Game 6: Cardinals @ Packers - Sunday, Oct 13th at 12:00PM

[HarryDoyle]

1 hour ago, LouisEly said:

This early in the season?

Look at the players who are at the top of FG% this season.  McLaughlin (100%) - 7th team, 71% in 2021, 78% in 2019, waived or released eight times.  Grupe - 2nd year, 81% last year.  Bates - kicks in a dome, had to go to the UFL/XFL/whatever first.  Reichard - rookie who kicks in a dome.  Folk - 78% in 2012, 77% in 2011, 77% in 2010, 64% in 2009.  Prater - 74% in 2008, 76% in 2011, 75% in 2020.  Boswell (94%) - 65% in 2018, 75% in 2022.  Seibert (94%) - fifth team, 67% (released after going 6 of 9) in 2020, 60% (waived after going 3 of 5) in 2022.

It's almost like there's some variance or randomness to FG%.

Were you this patient with Carlson all of last season? All the way up to the point where he lost a playoff game?

[LouisEly]

19 minutes ago, HarryDoyle said:

Were you this patient with Carlson all of last season? All the way up to the point where he lost a playoff game?

1) Yes.  See: his brother

B) I saw a bad hold, not a bad kick.  And a bad snap.  And I said so at the time:

https://brewerfanatic.com/forums/topic/41857-divisional-round-packers-49ers-saturday-jan-20th-715pm-fox/page/21/#comment-1561413

[adambr2]

Kicker is not a "let's give him some time and see how he does position." As homer pointed out, it's a very short-term results oriented position. Many rookie kickers who miss 5 kicks by Week 6 wouldn't get enough patience from their organization to see Week 7. That's kind of a season long quota of misses. You need a track record of success to get a long leash at this position. 

My only hesitation is that this time of year, there's not necessarily superior options just sitting on their couch. It's a position you need to take care of in the offseason and if you get it wrong, it can be a problem all year. 

[CheezWizHed]

We should really cut McKinney... dude hasn't had an interception in what... a whole game??  The decline has begun!

17 hours ago, Sixtolezcano said:

I think you need to look at at the pass rush dependent upon what the DC is attempting to accomplish. With QBs such as Murray, Richardson, Hurts, Allen and Daniel’s for example most DCs design their pass rush to maintain lanes to keep them inside the pocket. Where as with QBs with less rushing skill they can go all out with sacking as their goal. In 3 of 6 games this season the Packers have faced an elite rushing QB, so their sack totals should be somewhat depressed.

I was actually complementing Gary for his impact on the game.  Obviously, they were containing Murray in the game so all out pass rush wasn't going to happen.  But even in the games against QBs that don't have those legs, the pass rush has been disappointing....