The All-22: Rookie David Bakhtiari could surprise as Packers’ emergency left tackle

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Of all the season-ending injuries that have happened in NFL training camps so far this year, it’s relatively easy to argue that the loss of Green Bay Packers left tackle Bryan Bulaga to a torn ACL is among the most devastating. No NFL quarterback was sacked more than Aaron Rodgers last season (51 times), and while Rodgers does hold onto the ball too long at times, 2012 left tackle Marshall Newhouse didn’t help matters by allowing 9.5 sacks, 11.5 hits and hurries, and racking up 22 total blown blocks. Newhouse was smartly moved to the right tackle spot for the 2013 campaign – he was only there because Bulaga was hurt last season, as well – but what were the Packers to do about their obvious pass-protection issues?

Enter fourth-round rookie David Bakhtiari from Colorado, who was lining up behind Bulaga on the left side in training camp. The Packers also decided to move right guard Josh Sitton, their best overall offensive lineman, to the left side to help protect Rodgers’ blind side, and Bakhtiari could very well be the beneficiary of that move.

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