RandyMarsh

I know everybody hates "retreads" but are there any out there that we should consider or should it just be some hot assistant?

Yeah we rent our main field out to other schools so it gets used quite a bit during football season and we also use it for soccer so when we were told 10 years I'm not sure if they factored that in. If you go to the practice field which doesn't get the same amount of use it's like night and day despite being installed the same time. I know our maintenance department takes care of it the best they can but they have so many other jobs besides maintaining the field so I'm sure it doesn't get the same attention to detail that an NFL team does. But all I can say if an NFL field is anywhere close to how ours looks and feels right now I can understand the players not liking it.

I tend to agree on Carter, maybe not huge mistake but I think it's something that very well could come back to haunt them. With that said we also have to consider the fact that if they do pass on him it might not entirely be because of the off the field issues. They may just not think as a player he is head and shoulders above the rest of the DTs. Just using a quick scenario, lets say they plan on going DT and CB with their first 2 picks. Using NFL Draft Buzz scores for these players you could get Carter who is a 91.9 and Emmanuel Forbes at 18 who is an 87.8. You have a total grade of 179.7. OTOH you could go Witherspoon at 6 who has a 90 grade and Breese at 18 who they grade at 88.1 for a total of 178.1. So hypothetically if you go by these grades you get a 1.6 extra score with your 1st 2 picks. That's not insignificant but it's also not a huge difference particularly if you do worry about Carter's off the field stuff. This of course is just 1 sites grades but maybe the Lions have similar scores or even closer ones on their board?

On the topic of Field Turf, that stuff is extremely dangerous if it has years of wear on it. I don't know how often NFL teams change it but at my School District I work at we got field turf installed in 2014, we were told we'd have to replace it in 10 years it hasn't even hit that and we are already in the process of replacing before the upcoming football season because of how beat up it is. You might as well be playing on concrete at this point.

I don't think there is like a rule or anything its just a matter of not wanting to haul that much payload. I watched videos on YT from behind the scenes of various equipment managers and what it takes to get ready for a road game and there's a lot more work than one would even think about. During it they mention that they check the forecasts beforehand and bring the stuff they feel they are going to need for that and nothing more. They also mention the difficulties of finding the right spikes and trying to guess what the field is going to play like that day to make sure you bring the right ones. I'm wanting to say it was the Giants or Jets that I was watching and they were traveling to KC where they hadn't played in a while and the manager brought up how not being recently familiar with the field was going to be a challenge for them in terms of bringing the right footwear. Considering the Lions only play in Carolina every so often and when you do its rarely cold like it was had to be a major problem. Also the fact that it is the one outlying game of the last couple months makes me think that even more.

They didn't, they admitted they didn't bring the right footwear cause they underestimated what the temp was gonna be and what the field was gonna be like. That's why when people say things like "they play on the same field" it isn't exactly fair cause the home team has all the equipment they need right there where as the road team is limited to the amount of stuff they bring.

I dont see why it should make a diff where you gamble at but rules are rules and if he knew that and still did it then I have to question his intelligence.

I just liked the threat of Jamo, even if he didn't put up big numbers I thought he would still help the offense greatly because of his speed. Oh well atleast its only 6 games, hopefully theyll be fine.

I wanted Tillman before hand now I definitely want him!

What a kick in the nuts, I figured things were going to good and something bad would happen but I thought we atleast make it to training camp.

If Bryce Young was just a few inches taller and 20lbs heavier he would be the perfect prospect. I love his on field skills, character, leadership qualities etc. If the size doesn't end up being an issue I think he's gonna be one of the elite qbs in a couple years. But that's a big If.

LV just has such a small market compared to other teams it takes a much higher percentage of people going to the game to fill the stadium. For reference their local population is about only half of Detroit and Detroit is considered mid market.

I been to Vegas probably a half dozen times in the summer since my parents were major gamblers so our "family summer trip" would be there and it was always unbearable. My brothers and I would spend all the time by the pool or in the air conditioned arcades that all the casinos had at that time.

I was gonna bring up the Golden Knights and how LV took to them but I didn't think it was an apples to apples comparison. For starters it was their first pro sports team and was their very own, not a team that relocated. Also they were highly successful from start even making it to the Cup Finals their very first year. That kinda success right out of the gate is the perfect recipe to engage and build the fanbase. Finally even though the Knights do have a relatively strong base its alot easier to fill a hockey arena than a baseball stadium. Your point about opposing fans is noted though and I agree with that possibility.

Yeah I was gonna mention that too, just like you used to see pitchers shag flyballs in bp(idk maybe they still do) you likely see OFers mess around in the infield. Same with all sports I guess, Im sure tackles in football goof off at practice sometimes and run WR routes or something. Speaking of that I get a kick out when announcers or fans make a big deal when an OT makes a catch out of the backfield. They act like these guys aren't professional athletes that live and breathe football who have played since they could walk. Im pretty sure they are more than capable of catching a 5-10 yard pass.

I too am in no hurry to see him up here cause I think it would be in his best interest development wise to stay in Toledo for atleast half the season but I just think if there were to be an injury involved to the Tigers, particularly one that could give him reps at 3b he would be the one called upon.

The hardest part was the throw but still that is relatively easy play for a big leaguer. To me the most impressive thing is that there was no hesitation or indecisiveness that you may see from a player at a new position. He immediately went straight to 2nd and jumped off the base to make the throw just like a regular SS would. I think it just shows how talented these big leaguers are, almost all of them played SS and were the dominant player on their teams/league growing up. I think that type of athleticism, skill and feel for the game doesn't just go away for these players. Atleast for the most part.

May happen but since they moved the LF fence way back I think it's been tough for RH hitters there. I guess Miggy gets most of his nowadays to RF so I suppose for him that wont matter.

Yeah they'll have a new stadium but I just don't see how things will be any better for the A's in LV. I heard they are banking on alot of the tourists going to games but really with all the things to do in Vegas why would one choose to go to baseball game when you can do that anywhere in the country? Even if they did you would need a big chunk of those people to go to the games to make any tangible difference. As far as the local market, its a pretty small market so presumably you're not going to get a alot of people watching the games and TV ratings are like the biggest revenue source for MLB teams now. I guess it's going to come down to how committed to winning Fisher is,if he puts forth the resources to have a consistent winning team then maybe the locals will come out in droves but if he runs it the same way I don't see how it's going to be any different. Much like how people thought a new stadium would get people to come out and watch the Marlins. Made little difference.

Yeah it's not like he had to actually "turn it", just a simple ground ball right to you that any High School player worth his weight in salt would gobble up followed by running to the bag and throwing it. I guess the maybe the impressive thing was the instincts to go straight to 2nd and then make an accurate throw but even that I think any professional(including minor leaguers) would be able to do that the vast majority of the time.

I know things are obviously different nowadays with the advent of the internet and the ease to which highlights from prior generations but in scenarios like this I like to compare it to what it would be like for myself and for me it would be like talking about a guy that retired in the mid 1970s like say a Johnny Unitas and to me Unitas just feels like somebody my Grandfather would've watched. It just seems so crazy when I put it in that context.

Kawhi out for game 3 with a knee injury. I love Kawhi but he's like Anthony Davis, seems like he is always injured!

JHM finishes 2-4 with the aforementioned HR and a walk. You gotta think he's gonna be first in line when a position spot comes available for the Tigers.

Yeah that's what I've been doing too.