I say it's completely fair to compare Hawk to what we coulda and shoulda got with the 5th pick in the draft - NOT to what some low round pick did or could do, many of which have actually out-performed Hawk anyway. I'm on record as favoring Vernon Davis instead of Hawk - the big controversy at the time he was drafted, and even though Davis has been kind of up and down, I'd still take his career over Hawk. Furthermore, if we hadn't gotten Hawk, there's a strong chance we would have somebody a LOT better in that position now.
Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker
The grass is always greener!!!
All these supertstars you said we could have brought in, how many have played every game but 2 in the last 8 years?
How many have switched positions multiple times because the team needed them to?
How many of these "superstars" are knowlegable enough to switch positions?
How many of these "superstars" you wanted would have stayed in Green Bay, when Ted Thompson would not have offered the "Big money" contract that they thought they deserved?
How many of these "superstars" would have allowed Ted Thompson to cut them one day then resign them the next day to help THE TEAM with the salary cap?
How many of these "superstars" would have taken a pay cut, and not whined and cried about it all the way to the bank?
Hell Bishop refused a pay cut and look what happened to him.
Ted Thompson has had at least 2 chances to cut AJ Hawk without hurting The Packers as a whole, salary cap wise, both times he decided the BEST MAN for the job was AJ Hawk.
Not to hurt your feelings, but I'll take Ted Thompsons decision making over yours everyday.
YEP THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE!!!!
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