-- Things could get interesting this summer along the interior of the Green Bay Packers' offensive line.

For Thursday night's preseason opener against the Houston Texans, nearly every member of the starting five the Packers had been practicing with throughout the offseason didn't dress for the game. All but Lane Taylor.

Taylor got the call at left guard while David Bakhtiari, Corey Linsley, Billy Turner and Bryan Bulaga -- from left to right sans Taylor -- were all scratches.

The reason for this being that Taylor's position on the team's roster is far from solidified, despite the familiarity he has as a regular member of their offensive line. Taylor has played in 46 of a possible 48 games since he was depended on as a full-time starter before in 2016. He's even shown the capacity of being able to flip out to left tackle in place of Bakhtiari when he was dealing with injury.

But with new head coach Matt LaFleur implementing a new scheme that may not view Taylor as a fit, his job could be in jeopardy.

"That's a competition and as long as that's going to be a competition, we want to see those guys go at it," LaFleur said Thursday night's win. "I thought Lane did an excellent job and handled himself the right way and again, it's always going to be about competition."

Of course, very few roster spots are penciled in so early in August. But the Packers spent a second-round pick on Elgton Jenkins in April -- a decision that may have foreshadowed Taylor's tenure in Green Bay reaching its end.

Jenkins, who played much of Thursday night's preseason opener at right guard, is expected to be a future starter on the Packers' offensive line. It's just a matter of where. The Packers signed Turner to a four-year deal in the spring, and with Bulaga entering the final year of his contract, it's possible Turner kicks out to right tackle in Bulaga's place and Jenkins steps into right guard.

Taylor has yet to play himself out of a bid for a roster spot, however. There's no reason to believe that it isn't his job to lose and that he won't continue to be a regular face on the offensive line by September, but being the only member of the current starting group to play against the Texans is somewhat telling.

The Packers also sport Lucas Patrick and Cole Madison as options at guard. Patrick has been able to fill in at both guard positions and Madison, a fifth-round pick from a year ago, played in his first career game Thursday night. He saw action at left guard.