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Originally Posted by Stephen
1st of all, you're fine. I'm the new guy here and just wanted to make sure I wasn't trying to convey myself as a horse's behind. 
Remember Donnie Edwards? He was an inside linebacker for the Chiefs/Chargers. Dude always racked up tons of tackles every season. Thing is, he was always making them 5-10 yards downfield because he took horrible angles, and couldn't shed initial blocks. I see the same thing with AJ Hawk. Looks good on a stat sheet, looks terrible on the field. He doesn't meet the runner, he lets the runner come to him. He is big and athletic, which is frustrating because he has all the physical tools to be a pro bowler. The thing that gets me is that when he entered the draft, we were told how cerebral he was in addition to his physical stature. That's why the Packers took him with the #5 pick (I wanted them to take Haloti Ngata, but that's neither here nor there). Taking a player in the top five, you expect an impact player. Hawk is a JAG (just another guy); not an impact player. What he did this year I have no doubt that they would've gotten that from Chillar or Bishop, who wasn't taken in the top five (or the first three rounds for that matter). |
You're fine too. I see some of what you're talking about, but I'm not so sure he's as bad as you're making out. He was part of the stop on the goal line against the Eagles on a couple plays - that's just a recent remembrance.
Anyway, I guess it doesn't matter a whole lot. I'm not a Lnch fan.
And at this point, I just want Packer victories.
Go Pack!
Peace of the Lord be with you.