As someone who's been a consistent critic of AJ Hawk, I would be remiss if I didn't at least acknowledge what a good game he had yesterday. Rewatching it last night, I couldn't find a negative play from Hawk on any of his snaps.

The problem seems to be consistency in his 'getting up' for a game. I hate even writing about something so abstract (and yes, I've written about it before) but for whatever reason, Hawk rarely brings his emotions to the fore during a game. But when he does, he always seems to have a great game. Now, while he'll deny reading any of the things written about him this past week, about his limited snaps or about his perceived phasing-out in general, you have to think it played a bit of a role in the mission he seemed to be on Sunday afternoon.

So, as a plead to every beat writer out there, please, let's have some more about what a disappointment Hawk is/has been. The Packers need every bit of rage and emotion they can get from the guy this Sunday against Adrian Peterson.