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Sunday mornings...........there are no Law & Order shows on for about 2-3 hours................it's like there's something wrong with the world.

Never heard of this Charlie Campbell guy but he seems to like the Lions.

I can't see fans being excited about seeing ex-players come back to beat your current team. If the Tigers were the better team then player nostalgia might have more pull, but I doubt it when you all you are looking at with those two is a much higher probability of a loss.

This strike zone is awful today.

My 4 year old just told me that Spencer Turnbull isn't a good thrower. Even he sees it lol

According to NFL.com, Chiefs got a B+ for taking Mahomes. Cleveland got an A for trading back and not drafting Watson and taking Jabril Peppers and Deshone Kizer.

Walter Football had Mahomes as an early 2nd round pick. Compared him to Jay Cutler which was a common comparison among draft experts.

Maybe it sounded like a good idea after a few puffs but think this one over some more. You’re not a Leafs fan. Don’t do it.

I can’t argue with that one

Yeah that's what I mean. I wasn't really comparing them to other teams when making the grades but was thinking in a vacuum. It's quite possible I'm just the TA you want in your class. On a team-wide basis, I think the only team squarely better than them today in the NFC is the Eagles. I think they are in the next group, along with the 49ers and Cowboys, that has a legitimate chance when healthy to make a deep playoff run, but that the road runs through Philly. The Lions probably have a slightly easier schedule than those three though. If you add in the AFC, I don't think they're on the same level as any of the powerhouses, being the Chiefs, Bills, and Bengals. I might put them in the same category as teams like the Dolphins, Ravens, and Steelers. To comp each position group would take me a lot of time... but what else am I going to do until August? Maybe I'll do it.

qb: B rb: B wr: B- TE: C OL: A DT: C- Edge: B+ LB: C+ DB: A- youre drinking a lot if kool aid my friend.

I learned in the first game thread I am slacking in my Tiger fan duties.

Post-draft roster evaluation: QB: Jared Goff / Nate Sudfeld / Hendon Hooker... A- Goff isn't perfect, but he's plenty good enough. Hopefully Hooker stays on track in his recovery well enough that we don't have to carry three QBs into the regular season, or at least are able to drop Sudfeld and pickup someone else's training camp cut to backup Goff while Hooker recovers and develops. RB: Jahmyr Gibbs / David Montgomery / Craig Reynolds / Jason Cabinda... A I didn't expect a total overhaul at this position in January, but on the outside looking in it appears to have improved. The only real question is how they will mesh with the offensive scheme and offensive line. WR: Jameson Williams / Amon-Ra St. Brown / Marvin Jones Jr. / Josh Reynolds / Kalif Raymond / Tom Kennedy / Antoine Green... B- / B+ The B- is without Jamo and the B+ is with him. This group scares me a little bit without him. There is really no vertical threat, and I'm not sure what to expect out of an aging Jones. We need Jamo back quickly and we need the others to stay healthy. I would not be opposed to finding someone for this group. TE: Sam LaPorta / Brock Wright / James Mitchell / Shane Zylstra... B+ I expect LaPorta to come in and compete from day one. I expect Wright to pickup where he left off with being a block first, occasional weapon. OL: Penei Sewell / Taylor Decker / Frank Ragnow / Jonah Jackson / Graham Glasgow / Halapoulivaati Vaitai / Matt Nelson Colby Sorsdol / Ross Pierschbacher... A The only thing keeping this from an A+ is the small question mark at RG. Hopefully Glasgow and Vaitai can turn that into a training camp competition and make each other better. If we get 2021 Vaitai, this could be the best offensive line in football. DT: Alim McNeill / Isaiah Buggs / Josh Paschal / Brodric Martin / Levi Onwuzurike... C+ The only true "weakness" I see on this team right now. This was a position group that definitely could have stood to improve in the offseason, but no real improvement has been made to this point, unless Martin is better than I think he is out of the gate as a rookie. These players performed well enough down the stretch, and if they can replicate that performance, I think they'll be alright, as in not actively costing us game. I worry about ground-and-pound teams with really good offensive lines (notably the Eagles and 49ers) having their way though. EDGE: Aidan Hutchinson / Charles Harris / James Houston / Romeo Okwara / Julian Okwara / John Cominsky... B+ A crowded room, but one devoid of high-end talent outside of Hutch. We really need one of Harris or either Okwara to turn into an every down option that can take some attention away from Hutch. If Houston can even come close to replicating his work down the stretch it will make a world of difference to the entire defense. LB: Alex Anzalone / Jack Campbell / Malcolm Rodriguez / Derrick Barnes... B Improvement has been made, but that wasn't hard considering this was the league's worst linebacking corps not that long ago. We will still need Campbell to come out of the gate hot if we expect this to be a better unit. DB: Cam Sutton / CJ Gardner-Johnson / Emmanuel Moseley / Kerby Joseph / Tracy Walker / Will Harris / Brian Branch / Jerry Jacobs... A- What a difference a year can make. This is a whole new look secondary. My only concern is putting so many new pieces into one defense while getting Moseley and Walker healthy. If they can mesh and get on the same page culturally, this will likely be the best secondary in the division by a wide margin. ST: Michael Badgley / Jack Fox / Jake McQuaide... B I don't like the idea of Badgley being our kicker this year. He's good enough in the short range, but he can't be trusted from 50+. I don't want to be going for it on 4th and 9 from the opponent's 35 in a must-win game because our kicker can't be trusted to make a 52-yard field goal. I'd like to bring in one of Nick Folk, Robbie Gould, or Brett Maher, and let them compete with Badgley for the starting gig. Jack Fox is still great though. Coaching: Dan Campbell / Ben Johnson / Aaron Glenn... A I think this is one of the best coaching trios in football, and that if this team meets their potential we will need two new coordinators for 2024. Overall Offense: A- Overall Defense: B Overall Team: A- This team has sky high potential in an NFC that isn't very good. It seems to be in Dan Campbell's MO to expect there will be a game or two where we come out flat (that's not a knock, it's impossible to give 110% in 17+ NFL games), but I think - if we stay healthy - we should be favored in almost every game this season. I'm really excited.

Nowadays...William and Mary could be the same person... Ba..dump..dump..

I want them to win. I am just wondering how much of Toronto will burn down.