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With NIL and eligibility rules, it probably makes more sense for him to wait it out and see who can make him the best offer for next season. A school like Texas A&M, Texas, or Florida may throw a practical NFL contract at him to come down, but they won't be able to really know for sure until after their guys declare.

Commanders is still a stupid name.

vs . Setting: 09/18/2022 1:00pm EST on FOX Site: Ford Field in Detroit, MI Weather: Climate Controlled Opening Spread: Lions -2 All-Time Series Record: Commanders lead, 31-15 Last Meeting: 11/15/2020, Lions won 30-27 Washington Commanders (1-0) Head Coach: Ron Rivera (12th season: 92-82-1) Projected Starting QB: Carson Wentz (7th Season: 45-40-1) Last Week: 28-22 W v. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1) Looking Ahead to Week #3: Sunday v. Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) Your Detroit Lions (0-1) Head Coach: Dan Campbell (2nd Season: 3-14-1) Projected Starting QB: Jared Goff (7th Season: 45-38-1) Last Week: 38-35 L v. Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) Looking Ahead to Week #3: Sunday @ Minnesota Vikings (1-0) Elsewhere in the NFL Primetime: Chargers @ Chiefs (TNF), Bears @ Packers (SNF), Titans @ Bills (MNF), Vikings @ Eagles (MNF) 1:00pm: Patriots @ Steelers, Panthers @ Giants, Jets @ Browns, Colts @ Jaguars, Dolphins @ Ravens, Buccaneers @ Saints 4:05/4:25pm: Seahawks @ 49ers, Falcons @ Rams, Cardinals @ Raiders, Texans @ Broncos, Bengals @ Cowboys

I had similar thoughts. Even if you decided now that he was done, why make the move now? Anointing his assistant as interim coach is just declaring the 2022 season a wash. That’s not good for morale, recruiting, or retention.

I think it’s too simplistic to blame the game on one moment. The pick six was killer, as was the stagnation of the offense in the first half. The defense couldn’t get a clutch stop to save their lives. One more solid drive - either for the offense or the defense - and we may just pull one out of the hat. I am not upset. I’d have rather a win of course, but again - Philly is a good team. Losing to a good team by 3 is perfectly okay in my book.

Thinking back to last year, the game against the 9ers was done in the 3rd quarter. Thinking back more, the Lions losy 44-6 to a worse Philly team than they played today. The game wasn’t done until it was done today. And they competed with what I think is a very good Philly team. I can’t be upset. I said 9-8 and I think that’s still a possibility if Philly is as good as I think they are. (I also predicted 41-37 final…. Not gloating…. Just saying…. 😉 )

Well fuck.

1. Ford Field is electric. 2. This team just looks like a step and a half above anything I saw last year. Need less of that bullshit from the last drive though.

Looks like Kraemer is out though, so could be Stenburg and guard or Brown at center.

Have to wonder if Harbaugh knew what the outcome of this little experiment would be, but thought he needed to do this for JJ to “earn” the job from the guy that just won us a B1G Championship.

Pioneer sucks this year. Clarkston or West Bloomfield on the other hand…

More breaking news live from Ann Arbor…. Hawaii sucks.

After the delay, people were practically giving their tickets away like candy. I picked one up, will go for a little bit until I get bored.

News from the locker room is that the delay is actually because Harbaugh is biting his finger nails and staring indecisively between McNamara and McCarthy, won’t let the team take the field.

Steady rain in Ann Arbor right now. Lightning is about 10 miles southeast of the stadium right now. Not sure if it’ll delay kickoff.

That L may speak nearly as much for Ohio State as it does Notre Dame.

I feel like all (or at least the vast majority) of baseball’s rule changes in the last 20 or so years have been in effort to gain new fans and have resulted almost exclusively in the isolation of those fans that remain.

Speaking of which, the Lions are now in position for the #1 overall draft pick next year!

I would say all of the above. The Rams objectively lost more talent than they brought in over the offseason, the Bills are going to be really good (especially on defense), and funky things happen on week one.

I'd be perfectly okay if they put him on IR and announced he was getting Tommy John after the game. I love the dude, and wish him long-term personal success but..... a draft pick is a draft pick.

I would add Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, and Blake Bortles to the list. No championships, but deep runs.

I thought it was interesting how little Holmes and Campbell managed to reveal while simultaneously making it look like we were an open box. All the way down to the schedules on the powerpoint (on a player-run practice!) being blurred out. There was no training camp play, or strategy, or conversation that the Eagles or anyone could use to their advantage in preparing for week one. The public can watch Hutch dance and sing his heart out to Billie Jean, but the cards are extraordinarily close to the chest on anything resembling the processes behind a football decision.