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Packers still banking on Sherrod
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Written by Weston Hodkiewicz Jan. 21, 2013 1:16 AM

An injury of that magnitude, with the amount of nerve damage involved, has raised questions if the 6-foot-6, 321-pound tackle will be able to play again?

The Packers believe he will. Whether or not that’s in time to take part in his first offseason program remains to be seen, but offensive line coach James Campen thinks the 23-year-old still has plenty of football ahead of him.

β€œI expect him to be back and competing for a spot,” Campen said. β€œHe was just on the cusp of doing some very good things when he got hurt. It was there and unfortunately we had the injury in Kansas City and it’s taken a little bit longer than we had thought to get ready, but we expect him to be back and ready to go.”

The Packers could have used him with 2010 first-round pick Bryan Bulaga also going down with a season-ending hip injury in Week 9 against Arizona. Bulaga said the injury isn’t a displacement, but rather a fracture and expects to be back for training camp.
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Never like hearing nerve damage or that he's still questionable for OTA's.

Campen addresses Pakrz point past the click but then this is Campen so who knows...
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Bishop 'going to hit it full stride' in 2013
by Paul Imig on 1/22/13

Five months after undergoing surgery to repair his torn right hamstring, Packers inside linebacker Desmond Bishop is nearly back to full health.

"I'm feeling really good right now," Bishop said last week. "The main thing I'm lacking is my strength and my strength is coming back real fine. I'm excited about it."

There are no physical hurdles left for Bishop to clear. The 28-year-old can work out and exercise just like he always had prior to his injury.

"I can do everything: jump, run, laterals," Bishop said. "It's just a matter of doing it fast and explosive."

Getting Bishop back on the field next season will help, but that by itself won't be enough to fix a defense that has allowed a combined 82 points in its past two postseason losses.

"We just need a better mindset as a defense," Bishop said. "You see it in a few people but you need an entire team in order to be successful. I think that's what we need to change the most."
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This is a decussion we should have. I do not personally know the players but I know how I struggle to go to the gym and work out some days and I'm certainly not working out to the degree they have to work out. Humans can be complacent and lazy at times. You know the coaches won't throw players under the bus but are they dedicated enough? All the talk about being blessed by having AR. He alone can't carry the team. Need 53 men all on the same page.
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Originally posted by Lap-Ka-Dog:
did they know all along that this was a lost season for him?

Strength and conditioning rears it's ugly head again. Along with Green Bay failing to get the second opinion first.
Every time I watched Sherrod as a rookie, I wasn't impressed. That said, I felt the same way about Aaron Rodgers most of the time from 2005-2006. That seemed to turn out okay after letting him develop.

Sherrod has some tools that potentially could be developed. That said, it's hard to develop when you've basically been inactive for a year and a half. It's probably wishful thinking to think Sherrod is going to be a savior at LT in 2013 after all he's been through, but you never know and we'll just hope for the best. Newhouse has not been terrible in Sherrod's absence, he's been just adequate though.
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Originally posted by Sep:
At this point he can't be any worse than Newhouse. He looked promising before the injury, but I certainly haven't penciled him in for the All-Pro team either.


He has played in 5 NFL games. We really have no idea if he is an answer for this team.



Yeah, but we don''t have any reason to believe that he isn't, either. He's basically not much different than any tackle who might be drafted in the first round this year - a prospect who graded very highly in college and has shown a lot of potential to be a quality NFL starter. He's pretty much starting from scratch. People who are already writing him off as a bust are just as irrational as anyone who's already "pencilled him in" as the starter; in fact, even moreso. There's no valid reason at all at this point to just assume he's already finished.
Posters are just over anxious to replace Newhouse. It was the often whipped Newhouse being used as a carnival ride by Tamba Hali when Sherrod got hurt.

Would love to see Thompson's plan come together with Sherrod and Bulaga at the Tackles, Lang and Sitton at the guards, and EDS at center for the time being. That would leave Barclay and Newhouse as pretty solid backups.

A lot needs to happen with Sherrods health before we get to see if he's good enough to play at this level. Sherrod sure sounds like a good kid, obviously TT saw something in him to make him a 1st round pick. Hope it turns out well for him.
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Originally posted by Salmon Dave:
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Originally posted by Tequila_Monster:
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Originally posted by Salmon Dave:
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Originally posted by Tequila_Monster:
He'll get Rodgers put on IR. Guy is a bust. Draft OL early and often.


That's got to be a joke, right?


Nope.


Well, what are you basing that on? What have you seen from Sherrod that would make you declare him a bust?


I have the ability to see the future. That plus his injury.
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Originally posted by Packdog:
Would love to see Thompson's plan come together with Sherrod and Bulaga at the Tackles, Lang and Sitton at the guards, and EDS at center for the time being. That would leave Barclay and Newhouse as pretty solid backups.


I also really hope he doesn't gamble like he did when Jenkins walked and rolled with unproven and injury-prone DLs...
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Originally posted by chickenboy:
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Originally posted by Packdog:
Would love to see Thompson's plan come together with Sherrod and Bulaga at the Tackles, Lang and Sitton at the guards, and EDS at center for the time being. That would leave Barclay and Newhouse as pretty solid backups.


I also really hope he doesn't gamble like he did when Jenkins walked and rolled with unproven and injury-prone DLs...


I don't see him signing any significant OL free agents, but I do expect him to take a couple of linemen relatively early. Even if Sherrod does make a full recovery, we need better players at several OL positions.
Appreciate all the comments and links but I did not intend to imply that I thought 78 was a savior, but I do think what happens in the off season heavily influences TT and how he sets up his draft board.

For example I do believe that should 78 show well from Jan to April when it comes to draft time if two players are relatively equally rated an OT vs a DE then I think TT goes defense if not TT takes the tackle.

After several years in GB we all know TT would not say S--t if he had a mouthful of it and TT's love of the scouting process obscures his interest in players ( Greg Jennings and Sherrod being notable exceptions) but I watch and read as many draft blogs as i can to see if TT develops a mancrush and on what side of the ball this player resides.

Hopefully TT makes the right call and I do hope 78 comes back he brings the right skill set to be a very good LT!
pack88
We should keep in mind that the majority of his offseason as a rookie was spent competing at LG. They were playing musical chairs with him, Newhouse, and Lang. One day they would be at LG, next day they would be at LT, next day they would be at RT. He never really got a chance to settle in as a rookie at LT. And then he went in against KC and got hurt badly. That took away his 2nd offseason, preseason, and season. So really, this guy has never gotten the chance to really show what he can do at LT. Hopefully he's been studying while he's rehabbing so theoretically he should be set to go once his leg heals up. If they give him a true chance to compete at LT (meaning no musical chairs) I think he knocks Newhouse to the back-up spot.
Even if Sherrod and Bulaga look good to go by April, I still think TT could go OL in RD1 or RD2. I can't imagine he missed this season/post-season how much more effective an offense (passing and running) can be with a good OL. A healthy Sherrod and Bulaga would certainly inject something good but there is still room to improve through the draft.
He's 23 and while the injury to him was very significant, he also didn't blow his knee apart, rip his hammy in half or sustain some injury where you question will he be the same again. All reports I've read is that there is no reason to not expect a full recovery.

Having said that, yes ala Mike Neal, I don't think TT is going to pin his hopes and dreams on Sherrod either. If he recovers and comes in with a full off season program finally...I'll have high hopes for him.
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Originally posted by Salmon Dave:
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Originally posted by chickenboy:
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Originally posted by Sep:
At this point he can't be any worse than Newhouse. He looked promising before the injury, but I certainly haven't penciled him in for the All-Pro team either.


He has played in 5 NFL games. We really have no idea if he is an answer for this team.


Yeah, but we don''t have any reason to believe that he isn't, either. He's basically not much different than any tackle who might be drafted in the first round this year - a prospect who graded very highly in college and has shown a lot of potential to be a quality NFL starter. He's pretty much starting from scratch. People who are already writing him off as a bust are just as irrational as anyone who's already "pencilled him in" as the starter; in fact, even moreso. There's no valid reason at all at this point to just assume he's already finished.


What Salmon Dave said.

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