This is a big time signing and gives the Hawks a defensive player that teams have to game plan for. The Hawks were solid defensive last season, but they have not had a player that teams need to alter their plan to deal with since Tez was at his best.
Peterson is that type of player. A consummate professional who makes yearly trips to the Pro-Bowl Peterson is a game changer. Moreover, he is the perfect compliment to the Hawks Lofa Tatupu and LeRoy Hill. The advantageous part of having two youngsters at the other linebacker spots means the Hawks can spend the type of money they are spending on Peterson.
Moreover, this alleviates some of the pressure on Tatupu and Hill. DD Lewis will be replaced in the starting line-up and he has shown no ability to change games or stay in games. This is a dramatic upgrade for the Hawks defensively.
According to the NFL Network, the Hawks are still pursuing John Abraham who is another serious game changer on the defensive end.
The Hawks are still without a second corner back or safety depth in the secondary.
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6 comments:
brilliant move now go find a decent guard & cover corner, thx
smitty
Aren't they overpaying?
Aren't they overpaying?
Hutch gave them no choice. Steve Kelley was on it when he wrote that this was the best block he ever threw ( he surely slammed his team for a couple million dollars more) I think that he will regret this when the Vikes continue to have their Problems and he'll realize that he doesn't have Matt or Shaun behind him and Big Walt too. As for the Peterson signing, they needed someone to get to the quarterback sooner and I was not all that pleased with Wistrom's effort at rushing the passer. Now they need a real corner or safety to help out on defending the receivers.
Does Hutch know that his quarterback is Brad Johnson (what is he? like 75 years old?) LOL
The Hawks missed the boat when they could have had Lawyer Milloy. We can't be sure about Hamlin coming back like he was before.
Hawks should draft the running back out of UCLA (Drew) He can flat out run and more importantly, he can return kicks, something we sucked at last year.
How does everyone feel about Ricky Manning Jr from carolina as a CB, he would cost us a 3rd rounder in compensation.
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