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Man, they cut to the Falcons game in time to see one of the worst rouging the passer calls I have ever seen.

The first "e" in "milestone" is silent when referring to Cabrera's contract extension. I remember that rule from Sister Mary Cichy's 3rd grade language arts class.

Dan Campbell is not on the hot seat.

And what about the curse of the 2nd round pick 2022 - Josh Paschal - hasn't played yet 2021 - Levi Onwuzurike - hasn't played this season 2020 - D'Andre Swift - good, but always hurt with probably a short career 2019 - Jhalani Tavai - Yep 2018 - Kerryon Johnson - D'Andre Swift Sr. 2017 - Teez Tabor - no.......words.......they should've sent a poet 2016 - A'Shawn Robinson - Won a Super Bowl - with the Rams after he was declared not good enough here 2015 - Ameer Abdulla - never developed into much 2014 - Kyle Van Noy - Didn't know how to use him, let him go, then he got good 2013 - Darius Slay - Holy fucking shit, they hit one and then drove him away by humiliating him 2012 - Ryan Broyles - Injured in college, took him anyway, 32 career catches 2011 - Titus Young & Mikel Leshoure - One went crazy the other one loved weed more than football 2010 - Didn't have a pick, thank God. 2009 - Louis Delmas - Hey, a broken clock is right twice a day! 2008 - Jordon Dizon - Couldn't even spell Jordan right 2007 - Drew Stanton, Ikaika Alama-Francis & Gerald Alexander - O FOR THREE !!!!! 2006 - Daniel Bullocks - As the Brits would say BOLLOCKS ! 2005 - Shaun Cody - Well at least he showed up 2004 - Teddy Lehman - Had the nerve to wear Spielman's number 2003 - Boss Bailey - Hugo Boss would have been better 2002 - Kalimba Edwards - He actually played which puts him near the top of the list here 2001 - Dominic Raiola & Shaun Rogers - Both were placeholders 2000 - Barrett Green - Sounds like the name of a Motown songwriter. At least he played 1999 - Had no Grade Point Average. All Classes Incomplete 1998 - Germain Crowell & Charlie Batch - Crowell didn't know to run out of bounds with the clock running out and Batch, well, he was actually a steal in the 2nd round. 1997 - Juan Roque & Kevin Abrams. Got to hang with Juan, great guy but played only 17 career games. Kevin Abrams almost doubled that 1996 & 1995 - No 2nd round pick 1994 - Van Malone. ♫ Do the hustle ♫......oh, sorry that was Van McCoy, who was just as good. 1993 - Ryan McNeil - Had a decent career. must have been accidental 1992 - Tracy Scroggins & Jason Hanson. - A kicker in the 2nd round? And he is the best player on this list ! That covers how many regimes? It's freaking incredible.

Ask Matt Millen that.

Jim Caldwell had a winning record here. Where is the statue going ?

Campbell is now coaching his 22nd game. This team still hasn’t won on the road. How long does he get to show any credible ability to coach? This has been a complete embarrassment against a 3rd string rookie QB. A total no show from a group that said it would respond. Campbell needs to be on the hotseat. He isn’t an NFL coach.

He’s gonna get hurt playing for Venezuela anyway, so this is all moot.

Maybe they are sharing a training staff with the Tigers?

The lions opponents will never punt again.

Why does holmes just get a free pass? It's his roster. He's the one that's missed on some early picks

Had a guy come into the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor’s Center this morning saying he wanted to see America the way it used to be because they were tearing down all the statues in Louisiana. I made a point of telling him about the American Indian Nation Builders and pointing out programs about people like Robert Carter III (who wrote on his will that his slaves were to be freed). Along with the First Baptist Church archeological site.

If you would have told me prior to the game the defense would have only given up 9 points, I would have been thrilled. The defense has been good enough but now the offense has shit the bed.

I’d rather they lose out this season and move on from Campbell. I love the guy, but as long as he is the coach the lions will be inept. He is worse than Patricia at football things.

It wasn’t a bad call but I’d have preferred they kick the 50 yarder on 4th and long in that situation.

You can blame me for the Lions losing today since I started Goff at QB.

Like to see another replay. I think his heel may have been out of bounds.

I have any control over whos on the roster

Did Hinch and Avila have equal input on this decision?

No question that for both Russia and China, it is their current relationship to the US that drives them together and agreed that China sees no value in a Russia that neuters itself as that eliminates its value as another counterweight to the US. But whereas Putin's opposition to "the West" is Messianic, Xi's is transactional. Xi's problem with the US is that we are an obstacle in his path. If we would get out of his way (so to speak) he'd lose interest in needing Russia as additional counterweight. That's obviously unlikely to happen but I make the point to argue that Xi's issue with the US is not so fundamental as is Putin's. If the US were willing to take an 'elder economic statesmen' sort of backseat to Chinese economic dominance, sort like England peacefully surrendered its status as leading world military power to the US in the 20th century, I think Xi would have no problem with us. The Chinese want to play in the world as the West has put it together right up the point of wanting to win in it. But to be against the West is Putin's raison d'être, to break the West is the totality of his world view and ambition. The Chinese aren't so interested in that. This may set a limit to how deep the alliance between China and Russia can ultimately be. There was an interesting piece done back in March at the 'war on the rock' webpage that lays out more or less this line of argument. Also points out that Xi is in the generation of Chinese party princelings that got a very Russo-philic education in the 50/60's and that it is part of what attracts him personally to Russia. A lot of other good stuff in the essay though - including that, both Russia and China expect a double cross from the other whenever expedient, as that has been the historical norm. ; ) China’s Strategic Assessment of Russia: More Complicated Than You Think - War on the Rocks

FIFY

... is no longer on the roster.

Sorry, I didn't answer your second question. Hard to assess the thoughts of another person. I will say actions (and reactions) are the most important things...being aware is only half the battle. Not acting/adjusting to things like seeing that the combo of Haase and Lange is carcinogenic, makes it a sin of either ignorance or stupidity. So who cares if Hinch/Fetter/old GM (and literally every other person on the Tigers coaching payroll) was aware or not, the result is the same. There is no skill in coaching baseball, there are a zillion guys that can teach fundamentals and hold a stop watch. Baseball 'intelligence' is measured by the observational awareness of talent and one's knowledge of a player's situational abilities... and the quicker you are to see it, understand it, and exploit/excise it to your advantage...the better built and run your team will be. It is why some teams always seem to draft better, trade better and get more out of players. I don't know this for sure...but my hunch is that it is often just one person in an organization with the ability to filter knowledge and that the person has to also have a receptive ear to speak to. Harris could be that guy. I will say, it will take no time to find out his Baseball IQ and what he will do with it, as we have a situation no less aggregious than Haase-Lange still presenting itself. Namely, Cabrera is an active player...and he bats 4th. One can understand/allow Cabrera's existence in 2022...up to a point, it wasn't a baseball thing, it was a fan expectation/revenue thing; a 'we can make a million bucks in extra revenue for every milestone hit, and then a subsequent cash grab, er ceremony, after each milestone'. No issues there, the largest factor in success at the major league level for a club is still disposable money to spend in the bank on players. HOWEVER, fans would have still came if he batted 7th or 8th; and once he had hit 3000, then homerun 500, there is no excuse for not bringing out the 'Victor Martinez retirement chair' 2.0 and letting him choose to sit on it at home...or the end of the dugout for the rest of 2022 and 2023. Every ab after 500 hr was functionally useless...every AB from the 4/5 hole was to spit in the face of the other players and the organization. How can you build a culture of winning, motivate it to play hard regardless of the situation...when you have no bat, no leg, no put down the sandwich guy penciled in at 4 whenever he feels up to playing? Hey, Willie Horton only needs 7 hits to 2000...why don't we keep playing him until he hits it, and let's leave him at the top of the lineup because he is an all-time Tiger great and the fans love him. Harris is more than aware of this for sure, and the recent news that 'Cabrera will be back' is disconcerting...but we haven't necessarily heard the final details or what the fineprint looks like. His job is to get Cabrera and his agent in a room, and explain to them that Cabrera is done (in a nice way) and that he also is really bad at life/managing his money, and convince him it would be smart to take his remaining 40 million (32+8) over the next 8 years (+ interest...~5.5/year) so that the club can better manage payroll immediately ie) 30 million+ more to spend immediately should opportunity present. It's easy to deal with 5 million sunk in a year...not so much with 40. The sell is that 'Mr. Financial mismanagement' Cabrera gets more money...and a solid paycheck for the next 8 years, and in return for doing this, he gets to 'stay on the team,' as a 'player coach' ..maybe take a few swings here and there for the fans. Win-win all around. If he doesn't take it...that's it, you have played your last game. If the Harris/Hinch tandem puts out the lineup card and Cabrera is DHing 4th in 2023...it means they don't care about anything or anyone, other than a paycheck for themselves over credibility (which is why I have developed a cynical eye for Hinch and his value over his tenure so far). It tells everyone on the team that skill and work ethic doesn't matter. And it tells us, the fans of Tiger's baseball, to not watch/buy a ticket...and go find another organization/sport to root for until the house is cleared out, starting from the top...could be a long wait. ...but as all that has yet to happen, let's hope it doesn't, and the 'new fish' brings the necessary change (and backbone) the team deserves.

Can they carry Patricia off the field on their shoulders like the Bills did with Schwartz when they beat us? In all seriousness, if we lose to a team starting Bailey Zappe at QB and give up a point total north of 35 that's going to change future conversations regarding Aaron Glenn's job and it should. Campbell said Aaron Glenn is his guy at the press conference after the debacle against Seattle. If Glenn's defense has another awful week, against a rookie QB no less, I don't know that Campbell will be able to avoid the conversation about replacing Glenn.