Quote Originally Posted by pbmax View Post
Two things I can think of. One, he does allow some long plays. The second is the bail zone coverage where Hyde or Hayward has short and Shields is running deep. A lot of passes get completed into that gap and Shields is in the vicinity, and gets the blame unless Hyde tips the ball.
this could very well be why i think he's not that great. a lot of big plays or big completions with him being the closest guy, but not really close

and didn't he miss a lot of tackles?