Mr.TaterSalad

Two of my favorite singers and songwriters out there today in music, Brandy Carlisle and Brandy Clark, coming together to create a beautiful song. This song appears to be on Brandy Clark's upcoming, self-titled album. Really looking forward to listening to Clark's new album too.

Amazing that all four of the NHL and NBA Conference Finals could end in sweeps. When has that ever happened? Dallas is in a complete freefall tonight and is mentally checked out. Two players given game misconducts in a playoff game from the same team is an inexcusable lack of discipline.

Yes, who used to be a Democrat and is still currently a racist.

Washington Free Beacon: Historic Candidate: Tim Scott Would Be America's First Black President GTFO! I was no Obama fan back in the day and trolled him hard. I was highly critical of his Administration, on a whole host of issues. But I never, ever denied he was the first black President we had.

Stalin would have loved AI-generated photos.

Remind me again when you believed the whistleblowers who came out against Trump? Please refresh my memory on the posts you made in support of the long line of people who have testified against the twice impeached former President.

I'd like to think they got all the Lions players they were going to get on the first wave of suspensions. But something tells me that this is the Lions and there may be more to come.

Losing in Miami-Dade really hurts us though. That's akin to when John Engler won Wayne and Washtenaw counties back in the day in Michigan. Without the Miami-Dade area and winning back Hispanics there, how do Florida Democrats recover in the short term?

No Kyle Connor on their trade board? If Winnipeg is rebuilding and tearing it down, what would it take to pry Kyle Connor away? I'd guess it would take something like pick #9, #17, maybe next year's first and Edvinsson.

Bettman needs to admit defeat as he had to do on Atlanta and give another Canadian market its team back. Before Houston gets a team it's past time to give Quebec City a team back. Relocate Arizona to Quebec and get the naming rights for the Nordiques and call it a day. If not Quebec City then I'd like to see Milwaukee get a team if there is an ownership group willing to fund it.

So what big who posts up and can't shoot does Weaver draft now?

Whose the big lottery prize next year?

The rich get richer. Coach Pop gets Tim Duncan 2.0

This ****ing sucks!!!!!!!!!!!

Did someone say we like our team?

I don't know enough to make an informed decision here and roast Brad Holmes on this one. I do question why he traded so many assets just for Martin, a seemingly unathletic, slow, sub-2 RAS guy. But I have enough trust in Holmes to not go off about this decision. I would have loved to get someone else like a Siaki Ika, but Holmes and his front office staff know a heck of a lot more than I do.

It used to bring me joy to root against Edmonton and laugh at them coming up short. It was more wanting to root against and laugh at Ken Holland. But now, I can't bring myself to root against them or laugh anymore. I'm growing beyond always being against Kenny. It looks like Edmonton, barring a 3rd period comeback, will lose tonight and be eliminated by Vegas. I fell bad for such incredibly talented players like McDavid and Draisaitl languishing in the playoffs year after year. I feel bad for their fans having to watch a team with such amazing top-end talent come up short yet again.

Jahvid Best 2.0. We should probably just cut him now. Bust! SOL.

Bideflation!

I think my biggest fears if I was to try and answer the question of "why wouldn't the Lions be good this season" would hinge on three things, and two of the three reasons are on offense. I don't think any of these scenarios will happen, but if I was to answer the question this would be my best guesses. One, does Jared Goff come back down to Earth? Does he turn into a pumpkin and become the Jared Goff of old? That is, a player who turns the ball over a lot with fumbles and interceptions. A guy who feels rushed in the pocket and makes dumb decisions just to dump the football off and force a turnover. We've seen a season and a half of really good football from Goff. We've watched him mature under Ben Johnson and play like a top 7 QB this past season. I see no reason for him to regress given that his offensive weaponry has seemingly improved and we hung onto Ben Johnson. Two, is Ben Johnson a one hit wonder with nothing new up his sleeve? Do opposing teams and defense have him well scouted and figured out by now? We've seen offensive coaches have a great season one year, only to have their code broken the next. I don't think that is the case with Johnson. We've seen a season and a halves worth of really strong offensive production and imaginative and innovative play calling from Johnson. He's proven that when defense make adjustment he can actually adjust back. He's proven that he can work and make magic with the weapons he's given on any given week. Three, our defense still doesn't take a big enough step forward and is still a liability in one way or another. Maybe we made a mistake by not addressing the front 4 during the offseason. Maybe the Defensive Backs we signed are only band aids at best. Maybe we made a huge mistake not drafting Jalen Carter or Tyree Wilson. Maybe we needed to add a big time DT who can get after the QB or plug the middle against the run in free agency. Maybe CJ Gardner-Johnson was only good based on who he had around him in Philly. Maybe Emmanuel Moseley just isn't that good and/or never fully heals from his injury. I don't really believe any of this at all, but it's just something I put out there if I had to try and plan for the non-injury-related worst with this team. I don't think any of these three scenarios play themselves out and I think we end up a very good team at season's end.

My predictions for the season . . . Wins: Seahawks, Falcons, Packers (Week 4), Panthers, Bucs, Raiders, Chargers, Bears (Week 10), Packers (Week 11), Broncos, Cowboys, Vikings (Week 17) Losses: Chiefs, Ravens, Saints, Bears (Week 14), Vikings (Week 15) NFC North Standings: Lions 12-5 Bears 9-8 Vikings 8-9 Packers 4-13 NFC Conference Championship Game: Eagles 35 vs. Lions 31 AFC Conference Championship Game: Bengals 42 vs. Chiefs 34 Super Bowl: Bengals 34 vs. Eagles 28

Glad to see the NHL cares about enforcing the Instigator Rule in the playoffs these days. I guess Darnell Nurse isn't as big a name or as important a player to Edmonton as Egveni Malkin was to Pittsburgh back in 2009. This not being the Stanley Cup Final probably impacted the decision as well. If this were, let's say, Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, and it were Leon Draisaitl swinging the butt end of his stick at a player's head and instigating a fight in the final 2 minutes of the game, there would probably be no suspension.

Reminds me of that scene from the Sopranos where they are all sitting down bitching about Columbus Day being disrupted.

What about the draft and taking someone like Marcelo Mayer, I hear he's pretty good . . . Oh wait!!!

If we go in and beat the Chiefs at Arrowhead I think that this fanbase is going to be turned up to a level that it's almost never been at before. That would be one hell of a way to open up the season and would make the first home game and Ford Field be as loud as its ever been.