Logic

My mock top 10 picks if the NFL started from scratch tomorrow (I took age into account, because these teams are starting from scratch, so old dudes seem like bad picks): 1. Patrick Mahomes 2. Deshaun Watson 3. Russell Wilson (a bit old at 31, but figure we can get a good decade out of him) 4. Lamar Jackson 5. Carson Wentz 6. Kyler Murray 7. Aaron Donald 8. Myles Garrett 9. Nick Bosa 10. Christian McCaffrey Note: This is clearly just for fun because I'm bored out of my mind in quarantine. Would be interesting to see how many players got picked before the first non-QB came off the board. For what it's worth, I do not believe Josh Allen would be among the first 32 picks.

Hmmm... I’d guess it would be someone who affects the quarterback. Myles Garrett or Nick Bosa or Aaron Donald. I kind of want to do this hypothetical exercise now. Not sure if we’d get enough people to make it happen, though.

We should do this!

Can anyone tell me what the story is with the helmet below? I swear I've seen it in action in actual Bills games from either the late 70s or early 80s, but it wasn't worn often or for very long. Am I taking crazy pills?

#1.

Ya know what's weird? When McDermott came in, he had the reputation of being a guy who didn't need top tier cornerbacks in his system for it to succeed. As long as they were smart and well-versed in zone coverage, they had a chance to excel in his scheme. Josh Norman was taken in the 5th round and turned into a Pro Bowler under McDermott's watch. Levi Wallace was undrafted and has performed reasonably well. EJ Gaines has not had a particularly decorated NFL career, but arguably his best performance ever was in McDermott's defense. With this being case -- McDermott's defense being one that does not need top tier man coverage cornerbacks or supreme athletes at the position in order to thrive -- it would be strange to wind up having a 1st round pick at CB1 and a 2nd round pick at CB2. Put a different way: With Levi Wallace, Josh Norman, and EJ Gaines already competing at CB2, and knowing how well McDermott seems to be able to garner production from later round picks, do the Bills really need to spend a 2nd round pick on a cornerback? Is that really the best use of our most premium remaining draft asset this year? I know, I know, "BPA no matter what!", I just...so much resources invested in the secondary. I'd rather see a front seven player or an offensive lineman or an offensive playmaker. Maybe it's just me.

The NFL would be silly not to do this for 2020. It makes PERFECT sense, for the reasons given. They could even monetize it by televising those three extra rounds. That being said, the NFL is stubborn and likely won’t do this. It’s a shame.

https://www.euronews.com/2020/04/12/is-sweden-s-covid-19-strategy-working The graph on that page doesn’t look promising, with respect to Sweden’s policy. Alas, time will indeed tell who is correct.

You’re right. ***** it. Let’s all just pour back into the streets tomorrow, resume life, and see what happens. I’m sure everything will be fine. Gotta get that economy back up and humming, after all!

That's all anyone can ask. Try, be aware, do your best. Thank you for feeding people. God bless you and your family.

I applaud your efforts to feed the elderly. Truly. Thank you for that selfless act. I DO think it's absolutely negligent and dangerous not to wear a mask and gloves, ESPECIALLY knowing that you're coming in regular contact with the elderly. Anyway...there's clearly a difference between what you're doing and what Dak Prescott did. There's a clear difference between essential and life-saving services, and having a 30-person party just for the hell of it. Feeding the elderly? Yes, of course. Please do that. And thank you. Having a party or generally otherwise ignoring state orders, CDC recommendations, and other simple, life-saving measures? Dumb, selfish, ignorant. Ridiculous. And please, for the sake of those with whom you come in contact, WEAR A MASK AND GLOVES!

The bolded section is horrifying. You clearly still don't get it. It's not about whether YOU are going to get the virus or whether you've made peace with becoming infected. It's about the fact that you can be a carrier of the virus for over a week without knowing that you have it, or you could be completely asymptomatic and not even KNOW you have it. And then you're going around spreading it to untold numbers of people, and you don't even know it, because you are "healthy as a horse" and "feel just fine". So great. You, Buffalo716, aren't symptomatic or aren't aware you've been infected. But what about all the people you come in contact with, who you may be infecting? Are you cool with being the reason that an immuno-compromised person or an elderly person gets the virus and dies? IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU! People are so selfish and so ignorant about the dangers of thing, it's absolutely maddening.

How does this still not compute to people? Look, let me make it simple: First, if they want to put themselves at risk, more power to them. But the fact is that they are putting their entire community -- including at-risk individuals -- at risk by doing what they're doing. Second, when people do this kind of thing, it spits directly in the face of everybody around the country making sacrifices right now. It invalidates our stay-at-home efforts, and it says in a loud and clear voice to medical personnel: "We don't care about you or your life". Bottom line: The longer people like Prescott commit these selfish, self-centered, short-sighted, disrespectful, negligent acts, the longer society has to stay shut down. You want everyone to go back to work? You want the economy to recover? You want people to stop dying? You want to have an NFL season this year? Then everyone -- including rich athletes -- needs to STAY THE ***** HOME!!!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-response.html#click=https://t.co/afAykrWlvC

So he does is best work outside the tackles (whereas Singletary does his best work inside), has the speed (which our HB corps currently lacks) to be a home run threat, AND he can return kicks? He does indeed sound like a perfect fit for what the Bills are looking for. What does everyone think in terms of probable draft round for Evans? 3rd? 4th?

Option 2:

That show at Autzen was SO GOOD!!! As the bassist Otiel Burbridge says, Eugene is like “an old growth forest of Deadheads”. Very cool town to see Dead music in. And I so love my summer Gorge trips and will miss seeing them there this year. First time at that venue for me was The Dead in ‘04, with Robert Hunter and the Allman Bros opening. That’s when I really and truly got “on the bus”. My only complaint about the Gorge is that the nitrous situation in the lot has gotten out of control. It’s beyond gross. Nothing I hate more at shows than hearing the hiss of the nitrous tanks. Ugh. Ah well, as the lyric goes: “It’s one in 10,000 that comes for the show”.

I still go to see Dead and Company at the Gorge whenever they play there. Best venue in America. I usually do DSO or JRAD in Portland and Eugene whenever possible, too. The live experience is still a whole lotta fun. I just don’t personally feel that it can hold a candle to the genuine article, musically. But that’s okay! It is still about as much fun as one can have at a live show of any kind. The community is still there. The lot is still there. The pursuit of IT is still there. I am so thankful to still get to go and see this music live, 25 years after Jerry left this earth.

Dark Star, of course.

I'll leave this one to Ken Kesey, who wrote a letter after Jerry died that started this way: Hey, Jerry-- what's happening? I caught your funeral. Weird. Big Steve was good. And Grissman. Sweet sounds. But what really stood out -- stands out -- is the thundering silence, the lack, the absence of that golden Garcia lead line, of that familiar slick lick with the uptwist at the end, that merry snake twining through the woodpile, flickering in and out of the loosely stacked chords...a wriggling mystery, bright and slick as fire... suddenly gone. And the silence left in its wake was-- is-- positively ear-splitting. I'll just go with that. The silence...the space...is absolutely ear-splitting. Nothing...absolutely NOTHING since Jerry died can hold a candle to the music WITH Jerry. Nothing. I've been to dozens of shows, from The Dead to Furthur to Dead and Co to Wolf Bros to Phil and Friends to Ratdog to Dark Star Orchestra, and NOTHING holds a candle. Jerry was the sun around which the other planets (players) orbited, and his absence is ear-splitting. So why do I still go to the shows? Because it's still church. It's still chasing transcendence. It's still going and seeing some of my favorite musicians chasing the muse while I still can. It's still the same community, and joy, and pursuit of IT, and love and magic. That's why I still go. It still FEELS mostly the same, out in audience land. It's still church. But the silence...the gap where that magical Garcia solo should be...it's ear splitting.

So you’re just gonna totally ignore the fact that Ford played a different position and that players improve from year 1 to year 2? Cool. Great talk.

How could you possibly know that? For one thing, players usually progress from year 1 to year 2, so you can't just assume Cody Ford has topped out. That's silly. For another, Ford hasn't gotten to concentrate solely on playing RG instead of RT so far in his NFL career. How do we know he's not an All-Pro caliber guard? That's what most analysts feel his best position in the pros is. So again, I'm just not sure how you can make that statement.

@Virgil, this may have already been said in the thread somewhere, but when are you tentatively planning to start the next mock draft? Wanna make sure I don't miss out.

http://setlist.com/ On the lefthand side of the above website is a "song search" function. Make sure "Grateful Dead" is chosen in the band field. Should be set to that by default. Anyway, punch in "New Speedway Boogie", or whatever song you want to find out about, and it will list every show they ever played that song in. http://headyversion.com/song/193/grateful-dead/new-speedway-boogie/ This is a website I like a lot where fans vote for their favorite live versions of songs. As to my favorite live show ever? Boy, I don't think I could choose such a thing. My favorite current live ERA is winter '73. Liquid electric jazz bliss. Thanks! I get asked this question a lot. The "why do you like the Dead?" question. I could write a doctoral dissertation on the subject. What I typed up was the most shortened and succinct version I could reasonably post to a football message board. ?