Green Bay Packers' A.J. Hawk

Quick observations:
- There is a lot of talk here in Green Bay on the Brett Favre retirement. My thoughts — he stays retired until September 9th when, while mowing the lawn, he decides to drive the lawnmower to the Superdome to announce his return… Bobby Boucher style.
- Looks like we may potentially see some FGs tonight. Hopefully it goes better than it has been, especially from the right hash.

Offense vs. defense
- Aaron Rodgers short pass to Tom Crabtree. A.J. Hawk on coverage.
- Nice pass from Rodgers to Donald Lee on the run.
- Rodgers pass to James Jones in front of Frank Zombo.
- All plays had running backs split out wide, which looks like a new wrinkle.

Kickoff practice
- Players start in a huddle and sprint out to their positions as soon as Mason Crosby is ready to kick.

1-on-1
- Brady Poppinga wins both of his and gets a breather for it.
- Shawn Gore probably wonders how he drew Quinn Johnson.
- Cyril Obiozor gets some love from the coaches. He seems like a guy they really like.

Offense vs. defense, round two
- End around to Jordy Nelson would of been stopped by Clay Matthews, except Nelson throws to James Jones for huge gain.
- Well set up screen from Graham Harrell to John Kuhn.
- Desmond Bishop with the quick pressure on Rodgers — would of been a sack if not for the red jersey.
- End around to James Jones goes for not much of a gain.
- Errant pass from Graham Harrell to Chastin West broken up by Charlie Peprah.

1-on-1 (linebackers vs. tight ends)
- Championship belt shown to crowd as the winner's prize.
- Matthews beats Jermichael Finley.
- Poppinga beats Crabtree with a rip move.
- Andrew Quarless beats Zombo.
- Donald Lee beats Obiozor.
- Matthews beats Jermichael again.
- Crabtree holds his own against Poppinga and Brady takes it to the ground.
- Quarless beats Zombo again.
- Lee and Obiozor get into it after the whistle. Kevin Greene breaks it up, tags in Ric Flair
- Tight ends win the championship belt.

Two-minute drill — offense needs a TD (2 timeouts), 7-on-7
- Rodgers puts a pass on Donald Driver's back shoulder.
- Pass down the middle to Nelson, timeout.
- Great back shoulder catch by Finley.
- Another back shoulder toss with a great catch by Brett Swain.
- TD to Lee on a short pass.
- Matt Flynn takes the No. 2 offense down the field but fails to score.

Regular offense vs. defense drills
- Quinn Johnson makes a huge block on Zombo. The pads popped.
- Finley shows his strength as he catches a quick screen, gets his helmet knocked off, and keeps going.
- First teams are looking pretty sharp.
- Charles Woodson would have destroyed Flynn on a blitz.
- Nelson makes a huge catch deep down the middle from Rodgers. It would of been a 30-plus yard gain.

This one is as close to being a thumbs down as it is a thumbs up. Finally, someone had the bright idea of getting LB Desmond Bishop  on the field for more than just a token appearance in the "psycho" package. What took so long? Bishop, who for the last three years has been a demon in camp only to be relegated to special teams because he plays behind A.J. Hawk, finally saw the light of day with the No. 1 unit, albeit in the "nickel" package. The new nickel debuted in full Monday and included Clay Matthews and Brandon Chillar at the two outside positions and Nick Barnett  and Bishop at the inside positions. Chillar actually played at Matthews' right outside position, but the two can flip-flop depending on match-ups. It remains to be seen whether Chillar can succeed rushing from the outside because at 237 pounds he's not the typical sized rusher, but he did have some success at that in St. Louis' blitzing defense prior to coming here. Having Bishop inside gives the defense someone who can shed blocks if it's a running play and deliver some hits in the middle of the field on passing plays. He's limited in his coverage ability, but so is Hawk, so he might as well be given a shot.