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Mike McCarthy confirms Nick Barnett is no longer a*starterPosted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 10, 2011, 1:28 PM ESTEver since A.J. Hawk re-signed with the Packers, the feeling in Green Bay was that Nick Barnett would be the odd man out at inside linebacker.Coach Mike McCarthy left no doubt about that fact in comments to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.?We line up tomorrow, it?s A.J. and [Desmond] Bishop, and that?s the way we finished,? McCarthy said.The coach said he saw Hawk as a three-down player and that Barnett?s future will depend in part on how he recovers from his wrist surgery.* We have to think Barnett?s future will rely more on his willingness to take a pay cut, and that?s if the Packers truly want to keep him.It seems more likely that Barnett just doesn?t fit in Green Bay any more.Barnett?s salary cap number next year is almost $7 million.* There?s no way the Packers would pay that much for a third inside linebacker, and they probably need someone that can play special teams out of that spot.** The Packers also have to decide what to do with Brandon Chillar.
Mike McCarthy confirms Nick Barnett is no longer a*starterPosted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 10, 2011, 1:28 PM ESTEver since A.J. Hawk re-signed with the Packers, the feeling in Green Bay was that Nick Barnett would be the odd man out at inside linebacker.Coach Mike McCarthy left no doubt about that fact in comments to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.?We line up tomorrow, it?s A.J. and [Desmond] Bishop, and that?s the way we finished,? McCarthy said.The coach said he saw Hawk as a three-down player and that Barnett?s future will depend in part on how he recovers from his wrist surgery.* We have to think Barnett?s future will rely more on his willingness to take a pay cut, and that?s if the Packers truly want to keep him.It seems more likely that Barnett just doesn?t fit in Green Bay any more.Barnett?s salary cap number next year is almost $7 million.* There?s no way the Packers would pay that much for a third inside linebacker, and they probably need someone that can play special teams out of that spot.** The Packers also have to decide what to do with Brandon Chillar.
