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I think that's exactly what they need at WR and what they should be looking at. Not MVS, but they have a well rounded WR core. Watson taking that extra safety with him was why the offense opened up so much more with him on the field. A lot more room for Doubs, Reed, Wicks and the TEs to work. Obviously Higgins would be a great addition, but I'd prefer you put that money toward...Trey Smith or Ronnie Stanley(and I don't think we'll sign either).

Barron is also by most accounts a safety who can cover in the slot. A Brian Branch. An oustanding player, but after putting so many resources into safety last yer with a ~18M AAV signing in McKinney, a 2nd rd pick, a 4th and a 5th rd pick to move up for Williams, Oladapo...he's not the type of guy the Packers should be targeting at CB. Even if Barron can play CB...he'd be more of a Ronde Barber type. He's a zone corner. Texas dropped 7 and rushed 4 most of the year. They had a coulple of studs on that DL who were Freshmen and another a Soph. So they got pressure, but I don't think he's as good of a corner as Cooper DeJean and many didn't want DeJean as an outside CB. Safety, Star/Nickel, yeah, but not boundary CB. Press corners make more sense. Until we know what the actual cap is...which should be announced in the next week or so(maybe 2 weeks) and I'm guessing will be ~280 but could come in around 285...leaving a LOT of teams with a LOT of cap room, I still think it makes the most sense to keep Jaire one more year while adding a couple CBs. Thomas from FSU reminds me the most of Mitchell from last year. Revel, if he tests as expected has a Antonio Cromartie type profile. Morrison was on track to be a top 10 pick. Assuming we don't get a big upgrade long the DL, we're still going to need a vet. Doubt we'd go from Jaire to Asante Samuel Jr, Paulson Adebo, or get a vet and go with Stephon Gilmore. I don't think 17M is all that much to pay for a CB, especially as you have no depth there. At the very least, see how the market develops. You're in no rush to cut Jaire. If you can trade him, that's different, but I don't see anyone taking on that deal knowing he'll likely become a FA. Best case Rd1 Revel, Morrison, Trade down Rd2-Deon Walker, Zabel, Azareye'h Thomas Rd3-Mbow, Zy Alexander, Collins(DT Texas). A CB, DL and someone who can slide in and start at Guard or Center would be perfect. I think Revel will test great and Morrison will also be gone before us(and I don't think we trade up this year).. So I'm going with option B. Trade up and try and attack it with numbers. Easy to trade down in mocks, but these seemed like good deals(probably too good and one extra pick. Either 93 or 111 if not more, but that's what was offered. I don't like Amos. Should have just taken Thomas, but...it's an outline from a fansite, so...and then Kobe King. I think he could be a base 2-down starter. Not Yr1, but in another year. Combine changes all of this. Savion Williams runs a 4.4, he's an early 2nd. I really like Isiah Bond from UT. He's Jayden Reed, but with 4.3 speed IMO(And just not as tough, but a willing blocker). Deone Walker and Grey Zabel could make or break a draft. You could get a couple of 1st division starters, Zabel an AP at C/OG or a PB at OT. Change the names and I'm good, just...fine an impact starter on the OL, a high upside guy on the DL(both dominated the Sr Bowl) and at CB, wouldn't be surprised if Alexander is the better CB than Amos, but I'm going off projected draft status. Thoughts Louis? Any favorites?

Yeah, it looked like it was probably during Covid if at all, but...I just don't see the point in changing things up with him either way. Maybe if you have bad luck and you want to start stretching him out and having him go 3-4 innings once a week later in the year, fine, but I'd love to see him just get back to where he was last year coming in that huge role for us.

I don't know that it's better for your arm to get up and down and throw back to back days in the pen vs a scheduled start with 4-5 days of rest... I just don't know where this is coming from. Has anyone suggested he may be to the rotation from the Brewers? Not real worried about the fatigue from last year. They ued him a lot. I don't remember or know when he had TJ. You have a time frame for that?

There's definitely a profile over-production trend with him...and then you talk about fans being upset...they're going to be upset almost no matter what. Three of the players who are very viable picks in Rd1, Revel, Morrioson and Simmons, all guys who could have been top10(may still be) if not for injuries...well, they had injuries and missed much of the year. So if they don't come out of the gates strong, it'll be how Gute picks guys with injury histories(another issue with Gary). I'm certainly with you on the DL for reasons I've gone into. They impact the other 10 players more than any other defender if they're elite. No, I particularly dislike Tuimolau. I think he'll be a bust. Ivey is stiff and we've already got LVN who is more of an elephant in the 4-3, good vs the run, but doesn't have the best bend around the edge. I love Barron if he can be a boundary CB and I don't think he can. Revel, Simmons and Morrison, lets see how they test, but I'm good with those three, but if they test well, they're likely gone. Walker is one of my favorite players, but I'd look at moving down to 40 and pick him up. He has upside, OL, Zabel could be a day 1 starter and a Travis Frederick type Center(just in that he's moving to Center and a big of a surprise to go Rd 1). I see you have Scourton on there but no Stewart. DL-Kenneth Grant is another guy who could be available. I see a lot of Kenny Clark similarities.

1-This was the year that Bakh was going to be back at LT. He was "progressing well," and started week 1 at LT. Tom was the fill in at LT as a rookie the year before, so I think it was just timing. So Tom was getting all the reps at RT(actually battling for the job...which is a bit amusing) and they were using NIjman as the backup...and then even when Bakh got hurt, they kept playing both until Walker took the job and ran with it. There's LITTLE doubt Tom can play LT, but I think they just thought by that time, it better to leave Nijman/Walker at LT rather than flip them for positional value. 2-Yeah, you're right of course. But RT is becoming as important. The best DL are starting to line up on their left(So over the RT)...more and more. Josh Simmons would be an unpopular pick given the Josh Morgan pick(which I still think was a good pick, but when a guy doesn't perform Yr1...fans get anxious) but I'd be more than find with it. Unless something fluky happens and a guy like Jeanty is available, I'd take the best OL/DL/CB available. Looking at this draft waay too early, moving down 15 spots and adding two seconds or even moving down to the end of the 1st and adding a 2nd/3rd would be ideal. Josh Simmons did look really good at times. Revel, Morrison, there are a few guys in this draft with enormous upside who were potential top 10 picks but missed the past year due to injury. The combine will play as big of a role as ever this year...and many Packers fans will likely be upset as we drft a long lanky CB who was injured, another extremely talented edge who is raw and didn't have great college stats or an a OL who...may not step in and start year 1.

Yeah, it wasn't about him being a bust so much as...just several comments about our last 3 first and no mention of him. AV isn't a very good way to evaluate players either. I don't think it really shows how great Garrett has been. If this was Baseball I suspect it'd be ~60WAR or more and of the rest, maybe Stokes has 2.5 or so as a rookie, Stokes, Quay was best as a rookie, but in MLB terms, I think you have about 6-7 WAR combined. In fairness, Garrett was the 1st overall pick and we normally pick late and you have a pretty good chance to get a star early. Bosa, Hutch, Jevon Carter, all players who went in the top 10 for the 3 most physical teams in the NFC(Sewell is another) who changed their front. I still believe the Eagles make a move for one of the two(or three with Trey Hendrickson, but I'm not giving up a 2nd 1st for him). Gutey's comments. And remember, they were in on Mack and lost because the Raiders thought the Bears picks would be better; “When you trade a high pick for a veteran player, you’re trading a young, really good contract for a player who’s proven but is probably expensive,” Gutekunst mentioned. “I think you’ve got to weigh that. And if it’s the right player, if you feel like he can be a dynamic player who can change your football team, I think you’ve got to consider that because there’s not many of those guys out there. But I think you have to also understand what you’re giving up. They mention Josh Sweat, Mack among others as FA optins and then again, Garrett, Crosby and Hendrickson as trade options. Also worth noting, Myles Garrett, 92.5 PFF grade. #92.4 Pass Rush 2/211 Run D 78.4 #11/211(really well rounded). Maxx Crosby 74.1 35/211 overall, 70.1 43/211 73.0 Run Grade 24/211 Crosby was banged up and had his worst rated grades in a few years and a 1.5 years yonger than Garrett and over 3 years younger than Hendrickson. Trey Hendrickson 88.1 overall(8 of 211), 90.4 pass rush #5/211 Run D 65.9 67/211 And one last note, Packers DL was graded 11th coming into last season. Gary, Clark, Preston Smith, Wyatt, LVN, Preston Smith, Enagbare...should have been one of the ~10 best DLs. With one of these three, they almost certainly would be.

Yeah, but...teams don't do that and the Browns, Raiders...they don't trade players like that for conditional picks. A conditional 2nd. Why would they when there are so many who are willing to give up 2 1sts? I'm thinking Seattle for Adams, The Packers with the Saints, KC when they drafted Mahomes. I don't recall the Giants trade that netted tham multiple 1sts, the Texans did it with the Cards. Would you accept a 1st and then a conditional 2nd for a Myles Garrett or Maxx Crosby type player? Nick Bosa, maybe Chris Jones, Quinnen Williams, Micah Parsons, TJ Watt, Aiden Hutchinson definitely Dexter Lawrence I'd say Jevon Carter is...close to that level but not there yet. Jeffery Simmons, Barmore...Trayvon Walker are also probably guys who would comment a 1st, but not another first. Sure I'm missing plenty like Thibs from the Giants, DeForest Buckner. Oh, and Will Anderson is almost certainly someone who is worth two 1sts.... But say you have TJ Watt. Are you saying give us the 23rd pick and a 2nd next year just in case you suck? No, the potential that you end up with two premier picks is exactly what makes you take that pick. The NBA you protect your picks. For middling QBs, MAYBE and even then, it's tied to playing time more often than wins and losses. I don't remember one tied to wins or losses. Favre? Wentz and Rodgers were playing time. I think the idea makes sense, it's just not how NFL teams operate.

Long overdue. He played before the rules swung even more for the offenses with the illegal contract rules that came in around 2004 and the head-to-head, defenseless receiver. He was "just" 6' 210 and the Packers didn't have a viable #2 options until his last year and they got Robert Brooks, but he would still take a 4 yard hitch and pick up 10 yards finishing the run like Josh Jacobs just punishing CBs. And, of course, he could take the top off the defense as well. Gotta be the last Packers player who isn't active(Rodgers, maybe Adams) who should get in at the moment. We got Kramer and Butler in. Maybe Bakh will be healthy NEXT year and he'll finish with a good 4-5 year stretch to get into the HOF. I hear his workouts are going well and he's really ready to get back!

I think we could be a missing DL piece away. Putting the QB under pressure constantly? And they're going to double Garrett constantly. Now instead of Gary being one of the most doubled Edge rushers, he's getting 1 on 1s. And sure, I like LVN also. He's not talented like Garrett. Garrett is a HOF type talent. I think LVN COULD be a really good player. He's stiff, he doesn't bend well, but he could be a Preston Smith type player with more effort. He's not physically capable of beating guys and getting that clean rush and changing a possession like Garrett. Gary is...something has just been missing with him. He was playing at an elite level when he went down with that ACL. As for being 4.5 points better...we beat the Saints and 49ers 34-0 and 38-10 with Watson not catching a ball. He definitely changes the game when he's out there. He makes you respect the big play, but I think that stat may be a bit skewed. What's not skewed is 102.5 sacks in 8 years. That is Myles Garrett. He's a near lock to give you ~15 sacks and he plays the run. And to make one more connection to the Mack trade, I really believe our biggest...rivals in trading for him will be the Lions and Eagles. Both are so young, so talented and in good cap shape. The Eagles have less space, but guys like Slay come off, they've got about 40M in dead money net year. So you'd be keeping him away from other contenders(I'm sure there'd be AFC teams who'd want him). That's an ancillary benefit. Can you remember a time when an NFL team traded a 1st rd pick and they protected a 1st? I don't believe you can and that's half the reason you trade for future 1sts. There have been probably half a dozen trades in the last 10 years that have resulted in a team acquiring a top 10 pick the following year. I don't recall ever seeing a pick protected for the top 10 in the NFL. The closest I've seen have been conditional, but that's exclusively due to the Players performance, not the team's pick.

Everyone keeps forgetting about Wyatt! The last time there was a player of this caliber and the Packers were interested, it was Mack. The Raiders reportedly took the Bears offer because they thought the picks would be better, but when you add a DPOY caliber player, you tend to get better. The next two first we had were Rashan Gary and then we had the Saints 1st that year IIRC and picked Savage and the following year it was Jordan Love. You still make that deal. If the Packers are that convinced that Jordan Love would be a good starting QB, they could have moved up to get him. Garrett isn't 30. He just turned 29, but just as important, he's been extremely durable. Reggie was 32 when we signed him. This Packers defense is more talented that the Packers defense in the 90s without both Reggie and Garrett. There are only a handful of players I've give up two 1sts for. Wirfs or Sewell Maxx Crosby, guys like that, but Garrett has to be one of them. Just the deal the Bears did for Mack. It was something like the Bears got Mack a 2nd a 6th and they gave up 2 1sts, a 3rd and a 7th. I might have the late-round picks mixed up, but what are you waiting for? Being the youngest team in the league for a 3rd year? Sooner or later you start paying those young players or losing them. Probably a good idea to see if you can win now. You'll still have 7 picks to fill out the roster, you can also trade up or add picks. Trade for Garrett, hope Covington can get the rest of the DL to play with less pressure on them. Add Garrett with Edge Cooper, Evan Williams, this could easily be the top defense in the league next year.

No hole, no lying. Though this seems...oddly personal to you. Again, tell me, if the US doesn't lost 80% of their 3 largest industries and created 34% unemployment, do you think there's a run on the banks? It's entirely possible there's not even a market crash in '29, but I never said Smoot-Hawley caused ALL the economic conditions, I said it led to the great depression. I know it's difficult to comprehend, but when a country sees ~30% unemployment as a direct result of the worst economic policy in Presidential History...do you think that THEN contributes to a run on the banks? C'mon, this takes some critical thinking. Crippling agriculture in the 1930s. 12,000,000 eggs exported to 170K. 80% of the Auto industry(was that a big part of the economy in 1930?) 80% of the Steel Industry. Was that a big part of the economy? 80% of the Iron industry. Directly leads to ~30% unemployment. What happens when you're unemployed? Do you keep money in the banks? Or....do you think you need that money? Arguing the Great Depression didn't stop the run on the banks, the DIRECT impact of Smoot-Hawley...is a fair argument. Pretty simple to see which came first. After a meeting with the League of Nations in '27 to scale BACK Tariffs, the US then moves forward, enforcing tariffs on ~900 items. That led to what? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? That led to retaliatory tariffs and what otherwise would have been MAYBE the great recession or the Savings and Loan scandal in '87...became a full-on Great Depression crippling not just the US Economy but the Global Economy. I'm sorry you're not able to track A and then B and then C, but the FIRST domino to fall was the Tariffs passing Congress. The second was the '29 Crash. The third was the Tariff on ~900 items. The fourth was the retaliatory tariffs leading to...(I don't really need to explain how it gutted 4 of our largest industries, right)...and THEN you had a run on the banks. Do you see the sequence of events there? Or...is that a lie?

No, I said it caused the great depression and without the tariffs, it would have been more akin to an 1987 type economic crisis. I sourced and cited that; Is that "word salad?" Most economists believed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act would exacerbate the U.S. recession into a worldwide depression. That's exactly what happened as I explained. But great, a Q and A from Friedman. I wonder if there's a run on the bank if you don't lose 80% of the largest industries in the United States as a direct result? If you don't lose 80% of your Auto, Iron and Steel industries leading to massive unemployment. Some of this requires a little critical thinking beyond 'nuh-uh,' and then a Q and A that addresses ANOTHER problem that was the direct result of the Smoot-Hawley tariffs.

Yeah...I'm "lying." Why don't you allow me the opportunity, to actually respond to YOU there sport...rather than spouting off because while responding to someone ELSE I didn't appropriately cite my sources. Without Smoot-Hawley, the market recovers and doesn't crippled the agricultural, steel, automotive and iron industries. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/smoot-hawley-tariff-act.asp https://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue74/Beaudreau74.pdf It destroyed the farming industry as countries hit back. We went from selling 12 million eggs to Canada per to a 99% decrease and just 170,000 Auto, Iron and Steel(pretty big industries at the time) dropped by over 80% further costing hundreds of millions in revenue(pretty big deal in 1930). It had other impacts like crippling the Cuban economy as their Sugar industry fell and changed their political landscape, pushing it away as an American ally. In response, other Nations put in their own tariffs and crippled the global economy. Smooth Hawley also led to the election(in part) of Roosevelt who ran on rolling back tariffs as they were wildly unpopular just a couple years later and led to a bill in '33 of '34...the "Reciprocal Trade Act," or something along those lines. I'm sorry, I don't have my notes from Econ and History sitting in front of me, but I assure you, much as it may SHOCK you, your ignorance does not equate to me "lying."

I did own the land and I was just talking about the cost of building a house. This is from long before the talk about tariffs. Close to one-third of the cost of building a new single-family home in America involves framing, flooring and other wood materials. Wood materials remain the single largest cost for new single-family homes in the country according to a new study from the National Association of Home Builders. https://www.iwfatlanta.com/industry-trends/wood-related-materials-and-labor-make-up-30-of-a-new-home-cost/#:~:ext=Wood materials remain the single largest cost for,cost survey and covers the 2022 building year. I was building my...dream house or "forever" house, and that included a very large "barndominium," as well...which is kinda stupid, but I just got done hearing for two years how 4.99 for eggs was a burden the American people couldn't abide(how's that working out now), and now we're pretending that tariffs aren't inflationary? Or is it only a little inflationary? I think it's a pretty substantial increase and a bit more than 2.5%. The further you zoom out on a new home, buying the land...I guess I didn't include that in the cost of building my house. The cost of building my house was...how much it cost for them to just build my house. If you include the land I built it on, then it becomes pretty insignificant.

-Just a quick little addendum on the chronology: yes, the tariffs came after the crash...but they weren't just introduced out of nowhere, as I said. The house passed them in April and caused a lot of angst leading up to the October of that year. ---------- It's been a while, so I don't recall the exact numbers, but the market crash of '29, I believe it was spread over 2 days in late October. It was earlier that year, it passed the House with both economists that year it passed the house with both economists and titans like Henry Ford imploring Hoover to veto the bill calling it 'economic catastrophe or economic stupidity,' one or other. Thousands of Economists warned of the repercussions and it stoked fear in the market....as you saw this Monday, even when we were on the whims of Trump who finally stood down when he demanded Mexico place 10,000 troops at the border(they already had 15,000 there, so...he got 5,000 fewer than they'd previously had). Even after the crash and before the tariffs actually went into effect, the market had regained most of its losses. It was Smoot-Hawley that turned it into...a 1987-type crash to a prolonged DEPRESSION the likes of which we'd never seen before or since.

It sure as hell did.

I don't think WR or even CB for that matter is a bigger need. The impact Croby or Garrett could have...if Van Ness breaks out or if Gary plays like he has in the past, those aren't reasons to not trade for him, they're just more reasons TO trade for him. A front that would be THAT overwhelmingly dominant? You have to. Crosby would be my first choice...and I don't think you have to pay him 30M a year, but he's younger(2 years younger than Garrett) and...yeah, I'd happily throw him 30M. These two additions wouldn't be Reggie White like...but they wouldn't be far off. Two APs at arguably the 2nd most important position? The only player I'd prefer in the NFL right now over these two would be Dexter Lawrence and the NYG aren't dumb enough to trade him. Just hypothetically, lets say LVN breaks out and he's what Gary has been the last 2-3 years when healthy. On that same note, Gary also bounces back. How do you block that DL? You have Wyatt/Clark(who also struggled) in the middle. Remember when the Buccs just overwhelmed teams with their pass rush and beat the brakes off Mahomes? That's the type of front you'd have. You don't NEED elite cover corners if you've got that type of front. I mean, you obviously still want them and try and acquire them, but it makes the game so much easier for the rest of the defense. There are few players worth multiple 1sts. Those two. Dexter Lawrence... those are players you hand out 2 1sts for and you pay them(though both still have 2 and 3 years on their deals, so a new contract wouldn't be as burdensome).

In other news, Google barely misses on it's cloud and is down 7-8%. For a company that's already the cheapest of the Trillion dollar stocks, getting in at ~190 doesn't seem to bad. Also, increase their AI CapEx ~30% from 57.5B to 75-80B. That's likely why they fell also. I didn't hear what they said about missing on Cloud. MSFT said they missed because they simply didn't have the capacity to take on more customers. I would think with all the Cloud demand and two of the largest cloud providers coming up short, AWS either follows suit and they see a substantial sell off or AWS beats by quite a bit and they get a little bump(they're already pretty expensive, so hard to see a big jump for them). Might be a good stock to sell before earnings given their valuation, but I'll hold on.

LOL...of course it was because of ChatCCP. NVDA trades sideways for 4-5 months after the timeline for the Blackwell delay becomes more clear and then it dumps 18% on the same day and you don't think it's related? The entire sector was down. It was NOT just a natural sell-off. It's the largest sell-off ever, so....no, not natural. It was built on this myth that DeepSeek cost 5.6M(despite running on 50,000 H100 GPUs). The premise is that hyperscalers like META, MSFT, Alphabet, and TSLA may reign in their AI CapEx. Well, they've all had earnings, being the hyperscalers like META, MSFT, Alphabet, TSLA, they may reign in their AI CapEx. Well, they've all had earnings and they're not doing that, but built into NVDA's price is the fact that they're supply-constrained. TSMC can't produce enough of their Blacwell GPUs. If the argument is they can just sell their lower end chips, that's be extremely bearish for NVDA. That's half the revenue as the GB200 stacks(or less). Why would that push the stock up? No, AMD is not close to doing what NVDA is doing. AMD is hasn't closed the gap at all. Though it is getting cheap enough...I may pick up 1000-2000 shares. The relevance from this announcement would have been that companies didn't need to buy nearly as much NVDA GPUs. That was not and is not baked into the price. Luckily that's not proven true this past week, but that was very clearly the reason NVDA, AVGO...TSM dumped from ~220 to under 200. Any business related to GPUs dumped upon this announcement, even those who are about as rock solid(such as TSM). TSM had also came out and said they expect 100% AI growth this year. Given NVDA is by far their biggest customer, that's why they were touching 150 shortly before this panic sell-off and were down to 110 pre-market Monday. Yes. It's also odd that just a couple days after DeepSeek or ChatCCP is released, China would announce a 1T Yuan investment in AI(140B USD). I mean...if they can build DeepSeek for 5.6M, why on Earth would they invest THAT type of money into their own AI? It...just doesn't make sense, does it? But it's exactly as you said, they purchase from 3rd parties and they can't admit that. Of course, Trump announcing 25%-100% Tariffs on TSMC in an attempt to try and get them to manufacture in the US...at a time when they're building or already built four new Fabs in the US was a bit of a 1-2 punch. Couple that with the fact that they've been trading sideways for the last ~6 months Earnings should have calmed the fears and now AVGO and NVDA should go back up on their own earnings reports. I think some of the more ambitious price targets of 200 or 220 are a little silly, but 175 is a pretty reasonable target. NVDA and AVGO are still the #1 and #2(at least according to Morgan Stanley).

Yes, but you said; That's a bit different than tariffs having no or having a minimal impact. I'm also just trying to shake off the "Lumber is a very, very small part of the cost of building a house." Not in Wisconsin. I'm in the process right now, and lumber is over 200K. That's either 250K, or Canada has to do a little dance because there is a trade deficit. I'm not entirely sure how you have ~1/4th of the GDP and expect to have no trade deficits, but that's how we're keeping score now... Either way, housing is VERY much impacted by these proposed tariffs. Ok, lets follow this logic. So nobody buys new cars(not great for one our largest industry or those UAW) but...fine. What do you suppose happens to the cost of used cars? They don't go down, right? Now if everyone forgoes new cars and looks to used cars? I was just looking at Trucks last year. The new Toyota Tundra Hybrids. Brand new they were 70-85 depending on the model. The used from the previous two years were selling for ~63-70 because they was a limited supply. You're just shifting where the costs are going to rise. But you're losing jobs(and estimated 165K) if this goes through and it's a massive tax increase. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2025/02/03/tariffs-will-raise-prices-of-new-cars-spark-layoffs/78186463007/ And this is just housing and cars/trucks. What's the cost of mass food deportations? Or tariffs on things like avocados? It's next to impossible to guess what he's going to do. What's pretty easy to figure out however...is that this is going to be inflationary despite what anyone else says. Hard to brush this off as some menial increase...it won't be....IF he goes through with it. And then next up is Europe...which should be Congress, but who knows what he'll use to circumvent Congressional powers in order to declare a state of emergency in Europe. Maybe the War in Ukraine(which was so easy, I thought that'd be over on his first day in office).

Trump was confronted with the fact that to deport 1 million people a year, it would cost roughly a trillion dollars a year and he still argued it'd save money. You think 80 Billions dollars is going to get him to retreat from that position? Hard to see that happening. Second, your source did NOT say "Tariffs don't cause inflation." They said the source said specifically the tariffs, introduced the previous 5 years did not cause inflation(then clarifying that they actually did; it was just negligible). They are new...unless you can tell me when we've threatened to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico(which I think is in violation of NFTA...or USMCA...which is pretty much the same). But that's certainly new. Putting 25% to 100% Tariffs on Taiwan, namely semiconductors, that's new. The deportations in which they're taking Puerto Rican and Native American's or Mexican American Citizens who speak English...pretty sure that's new(and I'd guess a massive lawsuit). I suppose Tariffs on the scale that Trump's talking about are not new. We tried them under Hoover and they kick started the great depression, so that's a new thing to try again, but most of it is very much new.

-I think having a big play guy opens up the field and makes things a LOT easier. Wicks is that Davante Adams-type guy. He struggled badly with drops last year. His last 4 years and these are rough numbers from week 12 or something, but in his junior year in College, his drop rate was like 4.8%, his senior year, it was 27%, Rookie year, 4%, 2nd year, 28%. But I think he's going to be the guy who keeps the sticks moving. Metcalf, or taking the top off, IS like Watson, and our offense is much-much better with Watson on the field, even when he's not making big plays. The coverage change. You have to play a safety over the top of him. You have Wicks, Doubs, Jayden Reed, AND then you have Kraft, completely believe in Musgraves ability to create mismatches. -Walker? He's not worth anywhere near 16M. If you can get him and Cooper on the field, I think they could do a lot of fun things, but no. He's had some flashes, and I think he's an easier target, but there should be zero hesitation in turning down that 5th-year option. If he plays well...I still can't see him earning that option. Wyatt, 5th-year option. If he plays well...I still can't see him earning that option. Wyatt, on the other hand, I think he'll be worth it, but it's a little tougher as he really hasn't broken out yet. Started last year strong, got hurt, and then was sporadic down the stretch. I don't think you need to go and sign a Baun or Wagner. Bring back McDuffie or Wilson for another year. I remain very skeptical about Hopper. Didn't like him as a 3rd rd pick, but hopefully, he'll be surprised this year. Our LBs get much better with the DL, I think people are overlooking what Slaton brings to the defense, though. I don't think they're as easy to replace as you're suggesting. He's the only guy who was consistently holding off double teams and not being moved at the point. 3/24 really isn't much for what'll likely be another pretty solid cap increase. I think 280-285 is fairly likely(Which would put us closer to 60M). -Center I think this is going to be a really good draft for Centers, they're just not guys who played Center last year. Mbow from Purdue and Grey Zabel, NDSU are both guys who I think will be really good centers. Conerly Jr could play Center, though...he could also play OT or OG. all three would be great 2nd rd picks IMO. The big moves...I just wouldn't move Jaire. I'd target CB early, but I'd ride with him one more year. He really isn't that expensive given what he provides...when he's on the field. Other than that, if they move on from Jaire, DJ Reed obviously. Asante Samuel Jr would be the high-upside signingsigning. He's the most talented. Adebo was a good one. Ernest Jones or Shermwood from the Jets at MLB. Both are good vs the run. DT-Onwuzurike...I guess and BJ Hill could be short-term reinforcements. OL-Drew Dalman from ATL would be the #1 target just for the Packers. Get Center squared away. That of course assumes we go back to more of a mix of a ZBS and a Gap running team next year. I think as good as Josh Jacobs was the changes we made in our offense hurt Love. All the PA we ran off the outside zone. We still have Lloyd coming back next year after a lost rookie year. Teven Jenkins-I think he'd be a nice fit. Can play OT and OG. Plus it'd be nice to take a player from another NFCN team. There's not much in free agency though. I'd be just as happy mostly holding pat and "only" adding Calais Campbell or someone like that. I don't get why he signs so cheap when he's such a reliably good player. The over-the-top unlikely, but most impactful move would be the same two-edge rushers talked about last year, Maxx Crosby or Myles Garrett. I'm taking Crosby due to age, but Garrett would probably be the 2nd biggest off-season move in Packer history behind Reggie. Problem is, If I was the Browns or the Raiders, I'd want a 1st at least and then I'd start by asking for a 2nd 1st and probably settle on a couple picks. A 1st, 3rd, maybe a '26 4th. You'd have to really think you were ready to win. Either way, I'm still looking for talent on the OL/DL. Rasheed Walker is just...competent, but not good. Sean Rhyan is a well below-average guard. Myers was a bad center. DL-I don't know how exactly to fix it... I'm really hopeful Covington will as we've just got too many resources invested and the OLs in the division are too good. Detroit-Among the best in the league. Minn has two really good OT Chicago has Wright and I imagine they'll add a guy like Campbell. We're just not good enough on either side and we seldom get a top 10 pick to get a real blue chip, immediate-impact talent. The Eagles or the 49ers from the past few years, that should continue to be what the Packers strive for....obviously. Easier said than done. ,

We have the cap space(~40M is the number I've seen), but I think that number is misleading, or needs context. I think every NFCN team has more cap space. . We've got a really young team, but with that...obviously you'll need to extend players. Zach Tom is a guy we have to get done. I'd guess 4/100 is the starting point. It's always easier if you can roll that remaining year into it. 5/102 or whatever would be ideal. 40 SB. Get that position locked down. I think Slaton is going to be more in the 3-years 24M type range. I don't know if he's worth that or not. He's coming off a down year by PFF standards, but a big guy who can play the run...I'd be very surprised to see him get 3.5 over two years. Godwin is nice, but if you're spending 25M a year, I'd rather go after a guy who compliments this offense more. That's DK Metcalf or another guy with elite speed. Garrett Wilson would be a great choice as well(I'd love is Rodgers burns that bridge in NY) though I don't know what the cost would be. Should probably be a 1st, but then you're also going to have to pay him. He's the most talented potential addition...IMO. In the draft, Mbow, the OT from Purdue or Zabel(voted best player at the Sr Bowl) are two guys I think could come in and start at center right away. Both are definitely Packers type players given their versatility. If you don't find a CB in Rd1 who you like, I'd move back 10-15 spots in this draft. I'd hold onto Jaire for another year. I don't think it's smart to try and rebuild that whole CB group. I have no doubt if we could do it over again, we'd have made a move for Mitchell last year when he got past #20. Philly was able to add two rookies who slid right in at CB, but they also had Darius Slay and then a front that was dominant. I'd prioritize the draft as follows DT, OL(I don't care which positions, but you need a better center than we have and I would expect Morgan to be much better in Yr2) and obviously CB. I'm all for Morrison in the 1st if he grades out well enough. Someone like Kenneth Grant could be a great addition. BUT, if there were a trade, for instance, Chicago wanted to move up, I'd gladly trade #23 for #42+#44. Pick up one of those OL and and a guy like Deone Walker. He's a freak who also dominated the Sr. Bowl, he plays hard and has rare physical traits. He won't test like Jordan Davis, but he may have better get off and short area quickness.

I think it was obviously Giannis. The Mavs GM talked about how you need an athletic big who can defend to win...that's As for Cuban, he sold most of the Mavs. He's a minority owner... but, he still owns enough that you think he was either removed from this conversation or he was opposed. What else can possibly be going on here? Does Buss have something on the Dallas owners?