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He'll have an epiphany in July/August and show up to play, be willing to let his beautiful mystery play out and be very deep and philosophical about it, I predict. Then if the Packers regress, which in all honesty they are probably due for, he can blame the team again for his failures. -
He's on the same contract he signed and he can walk when it's over. He signed it. If the Packers aren't interested in creating a new one, play it out and let the rumor mill run rampant during the final season, like Tom Brady did. He then left and won somewhere else and most of his fans still love him. What you don't do is take your ball and pout in the corner, while still under contract and still with a very good chance to win. He can do these vague generalities all he wants, but give me a break, the guy started plotting his super team during last season and dropped cute hints that he might do exactly this during the summer. It's because they drafted a QB, and how dare they! One thing Rodgers can never claim again: Winning is #1. I love this semi-recent expectation that after a good season you get to rip your contract up. I guess the Packers should have gotten some money back in '18 and '19. I'm sure Greg Jennings is getting a huge kick out of all of this. There's a very simple reason Rodgers hasn't been specific about this. It's because he knows that will make him look bad, which IMO is his actual #1. And yes, the Packers are likely (but maybe not) 7-10 without him this season, but that's coming down the road pretty soon here anyway. I'd hate to see them being insignificant long term, but he's so annoying to me I'd prefer that to giving the baby his bottle.
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Management allowed this to deteriorate by drafting the heir apparent to a QB who hadn't been to the Super Bowl in a decade, was approaching late 30s and appeared to be washing out. Only after they drafted him did the guy start playing lights out again. I don't know what else they were supposed to do other than go all-in (how?) and just assume he was good to go for 5 more years. Which would have been stupid. Rodgers wants the keys to the truck, he forgot he might be the engine but he's not the one driving. Shut up and play. This guy and his "beautiful mystery" schtick. This whole diva summer was planned before the Packers even lost. Just go away. Be someone else's problem. I know Mark Murphy saying "don't be the problem," was denied and debunked, but if he did say it, man, how prophetic.
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You're correct, but most of this is holdover from Ted Thompson who hasn't been in charge for years now. The argument that BK has sat on his hands and let Rodgers carry the team, which is an argument that exists, has no leg to stand on.
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Brewer Fan has always had a bit of a higher fan IQ in my opinion. Reddit is absolutely full of people convinced that the Packers have done Rodgers grossly wrong. When the team posts on FB, you see the same thing. As far as I can tell, the vocal majority is in Camp Rodgers. It could change, but I think for now that's where it is. I kinda remember Favre playing out the same way.
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I'm with you. Make him happy today and the guy will find something else to cry about next year. Just cut your losses with the headache.
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That's is what happened yesterday on ESPN with Kenny Maynes. There was a lot of typical side talk when Rodgers did address it, but pretty easy to read between the lines. No insight into how to resolve the issue or what has transpired during their discussions though. Divalicious knows that vocalizing his issue in specific terms will make him look like...Divalicious.
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Under no circumstances should the Packers do anything with Gute. Force Rodgers to retire before that. If that is actually the issue here and Rodgers won't budge, he's an absolutely pathetic baby. Gute is the reason Rodgers is as close to a championship as he is.
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I think everyone knows by now something is up. Even in the minimal amount that has been said, that much has been conceded. I think what we don't know is whether the sides are talking, how far apart they are, if there is even a willingness from Rodgers to come back to the table, etc. It's May though, so there just isn't a whole lot to go on.
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Not that today is really a big surprise but I am so over this guy. I'd shrug my shoulders if I heard today they sent him off. I don't even think I really want to root for him anymore but I don't want the Packers to slide into insignificance either. I'll never really like him again, which I know cuts him to the core.
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If we lose today we're gonna be hearing about the day CC benched Yelich after hitting a home run for about 4 months.
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It will be a bit troubling if he comes back from mashing like that in AAA and is the same guy from the first month of the season.
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I was actually happy about the 10 second call. Start calling it and he'll stop taking 30 seconds.
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It does functionally eliminate the spread of the virus from vaccinated individuals. It's not impossible, but it is rare to very rare. Can't be that rare. Someone (vaccinated) who works for me caught it from his wife (vaccinated), who caught it from their nanny (unknown). He said both he and his wife didn't show symptoms but were tested because of the nanny. The stated risk in the studies I've seen have it somewhere around .05% if fully vaccinated. It's rare. It wouldn't be much of a vaccine if what you're suggesting was accurate.
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So odd to read posts of places where everyone wears a mask. At peak pandemic, we were maybe at 50%, we are damn near zero now. I stopped wearing it a couple weeks ago. Target, Walmart, etc., near zero. Costco by me probably 25%. School lifted the requirement starting Monday.
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What on Earth are we doing?
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For all the criticism of Stearns, some fair, I've barely seen it mentioned that the Brewers tried, very hard, to sign Justin Turner. There are two sides to this. The Brewers can dip their toes into FA, but what you're seeing is FA being the ONLY option to build an offense, and for a club like us, that just can't happen. You just can't be barren in the minors and have to pay top dollar for bats. This is what you get.
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MLB has an issue regarding pitching dominance
OldSchoolSnapper replied to patrickgpe's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
The solution is clearly to start every inning with a guy on 2nd base. -
Perez is a 4 or 5 hitter in this lineup. It's bad.
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Yeah, what I meant was that on 3rd down, or any down really you can't always run in scenarios in which you are trying to conserve clock, which MLF must have at least been thinking about given that he kicked a FG on 3rd down. I never specifically mentioned the Packers game, just replied to the other poster that referenced offenses sometimes preferring larger windows vs. throwing in "and goal" situations. On your last point, being at the 10 yard line is a 25-30 yard window with the snap/drop and space in the end zone, so that is likely around the mark we are referring to. Sometimes being at the 7 is preferable for a pass than being at the 1. I think it's being into a bit bigger of a deal than it is. The other poster said it, someone else said it made no sense, another said it defied all logic...I just jumped in because it's not something that's never been suggested before.
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It doesn't "defy all logic," and you must not watch a lot of televised NFL football then. Because a color analyst usually says it every single time there's a false start inside the 10, that the offense really doesn't mind those kinds of penalties because they have more room to work with. I'm honestly kind of surprised the other person's comment met this kind of resistance because this gets brought up in games all the time. When an offense is right up to the goal line and can't, or is unlikely to throw, the defense can more or less float 9 guys in a tight space and it can be very hard to throw into. When you have 20, 25 yards to work with, you have more options. As far as a team not taking a false start on a 2-pt conversion, that's not the same thing. The clock is of no consequence on a 2-pt conversion, the run is an option, there is no next play or field goal alternative, etc., and those plays are practiced all the time. I specifically emphasized when there is no option to run as a caveat.
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The play-in tourney is beyond dumb. There is absolutely no reason to give the 10th seed a shot at the playoffs in a 72+ game season. They had their shot during the 72+ games. If 4 teams made the playoffs, it might make sense.
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Yeah, but that can change in a hurry. Middleton was a nobody. I liked him right away, but I still thought at best he was a 9ppg cute role player at best.
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I think they'd win at least 11 games with Rodgers and immediately be in contention. The skill group isn't bad and the defense would be a ton better with Rodgers playing offense.
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No, being on the 10 is way way worse than being on the 3. The window you need to fit a pass in from 3 yards out is pretty small compared to at 10 yards out and a QB run from 3 yards out is always an option. In fact if there's any spot where it's most difficult to gain 10 yards it's from the 10 yard line because the endzone endline works as an extra safety over the top. Not sure I agree. I've heard a lot of analysts and coach-analysts say the same thing. That 5 yard penalties on 1st and goal actually help the offense because the back of the defense isn't sitting with their heels on the back of the end zone. Especially when a team is almost for sure passing, it becomes a tight space full of defenders.
