JosephC

Seahawks get- OG-Quenton Nelson Colts get- 2027 3rd round pick 2028 5th round pick Very nice return for the Colts considering Nelson is a free agent after this season.

This morning, Zeitler had been moved to 1st string RG on the Packer's official website. As I type this, it is back to Glover 1st string and Zeitler 2nd string. Jacob Monk has also been put on IR, not the designated to return list but the season-ending list. So he is done. Mekhi Becton fans rejoice, as he is now on the 53-man roster. Packers depth chart currently has him listed as the backup at RT. The Journal-Sentinel is reporting Rhyan is likely out for 4-6 weeks. That makes left tackle extremely shaky as John Williams was the backup at LT. If Morgan gets hurt, does Williams go back to LT and Burton play at center? Or does Belton or Becton get bumped to LT?

Panther's run defense has allowed 5.2 yards per rush which is the worst in the NFL. Packer fans know where the Packer's run offense ranks because it is a joke. A true poop versus poop matchup if there ever was one.

Colts kicker, Spencer Shrader, bounced around for a couple years. Once the Colts gave him a chance, he's been 36/37 on FG attempts and 35/36 on extra point attempts. Yes, kicking in a dome is a concern. But if the Colts really have the entire roster on the trade market, might as well kick the tires on this guy.

NFL is even more mediocre than usual, and that's saying a lot. Browns are now 5-2, so I was figuring they would probably be moving into the tough part of their schedule right about now. Go take a look, there is nothing that even resembles a tough part of the schedule. Seriously, try to figure out what their two toughest back-to-back games are. Just kind of pitiful when you think about it.

I certainly don't think Lincoln Riley is a bad coach, but I think he is over-rated as a head coach. The big years on his resume were with Oklahoma when the Big 12 was a descending conference and there wasn't a whole lot of great competition within the conference. At USC, he's been good but not great. 55-10 at Oklahoma, 41-20 at USC. And they've had a weak schedule so far, the tough part comes up and that includes Ohio State, Indiana and UCLA, so it's not crazy to think that they could finish with a 7-5 record this year. They do get Ohio State at home, so they have a bit of an edge there as Ohio State will have to make the long trip. The guy is an elite among the elite offensive coordinator, but to me is just a "good" head coach.

I'm predicting a Badger win tonight. Oregon has to make the trip east, and gest beat by what had been a pretty disappointing Illinois team. Oregon beat USC by two touchdowns. There is nothing on USC's resume that is very impressive. Go Bucky!

I think about the only guys the Packers have left that they can restructure to open up a significant amount of money on this year's cap are Jordan Love and Josh Jacobs. And there is a reason Jacobs is one of those guys, and it has nothing to do with the domestic violence arrest. Jacobs was most likely to be released even before the domestic violence arrest, and by a pretty good margin. So I'm assuming the Packers would still be unwilling to restructure him, unless Gutekunst wants to create problems with next year's cap. But I do agree that Buckner is interesting. Good, versatile guy that works either as a 3-technique or 5-technique and brings a good blend of pass-rushing and run-stopping. Sounds like the Colts have basically put the entire team on the trade block now that Ballard is out.

You guys have done it now, watch Hutchinson break Love's leg in the first quarter.

Great day for the NFL today- 1. Player going to retrieve a firearm from his vehicle after an incident with a teammate is not a criminal offense. 2. Player speaks after returning from a 6-game suspension (actually, a paid vacation) for domestic violence, says he is a good person. 3. Player talks about two domestic violence arrests in June, within a 7 day span, says he has no excuses.

I definitely would not be looking at the Lion's defense as a contender for the worst defense in the NFL. They are allowing 7.5 yards per pass attempt, 22nd in the NFL. 4.2 yards per rushing attempt, 20th in the NFL. 20 sacks is #1 in the NFL. Takeaways is the most disappointing number, only 5 which is tied for 26th in the NFL. I'd be pretty worried about that sack number considering how bad the Packer's offensive line is. Based on the numbers so far, I wouldn't go as far as saying they have a bad defense, but definitely they get a solidly below-average mark.

Eagles are done. Roseman did the right thing by trading away Cam Jurgens when he did. I actually kind of like Tanner McKee as a backup QB. Having to stick him in there for a month is a scenario I could live with as a GM. But starting over a 12-game stretch, and now having to dig out of a 2-4 hole...the Eagles are done. Hate to pile that all on McKee because he's only 1 guy, but with the problems they've encountered with the rest of the roster and their chances are slim and none. Between the Eagles getting KO'ed and the Rams floundering, the Packers are looking a lot better. I'm convinced that San Francisco is a plus-plus team. Vikings still have Kyler Murray and the worst safeties in the NFL, and while I really like their roster when looking at the whole of it, those couple spots could doom them like the offensive line could still doom Green Bay.

I think it was. Not rigged to affect the outcome of the game, but rigged in trying to keep the game close enough where people would keep watching. If some fluke things would have happened that would have later cost the Packers the game...well what's the big deal? Team win, team lose. As long as the TV partners stay happy and the money keeps rolling in, that's really all that matters.

I saw the tail end of the game, and frankly I thought the Packers got a lot of ticky-tack calls for the sole purpose of keeping the Cowboy's offense on the field so people wouldn't turn the TV off and go to bed. And that is not a joke.

Rams are sucking. Lose at home today to the woeful Cardinals. Safe at this point to eject them from the upper tier of the NFC. At 2-4, they have some work to do to earn back some respect.

Ford has been ruled out. Cowboys should hit Green Bay with plenty of run in this game to see how and if McClellan can hold up. He's the only guy on the roster that has any resemblance to a nose tackle. One Devonte Wyatt injury could sink the front seven/front six unit to "bad" status.

Not real encouraging that the two Big 10 teams Wisconsin beat are now a combined 0-8 in Big 10 play. I think the Badgers should be heavy favorites against Rutgers (who aren't very good) and Maryland (who are completely awful). That gets them to 6 wins and a bowl game. I'm not convinced that USC is all that great. Non-conference schedule was not real challenging. They did have a win against Fresno State, who might end up being a decent team. So far in the Big 10 they've beaten Washington, Penn State and Rutgers, all are either 1-3 or 0-4 in Big 10 play. I'd definitely favor them in the Wisconsin matchup, but I wouldn't be a bit surprised if Wisconsin won. Iowa will likely be a Badger massacre. That leaves Minnesota and Purdue. Purdue looked like a gimmie game heading into the season, but the Boilermakers have been surprising solid. Both of those games look like they could swing either way. 6 wins should be easy, and it's not crazy to think that this team could still get to 8 wins. But yes, that is a function of the morons that run college football and these ridiculous 18 team conferences that lead to these extreme schedules in terms of difficulty or non-difficulty. I think at this point we can conclude that the offense is slightly improved but still pretty terrible. Incredible that the team went into this off-season with so much more money, and they had already ID'ed Colton Joseph as the #1 QB target and threw a whole bunch of money at him. Joseph is not a Big 10 level starting quarterback.

LOL, NFL disciplinary policy works great. They just punished Jacobs by giving him a fully paid 1/3+ season paid vacation. Even if he gets suspended later, he literally just got paid 3.6 million dollars for sitting on his rear.

Thursday injury report- Packers- Did not practice = DT-Javon Hargrave, DT-Jonathan Ford, WR-Skyy Moore, CB-Benjamin St-Juste Limited practice = CB-Keisean Nixon, DT-Devonte Wyatt, OG-Aaron Banks, OG-Jacob Monk, WR-Savion Williams, DT-Anthony Campbell, DT-Jordon Riley Full practice = EDGE-Lukas Van Ness, S-Evan Williams Cowboys- Did not practice = CB-Cobie Durant, OT-Drew Shelton Limited practice = LB-DeMarvion Overshown, CB-Ameer Speed Full Practice = WR-CeeDee Lamb, OT-Tyler Guyton, OG-Tyler Smith, CB-Joey Porter Jr., CB-Shavon Revel Jr., LB-James Houston, DB-Alijah Clark

Congrats to the Brewers. I will be the first to admit that I never thought they would get past the Dodgers, and am happy to be wrong. Outside of Misiorowski, I thought this pitching staff would fade. Instead they thrived. I thought that while the lineup is built for a consistent, long-haul regular season performance, that there just wasn't enough big bopper in there to get them past the Dodgers. They pretty much excelled in all areas, really putting on quite a show right now.

His salary is just another reason why I think this whole thing stinks. If he's suspended, he does not get paid for those games. But when on the exempt list, he gets paid. If the NFL piddles around until after game 10, and then says he's suspended for the rest of the season, maybe the Packers have to take legal recourse to get 10 game worth of money back, and I would not assume that could be done as there may be an agreement between the NFL and NFLPA to prevent that from happening. Even if it does end up being money out of the Packer's pocket, the league should give them a cap credit for the salary paid, as it is their dinking around that has drug this out so long. The NFL has a clear policy of a six game suspension for domestic violence. Jacobs has already pleaded no contest to a charge that would seem to fall under the NFL's policy. Why should this go on any longer? I sure hope the NFL isn't thinking a suspension of >8 games after they gave an 8 game suspension to James Pearce (aggravated battery with a deadly weapon).

That video should have been a public record weeks ago. I totally understand and agree why it should 100% be "confidential" if it involves sexual assault as to protect the identity of the victim. I don't think that should extend to a crime of this nature. From the perspective of Jacobs, there definitely should be no reason whatsoever to block this from the public. I don't buy the "now vulnerable to thieves" argument at all. I also still have a big problem with the NFL sitting on it. Court case has been over for weeks. Now they are no longer waiting to punish him for what he did, they are waiting to punish him for how bad they may look. The NFL doesn't really care what he did, they only care about how they will be perceived.

No way Monk will be jettisoned, The guy may be terrible, but Gutekunst loves him. The Chargers have starting LT-Rashawn Slater and projected starting C-Tyler Biadasz on IR. Top backups at tackle (Trey Pipkins III) and guard (Trevor Penning) are also on IR. Starting RT-Joe Alt and starting LG-Kayode Awosika are injured, did not play last week and did not practice on Wednesday. They currently have 5 rookie offensive linemen on their roster. They obviously think absolutely nothing of Becton considering he is still sitting on the Packers practice squad. The Eagles going through the offensive linemen now too, another former team that doesn't appear to have any interest in bringing Becton back.

Pretty surprised to see that this game is pretty much a toss-up (current line = Packers -1). I thought the Packers would be a slight favorite on a neutral field, and then add in home field advantage,,,I was expecting something like Packers -4.5 or Packers -5. Historically, is having those extra days off that much of an advantage?