AJ Hawk: Makes 2013 All-Dissapointment Team

But Hawk costs $3.6 million to do that. Money that they could have been spent on a pass rush specialist like Osi. With Matthews and Osi to scheme on passing downs this defense would be better. What did Osi get from the Falcons? Two years and ~$8-9 million? That's the kind of FA signing I'm looking at.

Edit:

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reported the two-year contract the Falcons gave Umenyiora is worth $8.5 million with a maximum value of $12.2 million. The contract also includes $5 million in the first year, according to Rapoport.

If there has been one constant  complaint I have heard from Packers fans for 40 years is that the Packers Middle Line Backer is terrible.  It was feed to me in my crib along with the Packers will never beat the Vikings.

Well, they had it half right!

Hawk needs to go. He had some moments earlier this year, but his limitations are showing every week.

Both Hawk and Jones play really high.  They need to get some guys in there that can bend their knees, stay balanced and get under people.  For a coaching staff that likes to talk about pad level it is surprising to me that this has not been addressed.

Hawk had three good plays today.  The tipped pass (may have been his nicest play of he year that wasn't a sack), and two tackles at the LOS.  Numerous "dive into a blocker and get engulfed" plays and a couple missed tackles (one really bad arm tackle that got broken easily).

I still think the teams needs a safety more, but at this point I really believe Jarrett Bush should be on the field and not AJ on anything resembling a passing down.  "But who would set the defense?" you ask?  I don't care, Hawk is doing it now to the tune of eleventy billion points given up. 

Agreed. I'm just amazed about much jumping around he does at the start of a play and gets rolled cause he is so off balance. The other thing is he looks like he has lost half a man in weight, there is no way you can bring him back in Green Bay as the MLBer.

This defense will never be consistently good again until they get that middle solved (Backers and SS). Burnett is NOT a SS, I wished fans would quit thinking that ... he is a FS in the mold of Sharper (And yes he likes to perform the ole' like Darren "interception mop up duty"  Sharper). But IMO, Burnett could be really good with a good SS sidekick.

As has been said before, the sad thing is Hawk trys. And trys. And trys.

You could never say he takes off plays and obviously his health can't be understated either. But I have just never watched someone overrun play after play then be seen tackling his guy.....10 yards down field. It's the same sh** game after game.

He's the Ed West of ILB's Somehow, someway he is a starter and no one can figure out why.

Ed "the Toolbox" West was a much better player than Hawk. He was a scrappy, undersized UDFA (in an era when the draft had 12 rounds) who exceeded expectations. Hawk was a 5th overall pick that has been an extreme letdown.

I know Hawk has slimmed down, but he wasn't much more effective when he bulked up more. 

He reminds me of the baseball player that decides before the pitch whether or not he will swing.  Sometimes he gets lucky, but much of the time he flailing at pitches in the dirt. 

He shall be named Yuni Hawk from here on out ... 

haha ... good times, good times.

Both Hawk and Yuni make it real hard to get mad at, seem to be good guys on their teams.

Bleacher Report bringing the goods again. Hawk for DPOY

http://bleacherreport.com/arti...f-the-year-candidate

Egad! Wow

SOMBODY likes him.

I thought the Onion stopped publishing/

This defense has way bigger issues than AJ Hawk.  

Quite possibly, the dumbest frickin article ever hatched.  Hawk must have a big, big family or the wife is 1 helluva blogger looking for more green ...

Hawk played with a high intensity this week.  I was happy for him that he pulled down the pick.  I wonder if he thought this may be his last game at Lambeau.  If it is he went out with a bang.

Both Morgan Burnett and BJ Raji are the biggest stiffs on the defense, and Tramon is not far behind.