Motown Bombers

It's also possible Woody Johnson just wants to know what Spielman thinks of the Jets Madden ratings.

A lot of these teams interview people who have no shot of getting the job. The Jets probably want to hear an outside assessment of their organization from a guy who came in and made an assessment of a downtrodden franchise and set them on a path to the NFL elite. The Lions interviewed a lot of people for GM. They could also be sizing up Spielman for another role in the organization. Sheila interviewed Dorsey for GM and the word was she liked him, and she ended up finding a spot for him.

The Steelers are becoming a more consistent version of the Fontes Lions. Win about 9 or 10 games a year, lose on the road in the wild card round, repeat.

It is a curious move. I know Seattle interviewed Engstrand last year for OC. I would take Engstrand over Fraley as a play caller.

I want Washington. I hate having to face a team a third time with Minnesota or Green Bay. I think they are the weakest of the teams. There is also a score to settle with them after the 1991 NFC Championship Game and 1999 Wild Card Game.

Lions pretty good against playoff teams.

Lot of NIMBYism in California. The state wants to build more housing, but no one wants the housing in their community.

So I just learned that Ray Agnew's son is a scout for the Jets.

I still contend that Dorsey is such an underrated addition to the Lions front office. This is the guy who drafted guys like Mahomes, Kelce, and Tyreek Hill and built the foundation of a Super Bowl dynasty. How goes to Cleveland and drafts Mayfield. Ward, Chubb and takes an 0-16 team to a playoff win. His issues have been working with head coaches which the Lions have not asked him to do.

Holmes doesn't go after premium free agents. However, aging players who are still productive like Zeitler and Reader will sign with the Lions at a reasonable rate for a shot at the Super Bowl.

Keep in mind, the Jets hired Rick Spielman for their GM search. That probably explains why Chris is interviewing for the job.

The flip side is, the Lions are a Super Bowl contender with an excellent culture and will attract the top coaches and executives in the NFL.

Yeah it would be unprecedented to hire a broadcaster that was a former linebacker as GM.

Holmes has been underrated on the players he chooses not to bring back. Golladay was a disaster for the Giants, and the Lions used the comp pick from Golladay for Kerby Joseph. Jackson is heading that way for the Rams. Fan favorite Jamaal Williams, in two seasons with the Saints, has 470 yards, 2 TDs, and is averaging only 3.1 yards per carry. The upgrade to Montgomery has been more substantial than most people thought, and it didn't cost much more.

Definitely. He will need to rename it. It's full of meth dealers in RVs, so he'll need to send them to Belize.

I hope he takes New Mexico from the Mexicans.

The Lions have had a franchise QB for the past 15 years. There was consternation after winning at the end of 2021 and losing the number one pick to Jacksonville. The Lions still got Hutchinson and Jacksonville is still a poverty franchise.

This game was the game that changed the trajectory of the franchise. This was the game same old Lions died. The Lions have put good runs together in lost seasons before. This game was in a stadium they were 3-27 in in the prior 30 years. Rodgers was 15-1 in December and January at Lambeau. The Packers had everything to play for. The Lions then followed this game up with a win the next season at Kansas City. This was the game Campbell became Lionized, but not in the way we used to say it around here.

The Lions have drafted two offensive or defensive linemen in every draft under Holmes. I like that strategy. You're bound to hit on some of the middle-round ones like McNeil and possibly Mahogany.

I keep hearing this about Ragnow, but he's only missed three games the past three years and isn't even listed on the injury report.

Paschal is still under contract for next year. Next year would be his last year.