quote:Did the Packers settle their defensive rotation Thursday night or add a level of intrigue? Shields (60 snaps, according to Pro Football Focus) and Hayward (24) appeared to leapfrog Jarrett Bush on the cornerback depth chart. And McMillian (44 snaps) has jumped ahead of M.D. Jennings at safety
Shields has been inconsistent, but I think it's safe to safe he's a better corner than Bush. It was also good to see Hayward get more reps as a backup guy.
Similar to Bush, MD Jennings was abused last week and McMillan just has that look of a guy that can make plays.
I don't want to minimize the impact of guys like Walden and Worthy and Moses (they also made some good contributions) but to me if they can get their DBs settled I have a feeling we'll see more of the Week 2 type performances than the Week 1 type performances from the D.