GREEN BAY, Wis. Green Bay Packers right guard Royce Newman has played 646 snaps from scrimmage. Thats the third-most among all rookie offensive linemen.There have been growing pains.I Heston Kjerstad Jersey would say hes inconsistent, offensive line coach Adam Stenavich said after Wednesdays practice. There are improvements, definitely. Hes done a lot of good things. But theres definitely been some inconsistencies that hes just going to have to keep working through. Plays hard and hes working at it, so its just a matter of fixing his errors, fixing his fundamentals and just making him a better-rounded player. According to Pro Football Focus, eight rookie guards have played at least Jeremy Hellickson Jersey 175 snaps. Of that select group, Newman ranks third in PFFs pa s-blocking efficiency, which measures sacks, hits and hurries per pa s-protecting snap. Overall, of the 75 guards at that 175-snap threshold, Newman ranks 51st in PFFs protection metric. That shows, just like players at every other position, its difficult to play consistently winning football as a rookie lineman, who often are tasked with blocking stronger and more polished defenders. Scroll to ContinueThus, Stenavich saw the inconsistency coming when the decision was made at the end of training camp to put Newman in the starting lineup.I feel like once he was out there, there was definitely going to be some things that he Manny Machado Jersey has to work through, and he is, Stenavich said. And thats where you see the steady little slow improvements, but thats stuff that hes just got to keep ironing out is making sure, especially his fundamentals are good.The inconsistency came to the forefront the last two weeks. Coming off a poor performance at Kansas City, he had perhaps his best game vs. Seattle. After playing every offensive snap the first 10 weeks, a decision is looming. Once David Bakhtiari returns to the lineup at left tackle, Stenavich will be able to move Bakhtiaris replacement, Pro Bowl left guard Elgton Jenkins, to another spot. That might be at center, where rookie Josh Myers is on injured reserve following knee surgery. If thats the case, will it be a player-for-player switch, with Jenkins Renato Nunez Jersey replacing Lucas Patrick? Or will Jenkins replace Patrick and Patrick replace Newman?The investment in Newman, with all those snaps under his belt, and his upside will be part of that discu sion. As a run blocker, he hasnt allowed a single stuff a tackle at or behind the line of scrimmage according to Sports Info Solutions. Hes second among the aforementioned eight rookie guards in SIS Joey Rickard Jersey s Total Points metric in the run game, as well.Once he fixes those fundamental errors and fundamental concerns, Stenavich said, hes going to be a really solid player in this league.Bakhtiari's Wait Continues