Sherrod's wait continues

Hope he does take his time, that was a wicked break. That bone is the largest in the body, and with his body type it is going to take a long road to heal properly. I really hope he can recover and get back to full strength.

I would be fine with putting Sherrod on the shelf for the year. My only hesitation is that by playoff time, he would be good insurance as a backup LT if needed. I'd rather plug a guy in than shuffle the line if possible. That's all up to the coaching staff to evaluate how well his leg has recovered, and how well he's learned the position and refined his technique.

He's now had a full season, a off-season, and a partial season to learn the position and work on technique - even while rehabbing. That's half of the battle. The other is getting more live experience at the pro level, of which he's got very little.

Sounds like he will be placed on the "shelf" for the year.. can't say I am upset about that, I would rather him get right than rush it back.

But I find it interesting he feels ready to roll.. docs and Packers think otherwise.

I just read again that Zombo and Quarless continue to practice while there was no mention of Sherrod. The PUP decisions need to be made by next Wednesday. We'll see if Zombo and Quarless make the roster, but more importantly, without even a snap in practice yet it seems definite that Sherrod will be put on IR for the rest of the season.

1st round pick we are talking about here. Eventually he has to get his shot to start, i honestly think he's suited more for a RT.....move Bulaga over to guard and put lang on the bench.

Good points. That might be the decision that they make in camp next year although they'll have to decide if they let him compete for LT, RT, or guard. That's a lot of positions for a guy to prepare for going into camp. He seemed to struggle with it last year in camp, but that was without any off-season work.

The bright side would be if he developed into a dependable backup at tackle or guard. Surely it'd be a disappointment for a 1st round pick, but at this point I think that we'd all be happy just to see him play.

I don't think Sherrod would be an upgrade at any of the 4 outside positions today. If he comes in and outplays someone, excellent.

If next year he's one of the best 5, I'm curious if Sitton or Lang could play center. Newhouse and Sherrod at the tackles, Lang, Sitton, and Bulaga as the inside three. Downside of course is that neither tackle in that situation is a good run blocker. It's possible such a move would make us an even worse running team than we are today.

Sherrod will eventually compete with Newhouse for LT.

Not surprised. I pointed out back in preseason that it took Jim Flanagan two years to come back from his leg break and was skeptical Sherrod would play this year.

Flanagan had nerve complications that delayed his return. I haven't read that's a problem with Sherrod's injury. Tibia fractures are slow to heal--some don't heal without further surgery--and it's likely he'll be ready next season, assuming everything is going well.

Nerve damage or not Sherrod had a nasty break and it will take him two years as it did Flanagan.

I had forgotten that the Packers had traded Flanagan in 1998, but the trade was cancelled due to his inability to pass a physical. He didn't play in 1998 until December, so, really, he missed 3 seasons with his injury--primarily due to his foot-drop. I hope Sherrrod will be ready next season.

Found this on Wikepedia. It was almost three seasons.

Flanagan sat out the 1996 and 1997 seasons due to an injury sustained during the 1996 preseason.[1]
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.[2] With the Packers, Flanagan made his professional regular season debut on December 13, 1998, a victory over the Chicago Bears.[

Sherrod won't be back unless we make the playoffs...otherwise he will be starting at tackle next year.

Sherrod has til this coming week to be cleared to practice. If hes cleared, than 3 weeks to make the roster or IR, if hes not cleared, IR.