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Cheese Curds, 12/30: Packers' young corners must step up in Sam Shields' absence

Though Green Bay's top two draft picks have played well so far, they are not yet fully ready to replace the team's top cornerback when he's hurt.

The Green Bay Packers have gotten lucky this year at the cornerback position. It's either that or Ted Thompson has done a brilliant job with giving his coaching staff the right personnel to train up. Well, maybe it's a little of both.

One thing is for sure, though - the Packers look to have some great years ahead of them with the cornerback unit that they currently have, and that's thanks in part to Thompson's drafting and free agency decisions and Joe Whitt's tutelage.