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coach at any level Darnell Savage Green Bay Packers Jersey , so he won’t have a wealth of experience to draw from when he gets in game situations this year. He’s hoping he has numbers on his side.Via Pete Dougherty of the , LaFleur has been thinking about the role of analytics in his future decision-making process, and is implementing plans to use numbers as a tool. He didn’t hire a specific game-management coach as others have, but he retained Mike McCarthy’s analytics staff, and plans to have General Manager Brian Gutekunst come up with specific situations during OTA practices to test his decision-making. He did similar things as the offensive coordinator of the Titans, but the pressure is obviously different now.“Being the play caller I want to think on my feet,” LaFleur said. “Tell me you’re going to throw one in — and we’ll throw one in randomly, because that’s what this game is about, it’s about sudden change Darnell Savage Jersey 2019 , it’s about being able to react to any adversity.‘[In Tennessee] it was really beneficial, because there were a couple times where I was like, ‘Ooof.’ I’m trying to think real fast, I haven’t thought about this, what am I going to do? Then you do whatever you can in that moment, then go back and reflect, OK, was it good or could I have done something different?”He’s going to meet regularly with his staff during the offseason, to create those scenarios to test players (and himself) in practice Darnell Savage Jersey Mens , as he learns the whens and the hows of being in charge.“Numbers are great but they don’t tell the whole story,” LaFleur said. “That’s why I think you need to go along with the story. You can’t just blanket-statement stuff. . . . Going back to [an end-of-half] example, who’s the quarterback? How’s our defense playing? There are so many variables you have to take into account. Sometimes you have to trust your gut.”That might sound like an old-school coach’s take, but LaFleur seems prepared to embrace the help, as he enters a new realm of responsibility. Have you ever had a really bad day at the office but then have to wait more than a full week to even get the next chance to redeem yourself?That is the challenge Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby faces this week. After a career-worst game last Sunday against the Detroit Lions where he was 0-5 (four missed field goals and one missed extra point) before making a field goal in the fourth quarter, Crosby must now someone turn the page and be ready to go against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.Of course, it’s one thing to simply say he has to turn the page. Actually doing it is another matter. Crosby went through a similar time after the 2012 season where the Packers brought in Giorgio Tavecchio to challenge the veteran kicker, but Crosby staved off the threat to his job and has been one of the more reliable kickers in the NFL since.Now he faces yet another crossroads, this time after one of the worst kicking performances in the NFL over the past twenty years.Can he recover? Or is this the beginning of the end for the longtime kicker?We’ll find out starting Monday but only Crosby himself can answer that question. You can read more on Crosby’s conundrum and a cockatoo who had too many cockatails in today’s cheese curds.Best advice for Mason Crosby? Don’t even think about it—PackersNews.comNot sure “fuggedaboutit” is a solid psychological treatment Youth Darnell Savage Jersey , but it really is the best way Crosby can move on. Regardless, there will be a severe lack of breathing at Lambeau Field Monday when he attempts his first kick.Aaron Rodgers: “I don’t feel we’re far off.”—Packers.comRodgers seems confident the offense is close to finally getting its act together. The quarterback knows he has to play better and the potential return of Randall Cobb and Geronimo Allison certainly will aid things.After setback, Aaron Rodgers hopes to avoid going back to bulky brace—ESPNSpeaking of Rodgers, he hopes to not have to use the bulkier knee brace he was wearing immediately after his knee injury in the season opener. Head coach Mike McCarthy did say Rodgers would practice today, so there is at least some hope Rodgers didn’t severely aggravate the injury.As hostile environment awaits, is C.J. Beathard ready for prime time?—Mercury NewsMeanwhile in San Francisco, the 49ers backup thrust into the starting role thanks to Jimmy Garappolo’s torn ACL will be in the national spotlight Monday.Whether or not Beathard will perform well remains to be seen.Intoxicated’ cockatoo survives crashing into vehicle—UPIThe bird may have eaten fermented wheat and grapes when it collided with a vehicle. “Drunk as a cockatoo” doesn’t quite roll off the same way as “drunk as a skunk.”