AJ HAWK

[Packers4Glory]

So glad some of you arent in charge. Hawk is just fine. The trouble w the D has been up front and blown coverages in the secondary. Not Hawk.

[Brandon494]

So glad some of you arent in charge. Hawk is just fine. The trouble w the D has been up front and blown coverages in the secondary. Not Hawk.

What games have you been watching?

[pbmax]

I think the choices of Barnett, Hawk and Bishop are a bad mix inside. 56 could cover and chase but never was a run stuffer or block eater. Combined with 50, there was a hole in run support. 55 covers the run support but leaves a coverage hole. And 50 can just be average at it all, though he is the best at eating up blocks.

Thompson choose youth and health. Then the coaches and the backups need to deal with the holes.

The Smith run through the middle is the exact price you get with Hawk. Two LBs have 3 gaps to monitor from the 4 man D line. Hawk is so concerned with the outside that he is late filling the middle. In fact, he almost guesses wrong. Normally, Bishop would shoot that gap, force the center/guard to block him and free up Raji for one on one. The problem Hawk also faces is that Pickett has gotten turned, and cannot do much other than occupy space.

The other question is why is 55 so far the LOS? From the screen cap, it almost looks like he has the QB on a boot.

[mission]

He doesn't get by Matthews in my opinion.

Exactly. He has inside position and is going to cripple forward movement at the very least.

[ThunderDan]

He doesn't get by Matthews in my opinion.

Exactly. He has inside position and is going to cripple forward movement at the very least.

Tell that to LeGarrette Blount last week.

[MJZiggy]

Tell that to LeGarrette Blount last week.

LeGarrette? He must have been beat up a lot as a child.

[ThunderDan]

LeGarrette? He must have been beat up a lot as a child.

Yeah, had to go to NFL.com to find the correct spelling for that one.

[mraynrand]

LeGarrette? He must have been beat up a lot as a child.

McGarrett would have been cooler

[Bretsky]

Jermichael Finley just isn't reliable enough to resign to a huge contract. I'd rather have a DL

I see your point but I don't think that is how TT rolls
I think he franchises Finley and looks at a lot of defense in the upcoming draft

[Bretsky]

Hawk should be making half what he is making right now. I honestly believe DJ Smith would be a better fit starting next to Bishop next season but that wont happen. Also I'm tired of hearing this leader/communication crap like the guy is Ray Lewis out there. I never see him take control of the defensive huddle, hes just a guy.

I think the talk of leadershp/ command over the signals/in huddle...ect....is mostly a result of what the coaches said last year regardng Hawk's presence
People don't have to be a vocal take charge leader like Ray Lewis to lead. That being said, I'd have to agree that the way he is playing right now....he's just a guy.

[Fritz]

It appears this was not Hawk's best game. It'll be interesting to see how he responds. From what I understand, DJ Smith is Bishop's backup and Francois is Hawk's. I don't see Francois taking any snaps away from Hawk - if they need a cover guy wouldn't you just play another DB? - but are the ILB roles interchangeable enough that DJ Smith could take a few away from Hawk?

[Pugger]

How come Hawk's backup didn't have a helmet with a wireless communication device like backup QBs do? Evidently when Hawk had to come out we had to resort to old fashioned hand signals to send in defensive plays.

[swede]

This is right before Hawk jumps to his left. You're telling me there is a hole between Pickett and Matthews? That is pretty sound defense if that is the lane the back chooses.

These images tell you where players are, not where they are supposed to be.

I was livid watching the game when the replay from behind clearly showed Hawk jumping to his left, effectively taking himself out of the play.

Looking at this image I see Raji (I think that's him) turned around. At this moment Hawk cannot see the RB, but he can see a big patch of green to his left. I simply think it is possible that Raji is supposed to control the interior gap and Hawk has responsibilities for outside contain.

It is a play that certainly gives ammunition to the "Hawk sucks" crowd, but the reality may be quite different.

[Bossman641]

How come Hawk's backup didn't have a helmet with a wireless communication device like backup QBs do? Evidently when Hawk had to come out we had to resort to old fashioned hand signals to send in defensive plays.

Only 2 players are allowed to have the wireless helmets - Hawk and Bishop in our case. Even if both players are injured, you must not be able to transfer the device to another player.

[mmmdk]

Hawk is really becoming a mystery to me. I've never seen a player turn major strengths into major weaknesses like he has so far in his career. For his first two season's in the Bob Sanders defense he was a superb coverage linebacker even in man to man with a TE or RB. Then he just became stiff and ineffective one offseason. At least he was still a solid tackler--one of the few guys in the league you'd take one on one with any ball carrier. Now he's whiffing on that too. I'm not sure what he still does well.

Hawk is a weightroom addict; this has been documented once in an article by the Milwaukee Journal. That'll slow you down!