Packers: Offensive line will be ready if David Bakhtiari misses time

Green Bay Packers, Elgton Jenkins (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

In an ideal world, the Green Bay Packers will have All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari available for their season opener against the New Orleans Saints.

But an ideal world isn’t always realistic. Bakhtiari tore his ACL on New Year’s Eve, which puts some serious doubt into whether he’ll be ready for the start of the regular season. Recovering from a significant knee injury takes time, and the fact he suffered the injury so late in the year is far from ideal.

I’d put nothing past Bakhtiari and I’d never count him out making a quicker return than expected, but the Packers are likely preparing to be without their superstar…