Motown Bombers

I have relatives who live in the Twin Cities. Drove it many times. Usually under 12 hours, and I just went around Chicago.

I read that Jared Goff chants were heard during the broadcast of the Steelers game.

Holmes has been good at knowing which free agents to let walk. Fun fact: the Lions drafted Kerby Joseph with the comp pick they got for letting Golladay walk.

I wouldn't call him a bust. He had injuries in San Francisco. That's why he was signed to a 1 year contract. he was brought back on another 1 year near league minimum deal. Holmes likes to take those kind of flyers on players. Anzalone fell into that bucket as well. He had an injury history with the Saints and the Lions brought him in originally on a cheap 1 year deal and he has for the most part stayed healthy.

Anzalone and Raymond are questionable. Neither is ruled out, so I think they both play. Moseley is ruled out with an illness. It's one thing after another with this guy.

I meant more the fans who want him as their head coach so bad. I'm sure he was known in league circles. I've read that Zac Taylor tried to poach him to the Bengals before the Lions promoted him.

There have been teams added after the 90's like Houston with multiple 4,000 yard passers. I had thought for sure Cutler did it at least once. He had a big arm and was a gunslinger and I was sure he racked up yards. Cutler did do it once but with Denver. Their all time leading receiver is Johnny Morris who played in the 60's. St Brown is less than 300 yards away from passing him. The woeful QBing of the Bears is legendary.

Nobody had ever heard of Ben Johnson like prior to 2022. He's never ran an offense without Goff. The Lions will likely stay in house at coordinator and run the same offense. I don't think people realize how much input Goff has on the offense. I also don't think people realize that Campbell is a good X's and O's coach and is smarter than given credit for. Remember, he called the plays at the end of 2021 when Goff started to play better.

That's most likely since he never coached at any level after the Lions.

Those are things you can grow from and mature. I'm just surprised there never seemed to be much interest in Schwartz even.

With so many coaches getting second chances, I'm surprised Fontes or Scwartz didn't get a second chance. Say what you will about Fontes, but the Lions were competitive under him and had their best stretch of football in the Super Bowl era under him until Dan Campbell. Schwartz took an 0-16 team and got them to 10 wins and the playoffs in 3 seasons. His issues were maturity which is something you can learn and grow from. He's been a successful coordinator with multiple teams since leaving the Lions. Caldwell left with a winning record, but unless you are elite, you generally don't get a third chance. An argument could be made for Mariucci. Give him a mulligan for working under Millen. Bobby Ross coached a team to a Super Bowl, but when the coach quits on the team, that probably ends your career.

I still can't believe a franchise as old as the Bears hasn't done it once. The Lions have done it 14 times. Stafford leads the way with 8, then Goff with 3, Kitna 2, and Mitchell 1. The Bears single season leader in passing yards is Erik Kramer.

It's great to have Raymond back with all the punts this defense can force.

Anzalone with a full practice.

Everybody was watching because they wanted to see a Lions starter get injured so all the Tuesday morning shows could say I told you so.

Clinton Portis is a name I hadn't heard in a long time. he was traded to Washington in the early days of Daniel Snyder for Champ Bailey. Bailey went on to have a hall of fame career and Portis averaged about 1.5 yards per carry less with Washington. I remember when the Lions drafted Champ's brother Boss. Good times.

Kwesi has been terrible at drafting. It's amazing how good the Vikings are given their poor drafts. It has to catch up with them eventually. They only have 3 picks in the draft, a 1st and two 5ths.

In terms of draft picks, Holmes in 4 drafts have drafted 8 Pro Bowlers and/or alternates but we'll say 9 since if eligible Hutchinson would be a Pro Bowler. He acquired another via trade in Goff and signed 5 in Raymond, Bates, Zeitler, Montgomery, and Reader. All of those players weren't big name free agents. Only Montgomery singed for longer than two years. You could argue 6 with Glasgow, but I credit the previous regime for Decker, Ragnow, Fox and Glasgow. Holmes is averaging over two Pro Bowlers per draft and 1 in free agency per year.

7 Pro Bowlers and 11 alternates. Biggest snub is Joseph. Goff is the starter for the NFC.

The Lions also had Stafford then who doesn't beat good teams.