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I don’t necessarily disagree, and I think that’s in part why they’ll be able to probably re-sign most of that 2023 draft class despite having four picks in the first two rounds. At the same time, the Saints are a poster child for what happens when you ignore the cap completely. And it’s not like salary demands are staying stagnant while the cap increases.

Zero chance he goes to the Eagles. I think odds are Jerry Jones folds and he signs a mega-deal with the Cowboys. Chiefs are a real chance if he is moved. I’d put the Patriots, Rams, and Bears as the three most likely destinations outside of Dallas. I give it a 2% chance he’s a Lion.

I hear this point of view but I don’t think it’s Brad’s style. He’s dismissed the notion of a window before, and trading for and signing Paraons would mean we have a 2-3 year window. I think Brad’s style is more aligned with being consistently 10-7 or better and hoping you can string together three straight in January. Which has its own merits, but ask Pittsburgh how it’s worked out for them lately.

If the Lions made a call on Maxx Crosby I’m sure they’ll make a call on Micah Parsons. The question becomes though what you’re willing to give up — both draft capital wise and contract extension wise. If they traded for Parsons and extended both him and Hutch, you’re not extending Jamo, and probably not 2-3 of Gibbs/Campbell/LaPorta/Branch. Is that worth it? Maybe. Parsons is a damn good football player. But you’re also setting yourself up for a bare cupboard in a few years unless you can really hit on some mid-round picks. I tend to think there will be a higher bidder somewhere in the NFL.

And look how that turned around it, a Divisional Round exit. /s

It’s just practice.

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Trey Lance is getting the start for the Chargers tomorrow night. I did not know Trey Lance was on the Chargers.

The defense should be fine. The interior DL may takes its lumps against teams like Baltimore and Philly, but they have the DPOY betting favorite on the edge, Anzalone/Campbell behind them, one of the best safeties in the league deep, and two capable to good corners. Healthy, I agree that’s top five. It’s the offensive line that worries me. We are betting on a lot going right with Mahagony/Glasgow/Ratledge on the interior, and that’s not even accounting for Decker’s age. There may be games where we see Goff turtle so often we want to put a hole in the TV. Those games may happen with two guards who have nearly no collective NFL experience. Now if the OL is as good as last year, or even just a little bit worse, there is no reason we can’t make the Super Bowl. We could have last year before half the team fell off an injury cliff.

That case was always going to be nearly impossible to prosecute. The victim was far better off with Sutton in the league and making millions she could collect child support off of. I expect the league still comes out in the Lions favor on this.

I don’t take Justin Rogers’ word lightly. Jamo may be in for a huge year.

I just woke up from a 14-day coma, what'd I miss?

I agree with everything you posted, but when I first read this my immediate thought was "why would it matter whether it's his right or left foot??"

Just going to post abbreviated threads for all preseason games here. Must win.

vs. Setting: 07/31/2025 8:00pm EST on NBC Site: Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, OH Weather: 75° High / 56° Low, 25% chance of rain, 10mph wind Opening Spread: Lions -1 (if you bet on this game you have a problem) All-Time Series Record: Chargers lead, 7-6 Last Meeting: 11/12/2023, Lions won 41-38

I saw this from some Raiders beat guys that had apparently been reporting this for a few weeks now. I do think “a fundamental difference of opinion related to treatment course” is a very different story than “failure to rehab” — one is a story of bodily autonomy and the other paints a story of laziness. If it is indeed the former, and Wilkins is a guy who doesn’t think he’s injured and wants to play right now, I wouldn’t be opposed to bringing him in on a one-year small money deal. Let him prove the world wrong. I don’t think that’s against the Brady Holmes philosophy either. IIRC, Wilkins is a really good guy in the locker room, at least from his days with the Dolphins.

You almost never hear about stuff like voiding a contract for failure to rehab. Maybe it’s what happened, but it feels super difficult to prove. I’ll be interested to see the result of the grievance.

I agree. You need the experience at center if the center is going to call out coverages (as is almost always the case). Let Ratledge start next to the veteran and learn how the position is played, then take over in 2026.

You’re right — I had memories of football there too but it was arena.

I agree, I see it both ways. The problem is the UFL wants to have full stadiums, but then is using 64,000 seat arenas that they will never come close to filling. St. Louis has really good attendance, averaging around 30,000. Everyone else hovers around 10,000 though. Michigan was around 8,000 in Ford Field. It feels like they would be better off leaning into that attendance expectation and booking Van Andel Arena (capacity 11,000) or even the new Amway Stadium that just recently broke ground (anticipated capacity 8,500). If you're routinely selling out, your crowd is going to be better and your product will improve. It will be a hot ticket in town and people will tune in on TV to see what the fuss is all about. The UFL doesn't seem interested though, the smallest stadium they use right now is DC's Audi Field (capacity 20,000)... Notably though they're not relocating the DC team. Maybe I'm wrong, I'm just a fan.

It seems like their ideal market is the same as minor league baseball: cities that are largeish, but don't have a professional sports team: Austin, Louisville, and Albuquerque come to mind. Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor, and Lansing all could have been more successful for a spring football league, especially if they marketed to students. Using Ford Field was a losing venture from the start though.

Panthers are being relocated (again). Sad, but hard to say it was unexpected. The attendance and interest just wasn’t there.

Justin Rogers doesn't miss so I'm sure it's real. Not sure if we will get them for the HOF Game though.

The offensive line is the question mark for me. I don't think we will be the top three unit we were the last two years. Can we still be top ten?

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