Bishop's Big Hit
Bishop Packs A Punch
By Mike Spofford / Packers.com
Posted 08/23/2007
In a game featuring some big hits by both teams, Packers backup middle linebacker Desmond Bishop certainly had the biggest. Early in the second quarter Thursday night, Jacksonville's Reggie Williams caught a short pass over the middle from quarterback Byron Leftwich, and Bishop laid Williams out with a wallop that popped his helmet off. Impressively, Williams held onto the ball for a 4-yard gain.
"We were in zone, and I just dropped back, read Leftwich's eyes, and I saw the receiver coming across and it was just natural instinct," said Bishop, a rookie sixth-round draft choice. "I knew he was going to dump it off and I just broke on it. It's like all the X's and O's fit perfectly, and it's just a perfect play. For that one play you're on point, and that feels good."
In celebration, Bishop started to take his own helmet off but thought better of it and didn't. It's a good thing, because removing his helmet voluntarily would have cost him a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. In the second half, Bishop took Williams helmet off again with another rough tackle after a 5-yard completion near the goal line. In all, Bishop finished with a team-high five tackles, all solo. The strong game may have elevated him ahead of second-year pro Abdul Hodge in the running for the No. 2 middle linebacker spot. "It's up to the people upstairs and the coaches to make that decision," Bishop said. "All I can do is go play."
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By Mike Spofford / Packers.com
Posted 08/23/2007
In a game featuring some big hits by both teams, Packers backup middle linebacker Desmond Bishop certainly had the biggest. Early in the second quarter Thursday night, Jacksonville's Reggie Williams caught a short pass over the middle from quarterback Byron Leftwich, and Bishop laid Williams out with a wallop that popped his helmet off. Impressively, Williams held onto the ball for a 4-yard gain."We were in zone, and I just dropped back, read Leftwich's eyes, and I saw the receiver coming across and it was just natural instinct," said Bishop, a rookie sixth-round draft choice. "I knew he was going to dump it off and I just broke on it. It's like all the X's and O's fit perfectly, and it's just a perfect play. For that one play you're on point, and that feels good."
In celebration, Bishop started to take his own helmet off but thought better of it and didn't. It's a good thing, because removing his helmet voluntarily would have cost him a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. In the second half, Bishop took Williams helmet off again with another rough tackle after a 5-yard completion near the goal line. In all, Bishop finished with a team-high five tackles, all solo. The strong game may have elevated him ahead of second-year pro Abdul Hodge in the running for the No. 2 middle linebacker spot. "It's up to the people upstairs and the coaches to make that decision," Bishop said. "All I can do is go play."
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Published by PackerPundit On Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 6:30 AM.
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