Nate7474

I'm not sure this shows what you are trying to show at least to me. Suarez was not good in Seattle. Montero was better then Helsey and arguably Finnegan was at least equal to Bednar. Kelly was better then Morton and yet was still negative WAR for his new team. I would say this argument should state how good of decisions Harris did make by not giving up anything.

Looking at the Corbin Burnes trade with one year remaining I’m not sure you get anywhere near that return unless Skubal is willing to sign an extension. I don’t think he and his agent will allow for that and want to go thru free agency.

I’ll be honest it’s not the first time that Branch has been ridiculous at controlling his emotions. I would not be surprised if he was the one star we have that we let walk or trade of the group that will be getting big raises soon. Great football player but 2 cent brain sometimes and you just knew it was him that started that.

A couple bounces earlier in the game go our way and it could’ve been a much different score. Mahomes fumble that bounces right back to him and weak pass interference call along with not catching a 4th down conversion. With that said the lions defense allowed to many extra yards on tackles that allowed the Chiefs to have short 3rd down plays which we stopped but then easy 4th down conversions to extend drives killed them early.

Best 2 teams we have played on the schedule so far both losses. The only good win is Baltimore and that one no longer looks good. This team so far is not as good as last year. I don't mind the losses as I kind of expected 2 losses on the year at this point but its more about how we got outplayed in both of them. Plenty of time to correct mistakes and get healthy again but this turns my concerned level up a notch on if we can compete for a super bowl this year.

every time we get a ball carrier in our arms they twist forward for an extra 2-3 yards and are consistently in short field. That's a problem that needs addressed in film room with why they aren't getting off the field tonight.

They had 13 penalties last game but somehow have had 0 this game thru 3Q.

No they don't commit penalties.

Missed blocks 2 plays in a row on the outside killed that drive.

That's my problem. It could've been holding or PI but when you don't throw the flag until after the play when someone starts yelling in your face it becomes obvious that you are just making it up as you go.

Wow something you never see with St Brown having a drop.

Other then Perez its all righties on the bench right? I'd argue by sticking with it that he is doing his cutesy stuff.

We still had a person at 3rd. It would've been the exact same result no matter if he went or not.

One guy has 4 of our 5 hits. There are all quiet.

I know Montero isn't great but I really like him for some reason. When hes on he has some of our best swing and miss stuff.

We probably use Perez if someone was on but without that Hinch probably doesn't want to lose his defense. No sure Perez puts up a better at bat though.

Yes, potentially but not enough to go way over 100 pitches. He just throws with such max effort all the time.

He doesn't have that in him. I am worried about even one more as he was starting to look more wild and taking more trips around the mound in between pitches. Starting to look like hes reaching the bottom of the tank.

The second strike was frustrating to watch for sure.

The contact when we make it has been good its just right at them everytime.

A lot of first pitches sliders in the middle of the plate that we just stare at.

Did I miss where this narrative of Mize being unhappy started? Or are we basing this out of him being pulled early and seemingly unhappy about it visually? if it’s because of last start I wouldn’t read to much into that. I assumed before the game even started he’d only go 3 or 4 innings and I'm sure he was told that too. However the competitor in him I’m sure wanted to stay in and then when it didn’t work out well I’m sure he was mad. That doesn’t mean he’s unhappy with the Organization or Hinch long term.

I don’t get the dislike for Tork that I read and hear so often. To me on the eye test defensively he’s be good for us. Seems to be pretty good and picking the ball and has good footwork around the bag. Good enough arm and makes good decisions defensively. Offensively he’s always going to be a lower average guy imo but he works the count and although I think he could stand to be more aggressive I think he will benefit the most from being able to challenge pitches. Power numbers are good and he hits a lot of doubles. Also seems to be a good clubhouse guy that’s well liked. Sure he isn’t going to be the #1 pick we all had hoped for but I also think he’s one of the least of our worries on this team.

I agree with you here. It’s ok to only look for one pitch in one zone to drive for that first pitch/strike. However often it looks like there is no intention to do anything with that pitch and Tork is probably the biggest culprit of that. Then there is Greene and Carpenter who something are the opposite, they are swinging at the pitch one no matter what or where it is.

Every year you make the playoffs is a good season. Getting to the Championship series is a great year. Winning it all is a special season. That is how I look at it and I think it’s a lot harder to go from good to great or special then just getting to good. What we did the year prior means nothing on how I personally judge the current year. Expectations might rise but getting to only 8 teams left is a success.