Hawk taking heat in Green Bay

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so if i read his contract right, he's due to make between 4 and 5 million next season. he got a 8 million dollar signing bonus. so if he gets cut, you take somewhere around a 6.5 million dollar hit.

so you lose money by cutting him. so you aren't gonna be able to cut him and sign a pass rusher with his free money

[Joemailman]

so if i read his contract right, he's due to make between 4 and 5 million next season. he got a 8 million dollar signing bonus. so if he gets cut, you take somewhere around a 6.5 million dollar hit.

so you lose money by cutting him. so you aren't gonna be able to cut him and sign a pass rusher with his free money

That looks right. http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/a.j.-hawk/

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That looks right. http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/a.j.-hawk/

nope i was wrong, looking at the site, it would be about a wash to cut him vs. keeping him

his cap number this year is 6.55, and the cap hit to cut him would be 6.4

you still aren't signing someone else by cutting him

[Bretsky]

I think we are stuck with the J.A.G. for a couple more years with that contract

[Fred's Slacks]

Big disappointment. I used to feel like he just wasn't in position to make many plays. This year its seemed like most games he was in position to make one or two plays and every time, instead of attacking, he'd take a few steps backward, give the ball carrier a cushion then proceed to fall down while the ball carrier ran by him. I hope he bounces back to average but this season I feel he was just bad.

[Brandon494]

Did we really pick AJ Hawk over Vernon Davis?

[Brandon494]

Damn well if we are unable to cut him hopefully some sucker will take him off our hands.

[falco]

Did we really pick AJ Hawk over Vernon Davis?

I was hoping for Davis at the time but he has had a spotty record the last few years himself.

[denverYooper]

there are good #5s and bad #5s. Take Sanchez - the expectation is that he takes the JETS to playoff glory, but he sucks and drags them down. Several of those other picks were/are solid pros, some are JAGs. A pro bowl caliber pick at #5 could have meant something to the Packers, but they got a turd. It happens, that's the point. But when it does, it's especially painful, because you had to suck the previous season to 'merit' that pick, and to get nothing is like a double kick in the face.

All of those high picks that the 49ers "stockpiled" have finally gotten them to the NFCCG.

[denverYooper]

Funny how now the measured, calm demeanor of Hawk is now considered a liability in relation to this year's collapse. McGinn is starting to lapse into Silverstein territory here. Last year, it was the salvation of the defense.

He's got his shorts in a twist because he was predicting dynasty not long ago.

[King Friday]

I would not say that Hawk is JAG...he's better than that. Peprah is JAG. However, Hawk is not the playmaker you would hope for from a high draft pick. He will do enough to ensure that you don't lose games, but he isn't going to win any for you.

I don't see how cutting him improves your team. You don't have anyone to replace him at the moment, and it will just cost you a bunch of money to make him go away and then you have to pay even more for his replacement. Sorry, but I don't see the reasoning to dump Hawk. Obviously, it probably would've been better to pass on paying him a big deal...but we can't change that at this point. Yeah, I'd love to upgrade the position...but there are several others we can upgrade without incurring the huge cap hit. I think we focus on those for now and maybe hope a mid-to-late round flyer pans out so we can dump Hawk after next season.

[Brandon494]

Hawk and Peprah are two peas in a pot.

[Brando19]

Hawk and Peprah are two peas in a pot.

Bingo.

[Tarlam!]

Did we really pick AJ Hawk over Vernon Davis?

Yeah, cause he's white.

[Joemailman]

Hawk and Peprah are two peas in a pot.

pod.