1984Echoes

Any free agents anyone is still interested in...? I'd be interested in Marcus Peters as CB depth... I think he had a "down" year last year by his and the Ravens' standards but... I think he'd do great on the Lions, both for leadership and experience as well as ability... Just my 2 cents...

Then it's not GOT.

And Trump follows Cohn's MO, as he was taught... to the letter.

I definitely had this guy on my later round picks radar... 5th round...

I want him to do a Game of Thrones perp walk tour through New York City, San Francisco, Detroit, Baltimore, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Washington DC, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and San Diego... Naked. Am I a bad person for wanting that (not to watch it, just to want it...)?

I want him to ask "Please can I get Russia?" He thinks (A) He can get a Trump Tower Moscow and Trump Tower St. Petersburg over there, and (B) MAGA will call him a martyr for being exiled to Russia and start a revolution in America to reinstate him as dictator for life. He can return in triumph. (at least in his mind...).

Great minds and all...

Right next to Nixon's Vietnam deal in 1968...

On board with that plan...

But not guaranteed the #1 pick. How I love the draft lotteries so much. We'll pick 4th.

They need to issue several hundred additional ICC warrants to anyone in the Russian command structure, from top-to-bottom, that did nothing to stop these war crimes... including bombing hospitals and civilian residential areas... so all air force and artillery command as well as ground forces commanders for the murder, rape and kidnapping crimes: https://news.yahoo.com/know-un-report-outlining-russian-175721375.html

Agree 100% And to RM's point on not relying on a rookie as the backup, especially Hooker with his ACL... I agree... But I also wouldn't exclude drafting one of them based on that reason. I'd be OK with drafting one of them if Holmes grabs one; but ALSO would still want a better backup than the Blough and Boyle show we were treated to last year. I have no idea if Sudfeld can actually play a decent QB since he's thrown close to zero passes in his career. Or at least not very many. But he's going to sign soon also... with us or someone else? If it's another team we are left with "nothing" again as backup QB? I doubt Bridgewater would sign here to be a backup. But great if he does. But seriously Holmes... wtf? You can't do the same thing as last year on a QB. And you even SAID so...

So true... So disgusting. Beyond disgusting. What words even exist to describe this behavior? Grotesque? Despicable? Contemptible? I don't know which one to use anymore...

In other words, we're in the same situation as last year when we had crap as our backup QB until we picked up Sudfeld, another team's wasted 6th round pick that was slightly better than crap? Holmes promised us better than that this year. To me, that means Richardson in the 1st or Hooker in the 2nd... right?

I think a warrant for Trump's arrest would work differently... IMO.

Good, put it on record... It says something at least... Rather than all the whispers in the international arena.

And ended up with significantly less than what the Lions offered...

I don't believe that he is. No thanks. I'd be extremely pleased with getting one of Anthony Richardson (I'll take the lotto ticket here... if Holmes decides he's the right guy), Bijan Robinson, Tyree Wilson, Myles Murphy, or Christian Gonzalez at #6. I would be extremely displeased if we trade up for Anderson, and it's not even close.

Here we GO !!!

I don't think his progress will be impeded. I just think he needs to experience the NHL physical game in order to realize how much strength he will need to gain. Then the rest is up to him, and the Red Wings trainers... In fact, I'd be perfectly fine with calling him up for his 9 games, so he can see first-hand what it means to be in the NHL... I'm just sayin'... I think he'll struggle with the physicality in the NHL for a year or two, until he gets stronger. Which will also help him stay on his feet... But also... I think we'll see flashes of his tremendous talent when he's playing with the Wings... it's just that, from what I saw, there's some specific (weight & strength training) work he needs to do...

Struck out on my first Adopt-a-Tiger (since the old forum...): Jackson Jobe. I think I'll quit adopting.

That's like saying pull Avila down from the crucifix so we can draw and quarter him...

And possibly a "Vet Cap Discount" so it counts less against the cap than the contract value...

Not if they're pushing for the playoffs. They need some high-level coverage there (C & OG) both at the starter level and the backup level. Glasgow provides that.

I would say after the draft. Draft a starting Guard and even if they don't take over the starting spot right away, Glasgow can start. In fact, I think Glasgow is more an Evan Brown guy than a Vatai replacement. I know Glasgow has started... but I think he can get pushed aside (it's also only a 1-year deal) when the time is right. Even if that's 2024 not 2023. So... draft a Guard, and drop Vatai, and take it from there... But if they DON'T get the guard that they want in the draft... then I think they hold onto both Vatai and Glasgow.