Official 2020 NFL Schedule Thread

[Joemailman]

Schedule to be released Thursday Night.

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/2020/05/06/packers-schedule-2020-season-games-against-jaguars-texans-colts-titans/


The first four weeks of the 2020 season might have the Green Bay Packers face all four teams in the AFC South.

John Clayton of 710 ESPN in Seattle confirmed to USA TODAY Sports Media Group that the NFL has discussed having all teams begin the season with four out-of-conference games as a scheduling precaution in case the league has to delay the start of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The four games each team plays against the other conference – for instance, the Packers play the AFC South in 2020 – are considered the least important in terms of determining division winners and playoff standings.

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Are we doing spoilers? Let's do spoliers.

[ThunderDan]

Are we doing spoilers? Let's do spoliers.
Packers to play all 4 teams in the AFC South the first 4 weeks of the season.

[ThunderDan]

Packers have home and home series against the Bear, Lions and Vikings.

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Packers have home and home series against the Bear, Lions and Vikings.

#BREAKING!

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Danny Parkins @DannyParkins
NFL SCHEDULE LEAKS #Bears

Week 1: at Lions
Week 5: Brady and Bucs at home
Week 7: MNF at Rams
Week 10: MNF v Vikings
SNF after Thanksgiving at GB
Week 17: home v Green Bay

NO WAY TO ASCERTAIN VERACITY. WE CAN ONLY SAY FOR CERTAIN THAT NFL Schedule Leaks 2020 @nflschedule2020 IS A FRAUD

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Lions message boards on ON IT!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zZ-yPrZjEOq2UsFb8a0b6hHGK5QgKE5i7xt7CsH_7AU/edit#gid=1445120667

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NFL Update
@MySportsUpdate
NFL schedule leak: Tom Brady's first game with the #Bucs will be in New Orleans vs. Drew Brees and the #Saints, per
@nick_underhill
. That will be a 4:25 EST game on FOX.

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Silverstein has them at Lions Week 2. Also rumor that they get NO in LA Week 3.

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Week 13: vs Eagles (Time and day TBD)
Week 15: vs Panthers 12/19 or 12/20 (Time TBD)

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Gotta be the Vikes in Week 1, no?

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Gotta be the Vikes in Week 1, no?

Packers vs. Vikings Week 1 but I would label that unconfirmed. No source except dude on Twitter.

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Week 10 Jags at GreenBay

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So far:

Week 1:
Week 2: Detroit
Week 3: @New Orleans
Week 4:
Week 5:
Week 6:
Week 7:
Week 8:
Week 9:
Week 10: vs. Jacksonville
Week 11:
Week 12: vs Chicago (SNF)
Week 13: vs Philadelphia (Time and day TBD)
Week 14:
Week 15: vs Carolina 12/19 or 12/20 (Time TBD)
Week 16:
Week 17: @ Chicago

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Others reporting Minnesota in Week 1

Week 1: Minnesota
Week 2: Detroit
Week 3: @New Orleans
Week 4:
Week 5:
Week 6:
Week 7:
Week 8:
Week 9:
Week 10: vs. Jacksonville
Week 11:
Week 12: vs Chicago (SNF)
Week 13: vs Philadelphia (Time and day TBD)
Week 14:
Week 15: vs Carolina 12/19 or 12/20 (Time TBD)
Week 16:
Week 17: @ Chicago

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Kyle Cousineau took a year off but someone is filling in:

Marques Eversoll @MarquesEversoll

#Packers home schedule, per an unidentifiable #LittleBirdie:

Detroit 9/20
Atlanta 10/5
MN 11/1
Jax 11/15
Chicago 11/20
Philly 12/6
Carolina 12/19 or 12/20
Tennessee 12/27

HE LATER CORRECTED THE BEARS GAME DATE TO SUNDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING

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Week 1: @ Minnesota
Week 2: vs. Detroit
Week 3: @New Orleans
Week 4: vs. Atlanta (Mon)
Week 5:
Week 6:
Week 7:
Week 8: vs. Minnesota
Week 9:
Week 10: vs. Jacksonville
Week 11:
Week 12: vs Chicago (SNF)
Week 13: vs Philadelphia (Time and day TBD)
Week 14:
Week 15: vs Carolina 12/19 or 12/20 (Time TBD)
Week 16: vs. Tennessee
Week 17: @ Chicago

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Left:

at Detroit Lions

at Houston Texans

at Indianapolis Colts

at San Francisco 49ers

at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Bears


NFL Update
@MySportsUpdate
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44m
Full #Bears schedule leaked:

Wk1: @ DET
Wk2: NYG
Wk3: @ ATL
Wk4: IND
Wk5: TB (TNF)
Wk6: @ CAR
Wk7: @ LAR (MNF)
Wk8: NO
Wk9: @ TEN
Wk10: MIN (MNF)
Wk11: Bye
Wk12: @ GB (SNF)
Wk13: DET
Wk14: HOU
Wk15: @ MIN*
Wk16: @ JAX
Wk17: GB

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Mike Tanier @MikeTanier
I hope @JimmyKempski posts his annual formula again which explains how every team will go 11-5.


Jimmy Kempski @JimmyKempski

- Sweep the crappy team in the division.
- Split w/ the avg team & the good team in the division.
- Win 4 of remaining 5 home games, inc 1 big win over SB contender, 1 bad trap game loss.
- Win 3 of remaining 5 road games, 2-0 vs bad teams, 1-2 vs playoff contenders.

Boom. 11-5.

[Smidgeon]

Week 1: @ Minnesota
Week 2: vs. Detroit
Week 3: @New Orleans
Week 4: vs. Atlanta (Mon)
Week 5:
Week 6:
Week 7:
Week 8: vs. Minnesota
Week 9:
Week 10: vs. Jacksonville
Week 11:
Week 12: vs Chicago (SNF)
Week 13: vs Philadelphia (Time and day TBD)
Week 14:
Week 15: vs Carolina 12/19 or 12/20 (Time TBD)
Week 16: vs. Tennessee
Week 17: @ Chicago

Three away in a row early, but 6 of last 10 at home, including 5 of last 8.

[Joemailman]

Week Date Opponent Time (CT)
1 9/13 at Minnesota Vikings 12:00
2 9/20 vs. Detroit Lions 12:00
3 9/27 at New Orleans Saints (SNF) 7:20
4 10/5 vs. Atlanta Falcons (MNF) 7:15
5 BYE WEEK 3:25
6 10/18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3:25
7 10/25 at Houston Texans 12:00
8 11/1 vs. Minnesota Vikings 12:00
9 11/5 at San Francisco 49ers (TNF) 7:20
10 11/15 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars 12:00
11 11/22 at Indianapolis Colts 12:00
12 11/29 vs. Chicago Bears (SNF) 7:20
13 12/6 vs. Philadelphia Eagles 3:25
14 12/13 at Detroit Lions 12:00
15 12/19 or 12/20 vs. Carolina Panthers TBD
16 12/27 vs. Tennessee Titans (SNF) 7:20
17 1/3 at Chicago Bears 12:00

[GB-Brandon]

Well they didn’t do us any favors sending us to SF on a Thursday Night Game.

Makes it real tough to get home field advantage.

[mraynrand]

Well they didn’t do us any favors sending us to SF on a Thursday Night Game.

Makes it real tough to get home field advantage.

No kidding. If this isn’t the biggest bag-over-the-head, punch-in-the face move....

[Fosco33]

Thur on west coast vs Niners. Can we just give the L and a real bye week.

[GB-Brandon]

Hope things clear up. I’d like to go to Rodgers vs Brady in Tampa. Fun Fun city. Probably my last chance to see both of them play against each other.

[GB-Brandon]

No kidding. If this isn’t the biggest bag-over-the-head, punch-in-the face move....

Yeah and coming off what will be most likely a very physical game against division rival Minnesota. Then hop on a plane out too SF.

[pbmax]

The League is also being a schmuck about the Badger-Fighting Irish game on October 3rd at Lambeau. Murphy asked for that weekend away, listing the facility as unavailable for that Sunday the 4th of October.

So the League gave them an October 5th game.

:roll:

[GB-Brandon]

The League is also being a schmuck about the Badger-Fighting Irish game on October 3rd at Lambeau. Murphy asked for that weekend away, listing the facility as unavailable for that Sunday the 4th of October.

So the League gave them an October 5th game.

:roll:

Yeah I’ve been following that Badger-Irish game for tickets cause i was considering going and the prices are coming way down. I’m not sure there will be a Big 10 season and if they do probably no fans.

[Fosco33]

Do you think the league would play the season without fans in stadiums. Seems like the loss of ticket rev and merch and whatnot vs TV deal vs salaries would be a tough call.

[Joemailman]

Yeah and coming off what will be most likely a very physical game against division rival Minnesota. Then hop on a plane out too SF.The only good news is that on the same day the Packers play the Vikings, the 49ers travel to Seattle for a 3:25 game vs Seahawks. Maybe 49ers defenders will be tired from chasing Russell Wilson around.

[Bretsky]

Yeah I’ve been following that Badger-Irish game for tickets cause i was considering going and the prices are coming way down. I’m not sure there will be a Big 10 season and if they do probably no fans.


What are the tix going for now ?

[GB-Brandon]

The only good news is that on the same day the Packers play the Vikings, the 49ers travel to Seattle for a 3:25 game vs Seahawks. Maybe 49ers defenders will be tired from chasing Russell Wilson around.

I saw that. That’s a short flight for them. Plus I’m not high at all on Seattle this year “Other then Russell Wilson”. Their gonna lose Clowney and their roster looks horrible. They got key guys coming off injury and their old. I would say this will be Pete Carroll’s last year in Seattle. I would be shocked if Seattle made the playoffs but yeah they still gotta chase Wilson around.

[GB-Brandon]

What are the tix going for now ?

Well they were minimum $800 and up awhile ago and now you can get them for under $400.

It’s one of those deals where tickets get dispersed as it’s a neutral site game.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Schedule looks fair. No three away games in a row. I like playing the Vikings early since they have a lot of change. The week we play on Monday night we have a bye week the next game.

[HarveyWallbangers]

12-4. Loss at New Orleans and San Francisco. Home loss to Philadelphia. One other, probably division, loss thrown in. Going homer. In MLF we trust!

[GB-Brandon]

Do you think the league would play the season without fans in stadiums. Seems like the loss of ticket rev and merch and whatnot vs TV deal vs salaries would be a tough call.

Nobody really knows. I have heard NFL is prepared to play with limited fans or no fans if necessary. Also will include Saturday games if no college season.

College is a whole different story due to bigger liability issues so less chance they play most likely.

Well just have to wait and see. Makes it hard to plan anything though.

[HarveyWallbangers]

I went to ESPN and looked at what the hometown reporters predicted for W/L when they play the Packers. Packers would be 13-3. Only the Eagles, 49ers, and Vikings (split) writers predicted their team would beat the Packers. Same as mine—except the New Orleans writer predicted the Saints would lose at home to the Packers. :whaa:

[texaspackerbacker]

I went to ESPN and looked at what the hometown reporters predicted for W/L when they play the Packers. Packers would be 13-3. Only the Eagles, 49ers, and Vikings (split) writers predicted their team would beat the Packers. Same as mine—except the New Orleans writer predicted the Saints would lose at home to the Packers. :whaa:

That's very interesting. Could it possibly be that some of those other teams are plagued with negativist media people masquerading as realists too?

We can thank or blame the toughness of the schedule, of course, on winning the division. Having road games, though, against 2 of the other 3 division winners, and the two toughest ones at that, that's a bit of bad luck. We'll see how it shakes out. As they say, that's why they play the games.

[mraynrand]

. Having road games, though, against 2 of the other 3 division winners, and the two toughest ones at that, that's a bit of bad luck.

It’s called ‘scheduling’. Packers play the NFC South and it’s their turn to play at New Orleans.

Packers two open games are against the other NFC division winners because the Packers won their own division. One is at home (Philly) and one is on the road (SF).

There is actually no luck involved at all.

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Yeah I’ve been following that Badger-Irish game for tickets cause i was considering going and the prices are coming way down. I’m not sure there will be a Big 10 season and if they do probably no fans.

You might get a cheap ticket and some extra space.

[pbmax]

Do you think the league would play the season without fans in stadiums. Seems like the loss of ticket rev and merch and whatnot vs TV deal vs salaries would be a tough call.

Baseball would be hurt by this more than football. But the TV revenue is the big deal in both cases.

They'd rather do both. But if they can secure testing and figure out how to quarantine players in there is an intra-team outbreak, they'll do empty stadiums first.

Lotta questions though, you have a lot of team personnel that come into contact with players and then people running the game at the stadium. Have to test everyone and be ready to quarantine.

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Schedule looks fair. No three away games in a row. I like playing the Vikings early since they have a lot of change. The week we play on Monday night we have a bye week the next game.

I don't like SF on a Thursday in San Fran.

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Andy Herman @AndyHermanNFL
The 49ers game for Green Bay is just brutal. Their 4th game in 19 days, on short rest, all the way on the West Coast, against a damn good football team who handed them their lunch twice in 2019. It’s also following a divisional rivalry game against Minnesota. A massive challenge.

I never like the x game in 19 days formulation, because the truth is by that form, a regularly scheduled 49er game would be the fourth game in 21/22 days.

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Rob Demovsky @RobDemovsky
Not only did the Packers not get their wish to be on the road the weekend of the Wisconsin-Notre Dame game at Lambeau, but now they'll have to figure out how to practice around that chaos on Saturday before their MNF home game.

Might be less chaos that usual though.

[texaspackerbacker]

It’s called ‘scheduling’. Packers play the NFC South and it’s their turn to play at New Orleans.

Packers two open games are against the other NFC division winners because the Packers won their own division. One is at home (Philly) and one is on the road (SF).

There is actually no luck involved at all.

Isn't that what I said? The reason is that we won the division. Getting the Niners on the road and the considerably weaker Eagles at home, though, was luck. And you may be correct that the last time we played the Saints was in Green Bay - I don't recall. But having "our turn" to go to their place when they are also a division champ is still IMO still a bit of bad luck.

No matter. Tough schedule or not, we'll be at or near the top anyway.

[mraynrand]

Getting the Niners on the road and the considerably weaker Eagles at home, though, was luck.

did they flip a coin?

[texaspackerbacker]

I don't know how they came up with it, but if your "turn" thing with the Saints is valid, then it shoulda been our "turn" to get the Niners at home. Right?

[ThunderDan]

I don't know how they came up with it, but if your "turn" thing with the Saints is valid, then it shoulda been our "turn" to get the Niners at home. Right?

No dummy, the schedule is already set years in advance. You just slot in the two other teams that finished in the same place as you in their division. Everyone knew we were playing SF on the road.

[mraynrand]

I don't know how they came up with it

Of course. So you attribute it to ‘luck’

[MadtownPacker]

Should I go to the SF game and call for Love when the Niners start the mauling on Rodgers?

[mraynrand]

Should I go to the SF game and call for Love when the Niners start the mauling on Rodgers?

Sure. If Love isn’t already starting at that point.

[ThunderDan]

Next year we get:
Chicago, Det and Minn home and home.
@SF, Ari
Home: Sea, LA Rams
@Cin, Balt
Home: Cle, Pitt
Home: NFC East same place in division as Packers
@ NFC South same place as division as Packers

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Where is the prediction thread?


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXhDyGOXkAAB-XS?format=png&name=small


Zach Kruse @zachkruse2
Packers Reddit has the best-case scenario for 2020 figured out
https://twitter.com/zachkruse2/status/1258830701341872128

[pbmax]

I don't know how they came up with it, but if your "turn" thing with the Saints is valid, then it shoulda been our "turn" to get the Niners at home. Right?

There is a formula for home and away in there but its complicated and basically involves the last game in a similar situation (both teams winning Division, etc.). Playoffs a separate matter.

Same reason it seemed like Packers never played Cowboys for all those run up years at Lambeau until 1997.

EDIT: Or see Dan's post.

[ThunderDan]

There is a formula for home and away in there but its complicated and basically involves the last game in a similar situation (both teams winning Division, etc.). Playoffs a separate matter.

Same reason it seemed like Packers never played Cowboys for all those run up years at Lambeau until 1997.

EDIT: Or see Dan's post.

As long as the season is 16 games we know who we play and where into perpetuity.

[esoxx]

Vikings 3.5 point favorites on the look ahead line for the season opener against the Pack.

[GB-Brandon]

Vikings 3.5 point favorites on the look ahead line for the season opener against the Pack.

That will be a “Packers ML”

[HarveyWallbangers]

Vikings 3.5 point favorites on the look ahead line for the season opener against the Pack.

We'll beat the Vikings in week 1. Comfortably. The Packers are the better team + the Vikings have a lot of personnel changes that they'll need to get figured out.

This was a gift from the scheduling Gods. The Vikings will be tougher to beat later in the year.

[texaspackerbacker]

+1 on that, Harvey.

[esoxx]

We'll beat the Vikings in week 1. Comfortably. The Packers are the better team + the Vikings have a lot of personnel changes that they'll need to get figured out.

This was a gift from the scheduling Gods. The Vikings will be tougher to beat later in the year.

Yeah, playing them early with the high turnover of personnel is a break no doubt. Plus, there may be no fans or a diminished amount in the stands and thus the home field advantage really is mute.

[mraynrand]

Yeah, playing them early with the high turnover of personnel is a break no doubt. Plus, there may be no fans or a diminished amount in the stands and thus the home field advantage really is mute.

With no fans, it will literally be mute!

[yetisnowman]

Any games without fans or with less fans certainly would help the Packers. Since they don't draw much advantage from their docile crowd at Lambeau, they would gain more on the road than they would lose at home.

[Fritz]

Should I go to the SF game and call for Love when the Niners start the mauling on Rodgers?

You do that in San Fran, you might get a lot of offers, Mad.

[pbmax]

Yeah, playing them early with the high turnover of personnel is a break no doubt. Plus, there may be no fans or a diminished amount in the stands and thus the home field advantage really is mute.

I bet its just as loud. :D

[esoxx]

With no fans, it will literally be mute!

That is a moot point.

[Joemailman]

A chance, at least, that Monday Night Football will again become watchable.



Richard Deitsch
✔
@richarddeitsch
ESPN is going to have a new Monday Night Football booth. Joe Tessitore and Booger McFarland will not return, via sources. The successors will be internal. No decision has been made yet. Both Tessitore and McFarland will remain in prominent roles at ESPN.

[pbmax]

A chance, at least, that Monday Night Football will again become watchable.

Might be a year before watchable. They'll have to fill internally because NONE of the big name candidates wanted the job.

The talk is that ABC will take back Monday Night Football in the new contract. Then you might see an announcing booth worth listening to.

[GB-Brandon]

I don’t predict W/L records this time of year. Health is always a factor on how these things play out but I see 8 games minimum where I don’t know if we have the firepower to keep up if those teams are at full health.

We’re gonna need to score more points this year. That’s for sure.

[mraynrand]

I don’t predict W/L records this time of year. Health is always a factor on how these things play out but I see 8 games minimum where I don’t know if we have the firepower to keep up if those teams are at full health.

We’re gonna need to score more points this year. That’s for sure.

Really. How will this team be worse than last year? The only thing I can imagine would really crater this team is a significant drop off in Rodger’s play. APRH.

[GB-Brandon]

Really. How will this team be worse than last year? The only thing I can imagine would really crater this team is a significant drop off in Rodger’s play. APRH.

Well to start “I expect injuries.” I think you have too especially in the NFL. I believe the chance of the Packers D staying as healthy as it did last year to be wishful thinking. Kirksey has about a 20 percent chance of staying healthy. Losing Kenny Clark for any amount of time could be catastrophic. There is also tape out there that shows how to basically run this defense over. I don’t trust Pettine to be able to adjust correctly. Z. Smith could start the year with a suspension. We’re gonna find out if Gary is a complete bust or not. Can’t hide him on the bench forever. Once again the Packers did next to zero too fix getting manhandled against the Niners.

We also have a schedule facing more teams with better QB’s that can score more right out the gate.

1.Cousins
2 Stafflord
3. Bree’s
4. Matt Ryan
5. Brady
6. D Watson
7. Cousins
8. Garapalo

That’s two months of tough sledding. If the Packers can’t stay healthy during this stretch things could get out of control quickly. The back half does get more friendly.

The Packers offense concerns me. Little to nothing has been done to truly open up the passing game. Zero short area quickness or speed and massive lack of explosion. We’ve simply gone from “Big Slot” which failed too “Mix and Match” TE’s and H-Backs. If teams shut our run game down I’m concerned that this offense can move the chains consistently. Wagner is a huge gamble at RT. I have questions of him holding up in the pass pro and staying healthy. It’s a downgrade from Bulaga any way you look at it.

Then you have “The Elephant In The Room” and how this relationship between Rodgers and LaFleur will evolve. If things get rocky early I could see the wheels falling off rather quickly. This is the gamble you take when you ignore needs and ignore supporting your franchise QB while being more interested in chasing Rainbows and Unicorns.

The bottom Line is the Packers will need to score more points to replicate last season’s performance.

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We also have a schedule facing more teams with better QB’s that can score more right out the gate.

1.Cousins
2 Stafflord
3. Bree’s
4. Matt Ryan
5. Brady
6. D Watson
7. Cousins
8. Garapalo



Garrapolo, Stafford (x2), Cousins (x2) are all repeats from last year.

Ryan, Brees, Brady and Watson are new.

But you lose Rivers, Wentz and Dak.

BFD.

[GB-Brandon]

Garrapolo, Stafford (x2), Cousins (x2) are all repeats from last year.

Ryan, Brees, Brady and Watson are new.

But you lose Rivers, Wentz and Dak.

BFD.

Don’t forget to leave out Foles twice instead of Trubisky. Tannehill and Wentz(again) too. It’s a tougher slate then last year any way you cut it. This defense will be more challenged then last year.

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Don’t forget to leave out Foles twice instead of Trubisky. Tannehill and Wentz(again) too. It’s a tougher slate then last year any way you cut it. This defense will be more challenged then last year.

If Foles is an upgrade, than I would consider that a new obstacle.

[GB-Brandon]

If Foles is an upgrade, than I would consider that a new obstacle.

4-4 is very realistic coming out the gate with games coming up against Chicago that “Mean Everything”

Chicago will be the threat this year. Last year they had injuries and bad QB play. It would not take much to improve from Trubisky.