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  1. BrewerFan
    Definitely. He tackles more like post-shoulder injury Jaire. Nixon, Hobbs when he's healthy, our safeties, they all hit. Hopper at LBer is kinda known for that as well. And BTW, I heard Terry talk about what a "Gutsy call" that was as we were in man coverage," they had 3 guys split to that side of the field including a big, physical WR. We call that play REGULARLY with 3 DBs within 5 yards of the LOS. They actually called it exactly when they should have... but it doesn't matter. Valentine gave up the TD there.
  2. BrewerFan
    That's true. It's been a pretty clean game. This is the biggest 30 minutes of the season so far IMO. Can you finish the game vs another contender. They're either in 1st place with the Bears, Broncos and Bears coming up or... they're in 3rd place with 3 straight games vs 1st place teams. That's quite the swing. Getting back to that Pass Rush to move Goff off his spot(where he's terrible), MLF's level of aggressive play calling and if he is aggressive, Love's ability to move the ball will decide the game IMO. Of course, a turnover could also swing the game, but that's always the case.
  3. BrewerFan
    That was... AWFUL... but I actually thought that was a strength of our defense. They do wrap up and rally to the ball and... DON'T give up that type of plays. They give up chunk plays over the middle and they give up some long drives, but I thought they'd been much better under Hafley. That is such a huge missed tackle. Even if you don't bring him down, pursuit gets there. You had 2-3 guys who were right there if he just... grabs a ****ing leg!
  4. BrewerFan
    And another series you couldn't keep them out of the endzone after a huge drive. You've had two opportunities to create some separation. I mean, I didn't expect it to be easy, but the D needs to come up with that big play. It's like Chourio hitting a 3R HR and then Peralta giving up a 3R HR after that.
  5. BrewerFan
    Yeah... don't know if when he yelled for the TO, but that was huge for the Packers. Probably kicking it. Some huge catches on that series including Musgrave keeping the drive alive with a chunk play, Watson with some really good hands and Doubs also. Those short passes with that velocity on it away from the body... Offense looks exactly like you want it to vs a good team. Defense needs to get the stop.
  6. BrewerFan
    Do they have one penalty on a kickoff all year?
  7. BrewerFan
    No, this team is WAY too talented on offense. Jameson, St. Brown, Gibbs, that rookie WR Tslaa... You have to get to Goff and you can't let him get into a rhythm. If he gets comfortable, he'll pick *apart this secondary.
  8. BrewerFan
    He's elusive as hell and he's definitely similar in that if he can get you a lot of negative runs and then BIG plays, but he runs more physically and he's such a good pass catcher, I think of an Edggerin James or Marshal Faulk type back. Either way, he's a stud. I thought he was a reach with Bijan over the board, but... he really makes that offense go.
  9. BrewerFan
    That's a BEAUTIFUL ball and what a catch by Wicks. I thought that was a TD live, but... that replay, they didn't show the first foot as he was catching it. Now... as always, the question with the Packers. Can they keep the pressure and their foot on the Lions throats. HUGE possession for the defense coming up...
  10. BrewerFan
    I think losing Quay Walker is a MASSIVE loss vs this Detroit team. No Walker or Hobbs... which hurts vs Gibbs. Hobbs isn't exactly Deion(or hell, Eric Stokes in coverage) but he's a physical slot. No Golden... or Reed(not that I expected him back). Wicks still hobbled. Also being down LVN and Karl Brooks is a big blow. Hoping LVN would be healthier, not out. We need Brinson to keep playing well. Stackhouse made some great plays vs the run last week. I could see them winning, but I could also see this being like Thanksgiving two years ago where the Lions beat the Packers early and the Lions came out and just went Belt to... well, you know. It's time for the NFC teams to start to separate from the rest of the league and thus far, it's been the Rams who've done so more than anyone. The three pre-season favorites, GB, Philly and Det all look... just kinda 'meh,' so far. Unless MLF trusts Love a bit more and the OL plays better; Prediction Det 31-Packers 20
  11. BrewerFan
    I wouldn't ever count the Browns as a W. No team with a front 7 like that is a guaranteed win. Especially that time of the year, the Browns in Chicago on December 14th? If there's wind and the Browns make it ugly? I'd say looking at the odds and performance thus far this year, 1 of 2 vs the Packers is a good bet. The 49ers could also be a W if they're out of it by then(and given how beat up they are).
  12. BrewerFan
    This is the epitome of nit picking, but I'm seeing this a lot lately. The average MLB catcher is 6' 205 pounds. Over the last 5 years, that's grown a bit to 211 pounds. Dinges is likely to fill out being a 22 year old in High-A and he's 5'11 and 195 pounds. Jefferson Quero is 5'11 and 203 pounds. They seem... pretty well in line. I said it was nitpicking... to be fair. I agree wth everything else and it's a great breakdown of the draft. And what's even more... amusing is it was a much weaker draft than the year prior! (Edit... which obviously simply means the year before was comically insanely talented, this class was very good).
  13. BrewerFan
    Yeah, he's been great defensively. I don't see the issue myself. He also put together some very good ABs vs the Dodgers. Also we still have Black. So lets say Bauer doesn't play well, struggles, whatever. Black is still on the 40-Man and will likely get the first shot. They're similar players but Black walks a lot and Bauer has a lot of power. Black will determine his future, but he's running out of time. He was... really impressive in VERY limited ABs this year for us. Great plate discipline, looked athletic. Attacked strikes, but did not bite. He'd like win most of his challenges, but he certainly took his walks. Hope he picks it up. He'd be nice to be able to work into the lineup in 2027... even if he comes with less power than you'd like. I think we can make it up elsewhere...
  14. BrewerFan
    Nothing in Italics is relevant to the argument that package is "not even close," to get Skubal. Well, save for the fact that Skubal is a FA after 2026(but I think that's known). It also doesn't make sense to you to upgrade from Peralta to Skubal? To be clear, I don't think that's going to happen but upgrading to Skubal from Peralta certainly makes sense. He's the best pitcher in Baseball. I think that's a pretty good argument. But why would the Tigers do that? To get two guys who would be immediate or almost immediate impact players AND a TOR pitcher? If McGonigle was likely to stick at SS, it'd make less sense... but he's not. He's more of a 2B. I would want to do it, but it doesn't make me as angry as it seems to make you. We don't have to be able to re-sign Skubal after 2026. We're not going to re-sign Peralta after 2026. So... same void left in the rotation.
  15. BrewerFan
    Yeah... that's a tough scheme. I'd like to see a lot of Brooks in this game and the Packers SHOULD be able to get some chunk plays with... Golden and Watson. Greenard is questionable for the game... but I'm sure he'll play. Van Ginkel is a stud as well. Though I think those two really benefit by the fact that... you really can't double or chip them when they show 6-7 on the LOS. It's going to require GREAT communication from the OL, Wilson, Jacobs stepping in and picking up a LBer. But we're also going to get some shots. The potential for some big plays.
  16. BrewerFan
    I don't know what "we" are doing. I am.
  17. BrewerFan
    And a Gold Glove...
  18. BrewerFan
    Likely so little that... it really doesn't make sense to trade him. I'd rather give him a shot when we need a LHed bat at some point this year(provided he earns it) than flip him for another guy with little to no value. That's my take on it. If Arnold has a guy he likes that he's been watching, maybe he can use Black and turn him into a Collins type player. But... as it stands, just keep him. Put him in AAA. Let him play some LF, CF, 1B, 3B, 2B... all over(but mostly 1B/LF) and see if he can hit. I suppose... mostly LF given Adams and Wilken should be in AAA.
  19. BrewerFan
    I would do that... in a heartbeat. I don't think the Tigers would consider that... but I would definitely do that. Arguably the best pitcher in MLB for a defensive CFer who we could replace with Lara and a good young catching prospect to go from a high end #2 to the back to back Cy Young winner in a contract year...?
  20. BrewerFan
    Obviously Stearns isn't going to run his team the same as he did in Milwaukee(Soto) but... he's probably going to want to do what Friedman did in LA... on some level. I don't think he's trading a talent like Benge for 1 year of Peralta... and IF they have a guy who is 18 and has Made/Chourio upside, he's sure as hell not throwing him into the deal. I think you can reasonably think, "would he have ever considered this trade with the Brewers?" And if the answer is no... he probably won't with the Mets. The Dodgers have been so good not JUST because of money, but because they constantly have a thriving farm system. The Mets will definitely want to emulate that.
  21. BrewerFan
    I don't think they'd write guys who can't run well or field off entirely if not for Yelich. And even with Yelich, if there was some scenario in which they could get Schwarber cheap... they'd make it work.
  22. BrewerFan
    I wouldn't put the final nail in Black just yet. If he hits, he'll earn a shot. A LHed bat off the bench, if someone in the OF goes down, Bauers goes down... whatever.
  23. BrewerFan
    That, the jobs and CPI data not being released... which probably means it's pretty bad. That selloff on Thursday started with the Fed Minutes being released and the chances of a cut going from 97 to 22 and then the New York Fed President came back and sounded much more dovish and it's back to 75%. But... until they actually cut, I'm not sure things will get much better. Some optimism in the smaller Nuclear projects starting right now and the goal to triple nuclear capacity by 2050 with pretty significant benchmarks by 2035... that should help.
  24. BrewerFan
    Yeah, but I'll take NVDA at 175 with those type of numbers over NVDA at 210 with terrible numbers. Those earnings should certainly have quelled the "AI Bubble" nonsense. They're waiting to see if there's a cut and NVDA is getting to the point where it's actually cheap again. I wasn't selling this week or year, so watching them just crush it, I'll take a smaller number on the banner for the short term knowing it'll go up in the long term.
  25. BrewerFan
    I'd kinda like to see how Patrick does as a starter. I feel like this post-season could only have boosted his confidence. He's a bulldog, he's got good stuff. If he's back to 93-94 and a mid 4 ERA, I may be inclined to move him back to the pen. He was just such a weapon. And if you can have... as the season goes on say Henderson, Ashby, Hall and Patrick with Peralta, Priester, Woodruff, Misiorowski, Myers and Gasser, you could get through a LOT of games with 3-4 pitchers and keep the pen fresher. Then you have Myers/Koenig/Uribe/Megill... that's your 14. Wichrowski, Hunt, Hardin, Crow, Fitzpatrick I believe could earn consideration. I like a lot of the potential Rule5 picks scouting reports, but... stashing a guy seems very difficult. Even some of these guys who had 13K per 9, threw 100+ but 5-6 BB per 9 as well. I suppose Gasser/Henderson could stay in AAA and someone you claim could get a sore arm a few times a year during one of those 18 in 18 stretches. Jorge Quintana. Going back to probably Reece Olson. That's my biggest complaint with the Brewers. Those two trades. Still don't like either one, but... this front office does NOT give you much reason to be skeptical!
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