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That’s fair. It’s most likely they were less than $100k apart in negotiations. Which is still tiny in the grand scheme

I wasn’t bringing it up with any regards towards player feelings. It’s seems so cheap and a giant waste of time over essentially nothing. $25k to a MLB team translates to like 25 cents in real world. Why bother?

It’s only $25k. That’s the issue.

So dumb

Obviously, Belichick and Saban are the two greatest football coaches of this generation. Isn’t Pete Carroll the solid 3rd choice? He dominated in college winning 2 national championships and was a play away from a 3rd. He won a Super Bowl and was another play away from winning 2. An exceptional career for a guy that was essentially a journeyman until he was 50 years old.

Most of the people I’ve talked to in town and heard call in The Ticket seem to think the Lions have this one in the bag because it’s at home and the crowd will be hype.

Nobody here has said anything about the Rams being impossible to overcome. I definitely haven’t seen anyone diminish the strengths of the Lions or even suggest that they will lose. It’s going to be a battle of a game between two good teams.

How weird is it going to be for everyone to be giant Packer fans in the game before. The playoffs make for some strange bedfellows.

I agree

If you look at the Lions schedule the same way, what do you see? It’s probably less impressive. Rams are a good football team that’s playing their best ball now. Not sure how that can be denied.

Season stats do not tell an accurate picture of how well the Rams are playing right now.

What’s gone into your thought process to give the Lions a 60/40 advantage?

Some thoughts from Rick Spielman on Caleb Williams as a prospect. He’s a fan.

I’m honestly more than a little worried about this game. Getting lost in the Stafford/Goff angle is that the Rams have been among the hottest teams in the 2nd half. They’ve won 7 of their last 8 games with the only loss being the OT loss at the Ravens. That’s a really impressive stretch. McVay is really smart offensive mind and Kerby Joseph is a really instinctive player that can be baited too easily. I’m afraid they will dial up a few things to take advantage of that aggression. Kerby needs to focus more on being a true free safety and not letting the ball get behind him more than making big plays on pass catchers. We can’t afford any more mental breakdowns in the secondary this week.

I’m glad that at least one member of the Stafford family gets it.

You guys are overthinking this one. The teams don’t matter at all in Germany. Their appetite for NFL is so high that any game will sell out quickly.

Some rumors popping up about there being interest between the Falcons and Kirby Smart.

Finebaum is such a Michigan honk. lol There were rumors before the game that his daughter was telling people this was his last season.

The new rules also mean that all Alabama players will have a 30 day transfer window even though the portal Is closed until May. All Bama recruits that haven’t started school can be released from their letter of intent as well. The same rules will apply to players at the school the next coach leaves to take the job.

He should say no and tell them to find someone else to meet their Rooney rule requirements.

Knees Down Chicago Bears

Good for Mike. He deserves to see his name up for opportunities. Bad for Mike that it’s in Carolina working for a guy that is rocketing himself up the list of worst owners sports.

I’m not sure how Washington is still standing. Michigan absolutely dominated 20 minutes. Not sure what happened last 10 minutes. JJ wasn’t good at all that stretch.

What a weird half of championship football

I know the popular thought is Michigan needs to pound the run and control the clock. This Washington defense is very beatable over the top. I think UM will look to take advantage and have more than a few big shots in the game plan similar to OSU last year.