Poll: How long will Shields be out?

[Zool]

It was a short yardage play to the Packer D's right. He came down the LOS and stuck his head in there, literally. Might have been short yardage but I don't think it was a touchdown.

Guion and Yeldon hit him at the same time. Looked like Guion hit him hardest.

[Maxie the Taxi]

I wasn't able to watch the game yesterday. Did he get hurt on the TD run by Yeldon? I know it takes the courage of a lion to stick your nose in to make a tackle when a 6'1, 225 lb. guy is barreling right at you. The game speed is probably astonishing when you are on the field. However, when will some of these players learn to not put their head down to make a tackle? Looks like he lowered his head and some part of Yeldon's leg popped him on the side of the helmet as he was going low. Sure, you can form tackle with your head up and still get hurt, but it's more likely you'll get hurt when you use your helmet like a pile driver.

Sam was never a really great tackler IMO. You're right about bad form and concussions.

[red]

he's out at a minimum of 3 weeks i'd say

and he might be done for good imo

PCS really sucks, and if it just took 4 or 5 months to get over that shit the last time, now you have to go through it again? that might be it

plus hes already made around 20 million, that should keep his generations out of the slums for awhile

[red]

its confirmed, hes concussed

[Joemailman]

I'll be optimistic and say he misses the next 2 games, and then the bye week.

Am I whistling past the graveyard?

[Patler]

What a bunch of nervous nellies! I'll start to worry when there starts to be something to worry about.

Who is nervous or worried? Just discussing an apparent injury, with one of the poll options being that he will miss no games as a result. How much nervousness or worry does that involve?

[pbmax]

Sam was never a really great tackler IMO. You're right about bad form and concussions.

He became a pretty willing one. Sam really upped his game in this area. Not always the best technique though.

Need to bring back Tramontana for tackling lessons.

[pbmax]

I'll be optimistic and say he misses the next 2 games, and then the bye week.

Am I whistling past the graveyard?

No chance he gets buried before Week 8.

[Pugger]

What a bunch of nervous nellies! I'll start to worry when there starts to be something to worry about.

There were more than a couple of folks saying Abby shouldn't be out there with his concussion history but not a worry about Sam?

[gbgary]

won't miss any games...

[Carolina_Packer]

It was a short yardage play to the Packer D's right. He came down the LOS and stuck his head in there, literally. Might have been short yardage but I don't think it was a touchdown.

OK, I may have the wrong guy. Again, I only got to see highlights, so when I used my DVR to go super slow mo on the play back of Yeldon's TD, it looks like a Packer defender approaches him with his head lowered and after Yeldon scores the TD that same guy is laying on the ground for a period of time. Again, it was a highlight, so I guess whoever it was could have been laying there in frustration of not having prevented the TD, but he looked like he got the worst of the collision.

https://vine.co/v/5JjBv19awH1

Of course, HHCD got it the worst on that one.

[Clayish]

This just sucks to see.

[Fritz]

What a bunch of nervous nellies! I'll start to worry when there starts to be something to worry about.

I'm scared, Adrian! I'm scared!

[Guiness]

https://vine.co/v/5JjBv19awH1

that looked bad...trying to take his legs out, head first, instead of standing him up.

[Carolina_Packer]

that looked bad...trying to take his legs out, head first, instead of standing him up.

Per PB, that wasn't the play where he got the concussion. I'm not even sure that the guy who goes in head first is Shields. It's that kind of dangerous tackling form that sent Nick Collins to retirement early. His head went into Jonathan Stewart's considerable-sized thigh when Stewart had a head of steam in the open field and that's all she wrote. I know the game moves fast and there is not always time to get in the best position to make the tackle, but it's a shame more guys still go in with their heads. They would probably say in a film session they are trying to use their shoulder pad. It's hard not to risk your head hitting if you're going to try using your shoulder pad, but for God sakes keep your head up and see what you are hitting.