Arod endorses Lynch.."Bring him on"

[retailguy]

Hawk won't be a Packer next year unless he is willing to renegotiate a lower salary. His contract calls for $10 million in 2011. That being the case, trading him this year could make some sense.

That said, it would also leave the Packers a bit thin at LB. They kept only 8. It would likely move Desmond Bishop into the starting lineup in the base defense, for however few plays that might be each week. I'm not sure that would be a significant downgrade for those plays. If Hawk's role is going to be that limited, not having him is not that big of a loss.

But, Lynch would bring a lot of baggage. He-said, she-said allegations of sexual assault, hitting a drunk pedestrian and leaving the scene, marijuana usage, gun charges, and this from last December:

http://www.buffalonews.com/incoming/article29267.ece

Neither player appears to have much of a future where they are at currently, nor possible with the other team if traded. It could end up being a one year deal for each team, with the Bills not paying Hawk next year and the Packers jettisoning Lynch if Grant comes back, Starks shows anything, etc. However, it could help each team this year, shoring up a weakness by trading a player not having much impact currently.

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[Fritz]

Keep Hawk.

[Pugger]

I would give serious consideration to offering up a 3rd for the guy. What are you really losing? A Jason Spitz? A Morgan Burnett? An Antonio Freeman? Or a Donnell Washington? By contrast, if Lynch can get his head right he could make the Packer's passing attack that much more potent, and their ability to grind out the clock all the more effective. In a year when most of the important parts seem to be in place for a deep playoff run I would be very tempted to take the gamble.

Morgan Burnett? I don't think so.

[Pugger]

Kuhn is a fullback. You guys need to get this fantasy of a white running back out of your system.

I might be wrong but Kuhn was a HB in college but switched to FB after coming to GB.

[Pugger]

3rd rounder and Hawk Lock it up

That would be one dumb trade.

As I've said before, Lynch hasn't shown he's any better than Jackson. About all he's got on Jackson is a bunch of people who think he's the player they thought he might be when he was drafted instead of the player he is.

Even given our situation, I still wouldn't give them more than a 5th and Bishop.

You serious Clark?

How hasn't Lynch shown he's better than Jackson? He's a Pro Bowler. What the hell?

Oh God he's a Pro Bowler!?! Well, that must add at least 4-5 points to his strength and 6 points to his charisma! The other team gives you your first 50 yards free when you're a Pro Bowler, right?

The guy is Brandon Jackson with more playing time. Watch them play. Compare the players, not the fanboy dreams and expectations or their Madden numbers. If anything Jackson's proven himself (you know, through that pesky thing called production) to be a better receiving back.

All this retarded nonsense about how Lynch is such a better runner, receiver, and man tunnel lover are hardly more than unsupported fanboy ramblings.

You have to wonder if Lynch is all that wonderful if he is 3rd on the depth chart on the BILLS.