More "Mr. August" hype

[Brandon494]

Because Im bored and this NFL offseason sucks.

[bobblehead]

Greg_A_Bedard - Only way Matthew-Barnett-Bishop-Chillar stick IMO is if Packers think they're OK vs run but really want to improve LB zone pass coverage.

PackersPlanet - @Greg_A_Bedard whaaaa? Can you imagine that. So you think Bishop is that much better than Hawk vs the pass?

Greg_A_Bedard - Um, yup RT @PackersPlanet: So you think Bishop is that much better than Hawk vs the pass?



It does seem mr. bedard knew what he was talking about.

[HarveyWallbangers]

And why do we think Bishop is so much better than Hawk in coverage now? To me, they are virtually the same player. Both have similar strengths and weaknesses. Good football intelligence, good tackling, assignment sure, durable, okay in coverage. Bishop got the chance and proved solid. Hawk has been a leader by example, but had to become a more vocal leader this year. His teammates rewarded him by naming him one of the captains.

[pbmax]

On Twitter, Bedard was puffing the possibility of a Chillar-Barnett-Bishop-Matthews linebacking corps, saying that it would be difficult to pass against because of what happened in practice today. He said nothing about how this might be due to how good Chillar is in coverage (he is very good), and claimed that Bishop is an improvement over Hawk in terms of pass defense.

Can someone possibly help me get into Bedard's tiny mind here? Hawk isn't everything we hoped for when we took him at #5, but one thing has actually become is someone who is very reliable and assignment sure in coverage. Since he's faster than Bishop linearly and laterally, and has better recognition skills... don't you think that would, um..., make him better against the pass?

This.

[gbgary]

bump

i agree!

[ThunderDan]

Bishop had every opportunity in the world to play in 2008 when Barnett went out but he was so bad they moved Hawk inside and played Chiller and Popp on the outside.

Bishop had opportunities in 2009 and he couldn't crack the line up. You can't afford a player on D who will cost your team 10 points a game because he is assignment unsure.

If Bishop can stop the mental mistakes he has a great chance at pushing Hawk and talking playing time. If he can't he will be a special teamer for his Packer career and move on after this year.

The thing that makes me realize he probably hasn't improved his mental game is his quote that he thinks he is one of the top 2 ILB in the NFL. Only a selfabsorbed loser says something like that when he doesn't even have a start in an NFL game on his resume.

I stand by this post today.

Bishop cleaned up his mental mistakes and was able to fill BARNETT's (not Hawk's) spot in the line up extremely well.

[pbmax]

I stand by this post today.

Bishop cleaned up his mental mistakes and was able to fill BARNETT's (not Hawk's) spot in the line up extremely well.

I stand with Dan, like co-captains of the Titanic.

This a good reminder that no matter how much I think I know about the Packers and wish they would make certain decisions, I don't know diddly poo.

[MJZiggy]

I stand with Dan, like co-captains of the Titanic.

This a good reminder that no matter how much I think I know about the Packers and wish they would make certain decisions, I don't know diddly poo.

You know poo, you just don't know what the Packers are going to do with the poo or when the unexpected turns your poo into the runs...

[ThunderDan]

I stand with Dan, like co-captains of the Titanic.

This a good reminder that no matter how much I think I know about the Packers and wish they would make certain decisions, I don't know diddly poo.

You can be Giligan, I get to be the Skipper!

[ThunderDan]

You know poo, you just don't know what the Packers are going to do with the poo or when the unexpected turns your poo into the runs...

I was think more on the line of ..... when poo turns to fertilizer.