Shields on the Bubble? · PACKERSHOME

nerdmann
Premier Member Topic Starter

12 years ago

After taking a pretty big step back in his second season at nickel back, we hear Sam Shields is far from being assured of a roster spot this coming season. The way we hear it, unless Shields greatly improves his tackling skills, which were feeble for the most part last season, and sheds his knack for peeking into the backfield, he could be in trouble with a host of challengers...

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DakotaT
Select Member

12 years ago

It looks like Joe Whitt and Perry have their work cut out for them. Sam Shields has way too much ability to just cut loose. Competition should take care of the problem.

nerdmann
Premier Member Topic Starter

12 years ago

It looks like Joe Whitt and Perry have their work cut out for them. Sam Shields has way too much ability to just cut loose. Competition should take care of the problem.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT

Personally, I think he'll man up. But I'm a Shields fan.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

Yerko
Senior Member

12 years ago

It looks like Joe Whitt and Perry have their work cut out for them. Sam Shields has way too much ability to just cut loose. Competition should take care of the problem.

Originally Posted by: DakotaT

A lot of work for a guy who in a recent interview said he never once tackled a guy until the NFL. His speed is unreal and he had decent coverage ability (assuming his speed helped with a lot of it). Trying to learn how to tackle for the first time at the professional level is going to be hard work for Shields.

Zero2Cool
Elite Member

12 years ago

I think Sam Shields played only WR his entire life until the last year of college or something, right? Hell, we see players who have been playing defense their entire life who can't tackle so I think he gets more leniency based on his 2010 season.

Dexter_Sinister
Registered

12 years ago

He also didn't have a training camp last year to learn the fundamentals. He is fast and for a CB, he has incredible ball skills.

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beast
Select Member

12 years ago

I'm not buying that Shields is on the bubble... the Packers will keep 6 CBs and it will be the same group as last year, Minus Lee and plus Hayward. Shields can't tackle but he's got GREAT quickness and speed. And honestly I wanted to see a Shields vs. Steve Smith match-up last year after Williams was hurt. No offense to Woodson but he no longer has the speed to keep up with the Steve Smith speedy types all game long... I wanted to see if the speedy Shields could cover other very good speedy types.

It will be nice to see if House and Hayward can pass Bush and put some pressure on the top 3 CBs.

Also interesting tidbit the article had, that the Packers will be playing more Dime packages...will have to wait and see if that one is true or not.

wpr
Preferred Member

12 years ago

Shields is one of the top 6 CB on the team. Uncle Teddy is not going to flush him after one poor season. Look at how long they stuck with Harrell.

nerdmann
Premier Member Topic Starter

12 years ago

Shields is one of the top 6 CB on the team. Uncle Teddy is not going to flush him after one poor season. Look at how long they stuck with Harrell.

Originally Posted by: wpr

Harrell was 16th overall. Shields was an undrafted free agent. Still I agree, he makes the team, but they'll give someone a chance to start over him. And it won't be just Bush.

“Winning is not a sometime thing, it is an all the time thing. You don't do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time.”

Dexter_Sinister
Registered

12 years ago

#10

Harrell was 16th overall. Shields was an undrafted free agent. Still I agree, he makes the team, but they'll give someone a chance to start over him. And it won't be just Bush.

Originally Posted by: nerdmann

After they are on the team, where they were drafted is irrelevant. Any time you don't put your best players on the field, you make the team weaker.

The only time how much they make matters is if you have a lot of cap money tied up and cutting him wouldn't save anything. If a player is already paid, keeping him costs nothing extra and you see potential for him to be a better player than what you have, you keep him. It doesn't matter where he was drafted.

I want to go out like my Grandpa did. Peacefully in his sleep.
Not screaming in terror like his passengers.

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