Fear The Chorizo

Wow...is the gameclock expiring challengeable? I don't think they snapped that in time

Gimme 1st down on 3rd and short with that defensive call

Yep...maybe just start with an off tackle run to keep things rolling - makes no sense to get cute and give a good defense with speed all kinds of chances to blow the drive up before it starts

Need a big turnover or a return td on special teams to make this interesting, methinks

Yes, great to see

What the hell was that play? You can't run that gimmicky crap when you can't block

At least find a way to make it a game in the 4th

He almost dropped that, lol

This team needs Jenkins healthy in the worst way

That's an Achilles with Branch there

This oline is absolute garbage right now

Example of a pregame script of plays that should have never, ever seen the light of day....and one that should've been tossed after you got down two scores despite picking of Goff on their opening drive in the red zone

Horrific throw to a covered guy over the middle...Watson got blown up This should be a game that leads to that d coordinator change, too. Just not even close to competitive right now upfront

Mlf didn't decline that?

Still haven't seen Gary on the field, our kick returner is a regular in this secondary, and dline is getting washed out of everything. Going to be a looong night

Sounds like a jv high-school game in Lambeau in terms of noise right now

Offense needs to do something to get a drive going and actually get in this game...otherwise it's going to be a blowout

Is Gary out tonight? Both lines getting manhandled early

Just a thought...maybe run the damn ball?

Take out his very slow mlb start right after his callup in 2022 and that k rate looks much, much better. Mitchell showed signs of belonging last September down the stretch and got off to a really good start offensively this year. I think that shoulder injury robbed us of watching him turn into an untouchable piece of this organization this season. It's a gamble, but if he picks up where he left off this spring he should be our starting CF in the playoffs and it's not even a debate.

Randomly had KFAN on here driving around MPLS a couple days ago and stumbled into a radio show with PJ Fleck that was filmed live in some local brewpub/restaurant...he spent a great deal of time grousing about the current transfer portal/NIL landscape in college football and how its a shame that a bunch of former Gopher players who transferred to other schools last year would be playing and contributing to a better football team this year, and how unless the area NIL funding increases the Gophers don't stand much of a chance at being more than a "AAA program". He even identified current young players on their team as guys that better see more NIL funding or otherwise they probably risk losing them in the offseason - their true freshman running back Taylor in particular. Personally, I think there's better chance they lose Taylor due to injury after feeding him the ball dozens of times a game until he breaks (he may already be dinged up after last week) - but someone's gotta tell PJ that his program will be lucky to be a AAA program at its zenith, and the days of hoarding guys in programs until you've got a steady stream of 40 5th year seniors to pick from every week to rack up enough wins to get bowl eligible against soft schedules are over. I can't think of a more overrated head coach than PJ Fleck, all because he won't ever shut up or stop moving around.

I don't know if he reinjured the knee...I think the knee was never able to be repaired and he's done being an NFL player. It just sucks that you could probably have said the same thing almost 3 calendar years ago right after that significant knee injury in a late season practice (those are almost never game speed/full contact/full speed practices), yet he's been cashing checks from that $100+M extension ever since. Regular season game speed reps is a whole different ballgame than participating in training camp drills, and how you're able to recover from that is paramount to being a NFL player. By all accounts the initial ACL injury he suffered in late 2020 was repaired by the first surgery, but there's been persistent swelling an other issues that have led to 3 followup surgeries that don't seem to be capable of correcting the problem. Sometimes a big guy's body isn't as willing to continue playing as the guy's mind is, and unfortunately that appears to be the case with #69. If your starting LT can't be counted on to suit up and play on regular rest the week after playing a season opener in September on arguably the softest playing surface in the NFL and not suffering any obvious injury during that game, and he's now about to miss his 3rd straight game, he's not your starting LT anymore. I don't think there are any good options for the front office to do with him besides toss him back on IR for the rest of this season and then cut him in the offseason. Bakh has been willing to restructure that huge initial contract extension on almost a yearly basis so it hasn't been a salary cap nightmare, but part of that willingness is likely due to finding out ways to earn as much as he can before he moves into a TV commentary or podcast role...truth is his career appears to have ended in 2020, and it's a shame this has dragged on this long primarily because the timing of that injury couldn't have come at a worse time for the Packers in terms of both 2020-21 Super Bowl aspirations and longterm salary cap management purposes.

A healthy JT for a 2nd? Sure...but do we actually know he's healthy and that ankle isn't a chronic problem that turns him from being the best back in the league into an average RB that isn't worth longterm $$.

This is definitely a team that performs better than the sum of its parts - the lockdown back end of the high leverage bullpen has actually been the backbone the team has relied on all season while its rotation and lineup took turns going through extended stretches of being meh or downright bad before rounding into form down the stretch. The trade deadline moves led to improving the depth of the lineup to bolster red hot stretches from Contreras and Yelich - even if Santana and Canha weren't instant positive contributors. When it works, though, it's beautiful, in a way that (say) the Braves' offense isn't. This is one part of this article I can't relate to....Specific to the Braves, yes they bash a ton of HRs, but that offense is a unicorn compared to the rest of the league in terms of offenses built on HR without concern of Ks - they lead the league in team batting average by 10 points and also lead the league in OBP while also dominating the league in SLG...yet they rank 25th in terms of team strikeouts while being middle of the pack in walks and 11th in stolen bases. Their lineup simply is full of quality hitters and led by probably the best all around offensive player in baseball in Acuna. To me their lineup is a throwback to those big Red machine and Cleveland Indian lineups full of tough outs and well-rounded hitters throughout the lineup - not necessarily the Moneyball pitch-taking lineups laser-focused on OBP that turned baseball into nearly unwatchable entertainment at times stretching 9 inning games well over 3 hours.

He's got a well-earned reputation as a pompous arse who thinks his excrement doesn't stink, amplified by the fact he was the "it" coordinator in two huge NFC East markets (NY Giants and Cowboys)...his main claim to fame before landing a head coaching gig with the Saints was being a huge advocate of Tony Romo, whom he probably viewed as a younger version of himself (small school QB who probably just needed a legit NFL shot to become a star). He's been around the NFL a looong time and is a well-regarded offensive mind. But personally I don't see too many beat writers or NFL insiders waxing poetic about how great a guy he is - frankly because of the Bill Parcels-esque demeanor he carries himself with since that was one of his mentors and tickets into the league. Sometimes you outlive your reputation during a career and you wind up realizing you're a has-been, and I think that could easily be where Payton finds himself in terms of being an offensive innovator.