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My preference is tandem starts. Verlander started out very slowly, and less than average, last year. Have JV and Anderson pitch 9 innings. If JV starts and is ineffective or struggling after the first couple of innings, bring in Andrson to finish the game. Anderson can start and if he goes 6-ish, JV can have shorter outings to hone himself into shape for the second half of the season. If a 6th starter is needed, both can start consecutive games and go back to tandem afterwards. If JV starts picking up huge effectiveness, Anderson goes back to long relief/ 6th starts or back to starting in the regular rotation if one of the other guys gets nicked up. Out-of-the-box-thinking so to speak... But I don't mind left field...

And apparently, the brains of all the white trash bigoted Americans have fossilized into Neanderthal Mode. Or should that be Naziholic Mode?

So back the **** off Donald MF'ing Trump.

Five Stars...

FYI: It's strait, not straight. Straight = straight line. Strait = thin body of water (as in larger than a river) between two larger bodies of water. Unless this is just a joke I am missing out on...

The Trump Inflation Administration.

After hearing Elias Petterson rumors it was deflating to not actually land him... But I get it...

Yes... this too.

2025 Splits: Baez .770 against LH'ers, Meadows .653 against RH'ers (2024: .746, 2023 .689...). Cobbled together like that is at least a passable CF'er on offense. And the defense for the win. IMO.

PS: At defensive end I want to do the same thing... Spend less money on a rotational or backup DE. 3 guys I believe may be in the 3 years $18-27 mill contract range (hopefully Holmes can grab one at the LOWER part of that range...), each with their own positives and limitations: Kwity Paye, Kingsley Enagbare and Dre'Mont Jones. If Holmes nabs Enagbare, he's from the Packers so that's a small bonus...

I'd rather go after a cheaper Center like Cade Mays... 3 years $18-21 mill? He can play Guard or Center which makes him perfectly flexible according to how the Lions IOL shakes out... IMO. Plus that's a whole heckuva lot cheaper than Linderbaum. And I believe Holmes' and Campbell's focus is STILL on draft and development and they do NOT want to spend that much money in free agency on one guy. At least I believe that that is still true...

It wouldn't bother me at all to trade down... Even our 1st rounder. Especially if he could garner an additional 2nd or even just a 3rd... (more likely a 3rd... but not putting anything past what Brad Holmes can pull out of his... errr, hat...)

Rams traded for Chiefs' McDuffie...

PS: Would Vancouver actually stoop this low...? Or would they take on this chance (their bet/ risk) that they could actually turn Ras into something? Stupid chance and ****ty risk... but who knows what Vancouver is actually thinking right now...?

If Stevie Y can just take advantage of this...

Based on this... I'm OK pivoting to Elias P... I think Thomas is better... but not that much better...

Compher is simply for some salary match. But they would have him for two more seasons after this so... you know... warm body. Add in Nate and a 1st and a future conditional 2nd (a 1st if the Wings make the playoffs this year and the next...? Just a WAG on what the 2nd pick would actually be like). I don't know how bad off Vancouver is currently with his situation... but it might possibly force his value to be down by x-amount... ?

I would be OK with Petterson if we also sent out Compher as part of the package...

What I would disagree with on this is that we wouldn't be able to handle 9 new players... I'm calling BS on that... Half of the guys they draft will end up on the practice squad anyways... And the starters or cheap depth that this team could use, to develop, practice squad, coach up or otherwise... Equals: 1 OT, 1 IOL (Center or Ratledge = starting center so Guard... or Guard/Center capable), 1 TE (or possibly 2?), backup RB who is a bigger between-the-tackles/ goalline back, 1 DE, 1 DT, 1 LB'er, 1 CB, 2 Safeties. Or, in other words: between 9 and 11 players. Doesn't mean Holmes can get 9 "Lions" players in this draft... And obviously, Holmes is not drafting 9 starters for those positions. A lot of those guys will end up as backups... hopefully high-quality backups... But, yeah, we need the depth and 9 is not an unabsorbable number of new players. IMO.

Trump planned for the Afghanistan disaster VERY VERY WELL...: He released 10,000 Taliban terrorists as part of his "deal".

I think Holmes absolutely WILL add a free agent RB. Like RR is pointing out... what about THIS year? And I believe there are multiple veteran RB's in FA this year that are similar to Monty and can closely (if not perfectly) match Monty's output. Even a couple guys who used to be workhorses, but because of age will probably be stuck with a 2026 role that is similar to Monty's rather than still being the "feature back". This includes Brian Robinson Jr., Joe Mixon, James Connor, Tyler Allgeier... maybe a few others too. If he adds one of these guys on an inexpensive contract, especially if he can get one on a "vet min" contract... Brad Holmes will again display his genius. Just a WAG... but I think he gets one of those guys... Another WAG: James Connor... but not at Vet Min.

He's healthy next year: Joe Mixon.

Close to correct. Top-19 protected so, actually, if it goes below #20...

Needed that win...!

It's on a "Concept Board" right now. Or at least it's, conceptually, inside someone's head right now... But they haven't identified who that person is... Maybe they'll think about the concept a few more weeks... Maybe.