Is the idea of a team going “all in” a myth?
The act itself or the perceived odds of the payoff?
Myles Garrett is requesting a trade. Is this the type of FA signing BG would be interested in? Age, performance, etc.?
I’ll never say never, but I don’t think Packers fans should hold their breath. Surrendering the draft haul AND the cap space to acquire someone like Garrett would be highly out of character for the Packers and Gutekunst. It’s one thing to sign a top free agent like Xavier McKinney or Josh Jacobs for big money, but those guys didn’t cost the Packers high draft picks, too. It’s the double whammy on the cost that makes a Garrett acquisition so unlikely, and not the way the Packers normally expend their resources. Plus, it sounds like trading Garrett right now isn’t even feasible for the Browns anyway because it would absolutely cripple their cap.
So DPOY Myles Garrett is requesting a trade to a “contender”? While I’m certain you’re getting inundated with proposed trades to GB and comparisons to the Reggie White deal, I’ve got a completely different take. This just reinforces how fortunate we are to be Packers fans. Imagine being a lifelong Cleveland fan, whose future HOF DE at the peak of his career wants out of town because his team is not competitive? Ouch…that would hurt more than a little bit!
Good morning. I can understand acquiring some players through free agency and then addressing others in the draft. But depending on the perception of the strengths/depth of positions in the draft could it have an influence on the positions you look to address in free agency first?
Sure. The two player acquisition processes are not mutually exclusive.
Good morning! I hope the two of you enjoyed your weekend off, you deserved it. I’m planning on attending an away game next season so I can finally get the chance to meet the two of you. Which away games, other than the divisional ones, are you most looking forward to?
The former Heinz Field in Pittsburgh is a great place to watch a football game, so I’m looking forward to covering another game there, unless the Ireland rumors swirling around that matchup prove to be true …
Shane from Philadelphia, PA
In response to other teams using the TE sneak, Penn State used that play with Tyler Warren before the Packers used it. I have wondered if MLF saw that and implemented it. I would love to know that answer but imagine it will be sometime before you talk to him again.
ATMR (WCBW), the first NFL team I could find trying it was the Chiefs, who did a TE sneak with Blake Bell in 2021. The Chiefs also did it with Noah Gray a couple years ago, and this past season the Bengals tried one with Tanner Hudson and the Jets with Tyler Conklin.
I noted (during a VERY quiet football weekend) that Abiegail from Santa Clarita, CA, wrote the first question that Mark Murphy answered in MT5. Although I wondered from the tone of it if she was prompted by Spoff to put the question (of making safety penalties reviewable) to Mark. I found his response interesting. Mike, how would you interpret his reply of “calls involving no judgment on the part of the league office” as being acceptable ones for review?
That sounds like a reasonable standard, and I think that standard applies to most safety calls – facemasks, contact to the head or neck area, leading with the helmet, launching, forcible blow to the head (for RTP) … all those elements that are part of safety calls are rather clear-cut when reviewed.
As always, I enjoyed the “Murphy Takes 5” segment. Not surprisingly, there is lots of focus on officiating, and what plays are reviewable. My question: Can you describe a potential play or situation in the upcoming Super Bowl that would force an offseason change of what is reviewable?
It sounds like facemask and RTP are already going to be discussed in the offseason, but any questionable calls/non-calls in the Super Bowl in those areas would certainly heighten the urgency.
