Herbig to draft

Damn, they’re all leaving…….although the running back…Allen is staying eh??  

@Goldie posted:

Damn, they’re all leaving…….although the running back…Allen is staying eh??  

So far

What position is he going to play?   He’s like 6’2” and maybe 225 pounds.  He needs to add at least 15-20 pounds to be an effective OLB or rush end in the pros.

I know he’s all butt hurt about JL not being named head coach but this is a dumb move.  You need to get a lot bigger and stronger.  

Johnny Davis must be giving him advice.  

Is he afraid of the new coach?

I'd take him in Green and Gold.  He is just like Leonard, they just make plays.

I’m not sure if he’s afraid of Fickell or not but he made a lot of public comments critical of the Chryst dismissal and Leonhard not being named or considered head coach.   Not sure why you would do that but whatever.

When you look at Fickell’s track record it’s hard to argue he wasn’t the right choice.  

As for him declaring for the draft, yes he’s been impactful but I really worry if he’s got enough strength to do it at the next level.   He’s not a big guy at all and even some of the better (smaller) rush ends over the last 20 years are in the 240-250+ range.   If he plays OLB he’s got even more development IMO.  

Not that anyone cares but when T J W declared he was about 6’3” 245 and played a lot more physical.   Herbig reminds me of a poor man’s Jared Allen but even Allen was a bigger dude.  Allen was probably 6’5” 250+ when he was drafted.

Herbig would have been better coming back or transferring because he needs another year of building strength and size.  He will get abused at 6’2” 220 and I don’t think he’s even 6’2”

Sounds like a typical "Draft and Develop" candidate for the Packers.

Good luck to him….he was a great Badger

He's 10 pounds lighter than Andrew Van Ginkel, for another Badger comparison.  Guessing he can put on 10 pounds between now and the draft. 

Van Ginkel’s draft bio states 6’3” 241.  It’ll be interesting to see if Herbig is able to bulk up pte-draft because right now he’s not big enough.  He’s listed at 225.  You put him next to Braelon Allen and he looks like a JV player.