As long as Barnett and Chillar stay healthy, nothing is likely to change, and barring a stunning turn of events, Hawk also might not have much of a future with the Packers. His base salary next season is $4.1 million, which no team would pay for a part-time inside linebacker. That means the Packers either will release him or ask him to take a huge pay cut and release him if he refuses.

The Packers have some depth with Desmond Bishop, who has been only a special teams player after standing out at inside linebacker in the preseason. If they re-sign Chillar, who will be a free agent after the season, theyll have three viable players for two inside spots even without Hawk.

"It has no reflection on (Hawk's) play, it has no reflection on is a guy playing better than another guy, like Chillar and Barnett in those combinations," Moss said.

The problem has been that against the Minnesota Vikings and the Lions, the game plans called for the Packers to be in nickel much more than base. And the Packers clearly prefer Brandon Chillar and Nick Barnett in that situation.

I really hope he decides to take a pay cut. Regardless, if his numbers are going down, as was shown in another thread. We are playing a 3-4 which requires different execution than last year, so I expected him to get less tackles with another linebacker in there. Even with the change in defense Hawk is a very talented player on our defense but maybe just not a $4.1 mil player.

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