It quickly was followed by a question from a Twitter follower, who asked if Bulaga has played at an all-pro level this season to which Lang replied: "100%".

When asked about his season, Bulaga points to areas of improvement and laments the handful of plays he'd like to have back among the more than 800 snaps he's taken this season.

Ask those close to Bulaga, however, and you'll hear a much different tune.

"I think this is going to be his best season when it's all said and done," said Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy this week, knocking on the wooden lectern in front of him for good luck.

Bulaga acknowledges a clean bill of health has helped his play on the field. He dealt with knee and ankle injuries a year ago that caused him to miss four games and affected his practice reps.

That hasn't been the case this year. Bulaga has been a constant amidst a whirlwind of change on the offensive line. Along with getting used to a new partner in the trenches, Bulaga has fended off a series of challenging pass-rushers in recent weeks.

First, he stone-walled Ryan Kerrigan in Washington and then fought off Philadelphia's Brandon Graham, a former first-round pick enjoying the most productive of his seven NFL seasons.

Bulaga believes the difference is health. He's on pace to play in all 16 regular-season games for the first time since his rookie year and has avoided the injury report all season outside of a back issue that flared against Dallas in Week 6.

"I think being healthy helps a ton," Bulaga said. "Not having anything major happen, and taking care of the body and doing everything right, staying healthy, has definitely been a factor.

"When you're not having to deal with something every week that's limiting your movement and mobility, that's huge and I've been very fortunate this year with that."

The absence of Lang has taken a little getting used to because of how many reps they took side by side since Bulaga started lining up next to him during the 2014 season.

There are subtle differences in the way a rookie like Spriggs, who played strictly left tackle at Indiana, might set up a combination block compared to how Lang did it, but Bulaga has been proactive about getting on the same page with the rookie.

It also requires more communication. A lot of the cues Bulaga and Lang use are based on muscle memory more than the actual words.