallsJordan MorganGreen Bay Packers
Jordan Morgan to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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