LouisEly

As expected, the father of Devin Willock, the former University of Georgia football player killed in a crash in an alleged street race with former Bulldog Jalen Carter, has filed a $2M wrongful death lawsuit against the University of Georgia's athletic department. Some interesting information that I wasn't aware of: The group had gathered at an Athens area strip club prior to the incident The driver of the SUV, which was leased by the University of Georgia's athletic department, had four speeding tickets over the last six years A bit surprised that they're only asking for $2M if they think that they have a legitimate case. But I'm not sure how you don't have a legitimate case if someone with four speeding tickets over the last six years is given access to a university-leased vehicle. And the statement made by the Athletic Department... not exactly the tone that I would use when referring to an incident where a student died.

Nope, Illinois still has them. Particularly in school zones. I got a warning letter for going 6mph over in a school zone about six months ago. It's on a municipality basis though, not state; some cities have done away with them, and the concerns were more about kickbacks/bribery for installing them than anything (imagine that in Illinois). I wish they'd use them for people blocking an intersection. That's a problem here - people think that they can push their way through and that they're more important than anyone else (imagine that in Illinois).

Peguero with a heck of a job against two of the best hitters in baseball to get out of that jam.

That's not a problem with the technology though, it's a problem with how the technology is used/programmed. If used/programmed the right way, it's very useful.

Take the subway/light rail to the stadium. No parking anywhere near it. Unfortunately the Cheers replica bar in Fanueil Hall closed down in 2020. The bar that was the inspiration for Cheers - but looks nothing like it inside - is still there.

They left out the part about the increase in carjackings and car thefts. I'm guessing the increase in reckless driving is covered in the increase in speed and increase in claims parts. On that note, to what extent is everyone seeing vehicles crash into buildings where you live? I swear that in Chicago it's on the news every week.

What is guaranteed is salary. Teams only get ~$170k each towards UDFA signing bonuses and, historically, that's been the only thing that has been guaranteed. Of that $260k, it's likely that not more than $50k is signing bonus and the rest is guaranteed salary. That way it goes against the cap this year if they have cap space.

I think I see why the Packers aren't getting any exciting UDFAs - last year 27 players got over $100k in guaranteed bonus/salary. Being up against the cap restricts how much if any part of a UDFAs salary they can guarantee. And of the ~$7M in net cap available (factoring in rookie draft pick bonuses/salary), I'd rather allocate that to enticing Amos to come back than guaranteeing $100k in salary to a couple of UDFA.

I watched one of their games, I think the bowl game, and he is very agile for a player his size. Looked very natural standing up on the edge and moved around very well. He's not explosive or strong, doesn't have a great body type, and needs to spend some time with the strength & conditioning team.

A couple more notes on Clifford. Gutey said that they weren't sure that Clifford was going to be available when they picked. He said there was a run on QBs they liked less than Clifford before they picked him (assuming he's referring to Jake Haener, Stetson Bennett, Aidan O’Connell, Clayton Tune, and Dorian Thompson-Robinson who were all drafted in a 14-pick run late in the 4th and early 5th). Based on that list, I'd prefer Clifford to Bennett and O'Connell, maybe DT-R, so it's reasonable to think that Clifford might not have been around much longer. (Fun fact - Bennett will turn 26 his rookie season.) Generally speaking, any player who is still on the board in the middle of the 5th round is not thought of very highly by any team so it doesn't really make a lot of difference who is picked at that point.

And Adrian Amos is still unemployed. 3-year deal, $10M signing bonus to stay under the 2023 cap with plan to keep him for two years. Does that get it done?

Looks like Pauline got sold a bill of goods on Wypler...

One thing I like about Malik Heath already - he had the stones to transfer from Mississippi State to Ole Miss. Yeah, leave your school for your in-state rival.

If he’s still available – Luke Musgrave, TE, Oregon State Don’t be surprised if it’s: Dontavyon Wicks, WR, Virginia If the Aaron Rodgers trade is completed before the draft: Sean Clifford, QB, Penn State UDFAs: Lew Nichols, RB, Central Michigan Not a bad year. More picks so more bites at the apple. I had Karl Brooks in my first couple of drafts but after his pro day performance I took him out; almost added him back in after he had a top-30 visit with the Packers. The one WR I overlook - Jayden Reed - is the one who comes back to bite me. (Probably overlooked him because of an irrational hatred of his first name.) Looking at him more, I wish I would have seen that he has a career punt return average of 15.3 with three taken to the house. I don't mind that pick at all even if I would have preferred others (both at that position and at #45). Regarding Clifford, people have been wrong about QBs before (Brady, Romo, etc.). He was a 4-year starter for an upper-eschelon team in the Big Ten with over 10,000 career passing yards. Over the years he was there he beat out two four-star QB recruits plus a third by the name of Will Levis. Backup QB is a need. One thing I think this clearly signals is an intent to shift to four DL using traditional DEs with the drafting of Van Ness, Wooden, and Brooks (who played as much standing up on the edge as with a hand in the dirt in the game that I watched). Hopefully that's more in Barry's wheelhouse instead of a 2-4-5.

A true DE-sized player (5/6 tech, not an OLB) such as Van Ness (or Keion White, etc.) is where I was expecting the Packers to go at some point. I seem to recall reading/hearing something that Joe Barry prefers a 4-DL alignment, not the 3-4/2-4 that the Packers DL was built for. DE's big enough to hold up against the run and quick enough to rush the passer. He wants to rush four so that he can drop seven into coverage. Hopefully Van Ness still has a little growth left and can add more muscle/strength. Hopefully having true DEs on the roster helps Barry's defense execute better.

Color me surprised. Wouldn't be surprised if they package a 2nd and a 3rd to move up to get a TE.

Request - please don't spoil it before they announce it on TV

Not a surprise at all that the Bears go OT. Their highest graded pass blocker per PFF last year was ranked lower than the lowest ranked Packers OL.

Not that surprising to me: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqTxPx3X0AI8JUP.jpg:large

Looking at the list of players attending the draft, Keion White is one of the 17 but Lukas Van Ness is not one of them. All of the other 16 are projected to be top-20 picks. None of the TE's are there.

Right now Over the Cap has the Packers with ~$7M in effective cap space. That accounts for the rookie contracts for their draft picks. Should be enough to bring in a veteran backup QB.

Already did, but those are after pick #45. I haven't changed them.

It would be a good fit, but Jenkins was a 2nd round pick, not 1st. I could see it in the 2nd with two 2nd round picks, but not in the 1st at #13 overall, and not with that lack of length. Jenkins also has 34" arms.

Rodgers apparently signed his revised contract yesterday before 4pm, thus allowing the trade papers to be filed after 4pm today and then the trade becomes official.

Skoronski doesn't have the length that the Packers typically like at tackle. Bakh wasn't big, but has 34" arms. Tom is 33 1/4". Skoronski is 32 1/4". The tackles that the Packers have been bringing in and talking to this year all have long arms. I'd be really surprised if he's high on the Packers board, especially at #13 overall. On his NFL.com draft profile, a NFC team executive was quoted as saying, "He’s a Pro Bowler at guard but just an average tackle if a team keeps him there.” That's why I like NFL.com for draft evaluations - they have more access to team scouts and executives than any other draft site.