buddha

They better call danielson up.  

between kasper sucking all season and danielson doing nothing all year long, and asp looking WAY over his head, our vaunted prospect pool isnt exactly giving a lot of hope.

and dont give me any cossa crap, every other goalie in GR has a GAA under 2 and a better save %.  

three wings forwards below the other team's circle allows a panthers break and they score.

soft soft soft soft soft.

look, they lost their top two centers.  in reality, they should have lost this game.  they were double shifting compher and ras.  of course, because theyre compher and ras, THEY SUCK.

this is the game that loses the season.  once again, larkin gets hurt  raymond doesnt show up, and the rest of the team coasts.

soft ass team blows it.

four players screen gibson and its tied.

raymond wide open in front.

stoned.

maybe brad knew his medicals all along?  or planted them with the ravens!

we'll give you TWO 4th rounders for him...

lucky break, but finnie jumped on it and kasper finished it.

kasper!!!!!!

another icing.

that's been coming a long time.

STOP ICING THE PUCK.

13 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

They don't exclusively draft for need. People here are implying that because they need a tackle, Brad will automatically draft a tackle for the sake of taking one. I don't believe he will unless it aligns with his draft board and player valuation. He will take the best player available on his board, that potentially aligns with a need, assuming that player grades out where he wants them too. Again, he'll likely have a board that grades out players with first round valuations and other metrics. only so many players will have a first round grade on his draft board. If we get to #17 and a tackle isn't one of those guys, I don't believe he'll take one for the sake of it, simply out of need. If a tackle is drafted at #17, it likely means Brad has a first round grade on them and they were either his BPA on his board or very high up on it.

Also, as NY Lion said, Brad is also unpredictable, and could draft anyone. Who predicted Holmes taking Jaymo, Gibbs, Campbell where he did in the draft?

nobody said they "exclusively" draft fpr need, but they DO DRAFT FOR NEED.  Cb was their biggest need and they drafted two of them.  dt was a huge need and they reached for one in round one.

jaymo, gibbs, campbell, laporta were drafted when the lions needed EVERYTHING.

copp hurt, larkin hurt, who's next?

you watch, the wings will miss the playoffs and THIS WILL BE THE YEAR THEY WIN THE LOTTERY.

NO ONE IN THE EAST EVER LOSES (except the leafs).

2 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Again, they draft for need when it aligns with BPA. They traded up to get Terrion Arnold, so clearly they saw him as both filling a need and getting the BPA on their board. Last year was the closest I think they've come in the first round to leaning more towards the need category. If it were a 1-10 scale, with 1 being closer to drafting for needs and 10 being closer to drafting for BPA, I'd say Brad is typically at a 7 or 8 on that scale.

they dont draft for need except those times that the bpa lined up with needs....how ridiculous does that sound?  it just HAPPENED to line up with need the last two years.  oh ok.  

38 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

I'd be disappointed. You have to be willing to adjust your expectations as the season progresses, and more importantly, you have to take advantage of your opportunities when they're right in front of you. Just ask the people over at Ford Field about that.

i agree.

that's why i hated the deadline.  they did nothing when they have their best shot at the finals in 15 years.  assuming that "because the core is young" means they will be this good every year is fool's gold.  theyre about to be capped out but refused to make their move for a robin to cade's batman, all because duren "catches lobs real good."

as you point out, the lions were built to win for 5 years, dont worry about losing that nfc championship game, theyre so young!  and then the next year the entire defense is injured, and two years later you finish last in the division.

progress isnt always linear.  teams dont always get better.  the league only bails out the spurs and idiots only hand star players to the lakers, not detroit.

i get that ivey was an albatross and not an asset, but was heurter really the BEST you could do?  you couldnt have thrown a couple seconds in with ivey to get dosunmu?  or even coby white?  as flawed as they are  they would be more productive than heurter.

anyway, rant over.  trajan really missed, imo.  i hope it doesnt cost them this year.

and as far as matching up against the knicks, i wouldnt assume they could beat miami or charlotte right now.  they should, but that assumes ausar is healthy.

39 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Planning in March to draft a player in April who you intend to start 100% of your snaps in September is a recipe for disaster. And it goes against what this team normally does in free agency.

If Mauigoa, Fano, and Proctor are gone, what do you do? Take Freeling, a one-year starter in the SEC, and hope he’s athletic enough to get up to speed?

yes

1 hour ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

They're going to draft the best player available on their board that they give a first round grade too. If they don't believe that a tackle has a first round grade and another player, at a different position, has a first round grade and is their BPA, they are taking that player. They don't draft for need generally and lean towards BPA. Last year's draft is the closest been to drafting for need.

They draft for need all the time.  they talk **** about bpa and turn around and draft corner and dt, both were positions of need.

they will draft a left tackle unless they sign another free agent.  and then they still might.  if they do, its bye bye manu.

5 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Minnesota picking #26 right now.  Pistons 28th.

its going to be really funny when we pick before the twolves. 

so if the pistons flop at the finish and end up 4th in the east, will we all still be mad even though that's where we thought they'd be before the season started, and they did nothing at the deadline?

i will never not be salty that trajan sat on his ass and did nothing to really help the team.  although now that tatum is back they probably werent going to win it anyway.

59 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

This is frustrating. I would have given him more than this. He’s a really good OT and it’s a bad, bad idea if they are planning to go into the draft without a second starting offensive tackle (unless they really think Borom should start).

Rasheed Walker is still out there but likely outside the Lions’ budget. Same for Trent Williams if the Niners move on. Trent Brown is available, but is effectively Decker 2.0 between age and injury concerns. Cam Robinson is no better than Borom. Blah.

 

Its a great tackle class and the lions are going to draft one in the first round.

43 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

I'll give it time, but right now, on the whole, this roster doesn't feel better or upgraded. Let's see what happens over the next few weeks. 

still early, but definitely an overall talent downgrade so far.

you dont build a team on free agents.

the best thing the raiders did this offseason was deal crosby for two first round picks.  that should be the foundation of your team moving forward.

23 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

I mean, I would still take Stafford over Herbert. I also think most Lions fans wanted Tua. Wasn't it tank for Tua?

i'd take either of them over jeff okudah.