ROUND 1 PICK 32 - OT DEREK SHERROD (MISSISSIPPI STATE)

Jason Wilde was saying he was get hate Ted e-mail about this pick? Who hates his Pick other then Viking and Queen fans? This guy has an internet show at 6:00 am at http://www.espnmilwaukee.com/
The only reason I mention them is that I am sure they read what we write here at x4.

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Originally posted by CUPackFan:
The more I read, the less I understand how Sherrod lasted until #32.

The same goes for Cobb.

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Originally posted by El-Ka-Bong:


Looks like my sources were correct.

again.

I'm so gosh darn excited to be Packer fan! Good call. I thought they were going to trade down.

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1 superbowl: We want more.

Is that like your first fisting experience?

Where is TJ Lang in all this? The guy showed promise, but enevr played last year to me recollection.

Now they have Bulaga and Sherrod as the bookends of the future- where does this leave Lang in the mix? And what about Newsome? Everyone raved about this kid- never got to see him. Not that depth is an issue- Lord knows every team needs it.

But Cliffy isn't retiring this year I don't think, and Sherrod can sit a year behind him and be there if Cliffy goes down. Then Bulaga stays RT, Sitton and Wells are locks, IMO. Is Colledge gone for sure? Is that whwre Lang and Newsome will battle it out?

Just looking at this, the LG spot will be a really interesting battle whenever football starts.

TJ Lang is in the LG fight. Just were MM wanted him.

Sherrod's agent: Bus Cook.

That should be entertaining.

By the way (and only saying because of a couple posts I read), we didn't draft Sherrod for any zone blocking promise, right? I thought we scrapped the whole ZBS thing.

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Originally posted by Coach:
Sherrod's agent: Bus Cook.

That should be entertaining.

If I was Sherrod I'd look for another agent.

Bus got his from Favre... I expect his goal is to get his from Sherrod and not give a rats arse about the former relaitonship.

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Originally posted by phaedrus:
By the way (and only saying because of a couple posts I read), we didn't draft Sherrod for any zone blocking promise, right? I thought we scrapped the whole ZBS thing.

Heck, who knows, phaedrus? I think we must run some form of a ZBS; the few articles I've seen that were related to O-line play had quotes from coaches along the lines of "the players must look for their cutback (or backside?) blocks". I've never seen these terms used for blocking in a 'traditional' scheme, so I attach it the ZBS.
Also, I mentioned in another thread that TT seems to be looking more for the lighter, more athletic linemen as opposed to outright hawgs, and that's another reason that reinforces my guess.

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Originally posted by Coach:
Sherrod's agent: Bus Cook.
That should be entertaining.

Coach, IIRC, we've had a player or three over the years that were represented by Cook, and if memory still serves, I don't recall any problems with their deals.
Also, Cook got paid no matter what TOG did, as long as he signed with somebody. I don't know why he personally would hold any grudge against the Packers.

Not to turn this into a TOG thread but wasnt' there a funny youtube video out there that showed Bus at his office, cussing under his breath about TOG coming back out of retirement, something something. Called him a drama queen or something before he got there. Thought it was pretty funny.

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Originally posted by Coach:
Sherrod's agent: Bus Cook.

That should be entertaining.

Pkg deal. Sign Sherrod and TOG as a veteran backup QB and cheerleader morale booster.

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Originally posted by Henry:

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1 superbowl: We want more.

Is that like your first fisting experience?

Nah, it's like how many women will talk to you.

Sherrod will be a good pick from this draft. I'm not as sold on some of the later round picks. However, this pick, while unsexy really is a good value and fills an eventual need.

Who gives a **** what you think?

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Originally posted by DH13:
Not to turn this into a TOG thread but wasnt' there a funny youtube video out there that showed Bus at his office, cussing under his breath about TOG coming back out of retirement, something something. Called him a drama queen or something before he got there. Thought it was pretty funny.

That was Hitler

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Originally posted by Brak:
Who gives a **** what you think?

Damn man.

Who we could have taken: OLBs Sheard, Ayers, Reed; OT Franklin; DE Jenkins; RB Williams

Analysis: Would not have taken any RB this high other than possibly Ingram, so Williams out. DE Jenkins OK, not as valuable to us as an OT. Sherrod a much better OT than Franklin. Almost everyone has Franklin playing G. Leaves taking Sherrod at OT or an OLB in Sheard, Ayers or Reed. Knowing the Packers preference for physical OLBs, leaves Sheard and Reed. And with Sheard going much higher, comes down to Sherrod or Sheard. Tougher to find a quality OT than a 3-4 OLB. As our 2nd round pick will prove, there were still very good OLBs to choose from, but absolutely no OTs.

McGinn: "On Thursday night, the Packers' decision at No. 32 came down to a choice between tackle Derek Sherrod and defensive end-linebacker Da'Quan Bowers, according to a league source familiar with thinking in the Green Bay draft room. The decision was made to go with Sherrod largely because the defensive staff wasn't convinced that Bowers would fit the 3-4. It didn't take long for the remaining candidates to start at outside linebacker to be plucked from the board. Pittsburgh's Jabaal Sheard (37), UCLA's Akeem Ayers (39), Arizona's Brooks Reed (42) and Clemson's Bowers (51) went without the Packers trading up to select them" http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/120932024.html

Conclusion: I think Sherrod was by far the right pick.

I hope like Hell Brak cares what you think.

I think that's pretty decent analysis & I appreciate the post with what he thinks

Looks like he has a chance to earn his stripes this year

He was looking pretty good before the leg injury.

Latest is that he has a chance to be back for TC. It won't be idea even if he does get back in time and wins the starting job- he will still be inexperienced. But at least that news is a lot better than we were hearing initially- that it was career threatening.

With the benefit of hindsight I'd go with Brooks Reed. Sherrod may well develop into a good player, but he certainly didn't show much prior to his injury. Right now the job would appear to be Marshall's to lose.

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Originally posted by michiganjoe:
With the benefit of hindsight I'd go with Brooks Reed. Sherrod may well develop into a good player, but he certainly didn't show much prior to his injury. Right now the job would appear to be Marshall's to lose.

Maybe the one thing you have to give Sherrod a break on is the fact that he started out in training camp battling with TJ Lang for the LG spot. He really did not look like Guard is in his future and the Pack finally moved him to Tackle for good. He did not play well in pre-season, but according to reports was starting to play better in practice as the season went on.

While he obviously is limited in what he can do with his legs in the off-season due to injury, he can still work on getting stronger in the upper body and work on technique a bit. I think the Pack will bring him around slowly this year and at some point he may start, but maybe not right away.

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he can still work on getting stronger in the upper body

that appeared to be a big need to me. hope he's working on it.

April 15th is opening of offseason activities, we'll know more then

I repost ths twitt for this thread.


Jason Wilde‏@jasonjwilde
Will #Packers OT Derek Sherrod play in 2013? Coach Mike McCarthy can't say for sure. He hopes so. Quote:


http://sulia.com/channel/green...20a1/?source=twitter

Derek had a setback last spring, so MM is wisely staying vague at this stage
Sherrod has the build, the frame and the feet to play OT and he's certainly working hard at rehab per those comments

If he can't play this year, you have to start questioning if he'll ever play. It'll be 2 years in November. I can't remember any instances of a player being injured and sitting out for 2 years, then coming back and playing at a high level.

Don't you remember Mike Flanagan?

From Wikipedia:

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In the 1996 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers selected Flanagan in the third round as the 90th overall pick. Flanagan sat out the 1996 and 1997 seasons due to an injury sustained during the 1996 preseason.

Although the Green Bay Packers traded Flanagan to the Carolina Panthers in August 1998, the trade was nullified because Flanagan did not pass a physical. With the Packers, Flanagan made his professional regular season debut on December 13, 1998, a victory over the Chicago Bears. Flanagan became the starting center in 2001. Flanagan was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in 2003, the first Packers center to be named since 1996.

Out his first two years with a broken leg and played at a high level afterward.

Not so much that, CUPF; it's more like he will essentially be a rookie.
He does have some knowledge and exposure to the game that new rookies don't, but his actual game experience is virtually nil.
He's got an uphill battle, IMO, but he should have maximum preparation to face it.

Being a first rounder, he'll have a ton of rope left. Look how long they stuck with Bustin.

If he can play anywhere near a 1st-3rd rounder, it's a bonus at this point.

Remember Mike Flanagan? It took him several years to work through his injuries before he became a solid starter for us.

Had he had access to HGH, or been a "Freak of Nature" he'd have returned to the field in months instead of years.

I see what you did there.

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Originally posted by Hungry5:
Had he had access to HGH, or been a "Freak of Nature" he'd have returned to the field in months instead of years.

I think the deer antler spray was available then...

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Originally posted by Hungry5:
Had he had access to HGH, or been a "Freak of Nature" he'd have returned to the field in months instead of years.

Peterson set the bar pretty high, but if Sherrod can rush for only 1500 yards this season, I'll be satisfied.

He's no Mankins.