Comments on: Sam Shields May Be Sliding Down Depth Chart

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By: Savage57

Savage57 — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:29:10 +0000

Here’s the tag for Sam Shields:

If you’re going to tackle like Prime Time,

You better cover like him, too!

By: iltarion

iltarion — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:07:51 +0000

People are overstating the lack of pass rush and forever will.

Over and over again last season we saw the opposing QB throw the ball a half second before getting hit, only to deliver it to a wide open WR.

When you get less sacks for a season, is that solely because of a poor pass rush, or is it also because the QB doesn’t have to hold onto the ball because his first options are wide open?

The Packer secondary made their share of mistakes last season.

On the other hand, it is a good point that Shields did not get the benefit of OTAs last season. He was a WR in college so tackling may never be his strong suit. However, his speed and his ball skills give him the opportunity to be a great CB in this league.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:55:43 +0000

What everyone is forgetting is that sam did not get an off season of training last year which helps guys improve. It was not like he was horrible, he played his role but the pack didn’t have the rush they did during their super bowl run so guys were being covered for that extra second which was all the difference. I foresee a dominate defense this year with a shutdown secondary

By: Abe Frohman

Abe Frohman — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:54:26 +0000

My old volleyball coach used to say “You can’t teach tall.” The same adage applies here – you can’t teach speed. You can teach tackling, however. Shields has the physical tools to be a premier corner in the league.

I was at the MACC fund dinner a few weeks back. Rodgers was saying how in 2010 Tramon, Sam, and Wood were ALWAYS in the film room studying. I was thinking “and why not last year, too?” That’s the kind of thing that needs to happen again.

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By: Donny H.

Donny H. — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 06:02:03 +0000

Training camp starts at the end of summer..not trying to argue that Shields is a solid tackler – just the notion of him not being on the 2012 roster is stupid.

Half of the battle is to prevent the receiver from catching the ball in the first place. Given that Shields and House are becoming fluent with the schemes, they should win most of these battles. Some of the missed tackles by Shields last season were because he was too far out of position to close in and make the play.

By: iltarion

iltarion — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:21:29 +0000

Shields is typically a training camp superstar.

There is no tackling at this point.

By: iltarion

iltarion — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:20:00 +0000

Yeah, and WAY more missed tackles too.

Of course he had more tackles. He was a starter all season in 2011. That wasn’t the case in 2010.