PETER KING OF MMQB/SI ON PACKERS' CUT OF BIG SITTY

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Offensive lineman Josh Sitton played eight seasons for the Packers and now will face his former team twice a season as a Chicago Bear.

Ten things to know about cutdown weekend

1. Green Bay just handed an archrival a great interior lineman. Maybe GM Ted Thompson viewed that saving $5 million a year by subbing the unproven Lane Taylor (most likely) for 30-year-old Josh Sitton was smart, given that this would likely have been Sitton’s last year in Green Bay. Whatever, now the Bears have the best guard tandem in football now (Sitton on the left, Kyle Long on the right), and for a coach who wants to run the ball heavily like John Fox, Sitton fell out of the sky for Chicago. Good move by GM Ryan Pace to hurriedly sign Sitton—particularly in advance of opening against the very strong front seven of the Texans next Sunday.