RandyMarsh

Before yesterday's game somebody on Twitter posted Tork's slash line from a year ago this time and it was pretty damn close to what it was this year.

I believe the obp was down this year but slugging up(or vice versa) but ultimately the OPS was about the same. 

I saw that Riley has elite level swing speed while being in the upper half in terms of shortest swing. Perfect combination whereas Baez has the elite swing speed(tops on the team and I believe top 10 in baseball) but as you said he legit has the longest swing in all of baseball which obviously isn't good.

On a side note the data is nice but considering guys use different weight bats it isn't a clear apples to apples comparison.

I remember being an advocate of Edwards cause 1. he looked like the only guy that draft with superstar potential(Hali maybe proving that wrong though) and for another I remember reading up that scouts felt his bad shooting numbers were more due to shot selection and forcing things on a bad Georgia team than having a broken form like an Ausar. 

Hard to say who we would've picked if did get number 1 in previous years(aside from Wemby of course) but the team sure would look better if we had 1 or 2  of Anthony Edwards, Chet/Paulo and Wemby instead of Killian, Ivey and Ausar. 

Funny how for years the Pistons refused to bottom out so instead were always relegated to the mid to late lottery pick. Then the NBA changes the lottery rules making it harder for the bottom teams to win and the Pistons then decide to finally go all in on the tanking so in turn they still end up with mid lottery picks despite bottoming out. 

Olson has been awesome but unfortunately to no fault of his own we are 1-6 in his starts so really even if he was terrible it wouldn't matter much in terms of wins and losses. 

8 minutes ago, Tigermojo said:

What a trade that turned out to be.

I mentioned before but it's kinda funny how Avila seemed to get better returns out of his lesser deals than he did the big name players.

Aside from Olson for Norris, getting Willi Castro for Leonys Martin was a win considering the one good season Willi had and the fact he is still in the league,  Gipson-Lomg for Fulmer looks like it has the potential to be a win if he can come back healthy. 

Then his best trade, getting Parades and Candelario for Justin Wilson and Alex Avila. 

As I mentioned before I view combine or RAS scores as at best a confirmation of what you see on film, if a guy looks slow or non athletic on film/GPS and posts bad combine scores than chances are he is really is slow or unathletic, likewise for looking and playing fast on film. 

Basically if I was a GM I would always put more stock into what I see on film or what the GPS picks up in game vs. what was done at the combine. If I'm torn between two players and they were similar on tape but one posted a clear superior combine/ras score than that would probably be the tie breaker for me all else being equal(character, age, work ethic etc.)but otherwise I'm not taking a player over another based off of what he did for 1 day without pads on and not on the football field. 

Scouring the box score and I noticed that Buck Farmer is STILL pitching in the big leagues with the Reds, out of curiosity I clicked on his profile and I was shocked to learn that he is only 33 years old. Jeez did we call him up when he was 16 or something? Feels like he has been around forever and should be alot older. 

As somebody else said this could be a position we look to fill via in season trade. Given the fact we have a stud number 1 WR and a top 3 TE its not like it's a glaring issue so Holmes is prob fine just rolling with DPJ or Greene for the time being and seeing how things go. 

If they don't work out and we need a more reliable guy then that's when he'll go shopping. 

Yeah I figured it was a joke but I brought him back up cause i heard some folks mention him so I wanted to give my 2 cents about him in case they did sign him and people freaked out about it.

I of course forgot he sat out all last season and is already 31 so you can prob disresgard everything I speculated about in my previous post.

I didnt watch Kenny G with the Giants so maybe he is just finished but I could see him being useful with the right qb.

The reason I think he was so good with Staff was that Matt wasn't afraid to throw it up or in tight windows and allow Kenny to go make a play.

otoh I think Jones is/was more of the qb that waits till your open to throw it to you, doesnt have the anticipation of a Stafford or Goff which hurt somebody like Kenny who doesnt get the early separation.

But like I said I didn't watch him so maybe his injuries caught up to him and he simply isn't the same player athletically but I could also see atleast part of the blame being on the qb for reasons I mentioned.

For 1yr 5 million I would've been on that. Who knows though he may have preferred the Chargers since he should get more targets there.

As others have mentioned at best he'd behind St. Brown, LaPorta and the RBs here with the real possibility of Jamo as well given how he seemed to be more apart of the offense towards the end of the year. Considering it's just a 1 yr deal I could see him favoring a place where he could potentially get more targets and bigger numbers. 

Jobe's injury is being listed as a left hamstring strain. 

As long as it's not for an achilles injury it probably shouldn't be that big of deal. Still though rather him not be injured though so def not good news. 

3 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

Do people talking about the cap realize that Goff had the 3rd highest cap hit in the league last year? Only two players in the NFL took up more of the cap than Goff. He's not on some rookie deal. He's already getting paid. An extension would probably lower his cap hit in the short term. 

Yep, this isn't a situation like the niners will be in shortly where Purdy goes from being the cheapest player in the league to potentially one of the most expensive. Any potential salary or cap increase should be pretty negligible with Goff.

If the choice is either sign Goff to big money and be forced to have a terrible o line or not sign him and have a top 3 line Id prob take the latter. 

The thing is though that it isn't an either or situation, the NFL cap is only going to continue to rise and so long as we continue to draft well so we can offset the expensive positions with cheaper guys on rookie contracts there is no reason we can't keep Goff and continue to have a dominant line with multiple expensive linemen. 

*insert Michael Scott 'no' gif*

10 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

Higgins isn't going to play for the Lions unless he gets a new contract. He isn't holding out on the Bengals just to go to the Lions for one year. 

Yeah exactly, I've seen quite a few people suggest him but there is no reason he would come and play here for a year without an extension if he is holding up the Bengals. 

Start spreading the news, Parker Meadows average has hit .100! 

21 minutes ago, kdog said:

Two Tigers legends.

Raul Casanova is definitely an all time great name, he hit the jackpot there for sure. 

Yeah getting 2 All Pros at premium positions along with a borderline Pro Bowl level guy in McNeill AND 2 solid guys in Iffy and Barnes is about as good of draft as you can reasonably ask for. A+ for sure in my books. 

12 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Final attendance was 775,000. Wow.

Damn that's like a full home season worth of fans. 

On the subject of Michigan players, PFF put out their way too early 2025 big board and Mason Graham was number 2 overall and Will Johnson 3. 

To me in this day and age where we have other technology things like 40 times should at best be used as a confirmation to what you see on tape or in other avenues.  

For instance you just don't know if that guy wasn't a 100% when he ran, had a bad day or something else that contributed to a sub par time.

Likewise if a guy runs a time faster than he appeared on film it could just be a one off thing. Guys know how important their combine times are so they hire the best trainers, coaches, dieticians etc. leading up to it to maximize their times. I've seen videos where coaches have shown guys the best running technique specifically for the 40.  After the combine they may or may not go back to what their "regular" speed is.