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You really do need an engineer (which I am). 😉 Use landscape fabric to keep the soil in the pot and let the water drain through. Honestly, skipping the soil and using rocks will probably work too. The sound hitting the rocks at the top will need to transfer through multiple interfaces (rock to rock, rock to pot, pot to roof) that will insulate the sound sufficiently.

I like @valpocrewsader's suggestion. But for variety, I'll go the other direction... you could try using a white noise generator in your bedroom to deaden external noises. You can get a phone app for it to be very simple. YouTube has lots of 24hr sleep sounds "videos".

I wonder how many tush-push defenses we will see with Parsons/Sorrell-Hargrave-Stackhouse-McClellan-LVN fighting back. If Stackhouse improves his anchor a bit, that would be a lot of beef to move.

And then after watching him hit in T-Ball practice, they signed him to a 20-year contract extension that will buy out all of his little league years and 2 years of FA.

I chose who I chose... because there was a better result. 😉 I don't think Manny Parra had this much movement on his stuff either. He had better "stuff" than his results let on, but it wasn't this much movement.

Passing out for dehydration in the spring is a bit "odd", so I'm glad they are being uber-cautious about his health. Hopefully, there isn't anything long term.

Sproat has been an Ashby-like (circa 2021-22) enigma. Totally dominant...until he isn't. Seems like the first time through the lineup has everyone befuddled (well except that first game), but once they get a look at him he is easier to hit. I wonder if he has any "tells" on his pitches that people are picking up on?

Mildly interesting that they released Desmond Ridder instead of Kyle McCord... I figured they saw McCord in the mini-camp and decided to bring in Tyrod as backup QB competition. Releasing Ridder makes it look like Tyrod is a lock and McCord and Kyron Drones as the development QB.

My company was giving out tickets to the clinching game (box seats, free food, etc..). I unfortunately didn't win...

I'll do my best @LouisEly impression and point out that I called the shot. 😉 Number 1 on my priority list!

In the long term, run differential is actually pretty predictive of reality. When you see a playoff team with a winning record and a barely positive run differential, it always sniffs out the pretender. Certainly right now, both our RD and record are in the small sample sizes.

The Packers finally get long time target Chase Claypool! Kind of... he is a tryout player at mini-camp this weekend. Pretty lucky miss to have the Bears' second round pick be better then our second round pick.

Out of curiosity, I scanned what FA Edge players were getting this year: Jaelan Phillips - 4years, $120M Trey Hendrickson - 4 years, $112M Odafe Oweh - 4 years, $100M Boye Mafe - 3 years, $60M Kwity Paye - 3 years, $48M (ironically, he had his 5th year option declined) K'Lavon Chaisson - 1 year, $12M Joseph Ossai - 3 year, $36M Arnold Ebiketie - 1 year, $7.3M Bradley Chubb - 3 years, $43.5M Kingsley Enagbare - 1 year, $10M Al-Quadin Muhammad - 1 year, $6M TBH, there are only two players on the list that have a strong history of performance... and Phillips has as many injury problems as LVN. There is a lot of "pay for potential" going on at the edge. Oweh, Mafe, and Paye all look like teams grabbing a player they hope will break out (the Zadarius Smith contract). To me the biggest risk of LVN's one year contract is his injury history.

The Packers had several indicators that they didn't like the depth of this draft - trading up twice, not signing many UDFAs (and specifically lacking at a couple positions). Nussmeier was interesting to me simply because of his pedigree, but I don't recall any of those names being linked to the Packers. Plus, if they hadn't moved up, only a few of the names you listed would've been available at #236 and #255. I'd guess that if they stayed at their spots, they would've picked a couple of the UDFAs they did sign. Also, it is more likely that a kicker provides an impact to the team than any other 7th round pick (not a lock, but likely).

"Little Tree"! That is a throwback.

The only positive thing that came about from 2020.

I won't be moving anytime soon... hanging on to my 2.25% mortgage.

I think the main difference between Enagbare and LVN is that Enagbare's development is maxed and LVN still has ceiling he could achieve. Doesn't mean he will reach it... just that there is an opportunity. This is a very good point that isn't totally clear.

I'm not sure how that is "optimistic"... Upside simply means unrealized potential (which is what his draft profile, RAS, and TC performances have shown). Then I pointed out the injuries (even if I spelled it wrong in the OP). It isn't like I said he was going to gain 500 yards this year. I didn't even claim he'd stay healthy. My final comment about a backup RB being easier find was more along the expectation if/when Lloyd is injured we'd probably go find someone then...rather than bring in a FA now. I think $13.7M is probably pretty close to the low-end market for a starting edge player; next FA year will probably exceed it. I agree that they will try to get an extension first, but I'd guess they will keep him either way.

I'm pretty surprised that we didn't go after the usual T/G (tackle in college, G/T tweener in pros) player in the draft or UDFAs. That doesn't really give us much for development at T. Morgan/Tom - Starters Kinnard - Backup - maxxed out as a player. Belton - could be an RT if needed. Development players: Glover - Third year, so probably his last chance to show growth. Cooper - 2025 UDFA - High RAS player who played LT in college. Banks - 2025 UDFA - Tall, but light. Probably not a candidate at LT (never played there in college). RT/G. I suppose they didn't find the right fit in the draft and perhaps no one in the UDFA market was better than Cooper/Banks?

To think about where a FA fits, I figured a review of the depth chart makes sense: QB (2): Love, Ridder, McCord, Drones - Seems like we don't have much of a backup this year. RB (3): Jacobs, Lloyd, Brooks, Strong, Martinez, Nixon - Lloyd brings upside and injures... Not much depth there, but I'm guessing there are good candidates at cut-down if needed. WR (6): Watson, Reed, Golden, Williams, Melton, Moore, Keeney-James, Nayor, Sheppard, Sturdivant - Three strong contributors. Williams could be interesting this year. I think they have some good development candidates too in JKJ and Sturdivant. Moore is probably KR/PR only. TE (3): Kraft, Musgrave, Whyle, Dabney, Swinson, Falayi , Maryland - Dabney might have a bit of upside as a blocking/recieving TE, but we could use more two-way TEs, especially with Kraft coming off his injury. OL (10): Tom, Morgan, Belton, Banks, Rhyan, Kinnard, Glover, Williams, Burton, Jennings, Monk, Barnhart, Barrett, Gesky, Banks, Cooper - Kennard as our main T backup with an inexperienced Morgan and injured Tom at the Ts with Glover as the "development" candidate doesn't feel great, but I don't think it will improve. Zero experienced guard depth either, but I like William's upside. DL(6): Wyatt, Hargrave, Brooks, Brinson, McClellan, Stackhouse, Ford, Riley, Campbell, Crumedy, Ester. - This looks very solid now. Plus, Riley probably starts on the PUP if you need another body later. Plus, LVN probably rushes the passer from one of these positions in nickel or dime defenses. OLB(5): Parsons, LVN, Sorrell, Oliver, DDS, Cox, Mosby, Barnett. Decent talent here, but very inexperienced. If there is someone available, this might be helpful given Parsons is out for at least 4 games to start the season. MLB (5): Cooper, Franklin, McDuffie, Hopper, Niemann, Welch, Quinn - Solid 5. Would love to see Hopper (upside) displace McDuffie (solid steady performer) this year. Not much for PS development. Welch is a decent Neimann insurance policy. CB (6): Nixon, St-Juste, Cisse, Valentine, Jackson, Hadden, Bartholomew. I think everyone would like more of an upgrade here, but you pretty much have to get rid of Nixon or Valentine to justify and addition here. S (4): McKinney, Williams, Bullard, Oladapo, Baldwin, Simpson, Perry, Kenion - Solid top 4. The last DB spot probably comes down between Hadden and whichever S is best on ST. So my biggest post Draft needs: Backup QB Aaron Rodgers - just kidding! Tyrod Taylor could do a pretty good Malik impression Wouldn't surprise me if they do another post TC addition (trade or waiver). Backup G Greg Van Roten - Not sure if he'd take a backup G position, but if not, there are a ton of other experienced Gs that could easily take Jennings' spot. Experienced OLB Haason Reddick, Von Miller - VonMiller could be very interesting across from Parsons come the playoffs. Blocking TE but still a reception threat (i.e. Marcedes Lewis clone) David Njoku - might be too $$, but now (post-draft) he might be reasonable. Darren Waller - Not the blocking TE I suggest, but a long time Packer target. CB upgrade for Nixon/Valentine Marshon Lattimore - again it might take a bunch of $$, but even a one year deal might be worth it. Sneed - injury prone the last two years, but solid with KC. Diggs - Unless he thought he was going to get a big deal, I assume the Packer's interest has passed.

I think this is a great deal for the Packers. Reed has had injury issues, but his upside is much higher than Doubs, IMO and just signed for less.

AI generated... I thought about removing the title and the labels, but bah...

Of course, it came out a day later who the "secret" was. So all it did was draw more attention than just bringint him in normally.