Well done sir...

While watching Charles Woodson pick off yet another pass this past weekend against Seattle -- and then doing my new favorite celebration: A simple handshake and nod with the whole defense -- I remembered how criticized his signing was a few years ago. True, I did think they overpaid him a bit at the time, but I didn't think it was a terrible signing. It turns out he wasn't even overpaid.
Since joining the Pack, Woodson has had seasons of 1 sack, 8 interceptions, 62 tackles and a touchdown (2006), a season of 4 interceptions, 63 tackles and two touchdowns (2007) and is en route to possibly his best season so far with four picks, a TD and 14 tackles in six games. Of course, stats don't show how good a lockdown corner he is either.
Durability was an issue when he signed, but the guy is having an amazing season on a broken toe (and without his cohort Al Harris) and has only missed two games in three years. Without him, the Packers certainly would have lost a few more games the past couple years, and he almost singlehandedly helped the Pack defeat the Buccaneers a couple weeks ago with a CLUTCH interception for touchdown after Rodgers got hurt.
He also is a veteran presence on a very young defense. I am positive he had at least a small hand in the improvement of Atari Bigby and Nick Collins, who both (when healthy) have turned into extremely solid safeties after being out of control and reckless early in their careers.
So to summarize, I heart Charles Woodson despite him being a Michigan grad. I would like to shake his hand, nod at him and tell him, "well done sir."