Bengals releasing AJ Hawk

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(04-26-2016, 07:26 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Green Bay rushing defenses...
2015: 21st (No Hawk)
2014: 23rd (Less Hawk)
2013: 25th (Full Hawk)

Dude lost the starting job and wasn't even wanted on a shit run defense. Never understood the desire to sign him other than I guess the "OMG OSU!" factor that keeps Nugent employed. Was easy to see that was a bad signing that wouldn't work out the second it happened.

Hawk was not the only variable from their D over each of those years, run defense is based on the whole D or at least front 7, so those stats show little to nothing about hawk. He is a solid tackler but was not nearly as good in coverage as many said he was before we signed him. I tried my best to temper peoples expectations for him but it was an impossible battle. Dude got way more hype than he deserved, and now is getting more hate than he deserves. Anyone who knew much about him the last few years should have expected him to be about what he was, and I don't think the FO regrets signing him, I'm sure they didn't think he was going to come in and be a star, and it's not like he hurt the team.