I remember Shields being Ahmad Carroll bad in the preseason and people were bugging out(especially ME, cuz we were somewhat counting on this guy).
Then game by game, he improved.
He got coached, got playing time, and is now starting to become a reliable player. Top CB in the league? We'll see. With Charles and Tramon playing, he will have his shots, cuz they'll be throwing his way a lot more than the they'll throw towards Woodson or Williams.
Bottom Line: Looks like a solid draft pick at a position we most definitely needed it with Charles getting old and fally and Harris gone. Well done, Packers!
"tromadz" wrote:
That might be one of the best things about him so far... You'd reckon that they'd try to take advantage of the undrafted rookie when you see Woodson on one side and Tramon on the other, but they haven't.
He's been targeted 17 times this entire year (Thanks Chrisbozz), while they've been going after Tramon like crazy (51 times) and Woodson getting quite some balls thrown at him, as well (41 times).
And I know, he's "only" the nickel corner, he's not seeing as much time as the rest and he's not facing the nr. 1....
Thing is, we're in our nickel defense way more than our base defense. And even while he might not be facing nr. 1s, he did do a great job on guys like Roy Williams. Someone who's certainly not the Pro Bowler he once was, but still isn't a slouch.
But this is the way you find some talent. He barely played CB in college. He was amazingly raw. You don't look for big school guys who contributed a little for their old team, you look for gems. Guys from smaller schools, guys who have been career back-ups but have shown potential, guys who can, or have recently, changed position. This was a great pick-up.