MichiganCardinal

He’s caught six touchdowns as a rookie WR4. I think that’s pretty darn good. He and Titus Young are the only two in Lions history to do that. ASB had five. As long as he’s not a head case like Titus, I think we found the X receiver we’ve all wanted.

Looks to be officially official. I like it. He’s old, but even If he can just give us five years and stabilize the program, he’ll be a great hire. Also good news for Underwood.

I think we need to temper our expectations on what can be expected of a draft class in their rookie seasons. TeSlaa was fantastic for a rookie WR. In a perfect world, Ratledge probably learns for a year as a backup. He was forced into being the best IOL on the team. Disappointment regarding Williams is understandable, he was the 1st round pick. But you had the luxury of Reader and didn’t need to rush him. If you compare TeSlaa to ASB, Williams to Alim, and Ratledge to Sewell, apples to apples in rookie seasons, I think they all look just fine. The secondary is more of an indictment on the 2024 draft, but when your top two draft picks have season ending surgery, you’re going to have a bad time.

That decision was clearly an indictment on Glasgow, not an elevation of Egukuan.

Utah also just signed that massive private equity deal while Michigan has at least temporarily killed a similar deal in the Big Ten. I wouldn't discount the impact that has on his thinking.

I agree. I don’t think they’re that far away. The 2023 Eagles lost six of seven to end the season before winning it all in 2024. The 2018 Niners went 4-12 before going to the Super Bowl in 2019. There are more examples. Good organizations have bad years. They bounce back. I really don’t think this team is the 2024 Commanders. What guys like Jared, ASB, Gibbs, Hutch, Alim, etc. have done is not a flash in the pan. They’re talented. The team needs screws tightened and fat trimmed. It needs a real OC. ”When you knock us down we’ll get back up, smile, and it’ll take two shots to knock us back down.” (Paraphrasing). This is a new test, but I think Campbell and Holmes have earned the fans faith to try to get it done.

My favorite part of the 2023 line was that it felt like they had six starting linemen, because of Glasgow’s versatility off the bench. There were times this year it felt like a one man staff.

Finishing last is fine. Jets, Titans, and Cardinals next season. The window is not closed. I think that’s silly.

Tom Kennedy, Shane Zylstra, Anthony Firkser, Giovanni Ricci, Dan Skipper, Kayode Awosika, Graham Glasgow, Kingsley Eguakun, Tyrus Wheat, Nick Whiteside, Avonte Maddox, Daniel Thomas, Daniel Thomas, Jalen Mills, Arthur Maulet. Get em all out.

**** John Morton too.

There are like 15 players that should never see a jersey again.

Pitiful all around.

My favorite stat is that the Vikings have -7 yards passing.

I’m assuming Sewell is hurt hurt. He never goes down.

Rodrigo getting embarrassed

Kingsley Egukuan is not an NFL caliber player

Going for it on 4th and 8 would be reckless. That’s (yet another) on the refs there was no false start.

Feels like this will be a blowout but I have no idea who will win. 41-7 one way or the other.

Decker is questionable with an illness. Sounds like the flu is going around the locker room.

I just hope both teams have fun.

I like that they’re casting a wide net despite the time crunch.

Agreed. Vince Gilligan is an ass, knowing damn well he can just leave us needing more in a finale and we’ll all be back whenever it drops.

I sat down to watch it and was bummed it wasn’t up, then looked back at this post to see I was two minutes early. 🍿

You’re right, he signed a two-year extension in 2024 but he was already signed through 2025, so the deal is through next year. I like Vaki, but even if he’s not as good as Montgomery, you’ve got a bona fide stud in Gibbs. Sonic and Knuckles was fun, but when Sonic can run 80 yards anytime he touches the ball, it’s hard to avoid that being the best thing for the team.

The NCAA, for once in its existence, is blameless here. The CFP is an independent entity. The format as it exists with five conference champion auto-bids is something of a relic of the days of there actually being 4-5 “power conferences.” With the PAC-12 dead, the B1G and SEC are the Power Two and the ACC and Big 12 are the Weak Two, and then there is everyone else. The format wasn’t designed to accommodate an 8-5 Duke team being the ACC Champion. I have no problem with one G5 team making it. This year that would be Tulane. The days of undefeated Cincinnati getting shut out need to end when there are 12 teams making the playoff. And worst case, the best G5 team sucks (like Tulane) and the #5 seed gets an easy pass into the second round, just like the 1-seed in college basketball. But having both Tulane and James Madison is just making a mockery of what is already a diluted first round.