With their 1st pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Green Bay Packers select offensive tackle Derek Sherrod from the Mississippi State University. Sherrod measured 6’5” 321 lbs with a 35 3/8 inch wingspan and at the combine and posted a 5.18 second 40-yard dash, 23 bench presses, 28 inch vertical jump, 97 inch broad […]
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According to Hobbes: Packers Offseason Primer on the NFL Combine: Outside Linebackers
This article will use previous drafting data by Ted Thompson to determine which players fit into the Packers scheme for 3-4 outside linebackers.
According to Hobbes: Packers Offseason Primer on the NFL Combine: Defensive Ends (Defensive Linemen)
Defensive Ends (Defensive Linemen): Here’s the seventh of a series of articles and first for the defense, looking specifically at the NFL combine and the Packers’ drafting tendencies. (Read here for the rationale for this series, here for quarterbacks, here for running backs, here for wide receivers, here for tight ends, here for offensive tackles and here for offensive interior linemen).
According to Hobbes: Packers Offseason Primer on the NFL Combine: Offensive Tackles
This article will use the combine numbers from previous players drafted by GM Ted Thompson as a guide for what offensive tackles are likely to fit into the Packers’ scheme. Again, this is merely an attempt to make a best guess based on statistics at which players the Packers might be interested in, game tape naturally trumps combine numbers, so take all of this with a grain of salt.