LouisEly

On that note, can we please post minor-league signings in the Minor League forum?

Podlesny went undrafted because he doesn't have a strong leg. Not very useful from 50+ or kickoffs. Hope they scout the UFL, particularly for ex-soccer players.

On the surface, yes, it's not a good look. But they also fired a white head coach who won a championship for them and hired a black head coach to replace him, so any comments to that nature hold no water.

That, and FBTC is down 16% since issuance.

I don't know who Wallace is, but Newman wasn't credited with any offensive snaps: https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2024/1/23/24046929/packers-divisional-round-snap-counts-49ers-expose-the-middle-of-the-packers-defense Walker was credited with 100% of the offensive snaps.

1) Go back and look at where his defenses at UW ranked and then tell me that you wouldn't want him to be one of the top candidates. B) He was MLF's first choice for DC (likely due to #1 because MLF had no ties to UW or anything in the state of WI). If he was transparent with MFL and said that the UW HC job was his dream job, Mac wasn't fully happy with PC/PC didn't enjoy coaching that much anymore/etc., and he thinks that the UW HC job will open sooner rather than later and that staying at UW was his best chance, then why wouldn't MLF reconsider him? Now the UW HC job is not likely to open up anytime soon and Mac spurned him at the last minute for LF, so the circumstances for why he said no have changed.

They absolutely need to keep Jones. Maybe something like guaranteeing $12M as a signing bonus w/a 2-year extension so that he gets ~$13M cash for 2024 w/only a $5M cap hit. Or $9M signing bonus w/2 year extension, $3M roster bonus for 2024, for ~$7M 2024 cap hit.

As of week 16/17, Zach Tom was 2nd in the league among RT in lowest pressure % on passing sets. The replacements could already be here. Interior OL is a different story. Can certainly upgrade at C and RG.

Exactly. Purdy led the league in QBR this season. He looked bad at times because - gasp - the Packers are good enough to make him look bad at times. Especially in the rain.

During the offseason, yes. But not during the season - the good kickers are going to be employed. If you want to say Crosby, they would have had to sacrifice kickoffs. The Packers were 14th in the league in average kickoff yardage and 9th in the league in average starting field position against (not sure if that's just kickoffs). And Crosby was 0-1 from 40-49 with the Giants, 1-2 from 50+; no guarantee he makes it. Plus, what roster spot do you give up and what player do you release to make room for him if you keep Carlson for kickoffs? The Packers had a lot of injuries later in the season; rarely did they have healthy scratches other than Cox.

They already were playing for a FG. And Love shouldn't have made the throw anyway. They had three red zone possessions in the first half and came away with six points. If you want to exclude the final drive, fine, they still had a bad throw for one turnover and dropped two INTs that should have been takeaways. Never should have come down to that kick to begin with.

1) I really hope people aren't blaming Carlson for this. I can easily think of seven worse plays off the top of my head (bad Love decision for INT, bad Love throw for INT, two dropped INTs, not converting on 4th and less than 1 in the red zone and coming away with nothing, bad missed tackle by Savage on McCaffrey's first TD, bad tackle attempt by Owens on McCaffrey's second TD) that were responsible for this loss if not more. And even if he makes it, the game goes to OT - and what are the chances of winning on the road in OT, especially the way they were playing in the 4th with a gassed DL/edge rushers? B) It looked like on that FG attempt that the snap was a little behind the holder and he had to reach back for it. Then on the placement it didn't look completely vertical - looked like the ball was tilted to the left which is the direction the kick curled. In order for a kicked football to go straight, the football has to go end-over-end completely vertical. If the top of the ball is tilting in any direction the ball will curl in that direction. To me, it looked like the snapper and holder were at least as much responsible for that miss as Carlson if not the main reasons for the miss. Bad snaps/holds happen in the rain. 3) The list of teams that have given up a one-score lead on the road in the playoffs to a #1 seed is not a short list. SF was the #1 seed for a reason. They're a better team right now. But not a much better team. Yeah, they had their chances - but they also forced SF into making a lot of mistakes that made the game close.

31 points - with 10 minutes left Indiana had 48. Wisconsin scored 50 in the second half, 22 in the last 10 minutes.

Finally, after 7 months and almost 300 job applications, I start my new job on Monday. 20% pay cut from last role, benefits cut (fewer vacation days, fewer holidays, higher deductible on health insurance options), but fully remote and that's not going to change because their HQ is in a smallish town not near any major metropolitan area. Surprised I got it - applied on a what-the-hell, haven't directly done that type of role in seven years, didn't put any effort into networking into them, and it's remote so I thought there would be hundreds of applicants. Company is employee-owned so no irascible CEO or PE firm overreacting to quarterly results. Almost everyone I interviewed with has been there for at least eight years. Smaller company, less opportunity for promotion, but seems like a lower-pressure environment where I can hopefully ride out the next 10 years to retirement.

Brock Wilken is interesting. More evidence that they plan on being fairly aggressive with him. Black and Gasser are more likely than not. Myers has a chance if they have a few injuries in the bullpen. Hopefully Rodriguez will not - that would mean several injuries to starters.

Amazon also knows what you buy, so they know what ads to send you between innings. Hypertargeted advertising that they can sell.

Unlikely that they move on from Preston Smith given that they would only save $2.5M by releasing him. Most of his cap space is dead money from signing and restructure bonus. Gary was limited early in the season but he's 100% now. Van Ness will be in his 2nd year and he's been showing some things the last few weeks. They kept Cox on the roster for a reason, so even though Enegbare will most most if not all of next year they'll still have a strong 2-deep. They think enough of Cox and the PS guys that they let Justin Hollins go once Gary was 100%, and he had 2.5 sacks last year for GB in only 6 games. S and CB are the big needs. Nixon is a FA, Stokes can't stay healthy, and Johnson and Anderson are the only safeties who are under contract for next year. Certainly LT if there's one they really like that they don't have to give up a bunch of picks to get; I could see a guy like Troy Fautanu appealing to them with their first two picks as he can play LT or slide inside to G and be really good at both.

Ilver looked good in the five minutes he got; I'm surprised he didn't get more run in the 2nd half. Made a couple of good defensive plays when he was in too, not just offense. Five rebounds, a block, and an assist in five minutes is impressive. But Crowl, Storr, and Wahl were the best players on the court and thus no room for Ilver. Essegian had a really good defensive play when he was in. One of the few times they were able to stay in front of their guards. Looks like he's making strides on the defensive end. UW shot better from 3 and from the FT line, out-rebounded them 36-25, but only had 2 steals to 13 TOs. PSU had 8 steals and only 6 turnovers. That was the difference.

I'm sure that most of the TVs in bars are new enough that they at least have USB ports that they can plug in an Amazon Fire Stick (and make sure that their WiFi is fast enough to handle streaming to multiple TVs). If not, new 55" LED TVs w/WiFi and Amazon apps are under $300 now. Here's the thing - I don't have Prime. Don't need it, I live in a densely populated area and there are Amazon trucks on my street every day. One time I ordered four things and they all came on the same day on three different trucks - one late AM, one late-afternoon, one early evening. I get some things within two days anyway, most within 3-4. I can plan ahead. But if you have to have Prime first... that's an extra $140/year on top of any premium they may charge. No way. And if you have to have Prime... how is the casual Brewers fan going to react to having to pay $140/year plus a premium per month to watch the Brewers? We saw how they reacted to a fraction of a % of sales tax...

This is true. There are technological advances on the near horizon that are supposed to dramatically cut the cost of EV battery manufacturing, which is the biggest cost of those vehicles. Add to that the cheaper costs to the consumer for EVs (lower maintenance costs, lower "power" costs - I've calculated the cost/mile of gas to be about $0.15 and electricity for EV recharging to be about $0.05), and there may not need to be financial incentives to purchase them. Note that the 2032 EPA guidelines are "technology neutral" - they don't require EVs, just emission standards. There could be other technology that could also be developed/used to meet the standards.

I assume you mean other than hypothermia from loss of heat. Damage caused by burst pipes from cold temperatures, and having to turn the water off to prevent burst pipes (and thus, no water). If it's a heavy snow/ice storm or lots of downed trees/power lines, you might not be able to leave for several days (that's when you have to worry about hypothermia). If you work from home, potential loss of income or having to take time off because you can't work (and then not being able to go on vacation because you have fewer vacation days left). No power to be able to charge cell phones in case there is an emergency or people trying to get in touch with you to see if you are OK. I was in the NYC area for hurricane Irene. Hurricane Sandy was even worse. There were so many downed power lines and trees that it took a week or longer for many people to get power; they had to clear the trees first before the power company could even begin to repair the lines because they couldn't get to them. And because of the down power lines and trees, people couldn't leave or go anywhere (except on foot). Limited food at home, no food delivery because of the downed power lines and trees. A severe ice storm could have similar effects.

One other consideration with gas ones and extension cords - they need to be kept outside, and running the extension cords inside will require some type of opening (door/window/other) into your house. During the winter that brings cold air inside, during the summer warm/humid air and insects. If you live in an area where the power lines could be taken out by falling trees/branches, or if ice storms could knock out the power lines, you'll need to think about how you'll run extension cords into your home and what openings you will need to have and the effect that those openings will have. You might need to have those openings for a few days before the power can be restored. That's because it's not something that people think about unless they've had it happen to them or someone they know well. People are thinking about the roof, the furnace/AC, the appliances, siding/exterior walls, floors. Replacing most of those (except for appliances, but refrigerators are $2K now) cost as much as a whole-home generator. That, and many realtors... have an unimpressive amount of knowledge about home ownership costs and risks and what to look for when home shopping (plus, with a shortage of homes now, people can't be too choosy.) It's like an insurance policy. You already spend $1,500 per year on home insurance... which most people have never had to to use. Amortize the cost over the expected life of the whole home generator and factor that into your insurance costs.