Mr.TaterSalad

That's something strong by Boris Johnson. Good for him for going and meeting with Zelensky and committing to aid for Ukraine.

I'd be underwhelmed if they took George Karlaftis or Boye Mafe at #2 overall. The point was made earlier that Johnson was more productive in college than Walker was, so if you're willing to take Walker, why not Johnson. I think there is some merit to that argument, but Walker does seem to be a bit more explosive and athletic than Johnson in. I'm not smart enough to know who to take where, but my preference is still Hutch #1, Thibs #2, Walker #3. I guess I would slide Johnson in ahead of Kyle Hamilton or a WR at #2 at this point in the game too.

Will this embolden the right wing now that they can get away with this kind of stuff?

What did Birkett say (or Campbell) that hinted at them drafting Jermaine Johnson?

If what Daniel Jeremiah says is true and Hamilton really ran a 4.7 then no waaaay am I waiting him drafted here. It's one thing to have game speed and be able to keep up with college players, it's a whole different game when you get to the NFL. I don't care how hard you can hit a guy, but if you're a defensive back and you really are that slow, how can you be expected to cover and keep up with NFL-level wideouts? If Hamilton can't cover or keep up with WRs and doesn't really get utilized in blitzing schemes, what is he at that point? A guy who covers TEs, drops down against the run like a LB, and makes a big hit after the catch? Is he just a slimmer LB? Does he get coached up to be a pass rushing safety who drops down in the box to blitz? If that's what he is, why not just draft an Edge Rusher who already has that as apart of his game and likely will do it better anyways?

Nope, not at this point. Right now, until either QB flops and gives me a reason to think otherwise, I'm on the Bryce Young or CJ Stroud bandwagon. Until then, keep building as good a team around them, with as many weapons as possible, to be able to plug them into a rebuilt roster that's ready to win.

Someone needs to put this guy in that study where Fox News viewers watch CNN or MSNBC or something other than right wing propaganda. If he's still spouting BS like this after that then I'll call him a dolt. Until then, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt.

I really dislike almost every nfl.com mock draft for us this year. Two of the four have us taking a QB, Daniel Jeramiah has us taking Matt Corral and Pete Schreger has us taking Desmond Ridder, both at #32. Chad Reuter has us taking Malik Willis at #2. Then Bucky Brooks has us taking two Edge Rushers in Travon Walker and Arnold Ebiketie out of Penn State. Another draft analyst, Cynthia Frelund, has us taking Kyle Hamilton and David Ojabo, so a Safety and a guy who might miss most of next year do to injury. These are all terrible or underwhelming scenarios IMO. If the Lions are taking a QB, which would be the centerpiece of their franchise for a decade to come, that guy has to be taken #2 overall IMO. If that QB is so good that you believe he will be a franchise signal caller, why would you risk letting Desmond Ridder, Matt Corral, or Malik Willis get past you at #2?

I like Walker too and would be ok with them taking him, this is where I have been throughout the entire process. Take one of Hutch or Thibs or Walker, get your dynamic Edge Rusher and carry on. Sometimes the most obvious and simple choice ends up the right one, I think that's what it is here. I wouldn't be upset if they traded out and got a nice haul either, but getting our QB disrupter on defense for the next decade is where I'm still at. I've been wrong about countless things I've wanted the Lions to do in the past by getting too cute or reaching on guys. Not this year, I want take one of the guys that makes the most sense for us, that's an Edge Rusher, and go home happy.

The Highwomen are the shit! I love all four of them, but Brandi Carlile is my favorite of the four for sure.

As many as he wants. And then when the next Dem comes in they add or subtract as well. The Supreme Court is a political hot potato thanks to both parties and that's just the way it is. We cannot just shrug our shoulders while women get arrested for having abortions, LGBTQ rights get reversed, marriage equality gets overturned, trans people get treated as lessthan or subhuman, voting rights get stripped away, union rights get stripped away, corporations are allowed run amuck on democracy and campaign finance, etc. I'm not going to hold up institutional norms for the sake of it when one political party, including many of their judicial appointments, don't even believe in the core principals of a free and democratic society anymore. I'm not watching Viktor Orban Jr. (Trump) and his minions turn us into an autocratic kleptocracy ala Hungary and destroy our democracy all for the sake of protecting "institutional norms" of years gone by. I would also favor adding term limits to all judicial appointments, not just to one position. I think 20-25 (25 at most) years on a federal, judicial bench should be enacted. So if you do 19 years on an Appellate Court and 1 year on the Supreme Court, you've hit your 20 years and must resign at the end of the 20th year.

There needs to be two added to make up for McConnell stealing the Merrick Garland nomination. One for Garland not being added and one to ensure an odd number of justices remain. And the court has never had legitimacy as it excluded women and persons of color for generations. It's also proven itself a circus when it views corporate entities the same as living, breathing human beings, with the same rights.

I find it hard top believe that the organization views and values Ridder as the better QB than Willis. The Bears valued Trubisky more than Watson and Mahomes, so anything is possible. I just don't see why you'd take a less athletic, but equally flawed QB in Ridder over Willis. If the Lions did what McShay is proposing I'd be very disappointed as I don't want any of the QBs, but certainly don't want Ridder over Willis.

Or over "enhanced interrogation" aka authorizing torture of other human beings. But yes, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Condi Rice, Don Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Paul Bremmer, and anyone involved in the decision to torture or who was aware of Abu Ghraib should be tried for war crimes.

I thought at first that the Saints were trying to trade up for Willis, but I don't know that two picks will be enough to get into the Top 5 if that's what's needed to draft Willis.

We do need a big bodied, outside guy more than a guy like Robinson. Which is why I hope our pick at #32 or #34 addresses that need. But if Robinson is there in the late 3rd with our comp pick, I'd consider using it on him.

He was a YAC monster at Kentucky. In the right offensive system I think he could be that same type of player. A Wide Receiver version of a Darren Sproles or a smaller Deebo Samuel.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungarians-vote-orbans-12-year-rule-tight-ballot-overshadowed-by-ukraine-war-2022-04-03/ Looks like resident Hungarian fascist Viktor Orban is set to win again in Hungary. That's scary and depressing.

Deeboo Samuel is a #1 guy and that's who Robinson compares closest too imo. I think Robinson is too small and not quite polished or well rounded enough overall to be a #1, but he could be a firecracker of a #2 (or #3 on a loaded roster) guy.

Brad Holmes seems the master of mining for late round Wide Receivers and so I hope the Lions take a serious look at Wan'Dale Robinson, WR out of Kentucky. WHO? His RAS is nothing special outside of his fantastic speed, but his highlight tapes are great, the guy is shifty and elusive as hell and he catches everything thrown his way. He'd be another St. Brown type of WR, but if we can get a guy like him at the end of the 3rd or 4th I'd consider it.

When bread, eggs, meat, milk, and gas cost more the average voter won't care what Walker lied about. It's sad, but it's the truth. If they don't care about democracy and what happened on January 6th, why would they care that Herschel lied? They won't.

Love this scene. Describes the modern right perfectly. The difference is, in real life, Caroll O'Connor was a left winger.

Edit, wrong thread

The difference with Reagan and Biden is Reagan had an actual medical diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and Biden thus far does not. Archie and others on the right want to pretend that an old man, slowing down, equates to it being an actual medical condition. They back it up with no medical evidence though. If that's what they want to reduce politics down to, then that's sad. I guess I can stop debating the issues and just call out Trump for the fat slob that he is. I'll start talking about heart disease and diabetes in every post about Trump I guess since that's what Archie wants to reduce politics down to.