Stanley70

In my industry, plastics, raw material prices are starting to go up significantly. Almost all of the resin manufacturers in Asia are at about 20% production or less because they get all of their oil from the middle east and can't get any. Some have shut down completely. That sends companies scrambling to the US and buying up our plastics which drives prices up and tightens inventories. Another month or two of this and the auto manufactuers are going to be in trouble. The trickle down is coming and it won't be just gas.

My problem with drafting Faulk is you can find run stuffing 280 lbs edges later in the draft and at affordable prices in free agency. The gap between Faulk and whatever edge will be there at 50 is less than the talent gap at other positions, specifically OT or CB.

Is he better than Kayode Awosika?

Yea, I don't know how they came to that conclusion. I would think they are waiting until after the draft before they sign another free agent. There is a risk in that, but there is also a risk in signing a FA now and then a guy they love falls to them in the draft at the same position they just signed someone at. They are in a superbowl window now, i certainly hope they spend the cap money we have left over. If they wind up having to trade someone like Jamo in the future to get under the cap so be it, at least you will get some draft picks back.

My fear is at 6M Brad isn't going to bring in much else unless they add someone in the draft. That price is the little too much to pay a reserve and not enough to land a 3 down starter range given their cap situation. Brad could add someone from your list though, they have some cap space and the ablity to create more. My guess is it will be another lower priced guy just going by how this off-season is unfolding.

The guy had 3 sacks in 15 games and "hasn't looked the same since his quad surgery". He will contribute setting an edge but is not the pass rusher most were expecting. I just hope this isn't they guy that gets most of the snaps opposite Hutch. I get that they prioritize run defense with the front four, but you have to be able to get after the QB in todays game. Brad seems to be doing the same things over and over with the defense.

Wonnum reminds me of when the Tigers acquire an injury prone SP that is coming off a year where he had a 4.65 ERA. But had a 3.25 ERA three years earlier.

If what they are saying about McCarthy is correct, he is very underdeveloped. Generally what you want from a backup is someone who can step in and run the offense. It sounds like JJ can not do that.

Reading how much of a bust JJ McCarthy is with the Vikings. He has been hurt but when healthy they say the team had to dumb down the offense for him to function. Kind of shocking that the coach who helped develope Andrew Luck sends a multiple year starting QB to the league that can't read a defense. And he was the best QB of his 10 year run. 2023 was a great year and I thank Harbaugh for that but I am glad he is gone. The cheating accusations are petty for the most part, especailly compared to the blatent cheating the SEC and OSU were doing. Just a weird dude who is also not very good at the one thing he should have been good at. If they had some decent QB's in those early years they win a few more big ten titles.

Had a teams meeting scheduled with some Stryker folks yesterday, noone showed up. Spoke with someone later yesterday and everyones laptops and cell phone that logged in got wiped. Those that tried to use their laptops got the blue screen of death. They sent everyone home from the Portage plant, no production indefinitely.

If they hit on this draft and a one or two guys from the Tyleik Williams, Rakestraw, and Terrion Arnold group breakout they will be fine. That and staying healthy. If they play a little more 2 deep safeties i'm hoping the CB's improve quite a bit.

It's like buying stuff on a credit card. Sooner or later the lions will have to pay all of the guarentees in Goff's contract. And with this restructuring they are converting some of the base salary due this year, which wasn't guarenteed, into guarenteed money due later on.

These prices are making those third round picks look more valuable.

A couple of trades. Rashaan Gary to the Cowboys and Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Jets. Two guys i wouldn't have minded picking up until i saw the cap hits, 18+ for each of them.

Plus it cost extra picks for Arnold, Manu, and Vaki. I think there is still hope for a few of these guys, but this is the year for them to show it.