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<blockquote data-quote="musccy" data-source="post: 14746" data-attributes="member: 219"><p>TOpack...he may be doing better than starting the season as the nickle, at least according to cliff christl...</p><p></p><p><em><strong>TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2005, 5:51 p.m.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Tuesday Training Camp Report</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>THUMBS UP</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>In the close to 60 years that the Green Bay Packers have played two-platoon football, they might have had only one rookie cornerback display as much potential as Mike Hawkins this early in camp. That was Willie Buchanon in 1972. Some old scouts still claim he was the best cornerback prospect ever, at least pre-Deion. Herb Adderley and Bob Jeter, the corners during the Vince Lombardi era, started out on offense. Mark Lee and Tim Lewis were both limited by hamstring injuries in their first camps. Craig Newsome and Mike McKenzie were clearly more advanced than Hawkins as players, but they lacked his speed and explosiveness. Chris Johnson was a camp phenom two years ago, but he started to hit the wall before he injured his knee in mid-August. To this point, Hawkins has made a play almost every day that jumps out. In the Tuesday morning practice, he made a nice break on the ball and broke up a Craig Nall pass, although he should have had an interception. On Monday, he started off the 7-on-7 drill by blitzing Brett Favre and batting down a pass.</strong></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="musccy, post: 14746, member: 219"] TOpack...he may be doing better than starting the season as the nickle, at least according to cliff christl... [i][b]TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2005, 5:51 p.m. Tuesday Training Camp Report THUMBS UP In the close to 60 years that the Green Bay Packers have played two-platoon football, they might have had only one rookie cornerback display as much potential as Mike Hawkins this early in camp. That was Willie Buchanon in 1972. Some old scouts still claim he was the best cornerback prospect ever, at least pre-Deion. Herb Adderley and Bob Jeter, the corners during the Vince Lombardi era, started out on offense. Mark Lee and Tim Lewis were both limited by hamstring injuries in their first camps. Craig Newsome and Mike McKenzie were clearly more advanced than Hawkins as players, but they lacked his speed and explosiveness. Chris Johnson was a camp phenom two years ago, but he started to hit the wall before he injured his knee in mid-August. To this point, Hawkins has made a play almost every day that jumps out. In the Tuesday morning practice, he made a nice break on the ball and broke up a Craig Nall pass, although he should have had an interception. On Monday, he started off the 7-on-7 drill by blitzing Brett Favre and batting down a pass.[/b][/i] [/QUOTE]
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