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Did you hear the full comment by Holmes in context? It read like a pretty ringing endorsement of Goff when I heard it. It also came after Holmes got a little smart with the reporter who asked it and said something to the effect of “what did you think of Goff’s performance?” Not to say they won’t take a QB if they love one, but I think they’re big fans of Goff (as they should be).

From what I’ve read on Skoronski, some project him as either an All Pro guard if that’s where he is put or a really good tackle if that’s where he is put. IIRC, it has to do with his arm length.

Good to see I’m not going crazy. We must be reading this wrong, because regional media would have been all over it you would think, or this wouldn’t have been the first time someone received compensation for it. I just can’t figure out what it means if not this.

I remember growing up when Columbine was like 9/11. A one-off tragedy that wouldn't happen again. Until it did at Virginia Tech. And then again at Sandy Hook. And then again at Parkland. And then again at Uvalde. And then again at Oxford. And then again at Michigan State. From my K12 experience to now, I've gone from a lockdown being just something that we do when a deer gets trapped in the courtyard (7th grade), to choosing a seating chart on the first day of class based on the likelihood of victimization if a gunman entered the room (present day in grad school). I simply can't imagine what it must be like for kids growing up in this twisted version of American education. Speaking of the 9/11 analogy, imagine if we expended the resources we did on 9/11 (which killed less than 3,000 people) on combatting firearms (which kill about 3,000 people every month). I'll just keep taking my shoes off at the airport though while children die for going to school.

Yes, but when you read the qualification in isolation, that's where I get a little confused. (ii) The employer-club shall be eligible to receive this Draft choice compensation if: a. The minority employee hired as a Head Coach or Primary Football Executive has been employed by the employer-club for a minimum of two full seasons; and b. The minority employee is not the Head Coach or Primary Football Executive of the employer-club and is hired into the same position with the new club. There can be no break in employment between clubs.

The Bears are a total dumpster fire with needs everywhere. To be a competitive team, they will seriously need to upgrade, address, or expect vast improvement at every offensive and defensive position sans quarterback, if you are someone who believes that Fields could lead a competitive team that actually has talent. It's probably not going to happen in one offseason unless they pull a Jaguars and say to hell with the future let's vastly overpay for Christian Kirk (and even then I don't think it would be successful). With that said, it would make sense to trade Fields away if you see a franchise QB there at #1, you have the backing of the ownership to request a mulligan on the start to your tenure, and you get a boat load back for Fields. I don't think the market will be what they hope on Fields. At least not compared to what it will be for the #1 pick. Teams want their franchise guy. The guy they selected, and can mold, and make into their own. Fields is going to be due a large contract after one more season and he hasn't exactly lit the world on fire through two seasons.

To my knowledge, the minority hire resolution was designed only for head coaches and GMs, but my reading of it, specifically (ii)(b), doesn't make that super clear. It seems to indicate that we should get comp'd for Staley maintaining the same position. I think it's just a poorly written resolution and is only meant to apply to head coaches and front office execs, but Holmes and Sheila should try to get us some more picks!

If we can afford to give pretty much every American $3k for existing through the pandemic, we can afford to buyback the nation’s guns. Give people three years. You can either surrender your weapons for destruction and receive immediate fair compensation, or you can declare that you’re keeping your weapon(s). After that, require annual inspections, registration, and insurance. Registration costs a fee, but on a sliding scale, where single shot hunting rifles are a nominal fee and automatic/assault rifles are astronomical. Gun locks are provided for free with registration. Multiple weapons increases the fee. A lengthy questionnaire is required yearly for registration which asks about physical and mental health history, as well as those in the home, where both certain responses and random flags will require physician clearance. Remove statutory liability protection for gun manufacturers and prohibit automatic weapons from being produced. Commission of a crime with an unlawful weapon is a mandatory two-year felony. A first unregistered or uninsured weapon requires destruction of all weapons owned by that individual, and inability to register a weapon for ten years. Subsequent is a two-year felony and inability to ever register a firearm. If your registered weapon is used by another in the commission of a crime, and you didn’t report it stolen, two-year felony for you both. I don’t want to hear it’s not possible. It is. Our leaders just have to care enough.

It sounds about right. I think they would have given the Eagles and Niners a run for their money.

And "unauthorized" ≠ dangerous. These campuses are also publicly funded community centers. There are cafés and libraries in these buildings that are open to the public. Non-students and non-faculty going inside the academic buildings include visiting academics, local high school students, retirees, tourists, etc. The more you stretch to prevent actually attacking the problem (guns), the more you turn schools into voluntary prisons.

I agree. Along with the relative weakness of the NFC, it’s a reason why I would like to see us really make a push this off-season to set the team up for a deep run if we can.

Cardinals hired Gannon. We keep Glenn and the Eagles will need to replace both of their coordinators.

Romad and others on this board who have friends and family on campus were some of the first people I thought of, and continue to think of. I’ve heard from those I’m close to and they’re safe. It’s all such bullshit. Hope the NRA, the GOP, and their cronies sleep well tonight knowing their nonsense manufactured right means more than a college kid’s ability to hang out with friends at the student union without worrying about being killed.

I think a Lions SB would shatter previous records. People love an underdog.

With a good offseason, there is no reason the Lions can't be a top three team in the NFC alongside Philadelphia and San Francisco.

I don't think a fraud team comes within three points of a Super Bowl win. I do think the Eagles had a historically easy walk through the playoffs to the Super Bowl though, and that the NFC is anybody's for the taking next year. The Eagles are not the NFC power in the way the Chiefs/Bengals/Bills are built to be an AFC power.

In fairness, I doubt he sought out a reporter after the game for an interview. I’m sure either they sought him out or he’s required to give time to the press pool.

With the Colts hiring Steichen, it appears that Glenn will be returning to the Lions. We're getting the band back together!

Barring retirements, and then there was one.

Cheffers did not throw it. He's in the offensive backfield. It was either the LOS official or the deep wing that threw it.

Did not expect to see Bradberry admit it, but good on him.

Picking up a topic from the Super Bowl game thread... The Lions defense as it stands today could surrender "just" 38 to the Chiefs or "just" 35 to the Eagles. Not to say the Lions defense couldn't get better. It can, should, and will this offseason. But offense wins championships in today's NFL. The Chiefs offense beat the Eagles offense. Don't neglect the defense by any means, but go get yourself a Bijan Robinson, Quentin Johnston, or the next Pat Mahomes if you see him there. Go build yourself the best offensive line in the league. Do what it takes to just friggin' outscore the opponent.

I think the fact that there is no consensus despite the ability to watch it 100 times and slow the play down frame-by-frame illustrates just how hard the job of an NFL official is. This isn't picking up the flag against the Cowboys, batting the ball out of the end zone against the Seahawks, or phantom hands to the face against the Packers. Those were all clearly 100% erroneous or clearly incompetence. I think this is just a play that some officials will flag and some won't, and neither are wrong.