1) Introduction: The 32nd pick in round one of the NFL Draft, Derek Sherrod was supposed to be the stud left tackle in Green Bay for the next 10 years. In my OT ratings for the CheeseheadTV Draft Guide, I ranked him as the second best tackle prospect, behind only Tyron Smith (a Pro Bowl Selection from Dallas this year). I was ecstatic when the Packers drafted Sherrod.
2) Profile:
Derek Sherrod
- Age: 24
- Born: 4/23/1989 in Chula Vista, CA
- Height: 6’6″
- Weight: 321
- College: West Virginia
- Rookie Year: 2011
- NFL Experience: 3 years
3) Expectations coming into the season: Four words: GET ON THE FIELD. Recovering from the nasty broken leg he suffered in game 5 of his 2011 rookie season, had proven to be much more difficult than most imagined. Could Sherrod be ready for the start of the season?
4) Player’s highlights/low-lights: Highlight would have to be the six snaps he played at right tackle against Detroit in the Thanksgiving Massacre – his only 6 snaps of the season. Lowlight would be winding up on the PUP list almost two years after his injury.
5) Player’s contribution to the overall team success: Nil. Was active for eight games after coming off the PUP list. The pure definition of “bench warmer.”
6) Player’s contributions in the playoffs: None. Did not play.
Season Report Card:
It’s really not fair to grade Sherrod, so we’ll just give him an “incomplete” and hope he’s “grade-worthy” next season.
(inc) Level of expectations met during the season
(inc) Contributions to team’s overall success.
(inc) Contributions to team during the playoffs
Overall Grade: INCOMPLETE
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Good evaluation & grade for Sherrod. I hope this is the season that he finally becomes the player we hoped he’d be.
That pretty well sums it up. I agree with the sentiment that Sherrod could have been special. The fact that he couldn’t garner playing time two years after the break is discouraging. I am still looking for the Cinderella story where Bulaga, Sherrod play a full season and the O-Line becomes top 5 in the league. That would be scary pretty.
Not to nitpick, but Sherrod came out of Mississippi State, no?
Yes he did…
At the least I hope Sherrod becomes an expensive, solid backup. Also, I’m not putting too much faith in Bulaga because he is one of the many expensive injury prone players. Our starting tackles are young and should improve.
Sherrod makes Tony Mandarich look like an excellant pick.
C’mon, Big T. Seriously?
Mandarich was never unhealthy, he was just a fat slob who couldn’t play once he got off the ‘roids. Sherrod suffered a catastrophic fracture — that is hardly his fault.
Comments like this suck the collective IQ of the readers like a black hole sucks the light of a thousand suns.
Did anyone seriously expect him to do anything this year? I’d say the couple snaps he had with the FG unit exceeded expectations. To be consistent, you’d have to give him an A for expectations.