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And 70% of the time the team that wins the turnover battle wins the team. So what? Pretty sure the Vikings out-gained the Packers by quite a bit last year when we were up 40-3 on them before winning 40-17. We had 18 more yards against the Bears last week in a game that was 38-14. What's more...I don't really care. This is a Packers board and we're talking about how the Packers played. We got worn down and played conservatively. One score or series in the 4th quarter and the Falcons have to abandon the run game. That pick 6 right in Jaire's lap, the very same ball that Quay took to the house last week, the ball that hit Douglas in his hands. Yeah, I think we were the better team, we took our foot off the gas in the 4th quarter and the Falcons completed their comeback. I think @Fear The Chorizowas right. There were half a dozen plays where if we just make the play, we win.

As maybe Dillon's biggest critic, I thought he played well. I ALSO thought that Kenny Clark had a really nice game. I don't agree(at all) that the Packers were outplayed all game. Yardage totals don't mean much to me. But, again, you nailed it when you compared this to Rodgers 1st year as a starter. 8 games they were tied(2) or leading(6) in the 4Q. And I still feel like they're holding Love back. I want to see some more plays off script, and eventually connecting on big plays. But so far, Love has looked like a competent QB, but for those of us who've watched him closely, he's also been one who's been very....protected. And that's fine, but we're going to find out exactly how good he is in some of the games vs better defenses.

Yup. I think this is pretty much as accurate of a description as you can give. Just ONE play in any facet of the game and it's a W, especially one earlier that forces them to go to their passing game. Atlanta has Ridder at QB. They have great weapons, but they're one dimensional. You have a chance to force them to play to their weakness, but left them enough room to be able to stick to their strengths. BTW, easy to see how that Roschon Johnson went under the radar last year when he was playing in the same offense as Bijan. My god that dude is electric. I think it was old snapper that said this was similar to Rodgers 1st year as a starter(6 games lost with a 4Q lead, 2 when tied in the 4th). I guess it's just part of growing, but it doesn't make it any less annoying.

What do you think needs to be rebuilt? Uribe-6 years of team control Payamps-3 more years Peguero-6 years Milner-2 years Megill-5 years(maybe 4) Vieira-6 years Wilson-3 years So if you just play it out, you've got Milner and Devin Williams who ONLY have 2 more years of team control left. And the Brewers find elite relievers like my dog finds things to smell. Just open the door and there are 5 relievers falling into their lap(obviously they have to go out and find them, but they're just fine). He will not sign 'them.' He MIGHT could sign Woodruff and that's a stretch IMO. Burnes is gone. Unless Paul Mendard buys the team and Burnes continues to throw well, he'll pitch elsewhere come '25 and I'd guess by '24. Appreciate watching him in a Brewers uniform. IF he'll trade him, that's gonna be an interesting debate. If you could get a pitcher like 2023 Aaron Ashby for him. Someone who has elite stuff, but some warts. But when they're on, they're throwing 99MPH sinkers and they've got secondary pitches that give them the upside of an ace, but of course there's always the risk they could become 2024 Aaron Ashby's. Would you take that or a couple of them or just go through the season? I doubt the Front Office has an answer and I'd bet Attanasio wants to keep both of them. And another really good point that was made by someone else, but if the Brewers make 3 Qualifying offers in 2024, in the 2025 draft, they'd have their own pick, they'd also have a competitive balance pick after the 1st round. That'd be 5 picks in the top ~40 that also give them a huge bonus pool. So MAYBE in retrospect, all the "the Brewers can't afford to let players like that go for a draft pick," is an idea we should be re-thinking. Assuming that they keep Woodruff and Burnes, you're REALLY unlikely to add much offense. The offense will most likely come from within. A full year of Frelick, Turang, Mitchell, Wiemer, then Black, Chourio maybe Quero, Wilken is in AA already, but that's a lot of potential upgrades from within. In a perfect world, Burnes/Woody would have been about 2 years younger so there was more of a crossover, but there's not. That's why I'd like to see them trade them. See how the season plays out. If Philly has a bad post-season, they'd be an obvious team and they have 3 big time power arms in AA. I'd want Painter and I've already said I'd even include Devin Williams in a trade to pry away a pitcher like him, even considering the fact he's coming off TJ(better right before they hit the big leagues than during service time IMO). So I can see both sides. And it'll also depend on how the Brewers post-season goes, but generally, I'd prefer to make a trade in which we get back an elite pitching prospect and then maybe 2-3 lower rated prospects. Guys who are in LowA or whatever, but have one or two nice tools. It's going to be really hard for Arnold to distinguish himself. I know I personally view it as David Stearns ear even now. This is a team Stearns built. The farm system, Stearns. The pitching, Stearns built the infrastructure, the player development, analytics, all Stearns. The draft was just objectively a huge success just a few months later. Our 1st rd pick in AA hitting well. 2nd rd pick has hit well. A high upside prep arm in AZ working, and then just so much young talent in Knoth, Letson, Chambers on the mount and Bitonti and Pratt who could have both went in Rd2 of an extremely deep draft and it wouldn't have been a surprise to anyone. So I'm certainly not anointing him. He has done an outstanding job of building off what he was given. Wade Miley, Contreras, Payamps, Peguero, Canha, Santana, Wilson, Rea, Teheran, Monasterio, trading Urias seems like it was a good decision, but hese are moves around the peripheral. Not the changes to the core he'll have to face one way or another. The real test will come when we see what he does with one of the top farm systems in Baseball and how he transitions from Burnes/Woodruff period to the Chourio, Quero, Frelick, Quero, Gasser, Wilken periods. Even then, until we see any aggressive moves, trading away or trading for talent, it'll still be viewed as Stearns team.

It's all about Jedi mindtricking the Bears until after the '24 draft. "This is not the QB you're looking for...you're looking for the QB from North Carolina...you do not want this QB." Except I actually think Maye is pretty good, so...think of someone else maybe.

Did he? I was of the impression he suffered it in the Hudson Center, but...that'd be even sillier. I don't want to play the "you get paid ___millions of dollars, we don't care how you feel about it, go out there and play card," but...he got paid 92M dollars and I don't care how he feels about turf field, so go out there and play! Seriously, it's a worthwhile discussion to have. I'd bet it's even worse for concussions. Whatever. But does he feel NO obligation without Rodgers here to just...suck it up and play? Just this week he's gushing about the potential of this team and how he's taken Love under his wing. Anyway...Zach Tom was once again just outstanding. I'd still be happy with the Packers going OL/DL with their first 3 picks. And if they're going to make a trade, trade for a Center. Josh Myers is not good. But I'm sure he's better than Royce Newman.

Just...ONE more year please Chicago! If they get Caleb Williams...which is really possible for that team with Carolina's 1st as well, now they're the team with the MVP QB. And while I still think we'd own them because they're just fundamentally inferior people to us, it's already annoying as hell to see a Justin Fields highlight where he completes a 10 yard out to Darrell Mooney spammed all over Twitter. Watching a modern day Archie Manning making awesome looking plays, even on a losing team is more than they deserve. They deserve Mitch Trubisky, Caleb Williams and then...Graham Mertz. Lets hope he has a huge year in the SEC and convinces a team he's a 1st Rd QB. Trubisky did it, no reason Mertz can't(aside from talent, but that's seldom been a priority for Chicago when picking QBs).

There are different types though. There's the Andrew Luck, Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts types and there are the Lamar, Russell Wilson...and I think Fields is in this second group. The first group just lowers their shoulder trying to gain extra yards and the 2nd group seems to be so smooth and avoid those big hits. That is what I'd look at. Caleb Williams is a smooth runner who gets down. Kyler does a good job of getting down. I haven't seen Richardson play much yet, but it sounds like he's lowering a shoulder and trying to run dude's over. Probably because at 6'4 245 and with that just freakish athletic ability, he's been able to do so his whole life. But I definitely agree. Especially now with QBs making 55M a year(effectively fully GTD for injury and play) and by the time Herbert signs and whoever else and then Mahomes gets his extension, it'll be 60M, if you're going to run...GET DOUWN!

I think we lost 6 games in which we led in the 4th quarter and 2 games we were tied in the 4th quarter Rodgers 1st year as a starter. That team reminds me of this one sooo much. I think ATL will prove to be one of the best rushing teams in the NFL this year, but if you put together one drive, if Love makes one or two throws(or is given a couple more opportunities on 1st/2nd down to make another throw or two) this game is the Packers and we don't even get into the Falcons wearing the Packers down. I'm still really excited about this team, but I want to see more put on Love's shoulders. I want to see more than a competent game manager who doesn't turn the ball over and has pretty stats. I wanna see LaFleur keeping his foot on the gas when it's a 2 score game. Not sure that happens in Week 1 without the Walker Pick6. Also not sure if that's fair to ask of Love without Jones, Watson and Jenkins, but until we see that we still don't really KNOW what Love's really capable of.

Ok....so not Savage playing too far back. I don't know. What should they have done? If they play Dime there and bring in another CB...not that they seem to trust Valentine at all despite all reports that he was one of the best players(not rookies or surprise players, just best) of camp. And if they are playing with 6 DBs, 2 DL, 2OLB, 1MLB, they probably just hand it to Robinson anyway. Everyone knows I hate Barry as a DC, I want him fired, but I think the defense is getting too much heat here. They're a matchup nightmare and you could have beaten them by...scoring in the 4th Quarter and not trying to milk a 12 point lead.

Do you mean Campbell on Bijan or Savage playing the deep middle? I'd imagine they'd tell you that playing press man across the board vs big, physical WRers(and Pitts) who can go get 50/50 balls, you don't want to completely sell out. That'd be Barry's justification and there's some logic to it, but I'd rather force them to make a play and if they do...then they do. As for Campbell on Bijan....I don't know, dude is a menace. Here's a bigger problem I have. Where the hell is Gary? Why is Hollins playing? I get LVN got hurt, but he's strictly an effort player.

No, they kept saying they had zero concern about his knee structurally long term. I still think it's worth having him on the roster this year as they transition to Love, but next year the balance swings pretty heavily. Jenkins has the sprained MCL. That's a pretty vague designation, but on the long end it's probably 6 weeks. On the short end it could be less than a week. Jones has come back in I think 10 days from one. Just matters how bad it was. Probably which knee as well. If it's the surgically repaired knee, it may be a bit longer, but that's just me speculating.

I don't think there was way they could have moved on from him up until June 1 and...he obviously wasn't going to New York if he's not playing on Turf. Unless this is a team decision and not just a Bakhtiari decision. I believe based on his comments, this is Bakhtiari and I don't believe it's because he can't. I think he's built Turf up into a much greater risk than it actually is. It IS a higher risk, but it's not like you're 20% more likely to get hurt, the difference is small. Very small. The Detroit game Rodgers convinced him to play half in and his knew blew up has also likely have a lasting psychological impact(or maybe issue than I think it is). I'm gonna withhold judgement right now just because I don't know what's actually going on other than...he didn't play week 2 vs the Falcons, but there is absolutely no question that OT is the #1 priority this off-season. But yeah, if he's gonna be sitting for games they play on turf, then....all the sudden the Math becomes SO much easier. Is Bakh worth 19M? No. So he'd be cut/traded in the off-season.

That's relatively good news. That's anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks I believe(I may have spent 8 years in College, but for some reason that doesn't qualify me to be an "MD," just because I didn't "go to Med school." Who thinks is a scam). BUT...someone tell Bakh to go out there and play. Unless his knee just isn't strong enough to handle turf which...yes, I get it's slightly more dangerous, but it's not like you're playing on old Veterans Stadiums Turf. Or what the hell, get Walker Snaps at Guard at practice. If he's capable of playing LT, he can play LG. There's no Earthly way Royce Newman is our 3rd best G. It...just CANNOT be possible. And he's sure as hell not one of our best 5.

The transferring is ridiculous as there's no point to it. He's going to enter the NFL at 20. Not sure if that played a role in his decision to reclassify, but it's a huge benefit for a RB. I think it's a near given he's gone after this year and only to play on Sundays. It does seem a bit strange they didn't give him any carries most of the 1st half and then when they finally did, they started to really ride him. But if it was an injury, it stands to reason they wanted to see if they could get through the game vs GA Southern without having to use him much. I'm still a bit frustrated with their...dedication to the passing game to seemingly set up the run game irrespective of Allen's health. But it's going to be 2-3 years before you can really start making any decisions on Fickell...and you can wait until next April before making any crazy declarations that Allen is not an NFL back.

I see a lot of people bashing the defense...and they COULD definitely have played better. But when the issues really started, IMO, was when the Packers went into kinda shutdown mode. I get you're down your LT, your LG, your #1 WRer(not even sure that's true, but biggest threat)...your #1 RB(by a LOT). But it felt like they didn't trust Love enough in the 4th. It feels like they're trying to REALLY protect him...and I understand why, but this is it. We're live. He's passed the 1st test, but it doesn't feel like you even let him take the 2nd test. Your defense is getting gashed, they're wearing down...put the ball in his hands and go and finish the Falcons. As for Barry and the defense, I'm not a fan of Barry, but I think this was more the Falcons just being an ELITE running team. They have 3 really good OL, they had big, physical receivers on the edge who are involved in the run game and I honestly didn't think they played that poorly. WE allowed them to stick with it by not finishing them off. Clark has a good game(he was lined up over that Bergeron, the rookie from Syracuse). I thought Slaton played well, Quay Walker was sideline to sideline. Van Ness looked good vs the run until the injury(hope it's not a torn pec, looked like a situation where that could happen). Wyatt was good at disrupting. But the problem was you have to rotate guys in and there were WAY too many plays in which Brooks, Hollins, Enagbare, Wooden on the field. I said in the original post, I thought this may be a good game to promote Ford...but they choose not to. Bottom line, you let them hang around and you didn't finish them off. Frustrating, but I think Atlanta is going to give teams a lot of problems with their run game.

I don't know exactly what it is, but it certainly feels like it's a statement. He's not practicing indoor at the Hutson Center, he's not playing on games on the turf. He looked GREAT last week...jumping around, bending. And now you're just...sitting out nearly 1/3rd of the games, including vs two of our biggest division rivals? IF that is the case, terrible look at his career as an elite LT is over. Now I'll allow for the chance that the Packers are very confident in Walker(he looked very good, but ATL doesn't have great edge rushers) and they're the ones trying to play it safe...but I wouldn't bet on that given how vocal Bakh has been about turf, I doubt that's it. BEST pass blocking LT of the decade(arguably the best all over, though I'd lean Tyron Smith)...record setting extension and that fluke injury, 3 more surgeries and now he's skipping games on Turf. Yeah, it's a shame. I think the Packers win vs TB and SF if we have Bakh(and likely today vs ATL).

That's...just ridiculous. Of course he does. And the offense is a fine fit for him(not the best) but when he actually gets the ball, he gashes the defense. He's literally rated as the #1 draft eligible RB on many boards and a 2nd round pick on others(though the two aren't mutually exclusive); He's the size of Dillon, he's 19 years old and he has exceptional lateral quickness...for a ~250 pound back. Now if the Badgers refuse to give him the ball until they get desperate, then it MAY hurt his draft stock, but as I said in another post, the fact that he can catch the ball and is proving he's better in the passing game may actually help him. https://www.buckys5thquarter.com/wisconsin-badgers-football/2023/7/19/23798583/is-wisconsin-badgers-braelon-allen-the-top-running-back-in-2024-nfl-draft-luke-fickell-blake-corum https://theathletic.com/4729979/2023/07/31/braelon-allen-wisconsin-football-nfl-draft/ https://www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com/players/2024/braelon-allen He's almost certainly going to enter the draft. If he goes in the 2nd or the 3rd....he's got an NFL future.

That's multiple players not on the 40 man roster(who likely won't be added on come post-season) who would not make a substantive impact right now. I guess you could go with Toro and Small. I don't think I trust Small more than Chaffin...and I really don't see the ~8th pitcher in the pen as a big area of concern. If we're going to get rid of Chaffin, I'd bring back Lauer If we're giong to get rid of Anderson...I guess Toro would be fine, but he wouldn't make the post-season roster. Wiemer is going to stay on the roster for his defense and speed. Perkins could also be an option and...I guess Mitchell if he starts to really start hitting well, but seems unlikely. There are 16 games left. Any more I'd make would be in service of lightening the load on our starters and would be more Tehran, or veteran pitchers. Owen Miller would also be a consideration. I don't really think we need to make many changes to a team that's in a groove and has won...what, 15 of 20. Seems like a pretty good roster at the moment.

I'm sure this has been discussed here, but...what the hell is wrong with Longo? You have a RB coming off two straight 1200+ yard seasons, he's 245, he's agile, can make people miss and is at his best wearing down the defense. Yet he was the leading reciever in the B1G and hadn't had a single carry about half way into the 2nd quarter(I may be giving them too much credit). Then the play-by-play guy said, "they've had trouble getting Braelon Allen going." Yes...that's going to happen if you DON'T HAND HIM THE BALL! It's clear this group thinks that Melusi is a better "fit" with their scheme and that Allen is more of the closer. Yet, he came in and started gashing the defense immediately. I trust the staff offensively(much rather have Jim Leonhard running the D, but that's another story). But you don't have the right players in after ONE season yet, so dance with who brun ya as they say. Oh, and again, RUN TO SET UP THE PASS. Why are we making this more difficult? I suppose it's not the worst thing for Allen. One of the biggest questions was likely going to be how he is in the passing game, and he's answering a lot of those questions, but...my God, we were in an actual Battle with Ga Southern after losing to Wash State(where we made some of the same mistakes). If Braelon Allen doesn't have at least 5 carries in the 1st quarter of the next game I'm going to...do absolutely nothing but complain about it...but like...really complain. The type of complaining that accomplishes nothing but makes me feel better.

First test, how can the Packers do vs the Bears? Obviously they passed. They dominated the OL, the DL. Jordan Love played an outstanding game...given all the pressure that was on him in his first start as the official starting QB for the Packers. Now, despite Atlanta's poor record last year and Desmond Ridder as their QB, this game is going to be another huge test for Jordan Love. Passing Game Aaron Jones and Christian Watson are ruled out for this game according to reports. Watson isn't a surprise, but Jones was thought to be a minor injury based on his own reaction and insistance he could have gone back into the Bears game. Those are the Packers two biggest threats offensive and Jones was clearly the guy who turned the momentum in the Week 1 win vs Chicago. Two long TD receptions, and 3 of his 9 runs went for 1st downs. With Watson out, AJ Terrell, an elite CB will be free to cover Doubs or Reed, but the real threat in this secondary is Jessie Bates, another AP caliber player. Coming off a Week1 performance where he accounted for 3 turnovers, 2 INTs and a FF. Up front, the Falcons aren't world beaters, but they're no slouches either. Grady Jarrett is an upper echelon DT(if we struggled in one area, it was on the interior, mainly Myers and JRJ). They also have vet Calais Campbell who's still productive. Finally, the big one, David Bakhtiari is listed as questionable. I've been bullish on his recovery, but if we're at the point where he's not going to play in games on Turf, then that's going to be a significant problem. Rasheed Walker seems to have passed Yosh Nijman...a capable swing tackle, but Bakhtiari is an elite OT...when he plays. They can't afford for him to just not play in 5 of the 17 games. Summary; While Love made enough plays, and was outstanding on 3rd/4th down, one game does not make a season. He's going to need to make tougher throws against a better secondary with less threat of a running game and without his two biggest weapons, plus, potentially, his best OL(though Zach Tom is giving him a run for his money). He's going to have to be better. He can't afford to miss throws or have mix-ups with Musgraves(who I think will have his sea legs under him) and we will need to rely heavily on Doubs, Musgrave and Reed with at least another WRer stepping up and contributing. I'd like to see that other WRer be Heath, but Kraft getting move involved would be good, or Wicks could take some pressure off. Toure is still a big question mark. Run Game Pretty simple. Aaron Jones is one of the best backs in the NFL. His versatility overshadows his ability to make the right reads and pick up extra yards on the ground. AJ Dillon who has been...lackluster as a back is going to need to have a big game. Atlanta is not great vs the run, but they're more stout up front, so maybe if Dillon gets into a groove and isn't rotating carries as much, he'll be a better fit. Patrick Taylor will again be elevated from the PS to serve as a 3rd RB, but he's extremely limited as a back and primarily in there for STs purposes. He runs hard, but he's not picking up more yards than what the play is blocked for. The only question that remains will be if Emanuel Wilson is going to be active for the game. Preseason is preseason, I get that, but the easiest transition from College to the NFL running the ball. It's more instinctual. The pass protection, everything else can be a bit more difficult, but he's an outstanding runner and I think if Jones is out, it'd be wise to keep Wilson active. I think Wilson could have a very good day on the ground. We'll find out how much the Packers trust him IF Jones is in fact out. Summary- Losing Jones is a huge blow in both facets of the game. Dillon or someone will have to come up big in order to open up the passing game. It's pretty cut and dry here. Run Defense EASILY the strength of the Falcons defense. Bijan Robinson is a special back. Elite quickness and explosive ability and runs like a much smaller back at 6' 225. The TD pass vs the Panthers showed how elusive he can be and how dangerous he is in the open field. Tyler Allgeier was a 1000 yard rusher as a rookie. And Cordelle Patterson is expected back for this game. The 6'4 former 1st round pick who was an AP as a Return man but has found his niche in Atlanta as a diverse back who's also extremely versatile out of the backfield. Atlanta's got a very good OL, somewhat similar to the Packers. Two very good OTs in Matthews and McGary, an elite Guard in Lindstrom. They have a rookie at RT and a young Center who's performance has been uneven. But the unit as a whole is going to present a significant challenge to the Packers front. On that front, the Packers got some good news as Quay Walker has passed concussion protocol...and that's huge for the Packers who are going to need their MLBers to play sideline to sideline. Clark, Slaton, Wyatt are going to need to come up big vs the run. I wonder if this COULD be a game Ford gets elevated as well as Brooks and Wooden are best served as interior pass rushers at this point. Summary- The biggest threat will be the Falcons three headed trio. The Packers were outstanding rallying to the ball and only saw a bit of a late letdown when the game got out of hand and Roschon Johnson led them on a scoring drive. That's going to be huge for this game. I suspect Van Ness will get a lot of snaps on early downs as he was reliable vs the run and while they'll rotate in and out, Hollins just isn't a very good run defender. The Packers will need another big games from Savage as he played his best Football in 2 years. The way he was flying around out there. Quay Walker had the highest grade of any defender and this is the exact type of game they drafted he and Wyatt for. Gary will be on a pitch count meaning he won't be getting a lot of snaps on early downs, so the Packers will need to rely on LVN, Preston Smith and Enagbare to set the edge(which isn't exactly the strength of the later). The Falcons with the benefit of Kyle Pitts receiving ability played 3 TEs at least 25 plays last week and Pitts actually served as a willing blocker with Drake London, the 6'5 220LB WRer giving them a lot of size on the field and some creative schemes to get their RBs in space. Hopefully DeVondre Campbell's homecoming, he'll play more like he did in '21 and the CBs can get off their blocks and also come rally to the ball. Like with Love, this will be a good test to see if the Packers defense has actually improved or if they just took the Bears lunch money again. Passing Game; Kyle Pitts, Drake London, Mack Hollins, and the Scourge of Kevin King that is Scotty Miller make for an elite receiving group(particularly when Patterson, Robinson and Allgiers is factored in). The Falcons employed a 4 TE sets to throw and run with. Having the TE version of Calvin Johnson makes that a bit more feasible, but despite the size of their WRers, they were very rarely targeted. Desmond Ridder has a whole lot to prove, but he has the benefit of an outstanding group of skill players and a VERY good pass blocking OL. Why they don't do more with London or Pitts is beyond me(and apparently beyond much of the NFL). Summary, despite personnel, this is the Falcons weakest group. They have passed on QB options early in the draft for the likes of Mariota and Ridder the past couple years, but despite the records, this is NOT a team devoid of talent. Rashan Gary is going to need to have another absolutely dominant game, How the Packers win; Bakhtiari plays, the OL performs as expected giving Jordan Love time to go through his reads and capitalizes on his opportunities. Musgraves down the sideline, they have to hit. Jayden Reed needs to continue to get open, but fight back for the ball better. More importantly, they had to take advantage of the Falcons front and stay ahead of the chains on offense. And the biggest key is do NOT put the ball in position for an opportunistic Falcons defense to create turnovers. Team defense and intensity. Kenny Clark, Slaton and Wyatt need to force the plays outside where Van Ness, Smith and the LBers can come and clean up. How the Falcons Wins- I think this is a big more straight forward. Keep the Packers on their heels with their 3 headed rushing attack and when the Packers come up, they need to try and take a couple shots over the top. If the Packers win this game, I think it'll be on the strength of another very good day by Love and that defense. Prediction; ATL-23 GB17 I don't even want to make one. I'm still flying high on week 1 win and while this is a bad team on paper, Jordan Love is again without his two best weapons and there's no possible way the Packers give him as much time to throw...particularly without #69 out there. I hope I'm wrong and I may very well be overly pessimistic when viewing it from the lens of my own team. I hope that's the case and Love with the butterflies subsiding, is a touch more accurate and doesn't have 3-4 throws he wishes he could take back. I'll qualify my prediction by saying if Emaunel Wilson gets 8+ carries, I think the Packers chances improve substantially. If 2021 AJ Dillon resurfaces, all the better. But I don't think we can count on 2022-23 AJ Dillon and Patrick Taylor to carrying the run game.

You're allowed to move, you're not allowed move forward. It's effectively ruled like a balk(not the best analogy). You can't twitch forward, but you can look around, communicate. You just need to be set before the snap.

That'd be a pretty big blow to his long term outlook. He's supposed to be back to 100%, he was jumping over piles and looked great on Sunday. I would guess him not wanting to play on turf is more of a mental thing at this point. I think the Raiders play on Turf, so that's 5 games this year he'd miss. That's...12 of 17 before you account for any type of possible other injuries he may suffer. Questionable is 50/50, so...hope he's out there.

That idea never even dawned on me. I was still thinking we'd be in a...not rebuilding year, but a recovery year spending wise. But you'll have nearly 70M on the cap next year in Bakh and Clark that will be coming off in '25, so if you're coming off a good year with Love, that's certainly plausible. Kyle Dugger from the Pats is a FA(6'2 222). I'd really like that fit, but I don't ever really trust Pats FAs, particularly on defense. Antonio Winfield? Love him, loved his Dad, that'd be a nice addition. Chauncey Gardner-Johnson is a FA, but feels like he's more of a coverage safety and I'd just as soon move Douglas there. Jeremy Chinn from the Panthers pretty versatile. Spotract has Budda Baker as a FA and I know he's not. Though '24 would be his final year and IF you're going to start building up again next year, that's a guy I'd target. Maybe our 2nd-2nd rd pick? Safeties are generally cheap, but Baker is a pretty big difference maker. I also think Savage coming back is certainly on the table. If he can match his output from week 1 then safety becomes far less of a priority. Kamern Curl is another safety who's not on these lists who's a nice, big, Justin Simmons type Safety for the Commanders. I'd love him and think he'd be a good fit. Finally, it makes more sense to spend in Free Agency rather than early in the draft as it's a lot easier to sign a safety than a good OT or DL. Top 50 Free Agents https://www.nfl.com/news/top-50-nfl-free-agents-in-2024-tee-higgins-headlines-deep-receiver-crop-pass-rus All FA at Safety https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/safety/

The Packers restructured Nijman's deal to add 4 years and create 2.64M in salary cap space this year. Really an odd move as they have enough money to get through the year(you'd think) with just regular PS elevations and in-season moves. Seems somewhat significant as they're now ~11M under the cap. Could they be doing this to create some space for an extension or a signing? Otherwise, Nijman is now not eligible for any draft pick compensation after the season. And while he was unlikely to net us a 3rd or 4th, Tonyan was close at his ~2.6M. So he ALMOST certainly would have been good enough to get us a draft pick in return. Even if it's the 30th or 32nd of the 32 awarded.