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  1. kestrel79
    This is one of the things missing from our offense compared to last year when we were rolling that gets overlooked. Love was a legit threat to just tuck it down and run if no one was open right away and he'd get some big yardage. That really helps the passing game and running game. Maybe it's the coaching staff not wanting to risk injuring their QB of the future, or Love being a little timid after his injuries this year (There is no metric or stat to determine this, but it does seem like he has lost some of his "swag" from end of last season post injury early this year), but they need this back in their playbook to keep the defense in check. It just seems like the defense is teeing off on us because they know he's not going to run or scramble like last year when he gets pressured. It's the last game of the year, and the playoffs. Sounds like a perfect time to bring that back into the fold and go for it. I bet the Eagles wouldn't expect it.
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    All I care about is a healthy Woody mowing down the Mets in the Playoffs this Fall.
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    Watched some highlights from the Playoffs last year and end of season. Just seems like Love is wayyy more comfortable, moving around better and more often. Less shotgun, more under center play action. As soon as he drops back and sets his feet, someone is wide open and the ball is out and on time and accurate and there's a big gain. Seems like this year he's a little more panicked back there after the injury with pressure coming, and guys aren't as wide open as last year and he doesn't want to throw more INTs so he holds onto the ball too long and then nothing is there. Teams adjusted to our film from last year and we haven't counter adjusted.
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    They need a guy whose job it is he can tell MLF to take timeouts and stuff like this if he's this bad. This is the kinda stuff you learn by playing Madden. I'm shocked so many of these head coaches are poor at it. It's not just MLF. I'm okay with going for it on 4th, but agreed the play calls have seemed to be pretty poor and uninspiring when do we go for it this season. Then you look at Detroit when they do it, and it's a play where the receiver is wide open by design. High % play. We haven't had many of those this year on 4th down it seems. Still overall the biggest two things that stick out to me from this season is the sputtering of the passing game compared to the end of last year, and the pass rush being next to nothing unless we blitz. I really thought with the draft we had and FA signings we'd be better than last year but I'm not seeing it right now. Who knows maybe they are saving it for the playoffs and will get hot next week, but right now it's not looking good.
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    Right after that third down they showed on TV MLF and Baccia looking like a bunch of idiots panicking to go for it or kick the FG. It just was a bad look to me. To me the head coach should already know what to do there right away, thinking out all the scenarios ahead of time. I've never seen head coaches and special teams coaches talking like that on a sideline. Or do they normally do that kinda stuff over the headset and not in person? Just looked like they really had no idea on clock management again at the end of the game. Bears should of got the ball back with much less time on the clock than they did if you run off the clock properly. That call on defense was bad. I think many people were yelling at their TVs seeing how far back the safeties were and 3 guys so close to the sideline down on the bottom leaving the middle wide open with DJ Moore 1 on 1. I was impressed with Caleb. He made many athletic plays that 2nd half breaking free and getting out of sacks and getting the ball downfield. Reminded me of Love last year. I think he's going to be a good player, how many great QBs had horrid first years as starters? A lot.
  6. kestrel79
    Deals like this we used to laugh at. But after the last couple years we just have to let the Brewers Front Office be the Brewers and turn these guys into studs.
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    That's my vibe on this thing as well. I don't think it makes the team money, so they probably just want to spend their limited resources elsewhere. These things were primarily used to keep interested in the team during the off season when the team was bad. But now that we are good, it's not really needed as the fan interest will be there come season start. Plus I'm sure it's hard getting players to visit during the winter months, most of these guys are Florida, Arizona, Cali guys they don't want to leave their families and come up here in winter. Let's just be honest.
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    I think Gutey can take a little blame here. Man looking back on our past 4-5 drafts and some of the misses in the 1st round...just imagine if we got some people who would of hit on. We'd be sitting pretty good with a TJ Watt right now. MLF yeah he just seems to choke in the big games. Get a little too cute with the play calls, dumb challenges, poor clock management. That Saints game just seemed like the playbook was wide open, lots of crazy stuff that worked. Yesterday it just seemed like we had to claw for every catch and completion. Maybe that was Minnesota's D but also we just felt off. But hey if they can get hot and play like that Dallas game last year we have a chance. Just need to get a pass rush going, man that is killing us. Getting some DBs back should help too.
  9. kestrel79
    I actually liked the Packers whites over the Vikings. Both could be better with just a little bit more color. If ours had a yellow stripe on the helmet I think it would help. Obviously colored or striped socks as well. But the Vikings was almost too white, no contrast with the horn being white on the helmet as well.
  10. kestrel79
    Last years Chiefs? :) I know it's hard to watch. I thought they were cracking down on all the OL leaving early and false starting, and here that one dude does it every play every time I tune in to every one of their prime time matchup games which seems like every week now.
  11. kestrel79
    Yep. There was some article or segment during a game this past season where they talked about the Brewers getting some state of the art hitting and pitching machine that could shoot balls out during BP and show a video of that particular pitcher, and match his spin rate and velo on pitches. Only a couple teams had it, and we did. Do you think cheap ownership would buy something like that? No. I think they are "cheap", in that they spend their money in spots that make more sense for long term success of the ballclub. But that's hard for the "average fan" on facebook and X to understand. They are mad we didn't sign Ohtani.
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    Dare I say could this be something that ownership and Mark A. get credit for too as well? People always say the Brewers have a cheap owner, and don't spend in payroll. But I think they spend more behind the scenes on the labs and analytics stuff, the Dominican academies, new Spring Training facilities. All that stuff costs money and has to be approved by ownership I'm guessing. I feel like no one ever talks about that and we just hear that the Brewers are cheap and don't spend, but I'd be curious to know how much they invest on that side of the team compared to others, I think it really does help keep the team good with a lower payroll for a long time like they have been.
  13. kestrel79
    I sorta agree with Murph while Sal does place great D the stats don't lie, I did find he pulled a Brauny on some of his outfield catches and dive, slide, or jump when he didn't have to a couple times. So it's good to know his teammates and coaches rib him on that as well. :)
  14. kestrel79
    Well deserved. This guy and his team made us good last year when no one really thought we'd be good. Most of their moves worked out last year, hoping to do more of the same thing year.
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    Don't other teams do this kinda stuff all the time as well? This is just normal day to day GM stuff in modern baseball small markets, no?
  16. kestrel79
    Why is Stokes playing less? Is he hurt again? Or is Nixon really outplaying him that much?
  17. kestrel79
    Looking at those stats man would it be nice to have drafted TJ Watt right now...who did we take instead Kevin King?
  18. kestrel79
    Much respect to Lindor after hitting that salami. He just put his head down and ran the bases. Happen for him to turn it around this season, and he's hurt too battling some back stuff right now I think. Would of loved to see our vets show up like that in our series. After the Mets game ended I flipped to the Royals game, and Costas calling that game tying triple was sooooo bad. So lifeless. To go from the Mets game where the announcers actually cared to that was very shocking. He needs to be gone. Was he ever a really good play by play guy? Or was he always this bland? I just remember him doing the Olympics. He did the World Series for a long time with Uke and McCarver right?
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    Agreed I think that's what stings, having Doubs out along with Watson right now. You'd think he'd be looking forward to this opportunity to step up. We need him. Unless he's out of favor with Love or something and there's more internal stuff going on.
  20. kestrel79
    My take on it is it's a reference to the "Thanks for the memories, Brent" Favre shirts that popped up after he was traded to the Jets and more so signed with the Vikings. Lots of people calling him Brent. So Greg sounds like Craig and is the new Brent to Brett if that makes sense.
  21. kestrel79
    I finally read through this thread after being there for Game 1 and 3. Game 3 was just such a swing of emotions so quickly that's what makes it such a kick in the balls. Game 6 2011 you knew it was over right away, Game 7 2018 there really wasn't much to cheer about after the Yeli homer, and getting excited when that guy made that amazing catch and robbed us. This was legit pure joy, it felt like it was "meant to be" that we would win after Game 2 and then the back to back homers from two of the younger/new guys. My buddy and me were hugging random guys in our section, we all had our rally caps on and the guy behind us called the Bauers HR a second before he hit it saying "Watch Bauers is gonna get into one" and it happened! It was pure magic! Then Sal with only 2 HRs all year was the icing on the cake. The crowd was insane. I was in the left field upper level. After the top of the 9th ended I saw a random ball get throw up about halfway up the terrace level. Turn around and realized it was Chourio chucking the ball up that entire way in anger after that inning ended. Pretty insane toss. It's too bad he couldn't get to the plate in the bottom of the 9th.
  22. kestrel79
    Just wanted to let everyone know I'm still watching highlights from last night. That is all. Heading down shortly go crew!
  23. kestrel79
    Would be nice to get a nice comfortable playoff W for a change. No stress. No errors. Just do our thing. We've been better against Quintana lately right? He hasn't owned us as much recently it seems. Would love to see Haase in there but I don't think it happens.
  24. kestrel79
    Dang ok. Their pitch track did look different on TV maybe thats what threw me off.
  25. kestrel79
    Did anyone see the pitch location data for the pitch before Hader gave up the big hit? It looked like a strike to me and he didn't get the call. Would have ended the inning. Next pitch and it's over. I'll check that Umpire scorecard page too.
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