buckeyepackfan
13 years ago

Joe Whitt just might put together a Miss Cleo-type psychic career if this whole football coaching thing doesn’t work out. It was this time last year when he told everyone Tramon Williams would be one of the top cornerbacks in the NFL.

It was evident Williams was an improving young player, but in 2010 he had career highs of 63 tackles and six interceptions and a Pro Bowl invitation. Opposing quarterbacks were avoiding him like the plague by the end of the season.

Whitt, the Packers’ cornerbacks coach, is at it again with his I-know-something-you-don’t-know routine.

“I would have loved to have my hands on him (during the lockout) because he’s still so raw and in the early parts of his career,” Whitt said of second-year player Sam Shields. “He’s rare. He’s rare with his ability to bend and pedal and really loves the game. We got lucky with him.

“When we got him, I knew he was going to be good. I didn’t know he was going to be that good, that quick. He can improve from what Tramon did in ’09 to 2010. If he can make that same kind of jump, which he can … .”

There were two moments last week that encapsulated Shields’ value to the organization. On Thursday, he made a spectacular interception on the last play of practice and landed squarely on his hip. The entire team fell silent on Ray Nitschke Field as coaches and the medical staff rushed to Shields’ side. The first player out to check on Shields? Charles Woodson, who didn’t participate in team drills that day.

The injury kept Shields from playing in the preseason opener at Cleveland on Saturday night. He and Woodson didn’t play, which left Williams, Pat Lee and Jarrett Bush as the top three cornerbacks. Browns quarterback Colt McCoy didn’t glance at Williams on the opening drive and scored the game’s first touchdown on a 27-yard pass to Josh Cribbs with Lee in coverage. The Browns won 27-17.

The defense looked completely different with Shields and Woodson on the sideline. And, frankly, Woodson’s coverage responsibilities have been lessened since Shields arrived in Green Bay.


http://packersnews.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20110816/PKR01/110816149/Big-things-expected-freshly-tattooed-Green-Bay-Packers-cornerback-Sam-Shields 



Don't know if this has been posted, or if it should go with other Shields thread, but found it to be a good read. Four pages long but worth the time.
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Greg C.
13 years ago
Nice article. The coach said Shields got his swagger in the Dallas game. I think I remember him picking off a deep pass in one-on-one coverage early in that game. It was an impressive play, and that game was nationally televised. A lot of people took notice of him there, I'm sure. But he was pretty darn good right from the beginning of the preseason. There can't be too many other examples of undrafted players being that good as rookies. I sure can't think of any.
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13 years ago

football never was far away. Shields couldn’t have contact with the coaches, so he did the next best thing — he called Woodson and Williams every two days.



I could just see those guys saying, "Oh man, it is Sammy again". And letting it go to voice mail.
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dhazer
13 years ago
Ya I just got my Shields jersey today 🙂
Just Imagine this for the next 6-9 years. What a ride it will be 🙂 (PS, Zero should charge for this)
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DakotaT
13 years ago

Ya I just got my Shields jersey today :)

Originally Posted by: dhazer 



Haze, have you been wiping your ___ with your Crabtree jersey?

The one thing you have to love about the Packers is the wide assortment of quality player in which to purchase a jersey. In your honor I bought a home and away Raji jersey.
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