HAWK TO BE RESIGNED

[King Friday]

Hawk is a pro. That's why he wants to be in Green Bay, and why Green Bay wants him. The guy didn't whine like a baby early in the year despite frustration. When his turn to play came around, he had perhaps his best season in Green Bay. He made some big plays and took over an important position of leadership to coordinate a defense besieged by injury.

Bye Bye Barnett...wherever you wind up, you probably won't have to worry so much about getting in the team picture at the Super Bowl.

[Guiness]

Clam presence? Is that some sort of cunnilingus thang? Because nothing allows others to be in a good position than some preliminary cunnilingus. Hawk is a better team player than I thought he was.

*opens and closes hand like a clam*

Take that!
Poor little Clam! Snap! Snap! Snap!

[Guiness]

I have always liked Hawk. He never became the player I thought he would his first four years. But to be honest after how he played last year, how is he not one of the most important players on the TEAM let alone the defense? By being the play caller of the defense he provides something on defense that I think we have been missing the most - a guy who is a coach on the field and gets everyone lined up. I don't remember a year were I saw the defense so organized on such a consistent basis.

Even if Hawk doesn't get all the picks and FF in the world, his clam presence and smarts allows other to consistently be in a good position thus resulting in those big plays indirectly.

Great signing.

We certainly didn't see the plays we did the previous year, with players out of position, running around all over the place. It could be players in their second year of Dom's defense, but it could just as well be Hawk's influence.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

With Barnett likely on his way out, I wish him the best. While I don't think he is all that great a player, he played hard every year he was here. Besides the team photo incident he has never been a problem and I felt he really enjoyed playing for the team. I hope he is successful where ever he winds up going.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

oops meant to post that in the Barnett thread.

[rbaloha1]

Whew! Great resigning

Aloha Samurai Drama King Barnett.

[VegasPackFan]

You can't underestimate the value of having a "Packer Person" on the roster like this. AJ is a class act and he is for the team. I belive that he ended up the leading tackler on the team despite not playing a single down in the first game this year. He is a smart player with AT LEAST above average skills. This is a dude you want on your team. Good move TT!

[Patler]

I belive that he ended up the leading tackler on the team despite not playing a single down in the first game this year.

Not as impressive as it may seem, considering that you would expect a linebacker to lead in tackles and no other linebacker started more games than Hawk. Bishop's performance was more impressive, just 8 fewer tackles than Hawk while starting three fewer games.

[SkinBasket]

No, I'm just pissed that Mad lives on the other end of the country and can't mow my lawn.

God, you are dirty.

[ThunderDan]

Not as impressive as it may seem, considering that you would expect a linebacker to lead in tackles and no other linebacker started more games than Hawk. Bishop's performance was more impressive, just 8 fewer tackles than Hawk while starting three fewer games.

Except that Hawk is usually taking on a guard or a FB and Bishop is running "free". A lot of people here complained that Hawk couldn't get off the block and make tackles, obviously he is.

[Patler]

Except that Hawk is usually taking on a guard or a FB and Bishop is running "free". A lot of people here complained that Hawk couldn't get off the block and make tackles, obviously he is.

I realize that, just pointing out that Hawk "missing a game" didn't really put him behind the other linebackers in opportunities. All the linebackers missed games, none started all 16 and only Hawk and Matthews started 15. I think Bishop's 12 starts was the third highest and Zombo with 8 was 4th.

I didn't mean it as a criticism of Hawk, I hoped they would find a way to keep him, so I am pleased that they did.

[hoosier]

Silverstein says that cutting Hawk then doing a new deal allowed them more flexibility than simply redoing and extending his last contract. And I think he has a good point; there are limits about what can be modified in an existing contract when its extended. For instance, the 30% rule (limiting base salary increases to 30% increase each year) and similar. So the cut might have been procedural all along.

I guess that makes sense. It does start my brain wondering in a different direction, though. None of what Silverstein describes is new in NFL contract law. I wonder what possessed the team to agree to a $10M last year in his first contract if they knew back then that it couldn't be easily restructured? The timing issues and the expiring CPA don't affect the restructuring limitations, so why would they agree to something that was almost certainly (unless Hawk developed into the second coming of LT) going to force them to cut him? It sounds to me suspiciously like the Shermy administration's "Wahle logic" that put TT in a bind the year before they drafted Hawk.

[Fritz]

"No, I'm just pissed that Mad lives on the other end of the country and can't 'mow my lawn.'"

Your forgot the scare quotes, Zig.

[HarveyWallbangers]

The right attitude.

“The culture here is amazing,” Hawk said. “I talk to people around the league, friends who are with other teams, and I don’t think there’s any place in the league that compares to Green Bay. And being here gives me the best chance at winning more Super Bowls.”

[Cheesehead Craig]

Nice that my Hawk jersey won't go out of style for a while.