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I love how Alexander and Douglas play from snap to whistle... not so much after though. They need to cool off on the post-play crap. Walker would make a great RB...just don't give him the ball at the goal line. Not sure why he dance down the line instead of plunging in. Would've been safer just pushing through the guy instead of dancing away from him. Jordan is Loving him some Jayden Reed; and me too. Wow is he giving me Cobb 2.0 vibes (with upgraded the speed). So comfortable catching punts; looks like he is going to be a major contributor this year (potential top WR??). just looks comfortable out there from day 1. So very Cobb like. Could someone please remind Kenny Clark that he is one of our better DL out there? Was pretty invisible against the Bears. Maybe the OL was uber focused on him and that led to everyone else getting the pressures, but he didn't look game ready. Musgrave looks awkward catching deep balls. Not just against the Bears, but in preseason too. Hopefully he can fix that soon. Love looked pretty jittery in the first half, but settled down nicely in the second. Looked like a whole new QB in the second. Also looked massively better than Fields. After thinking about Fields' performance (and previous ones), I think I've changed my opinion on him (a bit). I thought accuracy was his main issue, but he was pretty accurate yesterday (~65%). I think he is just slow to read and react to tight defenses. When players are wide open (like at Ohio St), they are easy reads. I can't think of any throw Fields threw (not made, but threw) that was contested. Even the interception, the WR had a nice gap, Walker just came from the other direction. On the positive side for the Packers, I don't see how he is going to overcome that. You can get better at reading defenses as you see more of them. But the reaction part of that isn't really going to get better...some QBs have it, some don't. Coaching - Really nice adjustments at halftime on both offense and defense.

Wow way to start the season on a high note! 😝 Actually, I think the opposite maybe more likely... Bears runs through us... Bears have no D...

Regarding going down 10: At 21-20, a TD and 2pt conversion would put them down 9. Is that what you were referring to? Otherwise, the options would be: 21-20: no score 24-20: Field goal 28-20: TD+xtra pt 27-20 for TD + failed 2pt/xtra pt kick. Or how did you mean they could be down 10? Regarding a safety+onside kick: I wonder what is more likely? Converting 4th&25 or an onsite kick? I think I'd take my chances with 4th&25. They almost made it the way it was...

The tale of two young QBs trying to find their footing in the NFL. Love is older than Fields by 4 months. Love has one more year in the league, but Fields has 25 starts to Jordan's lone start. With Aaron Rodgers out of the way, will Love be able to pickup the Bear's lease?

Statistically a team has a better chance of winning their division when they start 1-0 compared to 0-1.... 😉

@Joseph Zarr, I seriously have not been spending enough time in the minor league forum. Really nice job on the write-up and holy cow what a lot of work in preparing it.

A little Buck's love:

Yesterday's win was the Brewers' 2000th win in the NL. https://www.brewcrewball.com/2023/9/5/23860826/big-5th-inning-helps-brewers-to-7-3-win-over-pirates

Hopefully not these songs... But we are all asking this question:

I was very close to putting this in my prediction.

Here are my predictions: Record: 8-9 Will we make the playoffs? No. Third in the NFC north behind Lions (1st) and Vikings(2nd) Offensive MVP: Aaron Jones Offensive Most Improved Player: Doubs. Just edges out Watson. Offensive Rookie of the Year: Reed. Musgrave is tempting, but I see a lot of connection btw Love and Reed. Most Receiving Yards: Doubs Most Rushing Yards: Jones. I could also see Dillon getting it, while Jones has the most total yards on the team. Most TDs total (rushing or receiving): Watson Love's QB line: Rating, Yards, TDs, INTs: 90, 3500, 25, 15 Defensive MVP: Alexander. Gary would be my pick if he was 100% on day 1. Defensive Most Improved Player: Walker. Improvement started late last year. I think a jump is coming for the young man. Defensive Rookie of the Year: Van Ness Most Sacks: Smith. This is his “up” year in his up, down, up, down cycle. Gary slowed early also impacts the decision. Most INTs: Douglas. Was uncomfortable in the slot, but much more natural back on the edge. Carlson's FG%: 85%. Passable. Others? Zero 1000 yard receivers… but a few over 500 yards (Doub, Watson, Jones, Musgrave, Reed). Sean Rhyan gets meaningful offensive snaps At least one of our final starting safeties is not on our roster today (or on the roster as a safety). Our defense struggles against the run…again. But better than last year.

What are your predictions for the Packers this year? Record: Will we make the playoffs? If yes, via WC or NFC North Champions? Offensive MVP: Offensive Most Improved Player: Offensive Rookie of the Year: Most Receiving Yards: Most Rushing Yards: Most TDs total (rushing or receiving): Love's QB line: Rating, Yards, TDs, INTs: Defensive MVP: Defensive Most Improved Player: Defensive Rookie of the Year: Most Sacks: Most INTs: Carlson's FG%: Others?

I lead a team of over 20 software engineers plus another team in a low cost country. Remote work is pretty important because not everyone we work with is local. So in 2020, it took us a bit to adjust, but we mainly had setup things to work remotely anyway, so it wasn't that big of a deal. We did notice that project teams worked great... but the team bonds across projects was weak. People simply didn't get to meet and work with those people. I just don't wan to see the "old school if I don't see you, you must not be working hard" thinking to return. Yes, there will always be people slacking off. That goes the same in the office too... But working from home has made people on my team happier. It gives them better home and work life balance. It gives them better flexibility to deal with kids, spouse, auto, whatever life throws at you issues. I'll have people log in late at night or on weekends...just because they had something pop in their heads. Yes, my company suddenly feels the need to heavy-hand it and push people back on the office... despite most teams working well this way. It does take a unique job to be fully remote (I do have a few employees that work this way) and it is even riskier to hire someone right away as fully remote. But having hybrid workers should be a "norm" for most office workers. Let us gain something good from 2020!

I don't recall the year, but there was a time all of our OLBs failed to hold the edge... we were getting burnt by QBs and RBs alike. I seem to remember Cook getting outside over and over again... probably 2021? Wasn't just Gary, but Gary was clearly one of them. Either way... LVN is quite a bit in the exact same position as Gary was as a rookie. That was the main point.

Well, the upside for those not wanting Donaldson ... he isn't at the MLB yet. So at least we have some time to see if he is healthy and can hit. Maybe there is lightning still in the bottle...

I tend to think the risk of Black going from AA to AAA (and being meh) to MLB is too high for the Brewers to risk adding Black to the 40-man roster now (starting his arby countdown, etc..). I'm guessing they wait until they are reasonably sure he can contribute at the MLB level. I'd guess Toro would come up before Black.

FWIW, this would be a different situation than Hader's trade. There is a period of mourning for a loss of someone so integral to the team. I think the team chemistry is strong to withstand bringing in someone that isn't a great teammate. Those are very different situations. Not saying we should tempt fate and bring him in... he is injury prone, old and not hitting well... just saying that this doesn't compare to the "team chemistry" struggles of last year.

They probably need to wait until the waiver claims are awarded too.

Sorry to hear that @LouisEly. But doesn't it make it easier to find an in-office job then? Well unless you are looking for a SW engineering director level position, we won't be competing. 😉

Now highlight the misses. 😝😂

I've been in soft-search mode for a while. I've been a first level people leader for a long time. My hiring manager was grooming me for his replacement, but then they reorged his position from existence. Since then, the response I get at the next level is that "you only know software engineering and we need people that can manage more things." Despite having an Electrical Engineering degree and several key moments of problem solving in the factory (on products that I don't even know) to show proof that I know much more than just "software engineering". My company seems to only promote people that have been here their entire careers. Being in software development, my team rarely needs to be in the office (we request them now to be in 1x/week for team meetings and whenever they need to be on a test station or other reason). But corporate mandate is a blanket statement for return to the office. I've laid out a plan for people to be in the office 2-3x/week and we will see how that goes. But I have a lead on a job nearby that has several former employees from my current job. One just made a recommendation for me on a director level position. The team is spread around the country, so inherently, they don't have as much reason to be in the office.

My hat is in the ring. I've taken my job as far as I can... tried to step up at my own company (only to be pigeon-holed to "software engineering only") and am now fed up with the company's response to "return to the office"... time to try outside the company.

2049 is the end of the world! Or maybe just the end of organized baseball? The oracle has spoken!

Facebook "suggested" a post from a Cardinal fan commenting on Wainwrights' 8+ ERA this year. I had so many delicious troll comments I felt like making: Is this the Cardinal way? Stay Classy! Isn't there an unwritten rule about this? Untuckem'! But I went with: How will Chris Carpenter explain this to his son??? And now I wait (or maybe I was banned already?)...

Agreed. I overstated it with "I'm guessing that we won't see him much early in the season unless there is a blowout." I think it will be much like Gary's first year. And I could remembering the time poorly on setting the edge. I know there was a number of games when he was poor at it and nearly benched because we were getting run on regularly.