Packers First Round Pick: Mississippi State LT Derek Sherrod
by Brandon on Apr 28, 2011 10:58 PM CDT
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PrintMy analysis of the Green Bay Packers selection of Mississippi State LT Derek Sherrod in the first round is relatively easy because he's a player I've written about a lot over the past couple weeks. Here's what I wrote at Mocking The Draft when I selected him in the SB Nation NFL writers mock draft:
He has the size and athleticism to project as either a left or right tackle, and his excellent college career has shown that he's not a project. While his experience (50 games started in college) would indicate a smooth transition into the NFL, with the Packers, he'll have the luxury of spending at least one season on the sidelines behind veteran LT Chad Clifton and 2010 first-round selection RT Bryan Bulaga. Mike McCarthy has spoken very highly of Clifton in recent weeks, and the veteran had a solid 2010 season. But he sat out nearly every other practice as the years and multiple surgeries are wearing him down. He'll be entering year two of a three-year contract he signed in 2010, and I don't expect he'll continue playing after the 2012 season.
Mel Kiper mentioned this after the pick was made, that now the Packers have the luxury of having Sherrod and Bulaga, and they can play them on either the left or right side. This selection helps the Packers keep their eyes on one of their primary goals: protect QB Aaron Rodgers.
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The Pack
need as many good linemen as possible to protect Rodgers from (I feel weird saying this) the defensive line of Detroit.
IF Fairley plays like he did in college
good lord they will have a scary d-line. however if they don’t get pressure on virtually every play their back end will still get lit up like a christmas tree.
Agreed
Detroit needs some secondary help. Now that Matt Millen is gone they look like they know what they’re doing and will probably get it.
by Spinyourhead on Apr 28, 2011 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I was kinda surprised
Detroit went Dline. I thought Oline or Dback. Their D was not their prob.
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by bigbill992001 on Apr 29, 2011 12:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Their D was a huge problem, just not the d-line
Their offense still has some big holes, too (OT, #2 WR)
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by I voted for Kodos on Apr 29, 2011 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, very surprised they didn't go secondary with that pick.
Namely, Prince Amukamara. Don’t get me wrong, Fairley is no slouch… but the D-line isn’t the problem in the Motor City.
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I think they’re following the Steelers model. They’ve kind of proven that if you can make it so no team can run on you, even with mediocre corners you’re going to be able to have success on defense. Look at last year; Taylor and McFadden aren’t going play shut down defense, but when they have help from LB’s and safeties because they’re not worried about the run, it’s tough to pass on them.
If they can nab somebody like Brandon Harris in the next round and maybe find a sleeper CB/S somewhere else, they’re going to be very solid.
by Jedi Master A-Rod on Apr 29, 2011 1:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Notice another difference between Packers and Vikings fans
Packers fans – An OT (one of our big needs) projected anywhere from the middle of the first to the mid-20s, falls to us, and so far most people are giving the draft pick a B.
Vikings fans – Pick a QB at least 30-50 spots ahead of where he should have been taken, and 31% give that pick an A.
The difference? Delusions of grandeur.
by Packers3485 on Apr 28, 2011 11:05 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
grandeur would be an upgrade
they’ll be lucky to have delusions of mediocrity with that pick.
by gangstaff on Apr 28, 2011 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
But, they're Vikings fams.
They’ll have real delusions, of grandeur, regardless!
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
"Here I am, brain the size of a planet,
and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper.
You call that job satisfaction?
'Cause, I don't."
THE BEARS STILL SUCK!
Another difference between Packers and Vikings fans...
Their team sucks. Ours doesn’t.
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by mike_o on Apr 28, 2011 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ponder...
They took a shot on him. Nice gamble. As a Packers fan, I hope it fails. If I were a Vike guy, I would have been hoping for Mallet as I think he is underrated. Call me on that if he is a flop! Just saying, Ponder was a reach. You have AP! A strong armed QB makes you damn good quick. Not an injury-prone guy, I may very well be ass wrong. Good for the Vikes if I am. Hope not.
Definitely a good pick
We have to have a backup plan for Chad Clifton in 2011. If you would have told me that we’d end the season with 15 players on the IR last year I would have bet a $100 that one would have been Clifton.
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by I voted for Kodos on Apr 28, 2011 11:06 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
The biggest lesson from this year ...
only one player on the team is irreplaceable. Protecting Rodgers has to be the team’s biggest concern long term.
by jglowack on Apr 28, 2011 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs
Bulaga and Sitton on the right side
could be the foundation of a good running game for the next 8 years. And with Sherrod holding up the back end we should be okay. Hopefully T. J. Lang shows that he can be a quality starting guard because that Detroit line is going to be ferocious.
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by I voted for Kodos on Apr 28, 2011 11:11 PM CDT reply actions
I think we need an upgrade at LG (Lang is not an upgrade)
Wisnewski in the 2nd or Boling/Moffit in the 3rd would make me very happy.
13.
I don't think Moffit will make it to us at the end of the 3rd Round
My fingers are crossed though. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be upset if we drafted him at #64, even if it’s a slight reach.
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Nuff said....
OG
Boling or Wisniewski at 64 would be good picks, but I don’t see Thompson using his top 2 picks on OL. Moffitt is looking like a late 3rd or 4th round.
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I'm high on Wisniewski
Not really familiar with Boling. I’d love to see Wisniewski in Green and Gold! A lot can happen from now til #64 though.
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Nuff said....
Many of the Draft Experts/Scouts said Sherrod had LR or RT talent... But...
His best position in the NFL might be Guard… That he’d be a monster in the phone booth…
I suspect that the Line will look like this early on:
Clifton, SHERROD, Wells, Sitton, Bulaga
With Lang, NewHouse, Etc… in the wings…
Think SHERROD will be awesome at LG at least this year!! We can draft an interior lineman in the 4th or 5th for a project… I feel sooooo much better about AROD’s Blind Side!!
AROD’s quick release will improve, JF coming off IR will be a hot read blessing… I’m feeling pretty good about this pick!! Kinda glad nobody wanted to trade up… : ) TT was true to his board, and we got a great OL Prospect!! You have to think that SHERROD is happy as hell to go to the Super Bowl Champs to start his career!! Sure he’ll be motivated!!
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Sherrod seems to weak to play LG
IMO he seems like a pass blocker only who can handle the speed rushers on the end, but will get bull rushed by interior linemen.
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Yeah
Thinking about it Sherrod isn’t really suited for the more physical nature of play at LG or inside… He’s just a pure pass blocker! Put Lang at LG if Colledge isn’t back or even if he is… Have Lang and Colledge compete for the starting LG job!
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I’d add McDonald to the competition for LG, supposedly he’s going to be given a spot as well. Completely agree on Sherrod. His advantage seems to be his length, with only 20(?) reps at the combine, he’s definitely not one of the strongest out there.
"I'm tired of pretending I'm not a rock star from Mars."
Yeah...
Sherrod definitely needs to put on some muscle… He’ll have that chance sitting behind Clifton for a year. I like McDonald too… I see him as the heir to Wells at Center, but he’ll have a chance to compete at LG for now too…
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Solid Pick
Would have loved to steal Carimi, but feel very safe with Sherrod. Looking forward to some excitement tomorrow and hopefully a couple real nice picks.
Tragedy what those Bears did to Gabe Carimi
Making him go to Chicago and what not. As a UW alum and Wisconsin-born-and-bred Cheesehead I hate to see a great Badger be dragged down to that outer ring of the Inferno.
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by I voted for Kodos on Apr 29, 2011 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Remember
Mr. Thompspn is making the picks!
Whether you like them or not is irrelevant.
They will be nice picks!
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"Here I am, brain the size of a planet,
and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper.
You call that job satisfaction?
'Cause, I don't."
THE BEARS STILL SUCK!
Where is he going to play this year... and next year?
Can he compete at LG? He will probably be the primary backup of LT and RT.
What about when Cliffy retires? I think I would feel more comfortable with Sherrod at RT and Bulaga watching AR’s blind side at LT.
Thoughts on his future?
I like the pick! GO PACK
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I'd rather see him play for us before deciding which side he fits at.
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Tough to say at this point
Sherrod is more of a project with tremendous upside. Clearly he’ll be sitting on the bench his rookie season and molded into our starter. I think he has a bigger wingspan than Bulaga, so his future may be at LT.
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Nuff said....
Project?
I don’t know about that… The guys got 50 starts in the SEC, thats better then 50 in the Big 10, IMO… I know everyone wanted Carimi cuz he’s a Badger, but Sherrod is a better fit for the Packers! Better pass blocker at LT, and he will be the LT, than Carimi who’s more of a RT. Carimi will play LT for da bears, but Sherrod is the better fit for pass blocking and for the ZBS! Sorry but its true… For more on Sherrod and why he’s a better fit for the Pack.
http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2011/4/16/2115641/draft-prospect-5
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Didn’t someone write up soemthing about how Mississippi State had kind of a wierd system and although he has started for years, he hasn’t played in an NFL-like system?
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Didn't OBSimH write that?
I believe he said something about them keeping a TE on the left side. Sorry if I"m wrong about that . . . but I have a hunch we’ll hear from him soon enough.
. . .
. . .
[that was your cue to enter!]
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by I voted for Kodos on Apr 29, 2011 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
That was Jamkel.
The way Sherrod played OT was…weird. He’d let the guy he was assigned to blast by him, right to the OG. And it wasn’t just a one-time-per-game phenomenon. He did that multiple times a game, and he almost always had a blocking back or TE on his side.
I think he’d be a better OG, but he played in a flat-out weird offensive system for the first two years of his career (Mississippi State was so bad in 2008 that you wouldn’t know they HAD an offense, though). Then Dan Mullen came to town, Chris Relf became the QB…and things drastically changed for Mississippi State.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Apr 29, 2011 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Got some info on that?
I would be interested in reading that… I never saw anything like that on his youtube stuff.
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Well, you won't.
The vast majority of the highlight tapes from this season are not going to show much of that. Sherrod’s Senior Bowl play won’t reflect any of that, either.
I’ll give him credit, he did manage to do that a lot less this year; but for the first two years of his career, he was essentially kicking around and avoiding his assignment. And that was with blocking backs and TEs on his side. So maybe, just maybe, it’s tapering off. Bottom line: I think Sherrod would be a better left guard than he would be a tackle. His size inside would be absolutely critical with Fairley and Suh in the division.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Apr 29, 2011 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Everything I've read on him says he's very conscientous about his assignments
You don’t know his assignments or the blocking scheme at Miss St. Sherrod isn’t a power player, so playing him inside would be a major mistake IMO! he has prototypical LT and pass blocking ability as a LT! He struggles in the power aspects, so playing him inside would be a mistake!
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Yeah, I’m curious as to how that dude jamkel came up with all that information that he did. You’d think that if that was really the case (him always passing the DE off to the OG) that the scouts would have picked up on that, and that his grade would have been MUCH lower then the 1st round.
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by packallday555 on Apr 29, 2011 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions
It was probably Ted Thompson
Throwing everyone off the scent. Oh Ted you sneaky bastard!
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I thought I read somewhere that he’d be sort of a project. I could be wrong, but I’ll look further into it. Sherrod has 35 3/8 inches in arm length, so my guess is he will be molded as the LT. I’m VERY happy with Sherrod though. Sorry if I gave the impression that I was upset. Regardless though, Sherrod will be sitting on the bench his rookie season and will be learning from both Clifton and Bulaga. Newhouse being penciled in as an OG/OT and swing OT makes me happy. This was a great pick for our future.
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Nuff said....
Have to disagree with ya Jabooty... Don't think our #1 Pick will sit the pine...
I believe that SHERROD will be our starting LG this year to gain experience… He’s a plug and play Guard in the NFL, and can play either Tackle position in the future!!
But, OTA’s & Mini Camps will give us a better indication soon!! : ) I could be wrong, wouldn’t be the first time… Just believe unless NewHouse makes giant strides, that Sherrod will take the vacancy at LG… : )
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I"m expecting Lang at LG
But wouldn’t be at all surprised if Sherrod played LG for a year or 2 depending how long Clifton has left in his knees.
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that'll all get decided at camp
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by bigbill992001 on Apr 29, 2011 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions
The future of the Packers o-line
Is hopefully Sherrod-Lang-Wells?-Sitton-Bulaga. I’m really hoping the players/owners get their act together and take care of the labor situation so Lang doesn’t lose another offseason/preseaon.
As far as center: I’m a bit concerned. Wells isn’t particularly good, and that Detroit line is going to be nasty. But because they lack a true speed rusher our line could hold arms in a Red Rover formation and their secondary is so bad that Rodgers can find an open guy by the time they can get around our Red Rover.
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by I voted for Kodos on Apr 29, 2011 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
I believe
our line could hold arms in a Red Rover formation
that is illegal. :)
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
"Here I am, brain the size of a planet,
and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper.
You call that job satisfaction?
'Cause, I don't."
THE BEARS STILL SUCK!
Something akin
to the old flying wedge.
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
"Here I am, brain the size of a planet,
and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper.
You call that job satisfaction?
'Cause, I don't."
THE BEARS STILL SUCK!
Flying wedge
"It's a great day to be great, baby!"
"Here I am, brain the size of a planet,
and they ask me to pick up a piece of paper.
You call that job satisfaction?
'Cause, I don't."
THE BEARS STILL SUCK!
I think it was a good solid pick... B.
I still fear the Lions pick.
And if the Vikings can actually groom the guy they got, no matter how much they reached for him, he could be good. We’ll see how he turns out but it might be a good deal for them in the long run.
by PhoenicianPakFan on Apr 28, 2011 11:15 PM CDT reply actions
That's how I feel...
I think Ponder can actually become a solid NFL QB.
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by Chief Oshkosh on Apr 28, 2011 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Solid, but not spectacular.
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Lions Pick
It’s intimidating with Fairley and Suh, but I’m surprised they passed on Prince Amukamara. What’s up with that? Am I missing something here? They could always resign Corey Williams and keep the DL beastly and add a stud at CB in Prince. Kind of surprised, but Fairley is a solid pick overall though.
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Nuff said....
That is my thinking as well.
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Pass rush trumps pass coverage every time! Not much else to say.
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by Strohman on Apr 28, 2011 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Personally, I'm hoping he was a one year wonder and his supposed lack of work ethic kicks in
Because if he’s like he was in college, Suh and him will be quite a tandem.
by Charlie Kelly on Apr 28, 2011 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Same here.
Plus he’s dirty. Hits WAY after the whistle.
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I'd expect lots of fines...
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Apr 29, 2011 12:16 AM CDT up reply actions
doesn't matter how good Prince is
If they don’t have anyone else in the secondary, they’ll still get lit up. I guess they’re thinking that they’ll try to get to the QB before he has time to throw.
"I'm tired of pretending I'm not a rock star from Mars."
They have some decent rotation CBs. Just no #1 guy.
No LB corps though.
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I don't think they have a #2 guy either.
Their secondary is awful. The LB corps is pretty awful as well
"I'm tired of pretending I'm not a rock star from Mars."
DeAndre Levy is not invisible. He really turned it up near the end of last season.
and they do have Louis Delmas. Alphonso Smith would be a better #3 CB, though, the way teams attacked him at the starting CB spots exposed his flaws.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Apr 29, 2011 12:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Louis Delmas
Looked pretty good out of the gate but it doesn’t sound like he’s improved. Maybe he’s already plateau’d. [sic?]
Either way, their secondary is pretty weak and one good safety can’t make up for poor play by everyone else.
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by I voted for Kodos on Apr 29, 2011 12:21 AM CDT up reply actions
Levy is their only good LB.
The fans really want to sign Stephen Tulloch I believe. They also have Chris Houston I think who they expect to hod onto. Those guys seem like decent back-ups/rotation guys. They just don’t have the #1 guy.
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I'll have to go back throughthe MTD Writer's MOck and see how many writers made the right pick.
We know 1 for sure…
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Love it, like last year with Bulaga
The sexy pick would’ve been an OLB to compliment Matthews but now we have our tackle positions locked down for the next decade and our most valuable asset should be protected.
by Charlie Kelly on Apr 28, 2011 11:35 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
They will draft a LB
They were able to make due with some late round and rookie free agent LB last year. Sure an upgrade would be nice, but a healthy Woodson will allow for Zombo to used in passing situations. I don’t think the Packers take a LB until after the 3rd round. Look for them to pick a CB and another O-lineman with the next two picks. I would love to see a running orientated guard like Moffit with the next pick.
The offensive line has been answered
So now we know who the O-line will be for a good long time. Lang can move to guard (probably be a swing player if Colledge ends up stuck in GB another season due to RFA), Sherrod plays back up tackle this year for Bulaga and Cliffy, while Sitton and Wells just do what they do. When Cliffy and Colledge move on Lang and Sherrod take up their spots and the Packers eventually upgrade center when Wells can’t handle Suh and Fairly anymore.
Overall not too bad and should keep A-Rod pretty clean.
Can’t wait to see what TT pulls out of his hat tomorrow.
Sherrod over Carimi??
I’m thinking the biggest reason Thompson didn’t TRADE UP for Carimi is because he had Sherrod graded higher or close to equal and he knew one of them was gonna fall in the Packers lap!!
I am thinking
The biggest reason Thompson did trade up for Carimi is that he is a run blocker and Sherrod is more off an all around blocker (better as pass protection). Since they drafted a tackle to protect Rodgers, it makes sense go for the one scouts think is a better pass blocker.
Why trade up when you can get one or the other?
They are both very talented OT’s, bringing Pros and Cons to the team. Why trade our 3rd Round Pick when there’s a good chance you’ll get one of them? I think TT made the right call there. Plus we already got our run blocking mauler of an OT in Bulaga. We need someone better known for his pass protection, and Sherrod fits the bill. I’m very happy with this pick. Not dissapointed by any means. There are still several OLB’s still on the board that we could either trade up for or hopefully wait for at #64. At this point: I’m not against drafting Ayers now that we are past the 1st Round. Just wanted to make myself clear with that.
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Nuff said....
Pretty sure the biggest reason he didn't move up
Is because he figured the difference between the two players wasn’t worth giving up his other early round draft picks…
Happy with the pick.
Hated seeing Carimi going to the Bears but oh well. I would like to see TT move up in both the 2nd and 3rd rounds if possible. I think from here on quality is more important than quantity.
I gave it an A simply because we NEED to build this line for the future. Sitton is young and great, Buluga looked really solid, Lang appears to be starter material, and now we got Sherrod who will have the luxury of being able to develop.
The most important thing for this team is to protect the franchise, Aaron Rodgers. Like Buluga last year, the pick of Sherrod goes a long way in doing this!
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Sherrod is a solid foundation pick
… need a good foundation to play football… well anything other than Bengals football.
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