LouisEly

One of the things that I pray will change - but have little to no faith will change - is that a significant percentage of the people who are obese, smoke, and generally treat their body like crap and expect everyone else to take care of them will realize how lethal their lifestyle choices are and will be shocked into lifestyle changes. Highly doubt that will happen, and it hasn't been emphasized enough how most of the non-elderly people who are dying are dying because of their poor lifestyle habits, but if just 1/3rd of the obese/smoking population changes their behavior it will have a major beneficial change on society and the overall cost of healthcare.

Second statement, agree - SWA doesn't have the regional jets or long-haul international jets/experience, in addition to being non-union. Part of their streamline in costs is that they only fly two different types of airplanes (two versions of the Boeing 737; technically three with the MAX-8, but those aren't flying now), and only pick routes that can support the capacity of those 737s. First statement (AIG) - disagree pretty strongly. They are the backbone of far, far more than many people realize. Watch the documentaries on the 2008 crash.

I'd be in favor of it, so long as it was capped at something like $50K/year. Let them make enough to live off of (they're on scholarship so they don't have to worry about paying for school) but not an obscene amount that can be abused. Maybe a 50/50 split, with them keeping 50% and 50% going to a fund for all athletes at that school. And let them learn how taxes work.

I don't know. There's a pretty strong correlation of obesity with the other risk factors. It's WI - obesity is pretty rampant. Pretty much everyone I have seen under the age of 40 who has died from this has been obese (there was a teenager this week from IL who had a rare genetic disease that left her immunocompromised). Obesity leads to diabetes, heart issues, and lung issues - for people who are morbidly obese, just about all of them have lung and breathing issues. Moderate to severe asthma is the one thing that might be fairly prevalent with no other risk factors.

PFF may have given some clues as to why the Packers signed Henry Black. They gave him an 88 grade for pass coverage, which tied for 21st best among safeties in FBS. Think of all of the WRs in Michigan State's history (Rison, Rogers, Burress, Gibson, Ingram, Mason, etc.). Who would have guessed that Stewart finished 3rd all-time in receptions there? Important to remember, his 697 yards were in only 9 games last year; he was on pace for a 1,000 yard season until he got injured.

Those are touchless - how are they an issue? With paper towel rolls, they always get jammed up or the sensors don't work and you have to manually turn the knob to get them to dispense the next towel. They blow an immense amount of germs from the floor, into the air. Fecal matter being the one that is most concerning. The whole world is covered in a thin layer of feces. Ever been to a beach and play/walk in the sand, swam in a lake or ocean, sat on grass? Do you brush your teeth in the bathroom? Leave your toothbrush out? That's also where you take a dump. What do you think happens when you flush? One of the things I hope doesn't happen is environmental conservation efforts getting thrown out the window over irrational fears.

For the most part, yes: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-at-higher-risk.html The University of Wisconsin's Health Innovation Program has taken that a step further, and have identified at a zip code level in WI the % of the population that has at least two risk factors: https://hip.wisc.edu/NHP

That's the issue - TT left Gutes with too many holes to fill. Can't fill them all with two drafts and free ageny. The problem picks were the 2nd/3rd/4th rounders who did absolutely nothing - Khyri Thornton, Carl Bradford, Ty Montgomery (he looked good in 2016, not sure what happened after that), Quinten Rollins, Jason Spriggs, Josh Jones, Montravius Adams, Vince Biegel, J'Mon Moore, Josh Jackson, Oren Burks. Randall I'd argue was at least average; I'd put him better than about 10 players picked in front of him and worse than maybe a dozen 2nd round picks that year. These guys contributed nothing.

And if fans had their way, Adams would have been cut after his 2nd season.

Between 2005 and 2010 the Packers could have taken a QB with their first draft pick every year, and the best they would have gotten was... If the Packers would have taken an immediate impact player, maybe they win a few more games in 2005 and if they draft after #11 in 2006 the best they could have gotten was Ryan Fitzpatrick. People greatly overestimate the number of good QBs who have come into the league in the last 15 years.

Speaking of Jonathan Taylor, Marlon Mack of the Colts rushed for more yards than Aaron Jones did last year, and it didn't stop the Colts from taking Taylor 21 spot ahead of where the Packers picked Dillon. They already had a starter at RB.

How soon we forget Andre Rison and Mark Ingram. With Minnesota - Percy Harvin, Randy Moss

The next RB taken was at 76. 86 after that and 93 just before our 3rd round pick. There were a number of higher pre-draft guys expected to be gone before then, like Baun. Why not have traded down? After you traded up? If that WR group he was clamoring to snag one was all gone that was 13 picks or more from your selection, there is a great amount of time to get on the phone alert youre looking to trade down. And Id have to assume some of the same notion with Deguara. How is he not capable to move back where the pick more suits the value to the player? Like I said earlier I would estimate he could have gotten a top 100 pick with the value of not reaching on his picks. Lets just go with pick 1 or 2 of 4th rd. Akeem Gaither OLB or Saahdiq Charles OT from LSU. Its the 2nd draft bringing this up. We'll see if it happens again next season. Will he learn from this post draft media ranking and adjust his style? Or will he be out there spending $20 for $17 return value. May I present to you the 2005 Green Bay Packers draft: https://www.footballoutsiders.com/nfl-draft/2005/2005-report-card-report Green Bay: The discrepancy here is all about Aaron Rodgers. Bell understands why they took Rodgers but says it "prevented the choice of an immediate impact player." Rang and Borges cannot overlook the value of getting Rodgers with the 24th pick, and the Rodgers selection is the only thing cited by Maske in giving them an A. The other point of contention is which needs that the Packers addressed. Rang loves the pick of receivers Terrance Murphy in the third round and Craig Bragg in the sixth, while Kiper, who likes Murphy, says the Packers did not need a receiver and that "there is just not enough defensive help in this class." Everyone agrees that second round pick Nick Collins, a cornerback from Bethune-Cookman, was a major reach. I think Pierson may sum it up best: "If Rodgers eventually replaces Favre with any degree of success, it will be a great draft. Grade: C-." "Everyone agrees that second round pick Nick Collins... was a major reach." Even without hindsight, after Green Bay made the pick the Ravens GM called TT and congratulated him because they were going to pick Collins two picks later in the 2nd round. Fan reactions: https://247sports.com/nfl/green-bay-packers/Article/Fans-mixed-on-Packers-draft-104192879/ My favorite one: Draft Grade: F- Here's why: Is Thompson still working for Seattle? When I watched opposing offenses run roughshod over the pathetic GB defense (a line that puts almost no pressure on the QB, backs who can't defend the pass - unless, of course they hold, players who can't tackle) ("Remember the Titans" isn't just a movie title), my first thought wasn't, "what this team really needs is a backup QB." It doesn't matter who the defensive coordinator is. If your players have no talent (or brains, Draft pick Nick Collins scored a 10 on the Wonderlic test!), you're not going to stop the opposing offense. One of the few players from last years team with talent now wears purple, and the defense gets zero help from the draft? Nobody has any idea what a team's draft board looks like, no matter how many internet yahoo's rankings they look at. There's a reason they are writing on the internet and not employed by a NFL team to do pre-draft evaluations.

If they thought highly of Mims, they would have moved up for him. They tried to move up to the early/mid 2nd round according to Peter King; if they tried moving up to the early/mid 2nd to get a WR, they surely would have moved up a couple of slots to get Mims if they liked him better than Dillon. They just didn't think that highly of Mims. It wasn't tunnel vision; it's that they think Dillon will be a more valuable piece to their offense than Mims or any other WRs who were available then.

It was safe for the 58-year-old mayor of the third largest city in the United States to get a haircut three weeks ago because "the stylist wore a face shield and gloves". So, let's give barbers and stylists face shields and gloves and put them back to work. Make sure there is at least 6' between chairs.

Those are touchless - how are they an issue? With paper towel rolls, they always get jammed up or the sensors don't work and you have to manually turn the knob to get them to dispense the next towel.

Just because GB didn't trade up doesn't mean they didn't have the capital to do so. It could mean that other teams didn't want to move down (had their eye on particular players), or that other (NFC) teams probably don't want to help make GB any better and wanted GB to overpay. It takes two to tango. Remember, Seattle asked for more for #27 than Miami wanted for #26 because Gutes was on the phone with Seattle and said, "Hold on, we have a better offer". It said "early/mid 2nd round", so Mims/Jefferson were not the guys they wanted and Claypool/Hamler probably were not the guys - they probably were Higgins, Pittman, or Shenault. The 4th round pick wasn't going to move them up to the early 2nd; that would have taken their 3rd round pick.

I wonder if it will change the priorities for industries/companies to work for. For the past decade, post-recession, there has been a shift to start-ups, tech companies, innovators, etc., looking for either a big payout for when the company goes public or just wanting to work for a company they think is cool or connects well with their generation. Now, I'm wondering if they will start to strongly consider whether a company is in an "essential" industry. While historically unpopular with younger people, will industries such as health care, pharma, fast food, food supply, education, government, etc., now be in higher demand?

Peter King reporting that the Packers tried to move up in the early/mid 2nd round to get a WR, but the ones they were targeting were picked before they could strike a deal. Sounds like they had Love ranked in at least their top 15, possibly top 10, overall and wanted a WR but only one who had a 1st round grade and would be a real difference-maker right away.

Paper coupons - take a picture of them with your phone. If they have a barcode it usually works to scan a picture of the barcode. Or take a picture of your screen for digital coupons (they usually post the weekly flyer on their website). Many big chain grocery stores have already adopted e-coupons that you can scan when you download and enroll in their app.

I had never heard of Travis Bruffy, but he was a three-year starter at LT for Texas Tech (according to official TT team profile; one article says RT in 2018), 2nd team All-Big 12 as a senior/honorable mention All-Big 12 as a junior/sophomore, and 2-time team captain. The Texas Tech OL allowed only 18 sacks on 531 pass attempts; that is among the top 25 in fewest sacks while also among the top 5 in pass attempts. That's about as good of a profile as you can expect for a UDFA OT, and he probably is as good as any OT selected in the 6th or 7th rounds. I was also pretty high on Cody Conway as a UDFA last year (signed to practice squad in November), and they still have Yosh Nijman (who they promoted from the practice squad in November) so they have several developmental guys at OT to evaluate this year.

The Packers are reportedly also signing Delonte Scott, who over his last two seasons (including an injury-shortened 2018) posted 13.5 sacks and 27.5 TFL. He's 6'5", 250, and has 35" arms, resulting in a 6'11" wingspan. I really like the two OLB/edge rushers they have signed as UDFAs. They have some upside.

Turns out, that is exactly the case: https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/nfl-draft-2020-packers/2020/4/26/21237485/packers-gm-brian-gutekunst-2020-nfl-draft-wr-group-evaluation-explains-why-no-picks

Probably not even polution. Probably because all the silt settled instead of being stirred up all the time. Many bodies of water have cleared up. My boss, who is Indian, said that the Ganges River is now so clean you might be able to drink out of it. The pollution that is in the air and on the streets ends up in the bodies of water after rain washes it down and away. No pollution in the air and on the streets means no pollution getting into the water after rain.

A few thoughts after digesting for a day or two. WR: It's very possible that they looked at the WRs who were left at the end of the 3rd round and felt like they weren't any better than the ones that they already had. If that was the case, then why draft a player at a position if you feel like they aren't any better than the ones you have? Once they got to the end of the 5th round, that's where the ones they have were drafted (MVS - 5th, ESB - 6th), so they probably weren't any better. Someone on another board postulated that with all of the WRs who were drafted, will there be high priced veterans who will be cut? There may be dominoes yet to fall that may lead to another veteran being signed as a FA. Entirely possible they are not done acquiring NFL-caliber WRs, and if so, then the joke's on us. OL: Interesting that Stepaniak was announced as a tackle. He's athletic and some scouting reports said he looked like a tackle playing guard. Possible they are looking at him as a RT. They also have Turner, and Madison played RT at WSU. They have some options to look at behind Wagner. The 6th round picks likely signal they let Linsley walk after this year. They'll need his cap room to resign Bakh and Clark. Also likely signals end of the road for Taylor; his $4.1M cap savings could be used to acquire another player (possibly a released WR mentioned above). Turner may be on his last year with the team too, as after this year they can recoup $5.8M of cap space for each of Turner's remaining two years by releasing him. If you look at what they are getting paid this year, the cap space for Bakh ($14M) plus Linsley ($10.5M) plus Taylor ($5.5M) plus Clark ($7M) is about what they will need to resign Bakh and Clark (~$37M).