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Cheesehead

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Dean from Vienna, VA


Unless I am mistaken I saw Jaire make three or four tackles in a row on players he was not covering. He is really special.


If I’m allowed to use a double negative, he never doesn’t know where the ball is.


Ronald from Panabo City, Philippines


Hey Insiders, the Packers obtained Adam Pankey from another team’s practice squad. How is that possible? We must have traded for him or what?


Practice-squad players are free agents. They can sign with another team’s active roster at any point. The primary stipulation is a player signed from another practice squad to the active roster is guaranteed at least three regular-season game checks.


Dan from Twin Lakes, WI


This team is made up of quite a collection of characters. Aaron Jones is like a cool little California surfer dude, even though he's from...Texas? Billy Turner appears to be a gigantic Rasta-hippie...with violent tendencies (huh?). Za'Darius Smith is like a dashing, swashbuckling pirate. Jaire Alexander has confidence he ain't even used yet. Matt LaFleur's clean-cut good looks and ready smile are reminiscent of a young Ron Howard. Not Richie Cunningham. Steve Bolander (American Graffiti).


And Wes is … Wes.


Derek from Norton, KS


Do you think Oren Burks will be plugged into the starting lineup upon return? Or will the Packers continue to use a hybrid approach to the second MLB?


I think Pettine will continue to use the hybrid in a number of packages, but either way, Burks will have to get some practices under his belt before he’s playing in a game. His injury occurred six weeks ago now.


Dave from Lake Zurich, IL


Packers can activate two players after eight weeks on injured reserve, right? Did the team have to designate which two are eligible? Sternberger, Greene, and Taylor were all placed on IR after the 53 roster was set.


Teams no longer have to designate players to return when they’re put on IR, which was the case when the rule was originally implemented. They can make decisions as they go.


Randal from Sheboygan, WI


I found the pictures of a foggy Lambeau Field interesting, but it prompted a question. Has an NFL game ever been cancelled because of fog?


I don’t believe so. I remember as a kid watching the Bears-Eagles “Fog Bowl” playoff game on TV. You couldn’t see anything, but they kept playing.


Colton from Reeseville, WI


Good to see you at the Brewer game, Mike. Are you a big baseball fan?


Uh, yeah. I had a chance to go Friday night and couldn’t stay away.


Jim from Bluffton, SC


If a player has a contract for the year and plays a few games, but then is cut, does the player get the total year’s salary or does the team get cap credit for the games remaining in which the player under contract does not play?


Generally speaking, it depends on whether or not the player is a vested veteran (four or more accrued seasons). Vested veterans are guaranteed their entire salary for the season if they’re on the roster for Week 1. High draft picks on their rookie contracts can have certain guarantees built in, but it’s complicated.


Brian from Madison, WI


The talk about the Patriots taking advantage of a weak AFC inspired me to look up how they’ve done against NFC teams. Since 2011, the Patriots went 3-1 against NFC teams in the regular season every year except 2012, when they were 1-3. In the Super Bowl in that time span, they are 3-2. So, the AFC might be weak, but there isn’t much evidence the Patriots would do a lot worse in the NFC.


Point taken, but there also is something to be said for how much their division has struggled over the past decade, and those opponents constitute six of their 16 games. There’s a cumulative effect to that.


John from Winsted, CT


Spoff stated: "Yes, the Chiefs were the last for Favre to cross off his list in 2007." It's not a correction I enjoy making, but I faintly remember Favre crossing the last team off his list two years later.


Terry from Madison, WI


So Rodgers has beaten every team in the NFL (except the Packers). I’m curious, has he won a game in every NFL city? Did he ever win in San Diego before they lost their team?


Yes, he won in San Diego in 2011. I counted 10 current NFL locales in which Rodgers has never won as a starter. In eight of them, he’s had only one opportunity to date (LA, New England, Buffalo, Kansas City, Denver, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Indy). The only places he’s winless with more than one chance are New Orleans (0-2) and Tennessee (0-2).


Ray from Clark, NJ


Mike, regarding the Miami tanking issue, do you think the NFL should consider a draft lottery? I do think tanking is too strong an accusation for NFL teams, but Miami is clearly making moves and plans for next year with no focus on winning games this year. As you stated, how many teams will be in this mode next year with Trevor Lawrence on the horizon? I, for one, believe a lottery for the bottom five teams to decide the top-five pick order needs to be considered.


I’m still on the fence here, but if the 2019 Dolphins seasons goes as it appears and the NFL doesn’t consider it, it never will.
 
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