RandyMarsh

Yeah definitely take Branch out, hell I'd sit him out next Sunday too if he isn't 100%. He's too valuable going forward to risk a major injury.

Whoa a super late flag that goes in our favor?

Birkett says questionable to return with an "ankle injury".

Oh God looks like Branch was pointing to his achilles. Please no!

It does but considering how the defense has played and the GB offense has looked it's hard to blame the Lions for getting a little conservative and not trying to do too much.

Weird not seeing Crosby kick for GB.

Not an ideal start.

Lions going with the all white unis just like they wore in Lambeau last year and in KC. Lets hope they continue to bring good things!

Decker and Montgomery officially active but Kerby Joseph was just declared inactive.

Before Granderson, Bobby Higginson was the last home grown Tiger to do it in I believe 00 or 01.

Yeah good point, I always forget about that stipulation. In that case then if Campos is eligible then we don't have to worry about protecting him since he's nowhere near ready for the majors.

One thing I'm looking and hoping for in these final 5 games is a Tork HR, not that it's some major deal but I would like for the Tigers to finally have a 30HR season for the first time in 8 seasons.

I wonder how long they wait till they put up his statue? I don't necessarily want them to do it next year but I hope it's not one of those things like the Lions with Barry where they wait almost 25 years to do it.

He says now that he expects a Gibbs coming out party but the first time he gets a handoff that doesn't go for 6+ yards he is going to call for Ben Johnsons head.

That's good news, let's just hope that they are effective cause they won't be doing us any favors if they are too injured to play close to their normal levels.

Not super concerned about Montgomery even though it would be nice to have him but not having Decker does suck. Nice to get Mosely back atleast.

Could be but it's not like these teams are involved in the playoff chase at all so it wouldn't be a big deal if it wasn't made up.

Worth noting that the Bucks better hope like hell this is enough to pacify Giannis and have him not walk in a couple years. I don't think he will but IF he does they will basically have to start over without the luxury of having lottery picks as they pick swapped and traded all their 1sts for the foreseeable future. This is truly an all in move.

I don't think I could bet anything big on the Pistons cause I think it's just too hard to quantify the difference a healthy and hopefully improved Cade will have on the team along with a new coaching staff. Could it be 5 wins?, 10? Or even 15? Hell maybe none at all. Its just too big of unknown for me to put any substantial amount of money on.

Admittedly I don't know much about all the guys involved in the trade but I of course know about Holiday and from what I saw of him on the Bucks I think he is going to be a big loss for them and Im not so sure they are a whole lot better with Dame there instead of him. And that's not even factoring in whatever they gave up.

I seem to recall the consensus being that after using 1sts on London and Pitts the previous 2 years and already boasting a top 10 rushing attack that they were gonna go a different route than a skill player.

For those wondering, I just checked the forecast in GB tomorrow and it looks like it's going to be a perfect night for football. Low 60s/upper 50s and clear so it appears we aren't going to have to worry about crappy weather.

They may have tried getting greedy and hoped that they could trade back and still get him, that way you kinda hedge yourself a bit if he does become a Nick Fairley by getting the extra pick but I personally don't think so just cause of Chicago and Philly being ahead of them and both having rumored interest in him. Who knows, they probably didnt foresee Atlanta taking Bijan and if he dropped to Philly they very well may have taken him over Carter leaving Jalen for the Lions.

Yeah to me it's pointless to see how he plays right now in the terms of seeing if they messed up by passing on him. Like you said everybody knew he could play, it was the motivational and off the field concerns why teams passed on him. Those things aren't going to show up your first month in the league when you're motivated to show the world what you got. Lets see how things go come December or in year 3 or 4 of your career. Also he is in the perfect situation for him, is on an elite team like he was used to in college which helps with motivation, has some of the best coaches in the league and plays on the best defensive line in football and against the best o line in practice. Who knows if he would turn out to be the same player in a different environment.