buddha

the lions have had one successful offensive coordinator under holmes/campbell and that was ben johnson. hard to give them the benefit of the doubt in coordinator hirings. that said, what the heck do we know about it? the problems last year stemmed from their inability to replace ragnow and zietler more than the oc, imo. that falls on holmes, not campbell. the oc turns into a fall guy for personnel lapses, injuries, and bad luck more times than not. hopefully this guy turns into the next ben johnson without the ultra cutesy **** that got him in trouble from time to time.

true.

ben johnson took a heel turn awfully quickly. i dont know if he's on the daboll path but it wouldnt surprise me. the bears have more talent than those giants teams so it probably wont happen. otoh, the central is a harder division than the nfc least. depends on how you feel about caleb and this bears team. he's great outside the pocket and not great in it. if you keep him in there, he'll make a mistake. bears fans will learn what lions fans learned this year: progress is not always linear. its a week to week league. i doubt the bears are as lucky next year as they were this year.

the only angle i can possibly convince myself will work is the "vancouver retains a ton of salary" and "the swedish guys bring out the best in him." i can almost talk myself into it at that point. but then i still go back to him basically crying in a corner because jt miller was bullying him. the last time the canucks were in the playoffs he was a complete no show. he signed that huge deal and fell off a cliff. is that who i want? do i really need a perennial lady byng candidate to lead my team? otoh, he wouldnt be the leader of the team. he could fade into the background and produce on line 2 or 3. but if that's who youre trading for, do you really want to pay that guy 11 million per year for the next SEVEN years? i dont. if you wanted to mortgage the future for a "star" then you should have ponied up for hughes. if you want to take on a distressed asset, then find one who doesnt make 11 million per year.

war has always overly benefitted starting pitchers who accumulate innings. the fact that park effects can change year to year without any physical change to the park itself or change to the general weather patterns tells me that players who play in the park have as much or more influence on the "park effect" that season than the modelers would have you believe.

its been a disappointing year for a lot of their prospects. danielson proved he definitely wasnt ready for the nhl, kasper has regressed horribly, asp is decent on offense and a black hole on defense, lombardi is hurt, mazur is ALWAYS hurt, mbn didnt do much in detroit, buium is hurt, wallinder/tuomisto cant get out of GR and look like AAAA players right now. injuries have robbed a lot of their top prospects of their seasons. normally you'd chalk that up to bad luck, but in mazur and lombardi's case, it may be an indication of their lack of size being a problem. buium just seems like bad luck. danielson's debut was a real bummer. i was hoping for more at the nhl level, even though he is a rookie. and he's not barging down the door in GR either. the criticism from scouts that he's just not a dynamic offensive player may be true. still time though. on the bright side, bear is healthy, buch seemed to continue to score in russia, and plante has blossomed into a great playmaker at the college level. cossa went on a heater in GR and looks ready for next year. augustine continues to augustine in the ncaa. genborg looks like a potential holmstrom. the swedish johannson continues to earn praise. can we finally get a second rounder who hits? 🤔 the system remains deep, but with no one projecting as a star player. all in all, its probably the usual amount of rising and falling that prospects do. i'd like to see them deal a few of them for an established blue liner and physical forward. deal them before the shine wears off.

no, no, no, no, NO! 11.5 million per season for a guy who floats around on offense and is the opposite of physical on defense. that's the guy you want as the highest paid player on your team? the wings get continually bashed in physically by other teams, adding petersson to this team only exacerbates that problem. unless vancouver is literally giving him away, i am not interested. now, if the petersson of which you speak is vancouver's DEFENSEMAN of the same last name, that i am interested in. elias petersson the overpaid, soft as church music center? no thanks. i'd rather take my lumps with danielson.

war has gone from being a really interesting statistical way to analyze player value to overrated gospel. it places too much emphasis on things like park effects, fielding, and base running, and not enough emphasis on hitting. just my .02. like most stats, i like it when it supports my argument and dislike it when it doesnt.

keep caleb in the pocket and he'll make a mistake. **** the bears! lolol. go paint your nails, caleb.

anderson was on record that he only wanted to get traded to vegas. i know you have a pathological urge to rip management whenever another team makes a trade you wanted detroit to make, but anderson was never coming here.

even though it cost them a goal, i like to see elmer get a little physical.

shocker.

i'm stunned. the next thing you'll tell me is that joel embiid and anthony davis are injured.

spinal fusion surgery is no joke.

The pacers should be fined for that game. embarassing.

gfy ottawa. come on.

who is playing for indiana?

carve a year off of arbitration in exchange for a cap on the length of contract?

i disagree with most of that except for the part about baseball. baseball has so many salary constraints that favor owners its ridiculous. so many constraints that help smaller markets already. the mets spent more money than god last year to win a total of 83 games. only 4 more than the bottom feeding, cheap ass marlins. the mighty market of milwaukee won 97. yes yes yes the dodgers. oh no! the pirates couldnt sign a 33 year old corner outfielder with declining stats. someone please think of the children! if anything, the current system is TOO owner friendly. it lets owners off the hook for not investing in their product while quietly sucking up "revenue sharing" money from teams trying to win. i am no fan of unions, but if i'm the players here, there is no way i let them do a salary cap. and i dont think the owners will die on that hill either. they know they have a good thing going. there are much more pressing issues to address than player salary constraints and growing labor coats, the players have largely lost on those issues already.

fans just want to see their favorite players stay with their team. they want to think all teams have the same shot at free agents as the other teams. they dont think that they do and that this is why their team loses. theyre wrong, but that's ok. once more from the rooftops: salary caps benefit no one but the owners. its a brilliant way for owners to maximize their profits and get fans on their side against the greedy players. i mean, the players ARE greedy, but so what? its capitalism. were all greedy.

ASP played just 9 minutes. and didnt play at all gor the last 15 minutes of the game. he's such a liability on defense the wings dont want to play him late in tight games with a lead. its a must that they get him off the second pair. they need another defenseman in the worst way. it doesnt have to be rasmus anderson, but it needs to be a reliable, second lair D. come playoff time, asp is going to need to be heavily sheltered.

its weird, two straight losses and the wings will likely be out of the playoffs, but as of now they have one of the best records in the league. atlantic is so competitive.

The Mike Brown effect happened early this year.

giannis blames the fans.