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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 500821" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">What is the Packers' ILB situation? It's not great IMO but I/we hope it's good enough. The OLB spot opposite Matthews should be better and so should the DL. The spot opposite Burnett better be since they didn't bring in another player there. If those spots are better - and the CBs stay healthy, the status quo at ILB should be good enough.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Probably, but I'm right there with you hoping.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'arial'">I agree with HardRightEdge that Hawk gets more criticism than he deserves but (all this according to nfl.com) Hawk hasn't forced a fumble in the regular season since 2007. That's at least 78 games depending upon in which game the magic moment happened in '07. In his NFL career in 110 regular season games he's forced 2. 500 tackles, 214 assisted tackles: 2 forced fumbles. This stat and my eyes confirm for me the biggest knock on Hawk: He's not a difference ma</span><span style="font-family: 'arial'">ker.</span><span style="font-family: 'arial'"> (By contrast Bishop had 2 FFs in both 2010 and 2011.) BTW, nit pick: Bishop was a 6th round pick. </span></span> <span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">"Captain Conceited" huh? IMO McGinn is one of the best beat writers around and has been since he started covering the Packers for Milwaukee papers. I've never met him so I don't know how he comes across in person and I really don't care: I do care how he elevated the reporting on the Packers. He's well respected by his peers and he's got contacts around the league.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">As some who have posted here for a while know, I am opinionated and don't hesitate to advance strong opinions (hopefully mostly backed up by facts/stats). So I don't "accuse" others of being opinionated. In the same way, someone who posts strong opinions as well as this: </span></span> <span style="font-size: 12px">- </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">should be careful of accusing others of being conceited.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">As to McGinn apparently having something against Hawk in your opinion, here's a McGinn piece written in July of 2011. It looks like a balanced piece to me: </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><a href="http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/126496868.html" target="_blank">http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/126496868.html</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 500821, member: 4300"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]What is the Packers' ILB situation? It's not great IMO but I/we hope it's good enough. The OLB spot opposite Matthews should be better and so should the DL. The spot opposite Burnett better be since they didn't bring in another player there. If those spots are better - and the CBs stay healthy, the status quo at ILB should be good enough.[/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Georgia][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Probably, but I'm right there with you hoping.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=arial]I agree with HardRightEdge that Hawk gets more criticism than he deserves but (all this according to nfl.com) Hawk hasn't forced a fumble in the regular season since 2007. That's at least 78 games depending upon in which game the magic moment happened in '07. In his NFL career in 110 regular season games he's forced 2. 500 tackles, 214 assisted tackles: 2 forced fumbles. This stat and my eyes confirm for me the biggest knock on Hawk: He's not a difference ma[/FONT][FONT=arial]ker.[/FONT][FONT=arial] (By contrast Bishop had 2 FFs in both 2010 and 2011.) BTW, nit pick: Bishop was a 6th round pick. [/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]"Captain Conceited" huh? IMO McGinn is one of the best beat writers around and has been since he started covering the Packers for Milwaukee papers. I've never met him so I don't know how he comes across in person and I really don't care: I do care how he elevated the reporting on the Packers. He's well respected by his peers and he's got contacts around the league.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]As some who have posted here for a while know, I am opinionated and don't hesitate to advance strong opinions (hopefully mostly backed up by facts/stats). So I don't "accuse" others of being opinionated. In the same way, someone who posts strong opinions as well as this: [/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Georgia][/FONT] [SIZE=3]- [/SIZE][SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]should be careful of accusing others of being conceited.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Arial]As to McGinn apparently having something against Hawk in your opinion, here's a McGinn piece written in July of 2011. It looks like a balanced piece to me: [/FONT][/SIZE][FONT=Arial][url]http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/126496868.html[/url][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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