Green Bay has switched to the 3-4 defense, and young linebacker A.J. Hawk is expected to excel in the new formation. Hawk will be paired with Nick Barnett at inside linebacker in the team's new scheme under defensive coordinator Dom Capers. The fifth overall pick in the 2006 draft will have more responsibilities playing the run and blitzing in the new scheme, and less pure man-to-man coverage. "(Hawk) is a good football player, and I think this scheme will help him," coach Mike McCarthy said. "He'll be playing downhill a little more, he won't be playing match coverage as much as he was in the old scheme. This will definitely help him."