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It makes you wonder why the lack of production at times at Texas. Granted, the guy won the Doak Walker, so he's obviously very good, but for a guy gaining comps to Faulk and Barry, you would expect him to be an absolute NCAA sensation. I don't know enough about the Big 12 to know what kind of offense Texas is running right now, but he only had 19 receptions in 2022 and both TCU and Alabama were able to effectively contain him. Maybe that speaks more for the offensive line than him as a rusher?

Harris would have to sell the Devils and 76ers, unless the existing owners granted him an exemption.

Really interesting article by a guy who I find to be one of the premier draft analysts not employed by a major network. Year-in and year-out his mock drafts tend to be some of the best. I think he started something like 9/9 in 2022. Obviously still very early, but it makes you wonder if Robinson may be on the table for the Cardinals, Seahawks, and/or Lions. Holmes does seem like the guy who would take the elite player over filling a more apparent need. I'm very encouraged by the quality of depth that is referenced towards the end of the article. Holmes seems to be the perfect guy at finding the diamonds of the 4th round and beyond. Source is linked here.

Next year will tell us a lot. I think Pederson is overrated too FWIW (though at least he's an actual adult coach unlike Meyer). If he succeeds next year and wins the AFC South again while continuing to improve, I'll eat my crow. I'm glad he's in the AFC, he's got the potential for sure.

ESPN making Schefter do commentary and analysis is trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. He has built contacts and relationships to be 1a or 1b with Rapoport for breaking stories in the NFL. They should let him do what he does well, and stop making him do more.

I know I'm in the minority about Lawrence but I'm not a believer yet. You can't go halves of football throwing four interceptions and expect to be a good quarterback. If Daniel Jones or Ryan Tannehill threw four picks in the first half of their first playoff game, there would be calls for their head to be on a stake in town hall. He's gotten a lot of 'passes' for being who he is and having been anointed as God's gift to football when he was drafted.

The Bears need everything but a QB.... and they should probably take a QB at 1.1 anyway (although they won't). I'm not concerned with competing with them for free agents. They're a dumpster fire.

The Bears can pull a 2021 Jaguars if they want to immediately be in the .500 range at the expense of long-term prospects. I would still rather be the Lions than the Jaguars or Bears (even despite the Jags recent success), and I don’t think the type of personalities we would add in free agency are the type that is just going to the highest bidder no matter what.

I agree. I would consider restructuring him if he’ll take a pay cut. But if Houston is likely to win that job, or an edge is likely at 1.6 or 1.18, I don’t think I would pay depth as much as he is owed.

I don’t think they would let Romeo stop them from taking a dynamic play-maker. At his best, he’s a solid starter, and with him coming off an Achilles injury, there is no guarantee he gets back to that best (though early returns were promising)… If you did draft over him, he would make for very good depth, and it would let him be somewhat limited in his usage, which would probably also help him. The same goes for Houston (though the way he took the league by storm, Houston may come out of camp as the starter over Romeo if we don’t draft an edge high). Paschal could slide inside. He might do so anyway. If they draft an edge high, I would expect word to come out in the month following that he’s bulking up and going to play more of a 3-tech position inside of Hutch or the other edge. He did so at Kentucky fairly frequently, and it better suits his strength as a bull-rusher. He’s not a game-breaking athlete the way Hutch, some of those rookies, and maybe Houston are.

I don’t think the Lions trading up and drafting Anthony Richardson at 15 or so would be the same as the Packers trading up and drafting Jordan Love at 26. Richardson has the highest ceiling of all the QB prospects in this draft (IMO). His athleticism and arm strength is off the charts and I could understand why a team with good scouts and good coaching like the Lions would be intrigued. In the perfect situation, he could easily become the QB1 of the draft, and an absolute steal to a team that picks him as the 4th QB off the board. He could also bust and be out of the league in two years if he’s put into the wrong situation. The latter is probably much more likely, as I think a team in the top ten reaches a bit for him and tries to make him start out of the gate. He desperately needs to sit for a season if he’s going to have success at the NFL level. Jordan Love never had close to the upside that Richardson has. Additionally, Jared Goff is not Aaron Rodgers. Goff has proven his worth, and I like him a lot, but he’s not a Hall of Fame prima donna QB who just signed a long-term extension. If you see the next 21/22yo top-five QB sliding down the draft board, I don’t have an issue drafting over Goff. But damn, you better freaking be right. All said, I don’t think it’s going to happen. For either the Lions to make the move, or Richardson to slide. I think the Lions are very happy with Goff, and that he will sign something of a restructured extension this off-season that ensures he’s here at least through 2024.

I think it’s more likely that Santa Ono said the particular things Harbaugh wanted to hear on that particular day in that particular meeting. I do think that Harbaugh could have gotten an NFL job this cycle. I don’t think he would have had his choice of jobs.

No that was Schefter, while Harbaugh was literally in the plane on the way to A2, who claimed it wasn’t a done deal.

Woof

I wouldn’t expect Warde to be as fortunate as Jim at this point. New blood with some experience or knowledge on the NIL front would be my guess.

Johnson hasn’t even interviewed with the Panthers yet. He’s scheduled on Wednesday. He might be the early favorite if reporting is to be believed but that’s a long way from being a done deal.

What a drama queen

Sure did. I thought it first!! 😉

For Lions purposes, if Minnesota wins this game, we will be sending them a 2024 5th round pick to complete the Hockenson trade. If New York wins, we will send them a 2024 4th round pick to complete the trade.

That undefeated team is insufferable.

I agree. It increases the value of the #1 pick, and probably encourages a team or two to wait on a QB until next year. I can’t imagine what kind of NIL money would make him stay though. He’s got a real shot at QB1 this year. I think him and Young are side by side. He’s QB2 next year at best. That’s not even considering injury risk.

CJ Stroud and Quentin Johnson have both not yet declared for the draft. Deadline is tomorrow. Both would be ridiculously stupid to stay.

I don’t think Brock Purdy is Tom Brady. I do think Brock Purdy is a testament that the Russell Wilson/Matt Stafford manner of selling the farm for a QB is not the only way to build a successful team.

I think Sean Payton to the Chargers might be a sure thing by this time next week. Does the Rooney Rule apply if you trade for a coach?

0% chance Staley can keep his job