RedRamage

I don't expect 3000 this year... I'll be happy to be wrong.

I'd move Urena if you got even a slightly decent offer. I don't think he's a long term option combined with a glut of young pitching coming up.

What happened to Boyd?

I mean, it's not like we have a legit of shot of winning, right? Why not just get some experience for the young guys in limited action. We've been outscored 59-26 in ten games. The fact that we actually won two of those games some how defies all logic and reason.

While I applaud your enthusiasm, I seriously doubt that a boycott will get the Fords to sell. The fact of the matter is that most of the revenue NFL teams get is from the media deals. Certainly ticket sales and concessions help, but a loss of those wouldn't be enough to make the team unprofitable (at least in my opinion... I'm certainly not privy to inside information). A boycott would be embarrassing and might prompt ownership to change front office and/or coaching staff. It might prompt them to "restructure" who supposedly in charge of it all. But I seriously doubt it would be enough to drive a sale by itself. There will always be suckers (and I'm looking in the mirror when I say this) that will see changes to the front office or coaching chair as maybe, just maybe, the right move... finally. But even without the fans who always hope for the best, I don't think the current NFL would see a team loss revenue even with a mass boycott. I'd be VERY interested to see the financial reports from last year when in person fans were virtually non-existent. My guess is the NFL still made money.

My mantra for a long time with the Lions has been this: Cautiously optimistic. Generally I like Dan Campbell, but I've seen way too many times where something that appears to be the right direction for the Lions ends up being a complete and total failure. I was cautiously optimistic with Patricia. I was cautiously optimistic with Schwartz and Marinelli. Even Mariucci made me think we where headed in the right direction. I mean we've had HCs who were great coordinators in the past (Schwartz, Patricia), we've had HCs who had some level of previous success as HCs (Mariucci, Ross). We've had coaches who were neither (Marinelli)... So I don't know that there is anything special about Campbell in terms of being unique or different or whatever. What I do like is that he actively wanted to be here as the HC. I feel like it's more than he just wanted a HC job and would take any that came up. I get the feeling that he genuinely wanted to be in Detroit. I also think his attitude fits Detroit. Of course, all this wanted and fitting amounts to nothing if he can't coach. So, do I think he'll be the one to finally break through and make the Lions respectable against? Well... I'm cautiously optimistic.

He been pretty good defensively and showing nicely at the plate too. Contract is for two years too, so it's not just a 3-month rental. I don't think we'd get any super high prospect from him, but I think the Tigers should be able to flip him for something semi-decent at least.