1984Echoes

Unintended side effect of the trade: It was a message to the team.

Anybody know that Dominic Raiola's son Dylan is a 5-star QB that just switched his commitment to Dom's alma mater Nebraska...?

Hah! Yeah, that was before my time and not widely advertised after the fact so... was not on my radar...

No playoffs in that era so, no, not Clark & Layne. It was a simple "Championship game", not a playoffs. Not to get too technical here...

It's NOT a win now move. IMO. I already stated that. It's a "help Cade-Ivey-Duren now" move IMO. Even the corpses of Danilo Galinari and Mike Muscala should help spread the floor more, to those 3 guys benefit, than Livers and Bagley. Which is all I've ever said. Yes? No?

That's why I'd rather hunt RFA's... who will be young enough to actually have a future (and hopefully some high-end talent as well...).

Gores said otherwise. But... I mean... I do get what it does for the team in the offseason. But... Also, Tom Gores DID say he wanted changes, and he wanted them "NOW". Which... I am taking to mean this season.

I don't want to look at this team as a peak. Or soon to reach a peak. I prefer looking at this team as riding waves. We may be able to get to the top of a wave. Sometimes we might be surfing that wave. Sometimes we may hit the bottom of that swell, but get right back to the top of that wave, or the next wave... within seconds. Waves move quick in the ocean. Longevity, or sustainability... will depend on Holmes. As long as he can keep pulling in good players for Dan Campbell to coach up into winners... we could have some of that elusive sustainability. A Belichick-type 25-year run would work for me. I look at the past 65 years as one long valley. With the team only a few times even getting up to a single foothill. I don't want to try to get to a peak and then fall into another long, deep, valley. I want this team to surf waves.

A loss next week would be sad. I'm expecting more from this team than 1 playoff win, which hasn't changed after this past weekend. A win next week would be gravy. And everything after that. But go all the way to the Super Bowl and it's not just gravy... it's icing on the cake! 😉

Conversely... I ate two migraine pills (acetaminophen, aspirin & CAFFEINE!!!) a few hours ago for a sore neck and inhaled a few glasses of Dr. Pepper during the game... So... I'm going to sleep very well tonight too!!!

STORY of the game: Lions 3 Red Zones, 3 TD's. Rams 3 Red Zones, 3 FG's. Lions win!

My take: EDGE of the Mother ****ing SEAT!!!

I wanted him too... In the 5th round even. But they went with Sorsdal OG and Antoine Greene in the 7th... Ce la vie...

Sweet win! 4-2 over Toronto on the road...

Oh... Well... Maybe that's why...

Yeah I don't understand why they're not trying more inside runs for Gibbs...

FTFY.

DITTO!

They depend on each other. It goes both ways. If you have a crappy secondary that can't cover anyone then the pass rush has zero time to be effective. Secondaries that cover like a glove improve the pass rush. That's why we GOTTA have BOTH. It can't just be one or the other: A) One speed rusher would be outstanding for this defense. I already have my eye on the guy I think the Lions should nab in the 1st round this year. I'm hunting for the next Danielle Hunter or Maxx Crosby. B) But... We GOTTA get better CB play. Whether that means 1 guy or 2... It's an imperative to both improve our defense as well as to improve our pass rush. Conversely, a great pass rush helps the secondary... But... NOT if they can't cover anyone. They need BOTH. Another pass rusher or two, and better CB's. My 2 cents.

I'd like to see a couple INT's to take the ball away from Stafford/ the Rams...

Do we have to try Melifonwu back at CB? Stick him on Nacua...? We have a couple other decent safeties so...

Except for the secondary.

Another Red Zone win. Well... we're looking like Green Bay so far so... I'm not worried about next year. And I'm not worried if we face them in the playoffs again. It'll be a good game.

Two red zone wins (score the TD, hold the other team to a FG) = 7-3 early lead for Detroit Blue Man Group.

PS: As for M&A as the only topic: Again, it depends on judgement. A lot of companies benefit hugely from M&A and it's a great benefit for all concerned. Both companies, stockholders, even the public. Usually there will be some employee losses; but that's my last concern because I'm of the mind of "be adaptable/ roll with the punches." And I say that with regard to myself as well... it's not an anti-employee stance. But I am pro-business entity efficiency proponent. Other company's... not so much. And that may go to your anti-M&A stance...