Clay Matthews was put in a similar situation on the other side of the field a couple drives later only he had a blocker in front of him and Harvin had more time to react after he caught the ball. Did Clay run backwards... no Clay ran toward Harvin and made the tackle (with an added forced fumble) before he got the first down. That's the difference between what a good LB does and what a bad LB does. Make all of the excuses you want it's not hard to see.
Originally Posted by: steveishere
#1, he didn't "run backward" he adjusted his angle, cutting down a lane.
In the 3rd quarter, I believe it was just after the safety, Hawk took on either a rb or wr who caught a pass in the flat and he registered a solo open field tackle.
He lined the guy up, closed the gap, and wrapped him up for no gain or could have been a loss.
Why is that play not "Classic Hawk"?
Hawk once again lead the team in tackles while being on the field only 48 of 70 plays.
I guess unless it's an "impact play" those tackles don't count.
There were very few "Impact plays" last Thursday. From anyone.
I saw Clay whiff real bad on a rb in the backfield one play, yet you don't mention that.
I guess Clay was a "real Bad lb" on that play.
Just read where Lattimore will be starting for Jones, but when it comes to playing the "dime" lb it will probably be AJ Hawk, not Lattimore or Barrington, because Hawk has the experience of making the D calls and adjustments.
So Good news boys, you will probably have many more plays this week to bash on AJ Hawk.
Have fun with it.