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He won league MVP the previous two seasons heading into his 39 yr old season as a quarterback...you don't trade that player unless he wants out when you have a roster that by all indications was more than good enough to contend in 2023. If I remember correctly, they resigned Rodgers before it was abundantly clear Adams wasn't returning - so yes that thought process kind of is Monday morning quarterbacking after Adams essentially forced a trade by refusing a bigger contract than what the Raiders gave him, Rodgers broke the thumb on his throwing hand in London, and his two top rookie receivers took turns losing practice and game snaps their first year being injured.
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Yep - people mainly wanted to see him traded because they assumed there was no way the Packers could keep some core guys around due to cap issues. Trading Adams (who was deadset on wanting out of GB) and inking Rodgers to a new contract resolved those issues enough to continue another year of restructuring roulette for the 2022 league year and largely try to run it back again. It wasn't about them thinking Rodgers wouldn't be an elite quarterback this season, it was a general malaise of just wanting to move on - has there been a precedent previously to trade the reigning NFL MVP in the offseason, particularly a quarterback? Can't think of it. All that being said, given how 2022 went, I think this is the offseason to trade Rodgers if he still wants to continue playing.
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Honestly, at this stage I don't know if it's Rodgers' 2023 cap hit that is the biggest hurdle this roster would have with being competitive next season - I think it's his insistence on keeping a handful of his veteran buddies around that are more than long in the tooth. I may get ill if I see Cobb, Mercedes, Crosby, Bakh, etc all kept around to appease a guy who needs more talent on the offensive side of the ball around to get back to being an elite quarterback. I've defended Rodgers more than most in this forum at times during the past few years, as I think it's still imperative for a team to do anything it can to keep a top 5 quarterback on their roster and happy in today's NFL - that approach rewarded them quality chances to win Super Bowls in the previous two seasons and got a late 30's quarterback back-to-back MVPs...but those teams coughed up their best chance to win titles both of those years in the playoffs, and the 2022 version of Rodgers looked a ton like the 2019 vintage - the one that justified the decision to draft his heir apparent in round 1 of the 2020 draft. I'm convinced the best decision for the Packers longterm is to find a team to trade Rodgers to, even if they're in the NFC, then use the 2023 season to cleanse the roster of remaining cap problems, pick up Love's 5th year option and then give him all of 2023 and 2024 seasons to show what he can do on the field. I had that same feeling after Favre blew the NFC title game against the Giants at Lambeau, which ultimately led to Rodgers getting his shot the next season.
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The 49ers defense is stellar, but Hurts is really good. I’m not very confident Purdy can game manage against a great defense enough to outscore Hurts’ offense. This is exactly where I'm at - it's not that I think Purdy is garbage at the quarterback position...I just think he's been given too much of the credit by some for the team getting to the NFCCG and people wondering if he's the longterm starter for a team in the middle of their window to win a Super Bowl above a young quarterback drafted 2nd overall just two springs ago.
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all of them have 2 things in common - a great defense and ground game that led them to a championship game I wouldn't be shocked if the 49ers can go to Philly and win next weekend because they have marquee talent all over the field and their defense should be able to limit what the Eagles can do offensively (and Hurts will be making just his 3rd playoff start as well). What would shock me is if the 49ers win because Purdy aired it out against a really good pass defense on the road. Dak played an awful game that allowed the 49ers to grind out a home win where they really didn't have to rely on Purdy making plays downfield - his biggest passing play was an unbelievable catch by Kittle that a better thrown ball could've wound up being a touchdown. The Eagles' defense has the horses in the secondary to match up man to man on the outside and play some coverage games against Kittle that are going to take away the simple short throws to guys breaking wide open into short and medium zones - 49ers are going to want to run early and often, and they're going to rely on their own defense keeping Philly from scoring too much to force things into a track meet.
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Bills are not built for January football, particularly on defense. Plus, they were a mash unit on that side of the ball. Cincy dominated the trenches on a slick field, and now have a great shot in arrowhead with Mahomes on a bum ankle.
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Burnes/Woodruff/Adames Extension thread
Fear The Chorizo replied to Brewcrew82's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
No thanks on an extension to any of them, tbh - guys the Brewers should be thinking about inking to longterm contracts that buy out a few years of free agency are at the likes of Mitchell and then Turang/Frelick potentially later this season. Chourio is even a guy Brewers' management should be allocating future spending on in hopes of signing a mega contract in the next couple of years if he continues his march towards being a MLB star. Burnes will be a free agent for his age 30 season....the Brewers can either trade him for a haul before that or thank him for his prime years of production after paying him year to year in arbitration at the 2024 season trade deadline. Woodruff will be 32 when he becomes a free agent after the 2024 season - same goes for him. Adames might be a more realistic extension candidate, if not for the SS market insanity this offseason - no way do I want the Brewers paying anything close to the going rate for a good but not elite veteran SS who can't get on base. -
eh, depends how he looks at it - they've owned him in the playoffs recently, and his ego could view it as a "you need me to win a Super Bowl" sort of thing...ride into San Fran and try to win a title on his way to retiring. Not that I expect it to happen - his contract would likely frighten the 49ers away before seriously kicking the tires on any sort of trade like that.
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49ers have limited draft picks in early rounds next season - although they continue receiving a ton of mid to late round compensatory picks due to some player trades and signing elsewhere, but even moreso with front office/coaches getting hired elsewhere. They're not in salary cap hell but do need to find a way to get Nick Bosa extended to what will likely be a record setting contract for a defensive player. They are going to need to stockpile draft picks in the coming years to maintain roster depth, or they'll be the Rams in a couple seasons at a point when they'll still need to pay one of their rookie contract QBs alot more $$. Never say never when it comes to trading Purdy this offseason if a team offers a high enough draft pick. Particularly if the 49ers continue thinking outside the box and get aggressive this offseason by bringing in a completely different veteran QB to push them over the top if they can make cap gymnastics work...maybe someone who grew up close to San Francisco??
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I'm pretty certain Jimmy G is a FA headed into 2023, so the 49ers wouldn't even need to dump him. I expect the same in terms of keeping Lance/Purdy, with Lance remaining the starter.
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One thing that differs a bit with them is the fact they are still heavily leveraged with debt related to the purchase of all that real estate - and the COVID season hit right when they really needed to start seeing increased revenues from those properties during gameday. They've got the market size, TV contract, and other financial means to whether the storm and start acting like a large market bully in the division again, but make no mistake that they've handcuffed themselves in a big way financially due to the debt they took on after purchasing the Cubs, renovating the stadium, and buying up/developing a ton of nearby properties.
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I get what you meant, probably should've quoted an earlier post in this thread about Purdy because I wasn't responding directly to the point you were trying to make. For as good as Purdy has looked since the rest of the 49er QB room went on IR, the 49ers are heavily invested in Trey Lance being their longterm quarterback. It will be interesting this offseason what their front office chooses to do with Purdy - he's obviously got the bonafides to be an excellent backup for the next few seasons on a 7th round rookie contract, and at some point I bet they can convince a different NFL team desperate for a quarterback to trade for him. I just don't see them shopping Lance this offseason based on what Purdy has done down the stretch - if they ride all the way to a Super Bowl title, then that could change. I think the Cowboys are going to be a tough out for Purdy and company unless the 49er defense finds a way to dominate a pretty good Dallas offense next weekend.
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This Cubs roster has the feel of some of their rosters during their last rebuild while they were waiting on their impact prospects to make their way to the majors - every offseason they'd go out and sign a few veteran FAs to contracts, and then they'd look to trade them at the deadline 1 to 2 years into the contract for more prospect help. Guys like Bellinger and Mancini are perfect candidates to trade if they have a good first few months of the season. Even Hendricks, Madrigal, Stroman, Hoerner, Happ, Wisdom. They didn't take the total dumpster firesale rebuild approach this time around, so their organization plan is a bit caught in between. Until they improve their pitching staff, they're not a postseason factor, but they do have an improved roster simply by trying to bring guys in. Plus, at the moment they just don't have the laundry list of "can't miss" (even though several of them actually didn't amount to studs) prospects knocking on the Wrigley Field door in their system. They've got more talent compared to a few seasons ago in the minors, but by and large it's a ways off and there are more question marks with their prospects than when MLB-ready guys like Bryant, Schwarber, etc were in their system right after getting drafted.
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say the 49ers would be better off trading Purdy this offseason at peak value than expecting him to go on to have a two decades long career with multiple Super Bowl titles just because he was drafted late like the GOAT. Tony Romo was an UFA. Kurt Warner was bagging groceries. Seems like quality starting quarterbacks can come from all sorts of spots, but let's not kid ourselves - the pedigree for a consistently great quarterback year in, year out is a player with physical gifts that teams draft in Round 1 and most often high in Round 1. Sometimes guys like that fall a bit in years where QBs are overlooked or in QB-heavy draft years, or if they come out early and are development projects. Purdy's strengths as a quarterback really fit with the 49ers offensive roster right now, because its scheme fits quick decision-making along with accurate short passes to skill position players running to open space, and he's playing behind a damn good offensive line. Truth is that Purdy's physical limitations likely have him destined to have a very long career as a reliable backup QB at the NFL level - and if a team invests in him being a longterm starter they're going to regret it. I think there's alot more Matt Flynn to his game than Tom Brady.
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Yeah, I think father time got annoyed Brady double crossed him and unretired last offseason. He's done even if he tries to keep playing somewhere else next season.
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A playoff team can cut a player during the playoffs and sign a street free agent, right? If so, there are a bunch of kickers making sure Jerry Jones has their phone #.
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Yes, that schedule coupled with a defense in need of alot of roster turnover and an offseason spent figuring out how to pay Jefferson enough $ to keep him happy has the Vikings primed for a first to worst record in the division next season. Everything (health, luck, schedule, etc) went right for them this year...lightning won't strike twice.
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Eh, it would have either been 4th and short with a great open field tackle by a corner peeling off coverage or a 1st down.
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Kudos to the Giants...I thought they were the one team in the nfc playoff field the Vikings could beat but should have won their regular season game against them in mpls. Gotta feel really good winning this one
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He absolutely would have...Peterson was not going to catch him Lol at a 3 yard out on 4th and 8
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And that's a terrible roughing the passer call
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Jeez...that drop keeps the game from ending
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The Top 10 Milwaukee Brewers Assets in 2023: #1-5
Fear The Chorizo replied to Kyle Ginsbach's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I think that contract extension for Peralta keeps Freddy propped way up the organization value pecking order for sure....but his onfield performance and frankly limited availability due to injury issues has diminished his value well outside the top 5 assets to the organization, IMO. Fact is Peralta has pitched over 100 innings at the MLB level just once (2021). Freddy has electric stuff when he's healthy, but he's got a history of minor shoulder issues and has such an athletic delivery for a small framed guy you've got to wonder if minor injuries are something we've got to live with him every season....or if one significant injury is going to really diminish him. Availability as a pitcher carries tremendous value, and even if people believe pitching injuries are a random occurrence some pitchers are snakebit more than others in that department. -
I think if Chourio has a good 2022 season, he's going to be in Milwaukee sooner than a couple seasons from now.
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Carlos Correa to Mets - 12 Years, $315 Million
Fear The Chorizo replied to Jake McKibbin's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
So is opting out after his age 28 season and leaving ~$75M guaranteed through age 30 to try and land a 10 yr+ contract with his medicals. And let's not kid ourselves, baseball's market conditions aren't going to be going anywhere but up in terms of AAV contracts two offseasons from now. If Correa has two healthy and productive seasons through 2024 and became a free agent under his old contract, he'd be signing a 6-7 year contract then for equal or greater AAV than what he just inked with the Twins that pays him until he's pushing 39, not 35.
