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  1. CheezWizHed
    In the corporate world, I've seen where HR recommends the top 20% be "Exceeding expectations", 80% be meeting and 10% be at needs improvement. Of course, that is a guideline (at least the intent, but occasionally enforced) to give mangers and idea of what they should do. However, my experience is that it was more for certain managers that thought it was easier to simply rate their entire team as "exceeds expectations" to minimize any real discussion. Of course, that starts skewing the merit pool and overly rewards those that don't deserve it.
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    Trading him after June 1st is the only realistic way to get rid of him next year. And I have my doubts any team would really wait that long to shore up the QB spot. $31.6M Cap hit if he plays for the Packers Pre 6/1 Release: $99.8M cap hit ($68M additional to cap) Pre 6/1 Trade: $40M cap hit ($8.7M additional to cap) Post 6/1 Release: $75.3M this year, $24.5M next ($43M additional to 2023 cap) Post 6/1 Trade: $15.8M this year; $24.4M next ($15.8M Cap savings) Retirement: $40M cap hit ($8.7M additional to cap)* * The other numbers are from SportTrac. I'm inferring the retirement number based on some articles/tweets. Looks to be the same as a pre June 1 trade. I suppose if he refuses to play for us next year, trading him is just as "painful". Maybe we can package in Savage to balance the cap hit?
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    (Sing it with me)... I ate at the ballpark at a place with no name...
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    Meh... Brewers dumpster diving again...
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    Commits to MN... then thumbs nose at them = instant fan favorite! ?
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    Depends on what drives him. NFL and D1 HC jobs are high pressure, long hours, and stressful. Maybe he is more driven to develop students than be in the spot light. Not everyone is out for fame and $$$ (and he is probably pretty set from his playing days).
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    That makes sense honestly. As a hiring manager, I often look at the work history of someone. If they have a long string of 1-2 year jobs, it certainly is a red-flag to hire them and expect them to stay. Unless the kid is clearly better than what you have... why would you bother with someone who has a history of jumping ship? A one time swap isn't a red flag, but someone changing multiple times or for no particular reason - i.e. coach change - might be.
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    I thought I heard that UW-Whitewater's coach was retiring. I'm not sure if that should be blue or not... DIII program, but a long term winning program.
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    When the trade happened, I saw a few comments about his attitude and wondered how deep it went. I know nothing of him (except his killing us when he was with the Reds), but I have a tendency to think if all the reports are from his time with Seattle, I'd expect it to be a mis-match and less so a Winker problem. Different teammates, different culture, different city, different fans, different expectations. Sometimes the new guy doesn't come in and hit it off right away and problems start to fester. Did he replace a fan/team favorite then underproduce? I can't say I'm too concerned based on what those reports out of Seattle are saying because there was 0% (that I've seen) out of Cincinnati.
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    I thought we only had Bitcoin left...
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    You guys are saying the same thing. No one is saying Jimmy G is actually better than Joe Montana.
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    So by close... you mean they were also offering $ (US dollars)?
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    Toro has some interesting scouting reports: Baseball prospectus: Yet, for his wide set of skills and versatility, he's an odd player to watch. On the spectrum of athletic grace, Toro falls closer to Hunter Pence than Ken Griffey, Jr. His above-average speed comes in the form of a waddle, and his defensive chops are strictly functional, never flashy. For all the contact he makes, you'd be generous to label either of his swings as particularly beautiful. Of course, none of these unusual aesthetics matter if Toro can finally deliver on the promising projections rooted in his excellent track record in the Minors. As Jeff Passan relayed on Twitter via a front-office source: "Abraham Toro has been on every nerd team’s breakout list for the last three years." We'll see if the Marinerds were right on this one after all. Fangraphs: The enigmatic Toro has the tools and statistical track record befitting an everyday player but his swing and throwing can look odd, leading to some doubt as to their true efficacy.
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    You realize that quote only explains the only way we'd get compensation if Frelick wins the ROY and isn't jumping down someone's throat about him not winning it... Odd "evidence"
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    As did Campbell
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    not sure I'll buy a crokinole board, but watching the video was worth it. ?
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    Probably because we are talking about two different things. MM was good at half-time adjustments to how the other team was playing us in-game. Seemed like we had a very high percentage of TDs on the first drive out of halftime. He was terrible at game-to-game changes and/or tendencies...especially late in his tenure. Viking CBs were often quoted as seeing our offense do the same thing so long that they could run the route that the WR was doing. I think there are one of two things going on with our tackling: Players have given up on the season and/or the coaches. I get the feeling that they don't believe in the defensive scheme and their play is reflective of it. The preparation during the week is poor. This could also be closely tied to #1, but it doesn't seem like the team is actually ready to play. Technique errors aren't being corrected, don't seem to really communicate well or understand expectations of your own position and others. Probably not to the point as "coaching isn't teaching tackling", but the team clearly isn't prepared to play (as much as other teams) and it shows up on the field.
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    If they weren't going to call offensive fouls on Kofi "Flying Elbows" Cockburn, they weren't going to call offensive fouls other ways... Personally, I think the easiest way to stop the flop is to just let the offensive player continue playing. If you flopped and are laying on the ground, it makes it really easy for your guy to drive or take an open shot. Then you look pretty foolish laying there on the ground.
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    In Barry's defense, Barry's defense did miss 20 tackles... (Sorry, couldn't resist that pun). If we keep MLF this year (likely), I'm ok with that based on previous seasons, but beyond changing D-coordinator, two major changes are needed: The team needs to come to the game prepared. Whether it is development of younger talent, or the team working on the same page, it is obvious the team isn't playing hard nor bought into the system. The D is the most obvious issue, but the offense isn't clean of this either. The team needs to be able to make in-game adjustments better. for all of MM's faults, he was good at adjusting in the game to how the other team was playing us. Now, it seems like the other teams adjust...we are still playing off the opening snap script... And @HarveysWBs nailed it above... There is no gain to firing Barry now. The season is a wash, we still want to attract a quality DC next year, so what we say about the current one publicly has an effect, and these things are better handled inside the locker room instead of the podium. If he gets another shot in 2023, however...
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    I'll admit that I'm more content with this move than I'd expected when not going with JL. It will be interesting what he does with the opportunity.
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    If his thumb is seriously injured and caused his up-and-down play this year, then he needs to sit the rest of the year (or at least a couple games) to let it heal. No benefit to him playing; save it for next year. If he keeps playing every game, it makes the announcement this week and the early exit from yesterday's game feel more like media spin to make excuses for the year.
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    I wouldn't expect MLF to throw anyone on his team under the bus in the press conference. If he did that to Barry and then fired him tomorrow...you'd have a difficult time finding anyone of substance to hire. I'll watch for his actions more than his words. At least once this season he has pushed for alterations to the defensive approach. Hard to tell what is going on in his head, but he is keeping it off his lips (as he should).
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    Yes, he seemed pretty comfortable, felt the pressure, made nice throws... time to DL Rodgers and let the kid play
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    Possibly 4
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