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Bye Week Blues

As we go to print for our Week 10 edition, the weather is overcast and rain is threatening large parts of the state.  While that might have some people down, the REAL reason most of our readers may be feeling glum is that Sunday is the dreaded "b" word for Packers fans -- Bye Week. Yes, it's true that Jordan Love, Jaire Alexander, and Evan Williams probably need the time to recover. However, given the choice of watching that team from Chicago take on the listless Patriots, or Patrick Mahomes single handedly beat the Broncos (just listen to the analysts, they'll tell you), most Packers fans might opt to unplug for the day. Our editor and his bride will be hiking the trails of a friendly Wisconsin park. How are you spending your Bye week?  Drop a note to our staff to let us know!


In this week's episode of the Post Pattern, we have all the old reliables, plus a new feature we are happy to roll out. "Touring Lambeau" will be an inside look at facts, figures, and stories about developments at 1265 Lombardi Avenue. For those of our readers old enough to remember, the inspiration for this came from watching Lee Remmel in the 80s and 90s as he shared Packers stories from past days. Everyone's favorite tour guide will lead us on an entertaining Packers trip!


Speaking of trips, our journey to The Vault this week includes our normal editorial content.  We once again include an "On this Date" segment, along with a summary of the November 9th, 1980 contest vs the 49ers. The game was played on Larry McCarren's 29th birthday. (In today's world, McCarren is celebrating his 73rd birthday). For the Buboltz Kids Sports update, which continues to be the main reason we have a readership, we take a look at an especially memorable night in the life of one of Al's Pals. You won't want to miss this one!


One thing you will NOT find in our newsletter is any mention of this past week's elections. We at the Post Pattern are doing our part to unify a divided nation, and one way to do that is through love of family and football.


Young Willis takes the Lead!

It's been a few weeks since our last newsletter, and there's been plenty of action in our Al's Pal's picking competition. In Week 6, Bryce and Jack Wilma were the first pickers since we rebooted the Post Pattern to record a perfect week. Both gentlemen recorded a 14-0 mark. Bryce again paced our pickers two weeks later to record a 13-3 (tied with 6 other pickers that week) and is now sitting in 2nd place overall.  However, Bryce and the rest of our pickers are all looking up at the 3'10" Willis Horn. Young Willis has shot to the lead after 9 weeks. After seeing how well he's done, it's probably a good move for his father to NOT be picking with us this year (although we'll gladly welcome him next year).

Grandpa Doug is only 1 pick behind our leader, followed by Bryce and Rick who are 2 back. Coach Keller, Molly Horn, and Natalie are 3 off the pace. Five of our pickers are tied at 4 picks behind, including our Mystery Picker who has narrowed the delta between them and our leader. While there has been a bit of separation in the pack, we still have 12 pickers within 4 picks of the lead.

Report from (a very wet) Lambeau

Last Sunday, several of our readers gathered together to represent the Buboltz crew in the friendly confines of Lambeau Field. We've mentioned this before, but it bears repeating that Uncle Rick sure has this thing figured out.  How many people do you know who attend church, and then after a quick wardrobe change, converts his parking spot into a world-class tailgating location?  Armed with a few orange cones and the most organized truck bed you've ever seen, Rick brings his A game every week. While a few of our tailgaters preferred the dry confines of their vehicle, the rest of us enjoyed conversation that hit all the usual topics including some well timed criticism of certain WIAA decisions (seriously, this could be an entire newsletter by itself, but we won't drag our readers into that abyss). Our conversation was made all the more enjoyable as we dined on a fantastic meal prepared by BJ on his Blackstone.

One would think that based on the image above our crew was well insulated and would be quite dry in their seats.  One would be wrong. While I don't claim to know how this is possible, I'm confident our entire crew would have been just as wet had they worn no rain gear at all, as all of us were thoroughly soaked by the end of the game. At least we had the Badger band to keep us company, they were fantastic as always. The game was forgettable due to sloppy play from the home team, but as always, we cheered on the Pack and had a lot of fun.

Touring Lambeau

(by our favorite guide)

With the Lions win at Lambeau Field on Sunday, they have now won three in a row in Green Bay. The last time that happened was in 1986-1988, when Forrest Gregg (1986/1987) and Lindy Infante (1988) were head coach. The Packers still lead the all time series 106-77-7.

The teams first played on November 2, 1930 when the Lions were known as the Portsmouth Spartans. The Packers won that game 47-13. Verne Lewellen ran for two scores, and threw one touchdown pass to lead the way. 1930 would be the Packers second World Championship season. 

Sunday's game was the most miserable game that I have ever sat through. The rain eventually soaked through all of my layers of clothing and rain gear.

Regarding Sunday's game, you can see that the Lions offensive coordinator does a really good job.That play call on 4th and 1 when Jahmyr Gibbs ran it in from 15 yards out was a great call. The Packers hardly put a hand on him.

Jared Goff is not flashy, but he doesn't make mistakes. That's why they win games.

Jordan Loves two pick 6 interceptions this year leads the NFL.

Love seems to do OK when he throws the ball where the play is supposed to go. When he goes off script, that's when things tend to go bad.

Two areas that the Packers definitely need to clean up --

Going way back in the Packer archives -- 

In case you are wondering, his last touchdown pass was December 6, 1970 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.  It was a 65 yard pitch and catch to reserve tight end John Hilton.

Terry Bradshaw was the Steelers starter that day at old Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Bradshaw, a rookie, threw 4 interceptions as the Packers won 20-12.

Starr's final game winning drive came a few weeks before that. On November 15,1970 at Lambeau Field, Starr ran in for a touchdown with 7 seconds left in the game to beat the Chicago Bears 20-19.

Heard in the Crowd


Who is number 53…

( By BJ)


Unless you were so busy watching the election news that you didn't notice anything else, you probably heard the Packers were busy at the trade deadline. Well…maybe not that busy…but they did make one trade. The Packers sent long-time player and fan favorite Preston Smith to the Steelers. What did we get in return? Many would say a bag of chips. But it soon was reported that Preston had requested a trade and he just didn't see himself doing well in this new 4-3 defense. He’s not wrong. Preston has not had a strong start to the year. In fact, no one on the defensive line really has. This brings us to the number 53. 


#53

Name: Arron Mosby


Position: Defensive End

Experience: 2 years 


Age: 25 (Fun fact, he was also born on April 13)


Height:   6 ft 3 in


Weight:  250 lb


College: Fresno State


So why is Arron Mosby the featured player for the Post Pattern? Justin and I were sitting in the torrential downpour at Lambeau Field, and because of the weather forecast, I chose not to bring my binoculars. So, when a certain #53 got a sack, I asked Justin, “Who was that, I think his name starts with an M?” I, of course, didn't have my binoculars to zero in on the name on the back of the jersey. And let's be honest, at this point haven’t we all tuned out Bill Jartz by now. Yes, we know you want us to be loud, thanks for the 100th reminder. But, that's an article for a different day.    


Anyway, seeing as #53 had a hand in the only sack of the game ( he shared a ½ sack with Gary), and I didn't come up with his name right away, seemed like Mosby was destined to be featured in the Post Pattern.


Let's start at the beginning. In high school, Mosby was a two-way starter. No surprise there, but it was at wide receiver and defensive back. Although it was a different position than he plays now, his accolades did come on the defensive side of the ball. As a senior, he was named all-league as a defensive back and was given first-team all-CMAC honors in 2016.


From high school, he moved on to Fresno State where he played every game as a true freshman on special teams. Still playing defensive back, he made one splash play as a sophomore, returning his only interception 95 yards for a touchdown. Junior year, and during a shortened Covid year as a senior he played at linebacker and started to show up more on the statsheet. But in his 5th year, which he was able to play because of Covid, he played defensive line and was named an honorable mention All-Mountain West Conference. He also led the team with 15.5 TFLs.


From there he went undrafted, signing as a free agent with the Carolina Panthers, and spent most of the season on the practice squad in 2022. Then, the next season he found a home on the Packers practice squad, before making the active roster for your Green Bay Packers this season. 


Mosby’s first real action was against the Lions, and on just his 5th defensive snap of his NFL career he recorded half of a sack. Is this the sign of things to come for the young player? The Packers seem to be banking on it. With the trade of Preston Smith, and no other player brought in before the trade deadline, it will be up to the young guys to start generating a pass rush. And that is the real question. Can the Packers defensive line start to make some things happen? I will be honest, nine games in, I do have my doubts. (Which your editor of the Post Pattern has heard on more than one occasion). But underneath the doubt is hope. Hope for the young players to make their presence felt and a name for themselves. So Mosby, Cox, Enagbare, and Van Ness I am looking at you. Which one of you is going to rise to top? I am betting on #53 Arron Mosby.

Letters to the Editor

Tap, tap, tap...is this thing on? And then I found five dollars.

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