Jason_R

I hoped they could bring back Chark last season. He would be a solid addition for a year.

Yeah, before the season everyone thought they would be on the playoff bubble and they are. They fell apart without Larkin. Seems like a fragile team.

It is hard to know what goes on behind the scenes but there’s a lot in his bio: https://www.detroitlions.com/team/front-office-roster/rod-wood He and Sheila seem to have a very strong partnership and a shared vision that has allowed for such a strong relationship to emerge between the front office and the football operations.

Remember when Rod Wood got hired and the board almost melted down because he wasn’t a football guy? Seems like he’s been good for the franchise.

I’m guessing teams have to develop marketing proposals and pledge a certain amount of money to brand building in that foreign market.

Will we see Cossa next year? Will he have a shot out of training camp? Would they make him play in GR at the start of the season and consider calling him up late like Edvinsson? I don’t follow closely enough to know when the rebuild should really, finally start to turn the corner.

I don’t follow the Wings closely these days but it seems like Edvinsson’s arrival promises a massive upgrade on the number two defensive pairing. The Yzer-plan of having defensemen who are big and difficult to play against starts to take effect next season. What I don’t know is whether we should expect any other prospects to break through next year. Or whether they will be able to (or try to) re-sign Kane.

“…he homie still wanted”? Really Dave Birkett?

I’ve heard it rumored that snitches get stitches. Don’t know if it is true.

I would retire McCarty’s #25 before Osgood’s #30. He had the iconic fight against the villain Claude Lemieux which I think most of his teammates agree was the catalyst for the 1997 Stanley Cup run, which broke the 40+ year drought, and which McCarty famously capped with a majestic breakaway goal which became the game winner and Cup clincher. He was the heart and soul of the Grind Line, which epitomized the grit of the Red Wings dynasty and the city of Detroit (before Dan Campbell had ever uttered the word). He also reminds us of some of the great tough but skilled forwards from that era like Bob Probert, Joe Kocur, Martin Lapointe, and, dare we add Brendan Shanahan… or does #14 deserve to be retired too?

Maybe Al Cowlings has seen him.

What kind of message does it send to other free agents if they try to claw back his bonus? /ducks/

What took them so long? My hands are all raw from clutching my pearls since yesterday afternoon.

Talk about Sutton being hard to find… the Giants couldn’t find Golladay even though he was in their huddle.

I stand corrected.

No it’s not part of the problem. The Lions are not guilty of anything. And what are they paying him? There are no games so there are no game checks. He may have a roster bonus or a workout bonus that kick in near training camp but those are unlikely to be earned at this point.

They won’t cut him until the legal process plays out and they can point to the player as having violated personal conduct provisions.

It would be very surprising if deputies have not also been in contact with the suspect’s employer.

They will cut him. No chance Sheila will allow him to stay on the roster.

Jackson made just under $3 million last year. And if I’m reading it right, Vaitai’s base salary for last year was $3 million. So it’s a wash in salary for an improvement in the OL.

Zeitler: One small step over Jackson. One giant leap over Jackson, Awosike, and Sorsdal. They still need to draft a C/G but now there isn’t a giant hole in the line.

Important context, though it is hard to imagine Chicago accepting a 6th if someone came in offering a 2nd or 3rd. This is the Chicago front office trying to put a good face on getting roasted in this trade.

Next season will have at least two interesting storylines. Can Tomlin survive the circus act of juggling the chainsaws known as Russell Wilson and Justin Fields? Can the Bears avoid screwing up Caleb Williams?

The man, the myth, the legend. Dan Skipper.

I saw five new pages of posts since I checked this morning and assumed we must have acquired Mack. Imagine my surprise.