GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A position battle between Don Barclay, Kyle Murphy and Lucas Patrick might not calm the nerves of those concerned with how the Green Bay Packers will replace Pro Bowl right guard T.J. Lang.

But Aaron Rodgers sure did not seem worried.

With Lang now in Detroit, as the Lions gave him a three-year, $28.5 million contract in free agency, the Packers don’t have a clear-cut favorite to be the starter the way they did when Lane Taylor stepped in last September after Pro Bowl left guard Josh Sitton was surprisingly let go on the day of final roster cuts.

Packers general manager Ted Thompson always could look for a starter in this week’s draft, although it’s a weak offensive line class, and he has so many other needs to fill on defense and at running back.

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“I don’t know that we need a guy in the draft. I really don’t,” Rodgers said last week when the players returned for the start of offseason workouts. “I like the guys that we have, and I think there’s going to be a great competition between those guys. Obviously Donnie’s played a lot of football for us, and I was really happy to see him come back. Not only is he a great friend and a great locker-room guy, but he can play. And then the two young guys with Lucas and Kyle.

“I look for them to make jumps and to push Donnie. We always add it seems like every year a receiver to the mix and a lineman to the mix who can help us, and I’m sure it will be no different this year, but I like the guys we got.”

At this point, Barclay looks like the default starter. The Packers gave him just a $150,000 signing bonus to return on a one-year, $1.025 million deal this season. That's hardly starter's money. A jack of all trades who has played everywhere on the offensive line with varying degrees of success and struggles, Barclay perhaps could make a significant jump if he’s allowed to focus only on right guard.

Murphy, a sixth-round pick last season, was drafted as a tackle but has moved, at least for now, to the inside to compete with Barclay and Patrick, an undrafted free agent last year who spent all of his rookie season on the practice squad.

Taylor held up adequately in place of Sitton and the offensive line – according to coach Mike McCarthy – was the most cohesive unit he’s had in his tenure. Without the sometimes cantankerous Sitton, McCarthy said: “I thought last year, bar none, was the healthiest, best room we’ve ever had as far as the offensive line as far as the continuity, the positive energy flow, no bulls---. Guys really had a lot of fun working together and so forth. It was a very healthy room, and I’m confident that whoever steps into that position will prosper because of what exists there.”

Lang’s departure leaves a void in leadership; at age 29, he was the veteran of the group. That now falls on the starting tackles – Bryan Bulaga, 28, and David Bakhtiari, 25.

“It’s Bryan’s offensive line room, hands down,” Bakhtiari said. “I’m just excited to help execute what he wants. I’m very confident with the guys we have in the room moving forward.”

Perhaps Taylor’s transition from backup to starter helped convince the Packers they could live without Lang at that price, but at this point there’s no obvious replacement.

“That’s going to be a long process, I think,” Rodgers said.

“I think we’re going to need to figure out who that guy is in time, but give them opportunities to jell together," Rodgers added. "The key is health for those guys, staying healthy and then making plays when they’re in there. Feel good, obviously, about the way David played last year. It was incredible. Bryan probably [had] his best year. Corey [Linsley] came in and did an excellent job for us. And Lane Taylor, who was in a lot of your minds probably the biggest question mark of the season, I thought played extremely solid at left guard for us. We’re going to need that guy to step in and be productive from day one, but the exciting thing is it looks like we’ve got three guys who are going to be vying for that job.”