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Okay! I know there's going to be back-lash for posting this. Before anyone starts ranting about how horrible a player Hawk was, and how he never lived up to expectations, I want you to consider these facts carefully.
Hawk had more unassisted tackles for the Green Bay Packers than any other player in history. That's one helluva lot of guys who have played, and done so much for this team. Yet, at the top of the heap, with the toughest tackle of all - where you get no help - he is #1. Unassisted tackles are what stops guys from going the distance, and getting big gainers, when they've gotten past everyone else.
Hawk is the overall leader in total tackles for a career. He has nearly 100 more than his nearest competitor, John Anderson. 1118-1020. It took Anderson 12 years to reach that total. Hawk did it in 9.
Hawk led the Packers in tackles five seasons. The only person to match that was Barnett. This is an amazing figure for both of them. You only see stats like that from guys like Watt in Houston. That's right up there with some of the best in the history of the game, for their teams.
Only one player had more tackles in his first year on the Packers as a rookie. He was that solid from day one.
When you think about it, Hawk brought a lot of game with him. He was there, steady, dependable, and a team leader. When he called the defensive signals, and read the offenses, they played better defense than they have, since the duty was given to someone else. It hasn't gotten better.
Over the years, I watched Hawk play, and saw him doing his assigned job, play after play. Sometimes it looked like he was out of position, but in reality, he was trying to make a recovery to make up for someone else on the defense blowing their job.
Anyhow, when you read how he's officially retired, think about him with the respect he deserves, not by how some people who didn't understand his job, judged him. He was a damned good player, and that "But was he good enough to be the #5 pick?," BS doesn't wash, because a lot of guys drafted that early, and earlier, never even made a mark in the NFL. Hawk Did.
Thanks for being a Packer A. J.
Hawk had more unassisted tackles for the Green Bay Packers than any other player in history. That's one helluva lot of guys who have played, and done so much for this team. Yet, at the top of the heap, with the toughest tackle of all - where you get no help - he is #1. Unassisted tackles are what stops guys from going the distance, and getting big gainers, when they've gotten past everyone else.
Hawk is the overall leader in total tackles for a career. He has nearly 100 more than his nearest competitor, John Anderson. 1118-1020. It took Anderson 12 years to reach that total. Hawk did it in 9.
Hawk led the Packers in tackles five seasons. The only person to match that was Barnett. This is an amazing figure for both of them. You only see stats like that from guys like Watt in Houston. That's right up there with some of the best in the history of the game, for their teams.
Only one player had more tackles in his first year on the Packers as a rookie. He was that solid from day one.
When you think about it, Hawk brought a lot of game with him. He was there, steady, dependable, and a team leader. When he called the defensive signals, and read the offenses, they played better defense than they have, since the duty was given to someone else. It hasn't gotten better.
Over the years, I watched Hawk play, and saw him doing his assigned job, play after play. Sometimes it looked like he was out of position, but in reality, he was trying to make a recovery to make up for someone else on the defense blowing their job.
Anyhow, when you read how he's officially retired, think about him with the respect he deserves, not by how some people who didn't understand his job, judged him. He was a damned good player, and that "But was he good enough to be the #5 pick?," BS doesn't wash, because a lot of guys drafted that early, and earlier, never even made a mark in the NFL. Hawk Did.
Thanks for being a Packer A. J.
