Early Winter Puns

Greetings Draft Community,

I decided to spend the past few weeks throwing together an offseason mock since my workload will finally allow for it (tis' the Holiday Season!). I've done many mock drafts but this is the first full offseason mock I have ever done before so go easy on me if there are several mistakes on my part. I tried to make sure I didn't draft any players that are returning or sign any FA players that have already been extended. I'm sure I slipped up somewhere so if you see something that looks off just let me know so I can correct it.

For Free Agency, I signed roughly 80+ guys and did my best to prioritize multiple signings for the teams that had a lot of cap space to work with. Please keep in mind that this is not a full list of free agents. There are still several others out there available to be signed so just because you don't see certain players signed by your team does not mean that they passed on them or made any type of decision on them yet.

I wanted to go crazy with a bunch of blockbuster QB trades/draft trades but decided to dial it back a little bit. There are still some juicy ones but not nearly the level I wanted to take it lol.

For Playoffs, I used playoffpredictors.com to simulate every week from here on out and pick the teams I thought would win their matchup each week. I then used PFF's mock simulator to generate the draft order based on where teams finished in the playoffs and by record for non-playoff teams.

I will go through each section in my post here but if you want to go ahead and dive right in then click here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GNKO3z33OACYqD6fd3t3afTcA90fbtfrJ13rVMz2ymQ/edit?usp=sharing

Lets get started!

• Playoffs

AFC Wild Card Round

Kansas City Chiefs(1) =bye

Tennessee Titans(2) vs Los Angeles Chargers(7) Score: 37-31

Buffalo Bills(3) vs Indianapolis Colts(6) Score: 27-24

Cincinnati Bengals(4) vs New England Patriots(5) Score: 23-20

NFC Wild Card Round

Green Bay Packers(1) = bye

Tampa Bay Buccaneers(2) vs Philadelphia Eagles(7) Score: 31-17

Arizona Cardinals(3) vs San Francisco 49ers(6) Score: 21-13

Dallas Cowboys(4) vs Los Angeles Rams(5) Score: 28-24

AFC Divisional Round

Kansas City Chiefs(1) vs Los Angeles Chargers(7) Score: 34-28

New England Patriots(5) vs Indianapolis Colts(6) Score: 2

For some reason, every time I posted this it wouldn't appear. The winter sale is officially live, for 17 days.

Here's a link with the info (may have to change your country): https://www.xbox.com/en-CA/games/all-games?cat=onsale

What are some tips and tricks for a total newbie? What are essential supplies to have on hand?

https://www.queensu.ca/safereturn/queens-transitions-remote-delivery-january-february-2022

>Due to concerns with rising cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, and in consultation with KFL&A Public Health, Queen’s University will be transitioning most Winter 2022 academic activities delivered in Ontario to remote delivery until the end of reading week on February 28, 2022. This is a proactive measure to support the health and safety of the Queen’s and Kingston communities and align with Ontario’s accelerated booster dose rollout for all individuals aged 18 and over.

>With some very limited exceptions, which are themselves subject to change should public health considerations require it, all courses will be taught remotely until February 28, 2022. A decision on the format for classes on and after that date will be made in early February. For those academic activities that will continue in person in January, comprehensive safety measures will be in place to ensure students can meet the academic requirements of their program. Students will receive further communications in the coming days from their Faculty or School Office regarding the delivery mode for all activities in their particular program.

>Please see additional details below:

>• Queen’s residences will remain open for the Winter 2022 term as planned. However, students who are scheduled to return or move into a Queen’s residence building and who do not have any in-person academic activities in January or February are encouraged to remain in their home communities, where possible, until their academic activities transition to in-person delivery in late February. Students in residence will receive additional information from Residence Life & Services on Friday, December 17.

>• At this time, the university expects to transition to full in-person academic activities as of February 28, 2022. As such, Queen’s COVID-19 Vaccination Policy remains in place, and registration in in-person courses remains limited to students who are fully vaccinated. Queen’s strongly encourages all students, faculty, and staff to schedule their booster dose appointments immediately, if aged 50 and over, or starting Monday, December 20, for those aged 18 and over.

>• Queen’s in-person health and safety measures will continue in Winter 2022, including mandatory vaccination, mandatory masking, hand hygiene, and enhanced cleaning and ventilation. All students, staff, and faculty are required to com

It is next to impossible for me to wake up early in the morning , I feel like I am being glued to my bed no amount of motivation gets the job done :/

if only I could wake up early I could get some of my work done

plz help

Also, please don't spam with the same referral code many times, or I'll give you a time-out or ban if it gets super bad.

Though I wouldn't mind some flexibility in time and location if someone has other semi-relevant expertise.

I’m a shift supervisor at an American drugstore/pharmacy chain called CVS.

We have a snowstorm hitting the Northeast. When I woke up this morning, I saw that there was a winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service for my area starting at 6 PM—snow accumulation up to three inches and ice as thick as 1/10 of an inch. Not to mention wind gusts of 45 mph.

I asked my store manager if we are closing early. (We close at 7 on Sundays.)

His answer was no.

I told him that if it gets bad, I’m locking up early, when pharmacy closes at 6. So he asked the DM, who also said no—I have to stay until 7. That “they” (aka CVS higher-ups that make six figures and are currently safe and warm in their big houses) were “monitoring the situation” and that “it won’t even get bad until late at night.” And that as a manager, I’m responsible for staying until close. That if it was really bad, they would have approved my closing early.

Bullshit, because they didn’t approve it two weeks ago when it was also pretty bad out.

So I stayed, because I need the money. Thankfully the cashier only lives a mile away, but it took me an hour to get home, sliding all over the place despite going very slow. The roads were thick with snow, no plows or salt the entire way home.

These people think they know more than the National Weather Service; the meteorologists who study weather for a living. Or actually, they don’t care. They only cared about the potential for profit over the safety of their employees.

By the time I got home, it was so bad that I couldn’t even get up my driveway, so I had to park at the bottom and trek all the way up, which led to an asthma attack.

Fuck CVS.

Basically, the Fall format didn't reward you points-wise for how well you did in the Swiss, as long as you survived it. You did get a (theoretically) better matchup if you went 3-0, but that was it.

Because of that, when you have a team like NRG starting the Swiss 2-0, that third match isn't very important for them, because they're in the playoffs if they win, but even if they lose they're pretty likely to make the playoffs anyway; they just have to win one of two matches afterwards, and they'll be favored in both.

The Winter format will create a different dynamic, though. Finishing first in your group is extremely important: 1st place puts you in the Upper Semis, with two chances to win one match for top 4. 2nd place, on the other hand, puts you in the lower bracket, and you have to win three matches in a row to make top 4.

Because of how important winning your group is, fans of the NRGs of the world will have more reason to pay attention early because if one of the best teams slips up, they can be in for a daunting task once the bracket stage comes. When there's a group with two good teams, the match between those two teams will be very, very important for both team's chances of doing well in the event, and/or of making the Winter Major.

I am from Nepal. It is not that cold here but our house don't have proper heating system as there is no concept of that in Nepal. I am waking up at 10 AM, I want to bring that time to 7-8 AM. How do I do it? Please tell.

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The colors can be beautiful but cold water and roots lead to root rot amongst other growth issues. Dramatic temp swings can draw out beautiful colors in our girls but it's best to reserve that for the last couple weeks before harvest. Happy growing, mates!

Hey guys, I’m struggling to wake up early in winters. Any ways to make it a habit ?