Hongbit

I wonder if they will reduce the draft penalties if he sells the team.

Their chili is worse.

The author has obviously never been to Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

I can’t wait to see the crowd at USC for a 6PM start on the Friday of Labor Day weekend against a G6 opponent.

NYC is one of the most underrated college football towns in the country. All of the major schools have an alumni group that gathers in a bar somewhere in Manhattan. It’s crazy the amount of different teams represented if you are out on a fall Saturday in New York

Miami is probably the closet comp to USC. Private city school with a blue blood history. They’ve had the same issues. The can get 55 - 65k every week but the stadium holds 80. That’s very similar to what USC draws. I am pretty sure Miami’s numbers were up last year and should be again this season. Rome has a spot on take about LA as a sports town.

We can dream but it would be amazing. Bears and Packers fans would **** their pants too.

That’s it exactly. The alums and family of alums show up (unless it’s a Noon start on one of the hottest days in decades against a G5 team). In order to fill a 90k stadium, they need local Angelenos to jump on board and that only happens when they are good. It’s a common problem with almost every city school in America.

The latest news is NE and Gonzalez are way apart and he may hold out into the season. If that’s the case, I’d expect someone to make a deal for him this week. I hope it’s not anyone in division or the typical Rams or Eagles.

Brad would never do it but can you imagine if he pivoted out of his comfort zone into the Howie Roseman world and made a trade for Christian Gonzalez. It would cost a first and then some and then they’d have to figure out how to pay him so it’s never going to happen but that would be the kind of all-in move that could take them to a different level.

I’m a USC guy. We don’t go to games.

NFL GM is a brutal job. You can make the right moves and have injury or circumstance derail them. He has absolutely tried to improve the secondary. Unfortunately that doesn’t matter. All that matters is how do you stop someone from repeatedly converting 3rd and long in the 4th quarter. Not a fair job but that’s what they all sign up for.

I couldn’t agree with you more on this one, boss.

**Unpopular Post Warning** Looking at this roster and there’s just so much hope and pray. Brad has not done a good job this offseason. This is not a playoff level secondary. It’s arguably one of the worst in the league. Getting Branch back will help but it will be at least 6 games before he’s back to the level we’re accustomed. So much is relying on very marginal players. DJ Reed was not great last year and he’s the top talent by far in the entire back end. Maddox was serviceable last year but pairing him with Chuck Clark or Christian Izien is an opposing OC’s dream. I don’t see how they aren’t shredded by even average offenses. Gibbs is sensational but we have no backup plan. Pacheco was a terrible sign. He’s always injured and always will be injured. He runs with a reckless style that pretty much guarantees it. Letting Monty go and going into the season with Saylors at RB2 is total failure. Any Gibbs injury and the season is in serious jeopardy. That was never the case before. The OL was the biggest issue last year. They’ve added a rookie to play RT and still have Mahogany. He had maybe 3 good games 2 seasons ago and has been trash or hurt the past two. This guy probably shouldn’t still be on the roster much less starting. The line is only as good as the weakest link and he’s terrible. Most Lions fans are ignoring the past and assuming Petzing is a positive. Maybe. But we’ve seen Lynn and Morton come in and totally fail. It’s no sure thing that the offense will be better. Alot of hope and wishful thinking that it may work out but he’s got a lot to prove. Even our kicker is an issue. There’s just no explanation for why they have nobody pushing or challenging him. I’m not saying remove him as kicker but he needs some accountability. Last year wasn’t great and preseason has been horrendous. If everything goes right, the skill players and the schedule could easily make this a 12 or 13 win team. By the same account, it won’t take much the other direction to turn this into last year or potentially worse.