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To me that graphic shows on sides, but I don't know what portion of a bad defender's position dictates whether a streaking player is too good at getting open or not. Would love to see how that gets pulled together so fast and how altering the contact of the pass by a 1000th of a second can shift the call to match the call on the field. Why not have a replay that shows both the boot on the ball and where the players are at that exact moment picture in picture with a call? Seems more logical for integrity of the game than magic leg healing spray to me.

Haven't seen anything proving that was offsides....should be 2-bagel at the half

In addition to the full NTC, kind of a gaping omission of the article to neglect mentioning Yelich shattering his kneecap by fouling a ball off his leg in mid September 2019 as a potential reason why his production at the plate dramatically changed since then. Not to mention the fact he's consistently had back issues, which tend to not get better with age. At the time Yelich's new contract was announced, I was happy with the deal but wondered why both sides would make the move when they did. From Yelich's side, why lock in a longterm team-friendly discount after what was basically back to back MVP-level seasons? From the Brewers' side, why do that deal right as COVID is blowing up stateside and threatening the 2020 season and why not wait at least until you can see similar onfield production after his knee injury when you still had him under team control on his prior deal for several more seasons?

In addition to the full NTC, kind of a gaping omission of the article to neglect mentioning Yelich shattering his kneecap by fouling a ball off his leg in mid September 2019 as a potential reason why his production at the plate dramatically changed since then. Not to mention the fact he's consistently had back issues, which tend to not get better with age. At the time Yelich's new contract was announced, I was happy with the deal but wondered why both sides would make the move when they did. From Yelich's side, why lock in a longterm team-friendly discount after what was basically back to back MVP-level seasons? From the Brewers' side, why do that deal right as COVID is blowing up stateside and threatening the 2020 season and why not wait at least until you can see similar onfield production after his knee injury when you still had him under team control on his prior deal for several more seasons?

If he can stay healthy and keeps learning how to play receiver, Watson is going to be really good. The size and athleticism is obvious, and he's getting open consistently. Easy to forget he is really raw. It's a shame him and Doubs haven't really been on the field much at all together due to injuries. Hoping that changes with December games.

Rodgers got pulled because of an oblique injury last night, not because of the thumb - that with the broken thumb and the fact the team is essentially eliminated from playoff contention at this point should be enough to IR him and give Love the reins for the rest of the season. They absolutely have to give him snaps so they can sort out if he's their longterm answer at QB - or potentially showcase him for an offseason trade if they plan to stick with Rodgers another season or two and find their next QB in an upcoming draft. Love looked the part in his limited time last night - his one bad throw being that one on the run that kind of landed between two receivers who were open. The incompletion to Cobb on the next play should've been a defensive PI that wasn't called. No doubt the thumb factored into game planning issues, particularly for the first few after Rodgers broke it against the Giants - in hindsight those losses against the Jets/Commanders/Lions were probably aided in a big way by having a quarterback that was limited with his throws no matter how much Rodgers stated publicly that he could play through it. Despite all their problems, if those 3 games were in the win column this team would be sitting at 7-5 and very much headed towards the postseason.

A Joe Barry-led defense dominated the 49ers in last year's divisional round and looked every bit the part good enough to not be the reason the Packers couldn't win a title. This year has been a disappointment defensively, but to me its just as much personnel not getting it done as scheme.

Match generally had the feel of England knowing they just had to draw in order to advance out of the group with Iran's victory over Wales earlier, and the US just not wanting to lose either knowing it will all come down to their Iran game... Guessing both sides would've been just fine with taking a draw on the scorecard and not even playing the match - really wish the group format included extra time and penalty kicks to settle draws, because I think that would make teams much more aggressive in regulation time to actually try and win matches rather than both teams playing not to lose and avoid extra time fatigue for a squad. Something along the lines of awarding 1 point to each team for a regulation draw, then 2 points to a team who wins a match in extra time or penalty kicks.

AND resign at least one of Woody, Burnes, Peralta. The Brewers have club options to retain Peralta through his age 30 season in 2026, I believe, based on the contract extension they've already got him signed for. The Brewers' current upper farm system strength is OFs who all appear to have earned their shot at consistent MLB playing time. Trading Renfroe for pitching help can be both a salary dump AND a way to get their young outfielders consistent playing time. Given the payroll constraints this organization has to operate under, they needed to shed salary simply to afford arbitration raises to some of the other core pitching and this is a way to do it.

Happens all the time in the NBA and at times in MLB with former players, and not just giving them an interim assignment to wade through a lost season. I think sometimes people forget that football actually doesn't have to be rocket science-level difficult to grasp and that a head coach doesn't necessarily have to spend his/her entire adult life hiding from their family watching film at the team facility to satisfy the "experience" quotient in order to become an effective HC. Oftentimes, guys who are that scheme-heavy don't have the other bonafides that factor into a HC actually being good in that role on the sidelines. Not to say Saturday is destined to be a great head coach just because he played a long time in the NFL with Peyton Manning for teams led by Dungy....but that shouldn't be discounted compared to a bunch of guys huddled in a D2 college dorm drawing up plays all night long because they weren't athletic enough to be players - which seems to be the prevailing starting point for many new NFL coaching hires in the last 5 years. And Saturday has already emphasized that his is an interim hire and he expects the Colts to spend alot more time finding their full time HC and staff in the offseason - the way NFL teams who make in-season coach firings do. This is making news because the Colts simply didn't give the interim job to one of their assistants on the staff - which is a surprise given the fact both John Fox and Gus Bradley are on it (two NFL dinosaurs with previous head coaching experience). That being said, I can see the point of not giving one of them the interim gig if team ownership doesn't want to consider them for the permanent HC hire in 2023.

SBF should be in jail and there needs to be an investigation into everyone involved. But of course neither of those things will happen. Particularly with all his friend$ in Wa$hington. Crypto is just so uncertain because it hasn't been around long enough through true global economic downturns. Forecasting what happens with it, whether the whole works craters or seeing certain cryptocurrencies skyrocket in value is all speculation at this point.

Haven't seen too many commercials lately pimping crypto exchanges...figured it was due to election season ad buys but it sure seems like it's alot more than that in light of FTX crashing and burning.

The Rooney rule doesn't apply to interim coaching hires, as those are typically made just to get a team through the rest of a lost season during a league year, without an extensive interview process. Pretty sure you and Todd Bowles don't see eye to eye on this one.

Ding ding...when you've got a HOF qb you ride him until he's done being able to make everyone better around him, even if doing so costs you roster quality elsewhere due to cap constraints. Once that happens its tough to transition into a rebuild without a painful season or two, and oftentimes with a total regime change in the front office. Really appears thats where the Packers are.

Offensively, I think this is what happens when you have a vet qb that appeared on a slow decline suddenly regain MVP level form to the point of continuing to play salary cap roulette with an aging core of vets, aided by giving him more of a say in personnel decisions to keep him happy, then have father time remind everyone that he's undefeated and there's not enough experienced talent on the outside to make plays on their own. Defensively, they just aren't a dominant unit despite alot of talent on that side of the ball. Call it scheme, poor safety play, inconsistent play upfront, etc....just not good enough to carry a team who can't score on offense.

Did I miss something where stating 'we' doesn't include the person making the statement in the group they are referring to? Rodgers has stated that he needs to "raise my game", " I've got to play better", etc throughout this season and this stretch of 4 L's in a row...saying he's not taking some responsibility for the lack of production on offense publicly is wrong. Unless people want the player who's going to be in front of a microphone far more than anyone else on this roster to say the same exact thing every single time after a loss, whatever Rodgers says is going to be viewed negatively by some. Rodgers hasn't played well this season, no question about it - but with the exception of Aaron Jones, I don't think anyone on the offensive side of the ball has played well consistently, particularly across the Oline - if that unit doesn't improve to become at least somewhat reliable, Rodgers doesn't have enough time to drop back and see if any of his inexperienced receivers are actually getting open.

I just can't see it that way since they finished the last two regular seasons since drafting Love with 13 flipping wins and everything in front of them to make Super Bowl runs. A spring 2020 late 1st round draft pick on a developmental QB project who is now in his 3rd year is likely issue #75 with the 2022 team and why they currently sit at 3-5. To me, Rodgers this season looks like he did back in 2018-2019 seasons - since many were clamoring for the Packers to think about picking their heir apparent when it looked like he wasn't the MVP-caliber QB then, the decision to actually draft Love back then just isn't a mistake. Hell, people are already saying they want the Packers to try and draft their heir apparent in next year's draft 8 games into a season right after Rodgers signed an extension after 2 straight MVPs, and they still have Love for a couple more seasons on his rookie contract if they want to just see how things shake out. If it all falls apart this year, I think the Packers move on from Rodgers either via trade or his retirement, and then roll with Love for 2023-2024 while they retool their roster and get back into a solid salary cap footing. If the Packers somehow turn things around and are at least looking like a team set to bounce back in a big way next season I think Love could get dealt elsewhere

If there's one team that knows how to burn draft capital via trade, it's definitely the Bears

Yeah, I wasn't stating it was all on Rodgers taking a step back from being the 2x league MVP in his late 30s - the bad O-line and largely nonexistant contributions from WRs who are either too young to instantly contribute or old/washed up/injury prone play key factors, too. Defenses have no reason to respect the passing game even with Rodgers slinging it, which says alot about how poor the other pieces of the passing offense are performing so far. Watson seems just completely snakebitten by injuries, and unfortunately his rookie season looks to be a complete waste - tough to say things turned on a single play, but that drop on literally the 1st play from scrimmage against the Vikings has just encapsulated his season. You've got to wonder if things would've happened differently for him this year had me made that play. IF they can get some form of continuity along the line and the young WRs get their feet under them a bit more, I think they still have a shot at sneaking into the playoffs and being a tough out in January (definitely not the favorite or any semblance of a 2010 6th seed run to the title)....but at this point I could see it falling off the rails just as easily with a key injury or a tough November stretch of games. I also think there are a few other NFC teams besides GB currently scuffling who have a much better chance at righting the ship and being the best team in the conference when it's all said and done - I'd like the Packers chances to right the ship if they weren't going to have to compete with the likes of TB, SF, LAR for one of those last wilcard spots.

I wouldn't go that far - it's not like they've had a bunch of drafts with 5 picks or less where there just hasn't been enough bites of the apple to bring in talented young players. Trading up isn't why they haven't had enough draft capital - they've just spent so much of it at the top of the draft on defense (and a developmental QB), and it's still way to early to assess what their 2022 draft class could wind up being as they develop. To me this roster is more the end result of playing salary cap gymnastics as long as they possibly could with a HOF quarterback on a late career resurgence, only to have Father Time finally chip away enough of him to where he can't make players around him better on the offensive side of the ball because they don't have enough experience on the outside after being forced to trade his go-to wideout. The last couple offseasons the Packers have had to move heaven and earth with the cap to just hold onto most of their own, and haven't really done much of anything in free agency to bring in veterans in their prime from outside their organization - that's fine if those core guys you keep restructuring and bringing back continue to provide major impact, but at some point restructuring players around 30+ years of age isn't nearly as good an idea as bringing in younger guys at those positions.

Defensively, the biggest weakness is unfortunately the middle of the field - Amos has lost a step and Savage just isn't a starting caliber NFL safety. Campbell hasn't been the same player that he was last season but he's been ok, and while I still think Walker is going to be a really good every down LB he's getting picked on schematically by teams letting his athleticism run himself out of position. Also, the Dline hasn't played nearly as well upfront as I had hoped. And as many others seem to feel, the Packer defensive personnel doesn't seem to be a good fit for the passive scheme Barry wants to run. Offensively, the line that was routinely viewed as a team strength almost independent of the personnel on it is now a sieve and in constant flux due to injury/injury recovery/bad play. Have to think a big reason why this is happening is coaching since the personnel isn't all that different, and the offseason staff overhaul after coordinator and QB coaches left for promotions at other organizations - even if those guys aren't setting the world on fire in their new roles elsewhere, they had a good thing going here and I think moving Stenavich up to OC has created coaching problems at the Oline position group. They just seem to be ill prepared, blowing assignments much more than being physically beaten. There is a fine line between being really good and an afterthought in the NFL, and this year's version of the Packers looks like they're an afterthought. I think it makes a ton of sense for the Packers to try and deal Aaron Jones to a team in a better position for the postseason if there's any interest today, in effort to try and start getting in front of yet another year of salary cap pain and to try and gather some more draft capital. I honestly don't see how Rodgers would want to be back here in 2023 unless he's just wanting to continue cashing checks, so it could be a heavy rebuild offseason where the 2023 season is primarily spent cutting vets and sacrificing a year to rid themselves of cap problems while giving Love a season+ to make a case that he's a longterm answer with this group of young receivers. If it all goes completely off the rails, then the Packers become an attractive spot for a new GM/coach combo in 2024 after picking a new franchise QB and starting from scratch.

I think this is true, and the defense to date has been disappointing...although if not for a tacky illegal contact penalty on Sunday they would've accounted for 14 points themselves on turnover returns for TDs. The defense has been on the field too much - part of that is inept offense not being able to move the chains, but part of it is also the defense not being good at getting off the field on 3rd downs on some long drives. I looked at the stats, and GB is actually a top 3 defense in 3rd down % - and they're a top 10 defense in yards/game. So, it does seem like they just pick inopportune times to struggle likely due to wearing down as the game wears on. With the scheme Barry runs, I think they'd look alot better if the Packer offense was scoring 25+ points per game, or at least winning time of possession during the course of games. I'd also add a big caveat to the Packers' defensive team stats being a bit smoke and mirrors due to playing against some very ish offenses and backup/inferior quarterbacks over the past month. Their next stretch of game against what are going to be better teams could expose them quite a bit if they don't up their game (and get help from their offense)

It has more to do with his own job security after spending a ton of time building a great farm system with zero MLB success, then promptly gutting the top of it with trades and exploding their payroll. Lots of talent there, maybe balls of steel, but no rings.

all that's missing is a trade to somehow get Cooper Hummel in the heart of the Brewers order and giving him a 14-yr $137.5-million dollar extension with $98M in Kohls cash.

I think the thumb is something to be considered for the last two weeks in terms of errant throws, and point No 2 you listed above is his general mindset on avoiding risky throws....I also don't think they are running plays/routes capable of beating cover 2 shell defenses - so much emphasis on short-breaking routes/rubs and bubble screens to try and get guys open quickly or get blockers in front of a player with the ball in his hands just always had defenses staying aggressive with everything happening in front of them. There's nothing in the intermediate to target seams and gaps in the zones downfield that actually stress safeties and linebackers in the middle of the field.