re: Is it time to finally give up on Russell Shepard being a big time player?

I'll argue this. They probably tried to convert him to DB at some point and he resisted. He has to be able to tackle, he is on the coverage unit. He would have had good size for DB and he is fluid. We've been stacked at DB for 4 years but he could have been starting opposite Simon of he'd had spent the past couple years working at that position.

And it's evident you only need one great year at DBU to shine and get drafted high.