I come back to this as well. That Padres series felt horrible. To bounce back the way they did with 3/4 vs. the mighty Dodgers was a huge, immediate swing to the positive.
Have to agree. If they need him, they'll use him, but they'd prefer to have him down for game three if they can. If it's like a 7-2 lead, they'll use Hall & Romero instead, but a close lead and I'd bet he gets the 8th.
I think this puts it exceptionally well. Did it look like Pratt was off the base? Yep. Will an ump call that play an out 99% of the time? Yep. Did they get it right in overturning it? Probably. Was it truly 'indisputable'? I thought there was at least a chance of a 'call stands' there since it was SOOOO close.
I think the 'lack of infrastructure' talk is largely coming from fringe national media types that like to poke at the Packers' fanbase because it's huge and generates clicks for their media posts/stories.
Everything the NFL does is ultra-planned. There's a virtually 0% chance they award Green Bay the draft if they were concerned about infrastructure or logistics.
I know there are a lot of varying opinions on Andre Carter II, but there was a point during the pre draft cycle he was discussed as a potential second rounder. That he went undrafted seems crazy.
Nichols is actually an interesting story as well- monster production in 2021 though at a smaller school, but led the FBS in rushing that year. Hamstring injury limited him in 2022, which may be why he's a 7th rounder instead of higher.