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I'd much rather find a better everyday 1b option that hits rh, or at least someone that can platoon with shaw as a rh corner IF option. Then they could sort of platoon with braun and grisham in LF....Garcia is decent but not a needle mover, and I dont like the idea of counting on braun at 1b - wasn't that part of the concern with his back ailments in 2018 playing the IF? Now we want him back in there two years further along in his career?? No thanks

Let's be honest - bucky isnt one of the four best teams in college football this year - the committee would take a 1 loss non conference champ bama without its starting qb before taking a team that lost to Illinois even if Wisconsin winds up the big ten champ. I'm pulling for a win against minnesota and would root for them to beat osu... however they might be in a spot where they could be big ten champs and have OSU make the cfp over them. LSU OSU Clemson...these three may have to lose twice to drop out of the top 4 at this point Okla/bama/utah/georgia...IMO these four would all be in before a 2 loss badger team if they win out...the debate should be about who should be in if they all do indeed win out. I would go with a 1 loss georgia team, then Oklahoma, then Utah, then bama despite the tide being at number 5 currently...I can't put Alabama in over a different power 5 conference champ with 1 loss considering Alabama wont win their conference division and their qb is hurt.

I really hope he is able to stay healthy and away from that first bad leg jnjury....his physical gifts make it impossible for a defense to stop that team if they only get to have 11 guys on the field. that ravens team is playing silly good football right now.

I think it has more to do with them playing a pair of teams with great defensive personnel up front. Aside from the bomb to Valdez scantling in the opener they looked feeble against the Bears all game long in the passing game, too. They have rolled against weaker defenses and I expect that to continue...but they need to figure out how to play offense against quality defenses if they have any hope of winning in january

Some of the high targeting rates for Adams is all the short passes on what appear to be run pass options...seems like those are the force feed targets, and they haven't been nearly productive enough to keep going to those plays. The other issue with the charger and 49er losses is their o-line got whipped on passing downs, and I dont think the young group of wr's know what they are doing in scramble drill plays and Rodgers isnt nearly as good as he used to be evading the rush and buying time for guys to get open. I doubt there are many plays where rodgers is able to go through his progressions before he is in pocket scramble mode when he sees his RT get pancaked as he sets his foot on a 5 step drop. Having that happen right in front of his line of site is making him skittish. Adams clearly isnt as explosive as he can be when fully healthy, and the other wr's dont get open enough consistently...Adams gets targeted that much because at least Rodgers knows where he will be when he is under pressure.

I'm not equating it with income. And none of us know what their income truly is anyway. There's no guarantee that other businesses operate at a profit every year, why should our favorite baseball team be any different? So why the heck are you assuming they are wiping their behinds with $100 dollar bills from insane profits instead of paying catchers on the wrong side of 30 for FOUR more seasons if nobody actually knows what their income is? I for one hope the Brewers are at least marginally profitable every year - a sustained string of financial operating losses for them probably sends the team elsewhere.

For the love of God, please stop with equating a franchise valuation increase with actual income...value can increase without investors realizing any financial gain - pretty much the only way they realize that increase themselves is by selling their stake, at which point the don't give two craps about what the team's payroll is anymore. Payroll needs to be tied to operating expenses year in/year out, not what Forbes says an organization is worth. The Brewers have the smallest market to try and generate revenue with in all of MLB - so they will always be at a financial disadvantage when it comes down to actual dollars and cents, not make believe pie in the sky money that doesn't exist unless a stakeholder sells and is no longer a stakeholder. All the conjecture of offering deferred payments, taking out loans against the franchise, reducing ownership stakes and the like are all strawmen options that just aren't realistic - if that was the standard practice, the Brewers would also be at a disadvantage doing so because larger markets with more valuable franchises could simply take out bigger loans and still shell out more $$ for team payroll. The Brewers had their highest opening day payroll by far this past season, and IMO it was largely a product of running significantly reduced payrolls a few seasons prior and having some wiggle room to bump up payroll and fill key MLB roster holes, namely Grandal at catcher. That moved worked out really well in 2019. Are people seriously upset we couldn't get Yasmani back in the fold for 4 more seasons at the same high AAV pricetag we got him for in 2019??? I'd have like to have him back for another 1-2 seasons at that price, but not 4 - since he got a long term deal from somewhere else that's fine. Move on, fill out the roster using that dollar allotment on other players and the overall quality of the team potentially improves.

I would imagine that historically OFers have been able to maintain productivity into their mid-30s at a higher rate than catchers. I'm sure that was a line of thinking. But yeah, the Brewers will be hoping for a Cain offensive rebound in 2020, or he will be a case study on how expensive long-term contracts can hurt mid-market ballclubs. The Brewers can take chances on longterm deals, but they need to be limited and smart. The hope with Cain is that his thumb heals to the point he can actually swing a bat without pain or issues, which he pretty much couldn't do most of 2019. Happy for Grandal - he wound up getting the deal he was looking for and was a big reason for the Brewers' solid 2019 season. But no way do I want to offer a 30-something catcher a 4 year deal. Pina-Nottingham is blah place to start in terms of MLB catching for 2020, but it's at least something. I'd hope for another 1 year stopgap catcher option to take most of the starts and try to catch lightning in a bottle before some of the other catching prospects are closer to being ready for MLB. There seems to be alot of C's in the system hovering between low A and AA headed into 2020 - would be nice for a couple of them to be pushing for Milwaukee in 2021. It wouldn't surprise me to see Cervelli as an option if they want to roll the dice on him being past the concussion issues, perhaps Castro or even Darnaud as well.

Looking like denver realized that they stink at halftime and shouldn't have been up 20-0...

It's all there for the taking for the packers coming off a bye, now. Find a way to win at SF to set themselves up for the division and a playoff bye with at least one postseason home game. The concern I have is their run defense - they've got to shore that up heading into the playoffs to avoid getting knocked off by a balanced team who can dictate down and distance and stay out of obvious passing situations by running it well. I feel like this year more than any, the nfl is wide open as to who is going to win it all...that landscape helps having a great qb running the show at crunch time, so I like GB's chances if they can get decent playoff matchups. I feel like the packers can beat anyone, yet they can also lose to just about every likely playoff team - same can be said for alot of teams right now...

Special teams return and coverage units in general have been a longtime roster weakness for the Packers - seems like they are among the teams who put no value on having quality gunners/coverage guys who have been around the league, many of whom are the critical blockers when setting up punt returns. They try to cycle through young WRs and DBs who aren't at the top of their depth charts. Because of that those units suffer. For awhile I feel like the focus of special teams was not to turn the ball over and get it back in the hands of Rodgers - that's ok, but it sure would be nice to at least have that unit be an advantage in flipping field position - we saw how much of an impact they had against the Bears on opening night mainly due to the punter, but adding a competent return game would be a revelation. Special teams coverage units are basically an afterthought now that just about every kick results in a touchback - will be interesting to see how that changes now that weather is going to impact how far kickoffs travel in some stadiums heading towards the postseason. In general, improving team speed improves your special teams units - while the Packers have gotten faster in places I think they still have a generally slow roster, particularly when it comes to reserve LBs and DBs that typically make up most of the special teams lineups on kickoff/punt downs.

Yep...partly their own fault for playing bad enough to be trailing in that game, too. I dont think psu is within 4 scores of Ohio state later this year. Their marquee wins to date were a 7 point home win against michigan and a nail biter road win at iowa. Minnesota is good, dont get me wrong...but they should have lost this game at home despite their opponent playing poorly and a couple late calls went their way. Give em credit, but not a whole lot of it.

Oh well...they are losing at iowa next week anyway

And they missed defensive pi on that play

That's what I thought...how was that offensive pi?

More than a crack

Psu has mid 20s on them despite playing awful, giving the ball away, and leaving points on the field...get some late november weather and their team actually coming off a few consecutive weeks of playing decent competition and the badgers will be just fine. And this game still isnt over

I think PSU will get pummeled against OSU, too. And there is still plenty of game for minnesota to lose this one at home. I'm not saying Minnesota will win for sure, but they at least look like they belong on the field with a top 5 national team. I dont think psu is anywhere near a top 5 national team...and not sure why they went for 2 back in the 3rd quarter...that led to a missing out on an easy fg last possession and being down 8 with the ball right now

I think PSU will get pummeled against OSU, too. And there is still plenty of game for minnesota to lose this one at home.

Agreed - I'd love to trade for Lindor, but Hiura is not part of that deal. Grisham sure, throw in Arcia if the Indians are at all interested in a SS filler at the mlb level, then add pitching or one of the catcher prospects in the low to mid minors until the Indians say yes. Hiura has the potential to be a more valuable player than Lindor in 2020, plus he will be making league minimum while Lindor is pushing arbitration raises in a big way. Unless the pitching you're adding is Brandon Woodruff, there is no point in this scenario where the Indians are saying yes. We simply don't have the prospects. You're not getting Francisco Lindor for Grisham+Arcia plus some throw ins. There are talented arms at the lower levels of the brewer system that arent throw ins. Burnes IMO still carries value if he isnt the centerpiece of a deal. I agree they would be hard pressed to make a deal work given the current state of their system, but I guess my main point is that I wouldn't do a hiura for lindor 1 for 1 trade at this point if I was Stearns, so move on and look for other options at SS - which could easily include keeping arcia there and addressing other areas of need on the roster

Agreed - I'd love to trade for Lindor, but Hiura is not part of that deal. Grisham sure, throw in Arcia if the Indians are at all interested in a SS filler at the mlb level, then add pitching or one of the catcher prospects in the low to mid minors until the Indians say yes. Hiura has the potential to be a more valuable player than Lindor in 2020, plus he will be making league minimum while Lindor is pushing arbitration raises in a big way.

Hamels pretty much sucked last year after his injury...and he is really old...no thank you. Id rather they use the money it would take to sign him for 1 year to try and get pomeranz for 2

Yup.. 3 TD blowout loss

To add to that, sometimes you need to overpay that first big fish to get some other fish to follow. Bringing in someone such as Cole early might get some other guys to think they have a chance at a World Series there without having to deal with the NY media circus or crappy weather in Boston/Chicago. That's all true, but when Boras floats out an initial offer demand of like 8 years, $400M, there arent going to be any takers, including the LA clubs...then we get to hear all about prestige and how mlb owners are misers again for about 5 months until Cole finally signs for a market value contract.

And, maybe this all played a role in why he did what the did last night after the game, but I still think you take the "high road" in that situation, and be a "team guy" for one last interview session. Just seems really selfish to basically say that you are no longer a member of the team, just minutes after the WS ended. I get that emotions are very high in that moment, but a true professional would have handled them a bit better than this. Just my opinion. I'm going to guess this was premeditated win or lose by his agent...he wouldn't have had that stupid hat in his locker had it not been. I look forward to Cole waiting until late march of next year to sign a deal, simply because I expect his and Boras' demands to be insane (even if he truly is a great starting pitcher)