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He post and ran...

If Lewis slides to the second round when the Bills are up, I'd be very happy if they grabbed him, despite his injury history. A round 1 talent.

The Jets wake up to find their nightmare scenario is real...seeing their RT go 3 picks earlier, now Greg Williams is sent into a spittle fueled rage as Lewis is plucked right in front of them.... regrouping, with the 68th pick in the 2020 nfl draft, the NY Jets select Prince Tega Wanogho, OT Auburn. The prince is more athletic and has a higher ceiling than Wilson, but is relatively raw as he only started playing football in his senior year of high school. However, he could be Darnold’s blind-side protector in the near future. @Kirby Jackson and the Panthers are on the clock.

? The Jets are very disappointed by this selection. They thought he would slip to them if the Bengals passed...

The musical chairs of excuses continues...blame obama.. The administration attracts grifters...

The Jets' paranoia regarding tampering was just that. While we would like to take our RT with this pick, we simply can't pass up both the value and need this pick represents, and we are very happy, no "glad," to make this selection: with the 48th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the NY Jests select Jeff Gladney, CB TCU. The Jets really needed to make an investment in a young CB, and Gladney has the skills to play both man and zone. Greggo is a happy man, and will most likely move the inconsistent Pierre Desir to Nickel, pairing Gladney on the outside with Brian Poole. @billspro and the Stillers are on the clock....

The NYJets are considering legal filing of tampering if the Cowboys don't cease and desist until after the Jets pick...

It's certainly something Beane has no issues doing. How far up would/should they go?

Exactly. I know someone associated with the org who is in the room on draft day. He said in the past he would get snippets on who they might take, but with Beane it's very very close to the vest.

If Becton was there, then that was the pick. Didn't want to use 11 on a RT.

The Jets were 100% correct. With the only other legitimate LT worthy of #11 gone (they would've moved Fant to RT), the Jets want to give Darnold a legitimate #1 and they get to flip a coin to choose, in their view, one of the 2 best in the draft. With the 11th pick in the 2020 NFL draft, the NY Jests pick (in the voice of Cary Grant), jerry Jeudy, Jeudy, Jeudy, WR Alabama. Jeudy gives the Jets a true #1 (breshad who?) and turns what was a pedestrian receiving core into One that rivals the Bills as top in the AFCE. @aristocrat and the Raiders are on the clock...

At this point, if they could, the Jets would be looking to trade back 3-4 spots and pick up an extra 3rd, as they are 99% certain on who the Browns will select (if they don't they will grab him), and they have 4 players they would be very, very happy with after the Browns' selection....

I have a difficult time imagining "recovery" at this point. I'm more worried about how slowly the current $ is being rolled out, like RochB. I think there will be some "changes on the fly" as they run into difficulties. Articles yesterday about banks not wanting to participate in the SBA program, taking 6-8 weeks to get payments to individuals that can't get it electronically, and others. All of these will weigh on any "recovery." I imagine it will take a long time for people to feel comfortable in public spaces again. Will you have to show your test results before you enter the Cap? We are dealing with so much uncertainty, any "recovery" will be totally dependent on what the government does....so....what are some things it should do? It will require viewing this situation as if it's a war-time setting. Before I make some suggestions, let me try to reiterate a concept that I've discussed here often, but apparently still hasn't sunk in--MMT. The federal government doesn't borrow what it spends into existence. Under the current "rules of the game," the spending in excess of taxes creates the deposits and reserves in the banking system that can then be used to purchase the bonds sold by the Treasury. The government's constraint is not how much it can spend, rather the available real resources it can put to use by its spending. Right now those resources are significant and growing... So, for the US, there is no question about "how you pay for it," rather the government can spend whatever congress passes, only limited by the resources available. Under current law, the Treasury has to sell bonds equivalent to the deficit, and those bonds are bought by the banking system from the deposits/reserves received by government spending. There is a workaround, the Treasury does have the power to mint coin, and in my circles there has been talk about minting a $1 trillion platinum coin to "fund" the spending. Regardless, some things I think should happen after the next 2-3 months: 1. Something akin to Yang's UBI of $1,000 per person,phased out with higher incomes. We'll need to make sure the poor and unemployed can eat and have a place to sleep, else society will crumble... 2. Relatedly, some kind of public-private employment partnership focused on ***** health practices. We are going to need a shitload of people to clean and disinfect public/private places, and that cost should not be placed solely on the private sector. New Era's seats will need to be disinfected before every game...These jobs should pay a level above the UBI, and the more people doing this, the less receiving UBI. 3. We will have to figure out a way to ensure everyone has health insurance. 4. An infrastructure bill is a good idea, and should be part of the overall post-crisis stimulus--not sure on the $ amount given all these other proposals. 5. Ensure the food security of the nation. The federal government should do everything it can to ensure the domestic food supply chain stays whole, and the rest of the world will also need our surplus of grains. Pick up that milk! 6. An industrial policy that is focused on ensuring we have the domestic supply capacity to meet this type of crisis in the future. This would be similar to what trump is doing in the trade war, but instead mandate a level of domestic production for essential products. 7. Eliminate a significant proportion of outstanding student loan debt. These are the people who are in their prime years of spending, and spending that goes to debt repayment does next to nothing for the real economy. So, my somewhat random thoughts on how to ensure we transition as quickly as possible, but we'll never get back to how things were.....

I know we'll never agree on this, but from my observations, as I've stated too often so I won't belabor it after this, he was more concerned about the economy than the virus. At some point the switch went on, and he realized it would not hurt him if he started leading. Just look at his press conferences and how he changed. In fact, now he uses them as campaign events.

Oh, sure I understand the political nature of the source, but that doesn't mean it's incorrect. Of course, I posted it because it fits what I was saying a month ago based on my observations of trump, and from someone (me) who has been both (mainly) critical and (sometimes) supportive.

This is an extraordinary event, and it's designed to help small businesses make it through. What would Wall Street do....?

Then there's this, which my detractors here won't like....https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/inside-trumps-decision-to-back-off-of-his-easter-coronavirus-miracle It took him awhile to figure out leading on this would overcome the economy tanking...

The SBA loan/grant portion of the $2+ trillion bill is extremely important as it will forgive the loan if it's used to retain workers, pay rent and or utilities. Need to keep workers attached to their employers for these 2+ months of quarantine.

Interesting study on trade-off being debated by some folk ( @Magox) here: https://phys.org/news/2020-04-stronger-pandemic-response-yields-economic.html

There are other variables than simply the # of beds and ventilators. most of the hospitals on the front lines are running out of protective equipment. As more healthcare workers get ill, there won't be enough to tend rising number of cases. Hope for the best...ditto on the convo.

Jets Patriots Chiefs I need the distraction to keep me away from other places...

Well, I don't know about your prediction, and I did do a little googling before I wrote my post and saw that there were already some grades of oil selling at a negative price. I was focused on the major grades listed on the futures exchange, Brent and WTI. But kudos.

I could easily find some, but I don't want to cast aspersions on anyone specifically....

Maybe if some of the cult would admit that He might have made an error here or there...anyone? anyone? Bueller?