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And Jrue bricks a free throw in the last minute and then travels to seal it for the Pelicans. Sounds about right.

Maybe we have something in the works to get Sogard back.

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Well whoever it is, his predecessor made arguably the worst defensive call in NFL history, so nowhere to go but up. This is a talented unit...I don't expect to have zero growing pains but they should still have a chance to be pretty good. I would expect it will be a similar scheme, not a total overhaul or anything.

2 years is probably the "sweet spot" for a QB to have enough time to be ready while still having enough time on his rookie contract for the team to benefit, and I think if Love is our future QB he'll have 2 years in the system first. Not all young QBs are created equal though, obviously. Some are probably ready to start from Day 1 and others are more on the raw side and need development. Love is definitely more on the raw side. I expect there will be growing pains even after 2 years in the system.

The final sentence is exactly why Hader will remain the closer. Even if stats show that Hader is best used in the role he had in 2018, if he were moved out of the closer role, he would get upset and the union would file a grievance because it would cost him a lot of money. Right or wrong, closers make a lot more than multi-inning middle relievers, and the Brewers would be the "bad guys" if they take him out of that role. Plus, Hader can blow saves and people will shake it off. If he were replaced, every time someone blew a save it would be all anyone would talk about. One of Counsell's strengths is the "loose atmosphere" in the clubhouse. This could lead to the opposite. The union wouldn't have a leg to stand on. They cannot dictate the role that the team feels Hader can best benefit the team and force them to let Hader pitch the 9th . If they signed Hader to a contract that included large incentives for saves with the understanding that he would be in that role, then that's a little different. If Hader were to come out and have a similar season to how he usually does in a fireman type role, and all his peripheral numbers are in line with how they have been, and the only difference is the lack of saves, then Hader should receive an arbitration raise in line with any other reliever of his caliber from his current salary to his 3rd year. If that didn't happen, that would absolutely expose the utter flaw with the antiquated arbitration system. The system should be changed to better reflect a more modern understanding of baseball statistics. Teams should not be forced to manage their rosters to cater to an antiquated system if they don't feel it helps them win the most games.

There is bipartisan anger toward Robinhood in regard to their trade suspension. I think almost all Americans are united finally in delight to see the little guys organizing a screwing of the billionaire hedge fund class.

The Miller TD was a worse playcall than 4th and 26 and it's not close. 4th and 26 was probably 5% playcalling and 95% terrible execution. It was a cover 2 with help over the top on both sides and it took multiple guys including Barnett and Sharper doing their jobs poorly for it to happen. Pettine left King out on an island when there was no reason to. There's no comparison. There were probably better schemes for the situation on 4th and 26 but it wasn't just an unfathomably terrible situational play design like the Miller TD.

Meh...don't know anything about the guy but it doesn't really seem like a great situation for an in-house promotion. If he had any insights to offer to improve our coverage and return units I would have liked to see it the last two seasons.

Honestly, before Sunday I felt the defense had come far enough to give Pettine one more year. I'm just stuck on the play. I can't get past it. Pettine disciples don't bother me because Pettine disciples didn't call the play. Pettine bothers me because he called the play and I just don't believe that anyone who would call such a foolish scheme in a critical moment of the NFC Championship Game has any business being a defensive coordinator of any team much less my team.

I look back on the Brewers league championship games this last series mostly with fondness of good memories. Sucks that we couldn't punch a WS ticket on either (remember, we WERE the higher seed with HFA for both), but still, I look back on them as wonderful sports seasons. I look back on the '14-15 and '20-'21 Packers conference championships mostly with disdain and disgust. '16-'17 and '19-'20 sucked too, but I had no expectations for those. I definitely have different bars for the Packers and Brewers.

There wasn't even any help for a potential sideline route to keep the Bucs out of FG range. All help was in the middle of the field. If they wanted to run a quick out route against man coverage and then get out of bounds, that opportunity was there too for both Evans and Miller. It wasn't even designed to prevent THAT.

The Bahk injury sucked and we probably win with him but the Bucs had some key guys out too. Wagner got the job done for the most part since Bahk went down. He did not come close to getting the job done on Sunday. My blood is still boiling over Pettine making a call that was so bad situationally that your average Madden player would know not to do it. I can't understand how 48 hours have gone by and he has apparently not even been asked about it by the media?

https://ftw.usatoday.com/2021/01/packers-offseason-mistakes-draft-picks-costly-in-buccaneers-loss

The Packers have zero reason to considering trading Love right now. In a perfect world, he is a talented, cheap backup QB for the next 3 seasons. Rodgers is a pretty durable QB, but there is certainly value in having a talented guy behind him. Even if the Packers cannot recoup a 1st rounder when/if they deal Love down the road, they are still getting the value of having a potential quality backup sitting behind their franchise QB. I mean, he's not really that cheap. I think Jameis Winston got less than 2 million from New Orleans this year. And Love isn't even the backup. Tim Boyle is. I guess that's not alarming for his rookie season, but if Love is still relegated to being a healthy gameday scratch after a second training camp, that's definitely cause for concern on his development pace. If he does progress as hoped I agree there's value in a good backup, but I don't think you spend a 1st+3rd on a guy with the intent of him being a backup his entire time here.

With the cap situation being the way it is for 2021, I think they'll have to be really creative to improve for 2021. I do think that likely means a trade. I don't know if that's Watt or someone else - Ideally you're looking for someone in the last year or two of a rookie deal, even if that means giving up a 1st+. If they are really committed to the last few years of Rodgers' career, they have got to start getting involved when Yannick Ngakoue type players start becoming available. These little supplementary moves (Snacks, Tramon, Veldheer) are great for aiding your depth, but we are going to have to do a little more to win a championship.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/01/25/corey-linsley-i-dont-know-what-aaron-rodgers-meant-by-his-postgame-comments/ From 23:30 to about 27:00 is a very good analysis of the defensive play right before halftime.

0 for our last 7 in professional conference championship (0 for 4 Packers, 0 for 2 Brewers, 0 for 1 Bucks). Oof. Brutal.

I don't think Rodgers has the same mindset as Brady on retirement. Brady has nothing left to accomplish -- I think he basically just wants to keep playing football as long as his body allows. I think the plan for Rodgers is what it is right now because he's going into every season with unfinished business. Someday, he'll feel otherwise but I don't think he's totally at peace with his career right now. I think winning another Super Bowl would take a big weight off his shoulders and probably be the way he wants to go out. I think he'd feel like his career has come full circle and no longer desire to go back and grind through it all again especially after having so many disappointing ends. That's just my own perception. We'll see. Or, I'd love to find out anyway.

My personal feeling is that there's probably at least a 90% chance that Rodgers is a Packer in 2021, but 50/50 at best for 2022 and gradually less beyond. If the Packers win Super Bowl 56, I think that Rodgers would find that to be the perfect end to his career to finally make it back to the top of the mountain and would choose to go out that way and retire. Failing that, I think Rodgers would probably like to go try his luck elsewhere for the last few years of his career, and if Love is progressing as hoped, Gute will comply. A "mutual parting of ways." Either way, I think the stars are aligned for a divorce after one more season.

They'd gain about $5.5 million in cap space. If you acquired multiple draft picks in return for trading him, that's probably even enough space to sign those draft picks. I mean if you waited until after June 1st you could spread half the hit out over 2022. But most of those picks are probably 2022 or later picks. I don't think you're acquiring over $5.5M in 2021 picks.

They'd have to find some way to renegotiate his deal to lessen the cap hit the Packers would take. Would be tough, but there's always a way. Why? If Rodgers were to be traded, you're rolling with Love anyway. Rodgers counts about 38M against next year's cap and it would be about 31M if he were traded. I'd rather just eat the entire 31M right off the bat and start fresh in 2022 rather than spread it out.

Hypothetical question: Let's say Rodgers were to go to the FO this offseason and say "I want out. I've had enough. Trade me." First, yes it is possible with the cap. Ideally if a move like this was made it wouldn't be til after 2021, but the massive cap hit for 2021 is fairly irrelevant in the scheme of things. You'd be looking at a retooling type year ala Rodgers 2008 anyway, plus with the cap depression in 2021 we'll probably be looking to shed payroll anyway and then look at 2022 as a possible spending spree if Love was successful in his first season. My question is, what type of return do you think we'd be asking for and what teams would likely be the most serious in the bidding? I'd guess we'd be seeking 3 first round picks and have to settle for 2 given Rodgers' age, and San Francisco, New Orleans and Indianapolis would be the most likely destinations. I fully realize that the far likelier scenario is Rodgers returning in 2021. I am asking hypothetically given his comments after yesterday's game.

I legitimately wonder if we would have won if he had been out.

There's been no final decision on DH not coming to the NL for 2021. Both sides have a preference for the DH.