LouisEly

No, never take a guy in the 1st round at a speed position who hasn't done any athletic testing because of injuries to their legs/lower body. There have been rumors that his injury could be long(er)-term, and the thought pre-injury was that he had limited long speed to begin with. Second round, worth the chance, but not first round.

That being said, I would not have objected to Trey Amos at all.

I think that he's the best player available at a position of need. Would have preferred to trade back, but for who is available I don't hate it.

This long, they have to be shopping the pick

Trade back out of the 1st to hear the boos from the fans, then trade back in at #31 or #32 for Jayden Higgins.

The Steelers were the one team who I was afraid would take him. I thought it was 50/50 that the Steelers went him or Sanders.

NFL.com had Nolen in their top 5. I didn't think he would make it anywhere near the Packers pick.

And there was much rejoicing among Packers fans

Roseanne Barr... ... but yeah, bottom 3 for sure.

I just want to see an oompah band up on stage during a break playing "Da Bears Still Suck"

Sent down on 4/11, not eligible to be called back up until 4/26 except for injury. When you have a lot of pitchers on the IL, you have to do some juggling with whoever still has options.

You can't burn your bullpen out in April. Have to take chances with the bottom of the other team's lineup.

FWIW, Packers Wire does their annual 100 "Unpacking Future Packers" series of potential draft picks. They save #1 for who they think their 1st round pick is going to be and don't publish it until the day of the draft. This year it's Derrick Harmon: https://packerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2025/04/24/unpacking-future-packers-no-1-oregon-dl-derrick-harmon/83243684007/ Last year Cooper DeJean was #1, but Edgerrin Cooper was #3 and Jordan Morgan was #7. This year Jayden Higgins is #2.

In no way am I saying that Doc is a good coach, but I don't think that he is coaching them to travel, double dribble, take wild shots, miss shots at the rim, grab opponents' feet, and not work to box out.

TikTok That, and despite growing up attached to cell phones and tablets, they can't figure out how to use the Calendar app on their phone to set reminders.

The problem with high-dividend ETFs, as I have learned the hard way, is that the higher the dividend the more sensitive it is to interest rates. What I am in - and down quite a bit now vs 6 months ago - is PFF. What I like about it is that they invest in preferred stock of solid, big-name companies (Boeing, Wells Fargo, Citi, KKR, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, AT&T, energy companies, etc.). But that it's down now also the good thing - it is as low as it has been since the bottom of the COVID plunge in 2020. Right now the 30-day SEC yield is 6.44% with a 0.46% expense ratio, so a net of about 6%. If/when interest rates come down, the stock price will rise, adding onto that 6% return. I've been keeping half of my emergency cash fund in that ETF for a long time, so I hopefully won't need to sell it at a loss anytime soon. But it hasn't been lower than it is right now since the great recession of 2008 and has topped out around $37, so the historical non-crisis range has been a solid $29-$37 with about a 6% yield.

I still think that he's on the roster as a backup plan in case they get skunked out of the CBs they are targeting in the draft. If they double-dip and get the guys they want, he's gone. If their guys get poached or end up with just a 7th rounder, Jaire stays.

I paid $0 for my ticket at Radio City Music Hall in 2011.

Triston McKenzie DFA'd by the Guardians. Not long ago he was one of the top prospects and young pitchers in the game, 4 bWAR pitcher in 2022. Seems like he couldn't get over an elbow sprain from 2023.

Revel is 24, coming off of a serious injury that he hasn't done any athletic testing for, and didn't play in a Power 5 conference. I would be extremely surprised if he goes in the first round. I'll be surprised if he even goes in the 2nd.

Revel is 24, just like Porter. Unlike Porter, Revel is coming off of a major injury and did not play in a Power 5 conference. In 1.3 seasons Revel has three INTs - one each against Appalachian State, Old Dominion, and Tulsa. Revel gave up more completions in three games against Norfolk State, Old Dominion, and Appalachian State in 2024 than Porter did for the entire season. I think the hype train got a little ahead of Revel and will be very surprised if Revel gets picked before Porter.

There's no talent on a team that went 11-6 last season! Weren't you told that they're one of the worst teams in the league?

Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens??? The over-hyped former Yankees prospect?

I give Stokes a pass because he got injured. He looked good his rookie year, then the leg injuries hit. His game was speed, and when a speed guy at a speed position gets leg injuries that takes away his value. I liken him to Craig Newsome - he had the knee injury and then he was out of the league two years later. It's football, injuries happen. Gary was just starting to shine when he had the knee injury; he had 6 sacks in 9 games that year before he went down; that's on pace for an 11 sack season. Savage was below average for sure, but using Pro-Football-Reference.com's wAV as a proxy, there were seven first round picks that year with a lower wAV than him and two others tied with him. Their 2nd round pick that year was Elgton Jenkins; only D.K. Metcalf, A.J. Brown, and Deebo Samuel are ahead of him from that 2nd round. Context also matters. Some years are better than others. Wyatt has 4.5 more sacks than any other DT taken in the 2022 draft, and if you also include the 2021 draft only two DTs from both drafts combined have more sacks than him and they each have 1.5 more and have played one more season. It's hard to pick a better player when there isn't one available in that draft at that position. The Love pick was better than most think - he has a higher career wAV than 16 players drafted ahead of him and Love sat for three years. Love's average wAV over the last two seasons is second only to CeeDee Lamb among all 1st rounders in 2020. It's really hard to compare across teams because you have to throw out injuries (unless it's a repeat injury from college) and you have to normalize based on draft slot and overall talent level for that year. You also have to account for special situations like Love who was drafted to be a backup for at least a year if not more.

Good thing games are 60 minutes, not 35. Ask the Buffalo Bills how nice that is. And Jordan Love wasn't 100% - he was questionable at game time with his knee injury that caused him to miss the prior two weeks. Or did you not remember that? I don't have to, because you said it was both games against the Lions and Vikings.