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And this post was my 10,000 BF post, earning me the "Loudmouth" badge. I guess it fits! 😂

Pains me to say it, but...

Yes, "typically" but every player is unique. There are small players that get off blocks and big players that get stuck on them. Size is only one element to someone's ability. That is why (despite his size), I said Walker is probably better behind a 2 gap D where he isn't taking on OL as much.

Yes, but that wasn't the point. The question was whether or not we could get insurance on it. If a company has a liability (even a short term one or low chance one), I believe it could be insured.

Don't confuse 3-4 vs 4-3 and 1-gap vs 2-gap. Fritz Shumur ran a 4-3 but played 2-gap* but our defense now is currently 1 gap*. I've seen different 3-4 systems that 1 or 2 gap*. *Primarily 1 gap or 2 gap. I know teams switch back and forth based on play, opponent, and situation, but most systems "major" in doing it one way and use the other way occasionally to surprise the offense.

I'm a little puzzled by P-Smith's exit. He hasn't been great this year... but neither have our backups. Enagbare probably steps into starting... but then we have Cox getting DE snaps as the 4th? Wooden? I do not understand the burning need to get rid of him...just impacting our depth. One injury and we are in trouble at DE.

I'm no expert, but the QO is a legally binding contract on the Brewers' part (i.e. they can't rescind it anymore) and I'd assume they could be insured for loss on it... though even if they can doesn't mean they do.

I've never seen anything concrete about insurance the club has for player injuries, but I'd assume they had some protection that way.

Nice to see Baker Mayfield rebound his career after getting out of purgat...er Cleveland.

Isn't your 1-gap/2-gap backwards? If DL plays 2-gap, they are meant to occupy the OL and react to the gap where the RB heads toward. One gap is attacking between the OL and focuses on penetration, but lets the OL decide if they need to block the DL or not. Being a LB, you want the DL to occupy the OL (2-gap) so you can fire through the gaps and make a play. So lighter LBs are typically used in 2 gap systems because they take on the OL less. Whenever you see Clark fire through the line and get 3 yards upfield towards the QB, but realize the RB went another way, the OL just let him fire through the gap so he could go block the LB. They rely on knowing the DL isn't going to get the RB because the play went a different way. One of the reasons Walker is struggling is because he is taking on so many OL this year and he clearly can't get off blocks.

Yes, we are still 6-3 and have half the season left. We can take a bye, heal, and refocus. Most teams have those stinkers where everything goes wrong... and it certainly felt like that yesterday. Love has an INT in every game he has played, so that really needs to be addressed. His aggressiveness needs a good dose of game reality. Brady actually pointed that out well in the game; when to take the shot, when to take the checkdown, when to throw it away and play field position game. Love just seems amped up to "11" on pass aggression... too many bad throws in traffic, too many deep throws to covered receivers (yes, some he connected on but still poor choice), just too sloppy in protecting the ball. We don't need Rodgers here, but we can't sustain the TOs he creates. Not sure what we do at MLB. You almost have to put Wilson back there and use Walker as OLB or backup/rotation. I think the defense suffers a bit with him as play caller too. Wilson might turn into a pumpkin, but at least you know. Play the hot hand. I think Barry's D suited Walker better though. He clearly doesn't get off OL blocks well. With the DL single-gapping, it allows more OL penetration to the LBs and Walker doesn't avoid it well. DL needs to fix their run D. Clark is doing his best disappearance act again and seems to have minimal impact. Slaton has one job: be a big man that is hard to move, but he plays like he is on ice skates most of the time. I guess we don't have anyone else big? OL needs to fix their stupid penalties. We shouldn't have a SINGLE false start while playing at home. We had a couple and were lucky we didn't get more as both Tom and Walker were jumping early almost every snap.

Do I understand the 2nd apron restrictions to mean that we can't do 1 for 2 trades? No 2 for 2 either? Teams above the second apron can't combine multiple players' salaries into trades.

Thanks for the FIP breakout. I looked at the overall numbers and knew his ERA was massively skewed... but I'm surprised his FIP was that consistent last year. But I totally agree that overall he has slightly below average performance the last two years. The surprise probably comes because he filled such a need at the time. We had injuries in '23 when we came out of nowhere. Then for a time in '24, he was pitching like an ace before falling off late. Expectations were low, production was better than expected, so perception is set with people. Then objective metrics like FIP and other peripherals (which you don't know unless you go look) show a different picture...

Not sure if Watson ran the wrong route, poor depth, or whatever, but I'm sure the rain was part of it. I don't care if it wasn't really hard or not, when you are looking up to find the ball and raindrops are hitting you in the face, that doesn't make it an easy thing. One reason I wasn't happy about all the 40 yard deep shots in the game... they are hard to complete normally and really hard in the wind and rain.

I'd guess if Rea doesn't have his late season swoon, he was a no-brainer to keep. Not exactly sure what "happened" to Rea, but it was bad enough to keep him off the playoff roster. Salary is only and always within the context of performance. Pay Ohtani $2M/year? Easy button decision. Paying me $2M/year? Hard pass (for the Brewers... I'd take it!). Rea's extra $4.5M (buyout was guaranteed) doesn't seem like much, but the team must assume he wasn't going to get better than his current form...and potentially regress (he turns 35 next year). It also wouldn't surprise me to find out that 40man roster spots played into the decision.

If I were to pick one main failure yesterday, I'd say Love's performance was the major factor. Very poor decision making - the pick 6, so many deep passes to covered WRs, inaccurate throws... Just a very poor day on Love's behalf. I REALLY hope that two pick 6s in a season with silly throws will cement that he needs to take care of the ball better. Love has only had two games statistically worse than yesterday since he became the full-time starter (2023+), but I'm sure his late game statistics padding helped avoid being the worst. He just didn't look good. I really think Malik should've come in the 2nd half. WR drops certainly didn't help him. Jenkins snaps were bad. Penalties up the wazzoo. Weird playcalls from MLF. Defense was actually decent. I'm sure part of that was Detroit playing the clock kill game for most of the 2nd half, but they weren't the main problem at least. That certainly was one of the ugliest and ill-prepared game I've seen from the Packers in a while. Can't go into games with Detroit and Minnesota and lay an egg like those two games have been and expect to be SB contenders. I wonder how we will look against Chicago with two weeks to prepare.

Was Haase or Sanchez better on D?

Can we please drop whether Turbo was "insistent" or not. That was so last year... (and bordering on getting posts hidden). Let's go back to what Hoskins brings to the Brewers in 2025 and if he can earn his paycheck.

Now that we have two players with GGs, vote so one gets the Platinum! https://www.rawlings.com/gold-glove-platinum.html Poll is open until Nov 8th and unlike on Nov 5th, vote early and vote often!

Edited the title to reflect both winners. Very cool to have one, awesome to have two!

Don't think that was on him. McDuffie and X blitzed into the same gap. X tried to slide over, but that gap was wide open. Walker was lined up far to the left and not the middle.

Adding some details as I was a bit confused by what this meant to the Brewers: Brewer's bought out a club option of $10.5M by paying Williams $250k Williams is eligible for arbitration estimated to be $7.7-9M No real changes to our control on Williams, just looking to save $1-2M. Not really shocking knowing the options the Brewers had.

While it is surprising to cut Rea, he certainly had a real downturn at the end of the year. Not sure if he wore down, was figured out, or what happened. Obviously the Brewers felt that $8M wasn't worth the chance.

One has to wonder if this game might be better suited for Malik. Healthy Malik +bad weather > Injured Love?

Well that is a disturbing trend of panic INTs.