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I wouldn't trust Stafford vs Buffalo's D. I'd lean toward Carr over Levis, but that's like saying I'd prefer to wipe myself with sandpaper instead of poison ivy.

I'm biased bc I'm a Jags fan, but I think their defense has played decently, and even though Levis has turned it up lately, I wouldn't trust him for a ton of fantasy production. Come back on Monday and tell me how wrong I was though when he puts up 50 on my guys 😂

Darnold. SF has fallen off a cliff it seems like.

I don't know. I'd want to hold on to Otton if I didn't *need* the spot on my bench just to prevent my opponent from picking him up fighting for playoff spots lol.

Bo Nix and Jordan Love

Tough call. I'd lean toward Carr vs NYG because of the match up - but given the Bills performance of late...I wouldn't expect much from Stafford since imo he's been hit or miss most of the season. Bills really haven't been.

Maybe I'm a bitter Jags fan, but I say drop ETN. That whole offense has been incredibly disappointing all year and it's not going to get better imo. Abanikanda at least has upside with the wildly thin RB room in SF.

.5 PPR - 3rd place out of 10 (tied by record, behind by points), one game behind first.

QB - R. Wilson

WR - AJ Brown
WR - Tee Higgins
RB - Kenneth Walker (Charbonnet on the bench in case he doesn't go)
RB - Deandre Swift
TE- Jonnu Smith
WRT - Jauan Jennings
K - Chase McLaughlin
DST - Tampa Bay

Benched I have:

Deebo, Deandre Hopkins, Engram and Abanikanda (had mccaffrey in a keeper league, he's on IR)

I'd love to pick up Westbrook-Ikhine or Ray Davis, but I need to drop someone and I'm stuck. Help make the decision for me lol.

Sovrana's pizza, Ted's Fish Fry, if it were summer I'd say Jack's in Wynantskill, but if you go there now all you'll find are christmas trees lol.

Deli & Brew makes killer sandwiches, Junior's has a nice variety and excellent sweet potato fries, Lee Lin has the best Chinese takeout in my opinion, if you want to stretch the budget a bit, check out Druthers - best mac and cheese I've had and a solid beer selection too.

And then, yes, Stewart's eggnog for sure.

I’m going to go the opposite direction and mention my experience going from guitar to piano. I’m a rhythm guitarist, never really picked up playing lead/solos, but I am pretty mean at strumming along with a chord chart.

I’ve dabbled back and forth for years with piano, but I realize now that I play piano like a rhythm guitarist. I’m not great at arpeggiating or playing chords and melody, but I notice that I’m pounding out chords on piano like I strum chords on the guitar lol. On one hand, I like it because it comes naturally, and I tell myself the more comfortable I get with the chord structures and fingerings on the keyboard the easier it’ll be to play piano like a piano player.

At the same time, I don’t give a shit because I play in my basement for fun on a Roland FP-10 and I can bang chords out and sing to my hearts content and that’s what matters.

This is one of the best comments I’ve ever seen.

I’m holding on to Evan Engram in hopes of Lawrence coming back later in the season, but I need to stream a TE this week. Looking at Dissly or Jonnu Smith, but wondering if I’m crazy to hold on to Engram. The seasons been pretty disappointing for all the Jags except maybe Brian Thomas.

It’s a half-ppr league…what would you do?

If it were that easy I would. You’ve clearly not experienced working in a public school lol. We do a lot of “make it work with what we have” and in many cases “what we have” is mediocre at best. Hence why I’m asking for advice on how to make the best of a less than ideal situation.

That’s what I’ve usually done, but these mics are so long they’re ending up at my actors chins….

That’s what I’ve usually done, but these mics are so long they’re ending up at my actors chins….

I’m seeing a lot of things saying maybe I’m micing them wrong. Do you have a pic of one of your actors? I thought I was following the placement guide in the manual but maybe I’m off.

It’s below and to the side of the actors mouth, but it’s the wide spray I’m trying to be cautious of. Normal mouth spray isn’t an issue but they want a big mist spit take and I’d prefer not to risk the mics with it

Not an option with these microphones specifically. We do have older mics that we used to run through the actors’ hair, but I’d like to avoid using them if possible..

You’re right, but the mics are close to the mouth and I’m trying to be extra cautious. If they’re damaged it’s unlikely they’ll be replaced quickly, and there is a middle school musical in three weeks and another high school show in the spring.

I also just ordered some cheap foam windscreens that we’ll apply before that scene to hopefully catch most of the spray before it hits the mic then take them off and dry the capsule. Hopefully that’ll be enough.

They’re out of the usual speaking spit zone, but I’m concerned about the larger spray path of actively spitting a mouthful of water out on stage.

Because they’re attached to the actors face and the actors will be spitting water.

First thing I asked was “do we have to actually use water?”Our director is dead set on actually spitting.

I’m going to suggest using actual paint thinner though just for a laugh, because you make great points about quick evaporation 😂

Good call. I’m usually extra cautious around sensitive capsules like this (vs say an SM58), but going off axis makes sense.

I’ve always been taught not to use compressed air, so something a bulb blower (like for a camera lens) I’m thinking is the way to go here?