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My Honda gas-powered mower is 3-4 years old & the starter assembly is shot already. Very surprised by this, but am waiting for a quote on fixing it. Very tempted to just get a battery-powered mower for my smallish yard. It takes about 90 minutes to mow the whole thing. My concern is Consumer Reports wouldn't even rate battery-powered mowers until recently because they all sucked so bad.

Yeah, I could see that happening exactly the opposite way.

I'm as excited & optimistic as the next guy, but I could see us starting out 4-5 & having people panic, & then winning the last 8 in a row.

Anybody else think he looks like Luke Skywalker coming off a bender?

I routinely ask waitresses what they do with all the extra gluten & can I get a discount on it.

I saw the Colts released Nick Foles. I'd be okay with him as a backup to Goff.

I heard an analysis yesterday from Dan Orlovsky I think, about the fact that the AFC is a much more pass-happy conference & the NFC tends toward the running game more - which is why the Gibbs/Campbell picks make better sense for the Lions. That may be overly simplistic - I'm not even sure whether it's accurate, but it would explain things a bit.

I don't think either one of them has any business being pissed. Every team needs more than 1 QB, & there are only 32 people on the planet who are starting NFL QBs. If Hooker is smart, he will learn everything he can & put the work in as if he were going to start - If he wastes his time being pissed at stupid stuff like other QB contracts he will go on the trash heap with the Jamarcus Russell's of the world. I think he's a little more with it than that - & I trust that Brad Holmes knows that, which is why he was picked.

I had blocked out that entire tenure in my mind. This may set me back a while. 😉

I thought so too, at least as far as the draft is concerned. Though he did bring in Snacks Harrison, & he may see Martin as the same kind of player.

Not a huge fan of the Hooker pick... Thought they'd add a DT there

I've become a Goff apologist - I would not risk a move like Anthony Richardson, because if you're not accurate against college defenders, you're not gonna be accurate against NFL defenses - & while I am concerned about Stroud's S2 scores, if he does fall I would be fine with taking him - or preferably trading down to a team that wants a QB. I'd rather see Stroud than a CB or TE at 6. At this point, I'd even warm up to Bijan at 6 & trading Swift.

I don't usually like to hope people get injured, but if he doesn't play 65% of snaps & GB loses that extra first, I wouldn't cry.

Looks like it's finally done.

Yep. Faith-based entertainment has gotten a bad rap for a reason, but this is SO well shot & written. The character development is phenomenal.

So. Good.

I ran across an article that breaks career length down this way, by position: Link Kickers/Punters — 4.87 Quarterbacks — 4.44 Offensive Linemen — 3.63 Defensive Linemen — 3.24 Linebackers — 2.97 Cornerbacks — 2.94 Tight Ends — 2.85 Wide Receivers — 2.81 Running Backs — 2.57 Granted RBs are lowest, but even punters don't average 5 years. I think you gotta pick talent first, & I think both you & Buddha agree on that. If you keep picking the best talent, you'll give yourself a better chance at building a winning franchise, not just for the next season.

Given everything Holmes & DC have said about looking for good locker room guys, I would tend to agree - however, I also don't think they're all that conventional. They may believe they have a good enough locker room right now that they can take a swing at the one player at a position of need that could make all the difference. I don't believe they're afraid of the narrative.

Kancey's tape is pretty good. I know he's undersized, but as a pass rusher on the inside he gets after it. We can always just use him on passing downs - though I suppose you want a little more playing time out of a first rounder.

I've tried to think of another signing that was this bad in Tigers' history. I know the Zimmerman signing wasn't great. We paid too much for Prince, but got out of that. I can't remember a contract that was supposed to be such a big splash end with such an enormous thud.

I purposely made a 2023 thread so I wouldn't have to relive that. Thanks. 🤕 😁

I've come to feel like Holmes & DC view TEs on the offensive side the way they view LBs on the defensive side. I know DC was a TE, but in this offense they are not utilized to the point of needing to spend that kind of draft capital to get one.

With the Spring Game behind us & recruiting slowing down a bit as we head toward summer, I figured this was as good a time as any to start fresh with a thread for the new season. Saw this on the Athletic, which is a paywall but fairly cheap. Feldman calls this Harbaugh's best team. https://theathletic.com/4402667/2023/04/12/michigan-football-jim-harbaugh-most-intriguing-team/