Mr.TaterSalad

They did fail him. What I meant by my post was both he and his teammates played like dog crap.

The stat line won't tell the whole story, but Cade had a lousy game. It's not like his teammates failed him while he played great. He's supposed to be the leader and the superstar. He didn't play like it tonight.

I'd settle for prime Terry Mills at this point. At least he could shoot.

ANOTHER offensive foul. Stick a fork in them. This series is done. This team is who it is without a secondary scorer to help Cade out.

Why is JB putting Olden Polynice back in the game?

Who is our two way player tonight?

When's the last 3 we made?

Great time for Cade to play like he's the most talented player on the floor and Duren to do anything at all. I don't even know though that I would want Duren in the game at this point.

We're going to lose to a team whose fan base is Disney workers, crackheads, and crackheads wearing Mickey Mouse ears they found in the trash outside of Disney World. Unreal!

When's the last time we had a lead? 10-12 minutes ago? At least it seems.

We're cooked.

To add insult to injury, Duren gets completely humiliated and posterized.

What the hell was that? Bad call.

It doesn't feel like we're going to regain the lead.

Bane's 3 pointers and our downright sloppiness has given Orlando a boost. The fourth quarter couldn't be sloppier than that third quarter. We have to have less turnovers and hit at least more than a single 3 right?

LOL, Cade throwing up bricks too. Yeeesh!

Thank you JB, finally pulled Robinson outta there.

And Duncan shuffles his feet and travels.

He's terrible tonight. JB needs to keep him off the court if that's what he's going to give us.

We are so sloppy tonight. These simple turnovers are ridiculous. Tobias missed underneath for a wide open layup. Cade with a terrible pass on an easy fast break. We're missing out on easy points.

Imagine if Orlando could actually shoot. We're having enough trouble with them as it is. We'd be effed if they could really shoot 3's.

So all and all, I really liked this draft. It was a back to the basics draft. Brad went back to the basics, addressed needs with quality, talented players, and didn't try to get too cute by trading up for project or injured players. I love the Blake Miller pick and have not one complaint about it. I wanted them to draft a RT to help rebuild their offensive line and and anchor it from years to come and they did. I didn't want them to draft Kayden Proctor and he didn't, nor did he to trade up for him. By all accounts, from every report I have read, Blake Miller is a dawg! He is a pitbull out there, who eats, sleeps, and breaths football. He is a Dan Campbell guy to his core. He also seems like a really talented player who will be both a good pass an run blocker. I genuinely don't think Brad reached for need with this pick and went with one of the top tackles and top players available. Great pick by Brad Holmes. I like and am fine with the Derrick Moore pick. Brad went back to the basics again, not getting cute, and drafting a talented player for an obvious need. I wanted Brad to draft an DE/Edge and he did. I didn't want him to draft Keldric Faulk in the first round and he didn't. Would I have preferred Gabe Jacas or Zion Young? Probably. Do I know enough about either of them to make a truly informed decision on who to pick and whether or not I should be made at Brad for taking Moore of either of them? No. I've watched Moore play a lot being a Michigan fan. He was a fairly productive pass rusher and has the ability to play all three downs, against the run too. I do worry a little bit that he disappeared in some bigger games, against tougher opponents at times. Moore was a multi-year starter at Michigan and didn't change programs. He had 11 sacks, 41 pressures and 10.5 tackles for loss. So the production was certainly there in his senior year of football. This wasn't the DE/Edge I would have drafted, but it's a fine pick nonetheless. I like the Keith Abney II pick too. This is another example of going back to the basics. The Lions very much needed depth in the secondary, particularly at CB. The 3rd and 4th rounds is where Brad can get cute and be to clever by half with his picks. He did not do that this year. Brad could have gotten cute and traded multiple current/future picks to take on a project player or draft an injured player. While I probably would have made an exception for him taking on Jermod McCoy with this pick due to McCoy being arguably the best CB in the draft, if not for an injury, I'm also fine with Brad standing pat. I know nothing about Abney and had only seen his name in mock drafts. We needed depth at the CB position and more talent for when Ennis Rakestraw inevitably goes down with an injury. Abney seems like a really nice depth pick for the defensive backfield.

If Arlington was annexed into DC and DC became a state, would the population be large enough to give the new DC state 2 Congresspersons instead of one?

The comparison that Lance Zuerline of NFL.com had for him in his scouting report was Bucaneers LB/Edge Yaya Diaby. Diaby is the same height as Moore, but has about 15lbs of muscle on Moore. He's only a 3rd year player himself and has had 2 seasons of 7+ sacks and 30+ pressures. If Moore averaged 7 sacks and 30+ pressures a year, I'd be fairly happy with that.