Duke *@#*ing Shelley

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@purplefaithful said:
Yup, being heaping praise on him for some time now. This kid is going to be on the roster next year...


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100%.


 The vacancy for a slot corner has been filled. 


Congrats to Shelley he has earned it.

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I love that Pat Pete hosts dinner and film study at his house with the guys, that is really cool. Great way to bond and do work 

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Duke has played a lot of NFL games for being a backup. I think that has helped him in his time with the Vikings. The players have also embraced him as well. 

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The Kansas State prospect entered the draft in 2019, and the Chicago Bears picked him up in the sixth round. Despite his draft status as a late-round pick, Shelley appeared in nine games as a rookie. He primarily contributed to special teams. 
In his second year, Shelley played 11 games and started two of them, including one against the Vikings. He played about 300 snaps on defense and special teams combined. In 2021, Shelley even started four games and played over 400 snaps on defense until a hamstring injury forced him to miss some games. His PFF grades looked like those of a backup with spot starts, which is precisely his role. 
On August 31, the Bears waived the cornerback, and the Vikings signed him to the practice squad a week later, where he stayed for about two months before the purple team promoted him to the active roster. 
Starter Dantzler was placed on injured reserve, Booth was a liability and later also hurt, and Evans missed time with two separate concussions. The Vikings relied on Shelley to step up, and he did just that. Impressive pass breakups were normal for the undersized cornerback, even against much bigger receivers. Shelley started the games against the Patriots, Colts, Giants, and Packers. 
Per PFF, Shelley was targeted 36 times and allowed only 19 completions while making eight pass breakups. The quarterback’s passer rating when targeting Shelley has been 72.6. What the statistics don’t show is that he was in perfect coverage on a few other plays that resulted in catches. 
Dantzler is back to full health, but the Vikings kept Shelley in the starting lineup and only inserted Dantzler when they pulled the starters in garbage time. Shelley has been a pleasant surprise for the Vikings and will likely continue to be the starter opposite of Peterson. His PFF grade, 76.6, is the 14th-best of all 74 eligible NFL cornerbacks. 
The veteran cornerback is having a career year. After the season, he’ll be a free agent, and the Vikings will probably try to re-sign him. However, it will be interesting to see who will be the starter next season when the two rookies have spent a year in the league.
https://vikingsterritory.com/2023/general-news/unlikely-vikings-defender

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@purplefaithful said:
The Kansas State prospect entered the draft in 2019, and the Chicago Bears picked him up in the sixth round. Despite his draft status as a late-round pick, Shelley appeared in nine games as a rookie. He primarily contributed to special teams. 
In his second year, Shelley played 11 games and started two of them, including one against the Vikings. He played about 300 snaps on defense and special teams combined. In 2021, Shelley even started four games and played over 400 snaps on defense until a hamstring injury forced him to miss some games. His PFF grades looked like those of a backup with spot starts, which is precisely his role. 
On August 31, the Bears waived the cornerback, and the Vikings signed him to the practice squad a week later, where he stayed for about two months before the purple team promoted him to the active roster. 
Starter Dantzler was placed on injured reserve, Booth was a liability and later also hurt, and Evans missed time with two separate concussions. The Vikings relied on Shelley to step up, and he did just that. Impressive pass breakups were normal for the undersized cornerback, even against much bigger receivers. Shelley started the games against the Patriots, Colts, Giants, and Packers. 
Per PFF, Shelley was targeted 36 times and allowed only 19 completions while making eight pass breakups. The quarterback’s passer rating when targeting Shelley has been 72.6. What the statistics don’t show is that he was in perfect coverage on a few other plays that resulted in catches. 
Dantzler is back to full health, but the Vikings kept Shelley in the starting lineup and only inserted Dantzler when they pulled the starters in garbage time. Shelley has been a pleasant surprise for the Vikings and will likely continue to be the starter opposite of Peterson. His PFF grade, 76.6, is the 14th-best of all 74 eligible NFL cornerbacks. 
The veteran cornerback is having a career year. After the season, he’ll be a free agent, and the Vikings will probably try to re-sign him. However, it will be interesting to see who will be the starter next season when the two rookies have spent a year in the league.
https://vikingsterritory.com/2023/general-news/unlikely-vikings-defender

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