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1 hour ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Have they sent McGonigle to the minor league camp yet?   (not being sarcastic, don't know if I missed it)

considering how acceptable he has looked at SS, more likely he makes OD roster and they set themselves up for a possible PPI pick if he wins ROY

have yet to see the social media post of any player saying

"I'm trying to comeback from this injury for next year, but it appears I will never be the player I once was."

2 hours ago, Jason_R said:

But they maneuvered up the draft board for these developmental players like they were moving up for Gibbs or Jameson Williams. You put players like that on a bit of a pedestal. Now everyone is dancing around Manu like, uh are we allowed to acknowledge that he is not progressing? I don't know what that looks like in the locker room, but is he getting attention that another player should get?

exactly. Brad and Dan said they could not sleep, knowing that Manu and Vaki were still available for the next day's picks. really??? If they both really thought that, then that speaks to a huge mis-evaluation for both guys. if they stood still and grabbed Manu, the expectations/narratives might be different.

and again, Brad is the best Lions GM in my lifetime by a mile.

the 2024 draft fiasco looms even larger now:

Arnold - he will soon will find out what happens when you are a non-impact player who has off-field issues

Rakestraw - injured player has been injured

Manu - not good enough to fill Skipper's shoes, let alone Decker's

Vaki - instead of filling DMo role, he's a ST player, which you can find in 7R or undrafted guy

Wingo - too small

Mahogany - if he stays healthy, could start for next few years at LG

i am no cap expert, but if you are paying the top of the market for Linderbaum and Sewell, isn't that manageable if you have rookies deals at the other 3 positions?

I know PFF is not perfect, but they had Decker actually graded out as an average LT. So if Brad and Dan try to "next man up" this situation, we are looking at a 7-10 record. Need a real FA signing AND a high draft pick to address the OL.

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Socialism is back to rescue capitalism, just in the nick of time!

Never forget: Trump is a rapist

Word of The Day: Kakistocracy - government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people

The US is not a serious country. In a serious country a pedophile, rapist conman would not be considered a legitimate candidate for anything other than life in prison.

But creating hype videos, likes, and sick burns is exactly how a huge percentage of American judge success.

If anyone thinks we can pull ourselves out of this death spiral, you are just deluding yourself.

i heard some talking heads say this is Dan's fault, pushing them too hard during the week.

would be interesting to hear what players think, especially guys who have moved on and guys who have gotten injured

3 hours ago, buddha said:

if they take a swing tackle early, he's a cut candidate.

he's a cut candidate. period.

what a stupid country

Hillary Clinton refuses again to help Americans overseas.

James Bowman did not get the "forever wars are now good" memo

46 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

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Orange pedo turd brags he can do forever war. MAGAs scammed again, Chapter 95,846.

don't want to knock Holmes when he just got great value, but he needs a good 2026 draft after the disaster of 2024 and the meh 2025 draft

they are in a weird spot of being really, really talented but with lots of holes, some of which are going to have to be filled by rookies in 2026

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Iran's nuclear capabilities were totally obliterated.

Golden Oldies (some of which we have already seen again):

We don't want the next smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.

We will be hailed as liberators.

Military action will cost between $10 and $100B, but no more.

Mission Accomplished.

13 hours ago, Nate7474 said:

He’s been one of my favorite players to take in the mock draft simulators when available. I think he will be great at the next level. 

unlike most teams that use 4/2/5 defensive lineup, Lions go with a lot of traditional 4/3/4

if you want to sometimes (or fulltime) move to a 4/2/5, having Campbell and Styles at LB seems like a great idea

29 minutes ago, ICroupier said:

We have a lineup with very little projection or upside.

as someone who has wanted Harris to do (a lot) more, IMO this is wrong.

They are what they are: Baez, McKinstry, Jones are not going to outperform 2025 numbers; same for Dingler

Low ceiling, not much more there: Meadows, Wenceel, Rogers, Sweeney

but

With a little health luck, could see big improvements: Torres, Carp, Vierling

Still have another gear, which they may or may not find: Tork, Greene, Keith

Future Allstars: McGonigle, Clark

Lots of other young bats: Valencia, Lee, Anderson, Cruz, Briceno, Liranzo

Trump is a rapist.

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