It may be too early to say but, IF Hawk plays as ell as he did and continues to do so for the rest of the season, Barnett may be looking at a new team next year.

Someone as accomplished as Barnett will not be letting go easily of his original position and if he doesn't get it, I don't see him wanting to play a reduced role or a diffferent position.

I may be wrong here and I hope I am, but, I think Barnett refuses to play outside and will ask to be traded.

Barnett could thrive as an OLB... But I don't think it will happen.

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As some one suggested that both can work out,hawk did a nice job and if Bush is able to play he likes to run more on the outside so Chillar should be able to help.I think they will show up like they did for the bears.

A lot of fans seem to think this way, but I think Barnett would be willing to play the outside. When the question came up in training camp, he was emphatic about wanting to stay in the middle, but of course he was. He is the leader of the defense, and for him to waver on his commitment to playing MLB might be taken as a sign of weakness. But if the coaches told him to play outside, that would be a different thing. The Packers have been good to Barnett over the years, and I think he would take that into account.

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hope so.

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