MichiganCardinal

News from Charlie Campbell who has nailed some Lions info in the past (most notably correctly predicting Gibbs and Jack Campbell to the Lions). Linking us to Keldric Faulk out of Auburn.

Richardson definitely deserves another shot. Entering his fourth year in the NFL, he's younger than yet-to-be-drafted Garrett Nussmeier. The Colts did him dirty making him start as a rookie. I don't think it makes sense here though. I expect he may replace Malik Willis in Green Bay or backup Stafford in LA. The Vikings maybe interested as well, they don't know what to do at QB.

Interesting profile. He was fantastic in 2023 with the Broncos (top five in both run and pass defense), which earned him the big deal with the Titans. Then he tore his Achilles midway through 2024, started 2025 on PUP, and wasn't quite the same after he got back on the field. He's probably a better option than Glasgow, but that's a low bar. And he's only ever been a center, so limited utility as a backup.

Rewatching Ted Lasso. Such a phenomenal show through and through. Just as good on the second watch.

High praise. Too bad they used a first round pick on an off-ball linebacker. /s

He was league average despite putting off shoulder surgery all season. The way Campbell talked about him though (before Decker announced his return), it sounds like they want to plan on load management for him with the expectation he won't make every start. I think he'll be good next year. Not great, not like his prime, but good. Where he was this year or better.

Justin Rogers is confirming Decker will be back. That's big news. One less immediate hole to fill. Still need someone to be ready to fill it next year, but you can focus on center (or guard) this year and tackle next if you need to.

Holmes is on the podium. Campbell to talk at 2.

I agree on both accounts. Chargers will be players if he hits the open market. I wouldn’t count out the Lions though.

There are also reports from Rapoport though that Linderbaum's camp isn't returning the Ravens calls. DeCosta is saying the right things and I don't doubt that the Ravens want to retain him (otherwise they are replacing their entire IOL this offseason). At this point, for whatever reason (whether money, hard feelings at the Harbaugh departure, or otherwise), I think he's going to hit the open market. Does he take $21MM to go to Browns, Jets, or Titans over $19MM to return to the Ravens? I doubt it. But if it's the Seahawks, Eagles, or Lions who are willing to pony up, it might happen. If the Lions can somehow swing it, he is the closest thing to Frank Ragnow that's not Frank Ragnow.

Fake job titles are super popular in corporate America. When someone knows where all the skeletons are buried, you can’t fire them. But if they’re terrible at their job, they can’t keep doing it. So the powers “promote” them to the newly created role of “Director of Workplace Performance” and now they get paid to do nothing. Hopefully Shaw brings more value than the people I’m currently thinking of.

A fake title given to someone they want on the staff. AFAIK, there’s no rules limiting the number of coaches a team can have. And it’s not like there is a staff salary cap. So if they want to have 100 coaches they just have to pay 100. I’m sure they have a role in mind for Shaw, and that’s just the fancy title they came up with for it.

There was probably a better way to post that, but I couldn't figure it out.

The real gold medal will be seeing the Wings return at full strength and without having suffered injury during the last two weeks.

Only thing Timmy’s got going for him are his Tim Bits. I can eat 20 of those ****ing things and still feel just as good about myself. Whereas if I eat three real donuts I’ll feel like a fat ass the rest of the day.

My phone died as the OT started but my fist pump knocked a glass of water into the guy next to me. He wasn’t even upset. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

US hasn’t played like a team deserving of gold.

Powerplay will be the US last best chance.

No doubt about it. US has no business being in a tie game.

Matter of time. Really poor period all around, that was overdue.

Feels like the US is just trying to survive the period. No way they keep this 1-0 for another 24 minutes at this pace.

I thought the same thing. Hellebuyck did what he needed to, but McDavid did not get the look he should have.

Found the degenerate bar that opens at 7am for this one. Don’t serve Irish coffee, but that’d have been a bad omen anyway. Bloody Mary is strong. I’m coming to believe a certain kind of character tends to gravitate towards a bar that opens at 7am

The Chiefs are doing something similar, moving from Kansas City, Missouri to Kansas City, Kansas. It helps them though that most Americans are stupid and couldn't have told you that there are two Kansas Cities to begin with, nor that the Missouri version has 3x the population.