A.J. Hawk

[PackOne]

How come nobody seems to be too concerned about the A.J. Hawk injury. Day to day is now week to week, and the details of the injury how been coming out sporadically at best. I know we do have some depth with Chillar, who although whiffed it Vernon Davis seemed to make some plays out of position lat week.

I personally am slightly concerned. I am starting to hear week one come up in discussions.

Thoughts?

P.S. Bush, you suck.

[DonaldsDesignatedDriver]

How come nobody seems to be too concerned about the A.J. Hawk injury. Day to day is now week to week, and the details of the injury how been coming out sporadically at best. I know we do have some depth with Chillar, who although whiffed it Vernon Davis seemed to make some plays out of position lat week.

I personally am slightly concerned. I am starting to hear week one come up in discussions.

Thoughts?

P.S. Bush, you suck.

I'm definitely concerned.  I just don't know what else to say.  The Packers' secrecy about the injury scares me.

[skcusenokcaP]

I dont think there is any drop off with Hawk being injured.  He is probably the most replaceable person/position on the defense.  Thats probably why nobody is up in arms about his injury.

[packeraaron]

I dont think there is any drop off with Hawk being injured.  He is probably the most replaceable person/position on the defense.  Thats probably why nobody is up in arms about his injury.

Position? Possibly. Person? Hardly.

Look, I know a lot of Packer fans are disappointed that Hawk has not become Brian Urlacher, but he is truly not asked to do the same types of things. He is solid, which in the Packers defense, is all he needs to be. The scheme is entirely based around Barnett being able to fly sideline to sideline.

[skcusenokcaP]

Position? Possibly. Person? Hardly.

Look, I know a lot of Packer fans are disappointed that Hawk has not become Brian Urlacher, but he is truly not asked to do the same types of things. He is solid, which in the Packers defense, is all he needs to be. The scheme is entirely based around Barnett being able to fly sideline to sideline.

I'm a little dissapointed in his progression as high as he was drafted but i wasnt sold on him before the draft so.......   But it's not like hes a liability.  He does what he's supposed to do.

[PackOne]

The scheme is entirely based around Barnett being able to fly sideline to sideline.

That's the truth, AJ has never been given the opportunity to take advantage of his core set of skills.

[gbpfan]

i know he hurt his chest and i'm sure they have to be careful with an injury like that,i hope he will be ready for the season though because he did help big time against the run last year that is if memory serves me right

[Michalo]

I think he'll be ready for the opener. If not will plug somebody in for him. It would worry me more if Harris or Woodson was out.

[Aa-Rod_is_cool]

I It would worry me more if Harris or Woodson was out.

who would replace them?  williams.. bush are you kidding me? I'd be a little worried

[packercorey]

New status on AJ Hawk..still uncertainty

from   press-gazette about Hawk.

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So, if his chest is pain-free, and he’s been cleared to practice, what’s keeping the Green Bay Packers’ medical staff from declaring Hawk fit to play in the opener?

“It’s really just trying to figure out if they feel like I’ve had enough time, they keep saying, to heal properly and to not have a chance to re(injure) it,” Hawk said on Saturday. “That’s what they’re still kind of mulling over. … I guess for me, it’s good at least that they’re talking. I have a chance.”

Hawk would like to have more than a chance for suiting up on Monday night against the Minnesota Vikings — he wants to be in his starting linebacker spot, as he has been for every game that’s counted since he became a starter at Ohio State in 2003.

Hawk, who never missed a practice in college or in his first two NFL seasons, missed three preseason games and 10 practices after straining a chest muscle in the preseason opener on Aug. 11 — four weeks before the regular-season opener. He returned on Thursday, wearing a harness that since has been modified to better fit inside his jersey, and practiced three consecutive days without incident.

The Packers, though, approach every injury cautiously, and even the slightest chance of opening up a key player to further injury in the season’s first week is reason for pause.

Because he stays on the field in the nickel defense, Hawk plays more than almost anyone on the roster. Last season, he played 970 defensive snaps and 1,052 total — second only to safety Atari Bigby (1,124) — while ranking second on the team with 129 tackles.