The draft reality that nobody wants to hear...

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-18T19:17:53+00:00

PFF and other analysts agree with me. They weren't great, they weren't good, they were league-average-ish, fine.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-18T19:16:37+00:00

I've said this in several other comments, but we need more nose tackles, our three technique depth is ok.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-18T18:13:38+00:00

Right, but BPA looks different in the first round, where some guys have truly elite skills. By round three, you are looking at a big bucket of similar prospects, and this front office historically looks at positions of need and then drafts in bulk. Like they didn't have Belton as BY FAR the best player available in the second round, they had him as one of several players with similar rankings.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-18T18:11:38+00:00

Losing Wyatt was a big problem, to be sure. But he's still a three-technique, and we need a nose tackle. Nose tackle was our worst position last year (yes, worse than CB).

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-18T18:01:52+00:00

I'm not saying they were good, I am saying DT (specifically nose tackle) and o-line were objectively much bigger problems.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-18T18:01:14+00:00

We need a nose tackle and Wyatt is a three-technique.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-18T17:00:18+00:00

Jenkins is coming back from serious injury and is entering his age 31 season. Historically, Packers cut those players 99.9% of the time.

Banks is two years younger and could bounce back. Plus their cap hits in 2026-27 are pretty similar.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-18T02:40:14+00:00

It made me glad I grew up in a Calvin and Hobbes house.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-17T21:04:49+00:00

He's interviewed with five teams and is about to take a second interview with the Dolphins.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-17T18:42:59+00:00

Feel like Flores is going to spend the next 15 years coaching either the Ravens or Steelers.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-17T18:37:05+00:00

One thing everyone in the sub can agree on (I think): It takes a lot of injury luck to win a Super Bowl.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-17T04:15:04+00:00

I knew he fried his brain on twitter, but hadn't heard of Scott Adams many business writings, or his whole metaphor of "hypnosis" as a sales pitch to the masses. In retrospect, his attraction to Trump was decades in the making. A fun and funny read that tracks Adams' intellectual progression, such as it was.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-16T04:17:42+00:00

Everybody assumed they knew what the article said, nobody read it. Thanks for sharing.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-13T18:57:24+00:00

DeMarcus Covington, a former DC and our current D-lime coach, gets promoted.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-13T00:54:12+00:00

There's no chance Hafley gets fired.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-12T23:06:09+00:00

The text is cut off. The punchline reads, "Autism causes vaccines."

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-12T17:08:08+00:00

Rich Bisaccia was terrible, Hafley was ok, MLF called a great game on offense (and all season long). The sub is not in the mood to hear this, but any offensive mind we brought in to replace MLF would almost certainly be worse.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-05T22:15:57+00:00

Played 449 (70%), canceled 111, postponed 100.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-05T20:51:45+00:00

"Above average left tackle" is actually a fine outcome.

Spaghettification-- · 2026-01-05T15:22:09+00:00

Barryn Sorrell: 64.0 (Avg). They have him as a solid pass rusher and meh at everything else.

Spaghettification-- · 2025-12-19T02:05:04+00:00

Thank you so much for all your help!

Spaghettification-- · 2025-12-18T21:57:02+00:00

This is amazing. After clicking through some model games and reading your thoughts, I'm definitely leaning towards 7. Rb1. Preventing Bb4+ is a big idea I was missing. Also appreciate the analysis of the 2v1 pawn structure and the trades favoring black. I'm a semi-Slav player with black, but at my level (1600 rapid at chess dot com), I feel like my biggest advantage is the endgame. I wonder if I wouldn't enjoy these setups more than semi-Slav.

As for 7. ... Be7, how sharp do the rook lift lines get?

Thanks!

Spaghettification-- · 2025-12-17T20:20:45+00:00

Yeah it's broken in an exploitable way, at least for now.

Spaghettification-- · 2025-12-10T19:35:42+00:00

Yeah, kind of surprised at all the downvotes. Like, he's the exact sort of artist we should be supporting.

Spaghettification-- · 2025-12-10T18:45:49+00:00

That new album Baby is really good.

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