Sam Shields got paid by GB

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It's a massive sum of money for a player that's struggled with injuries each of the last two years, is a liability in run defense, and has been an inconsistent cover man.

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That's a butt load.

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is a liability in run defense, and has been an inconsistent cover man.

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Shields will return as the No. 1 corner

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If this is all true, their defense is going to get lit up like a Christmas tree this year.

If we go CB...In the first I wouldn't mind Verrett...Later in the draft we could get Watkins(UF),Exum(VT),Jean-Baptiste(Neb),Hall(Vanderbilt),Purifoy(UF),and McGill(Utah)...Just to name a few...Maybe even Roby in the 1st round.His 12' seasons was phenomenal but his play fell off last year..Still has 3 picks though.

See this is one I find most shocking and makes me confused about how the market will play out.

Brent Grimes, one of the best corners last year, only got $8m per. I know he's older and that's a factor though.

And originally the Packers said they wouldn't go higher than $5.5-6m on Shields, relating his worth to what a Bears'(I think) corner got.

So it's really surprising to see that less than a week later he received $9.75m per(obviously because the talking period opened yesterday and someone was willing to overbid, but the Packers usually don't overpay).

So it really depends on the specific corner and whether each team views them as a 1, 2, or nickel(it only takes 1 team to overbid).

I still think we try to get a corner, but if the market goes crazy we may just stand pat. And then I would bitch like I did when we decided to just roll with Brown at LT last year.