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That is where I am as well. Until we start seeing some progress it's still the same guys who have been there for the last 10 years in charge.

Here is what PFF had on Willis: QB MALIK WILLIS, LIBERTY No quarterback really dominated throughout the course of the week, but Willis’ tools stood out the most in what was essentially a race for QB1. He posted the fastest throw (74 miles per hour) since Zebra Technology started putting chips in the footballs at the Senior Bowl in 2018. He also looked comfortable going through progressions despite never being asked to do that at Liberty. There’s a strong chance he’s the first quarterback off the board in April.

It doesn't look like any QB stood out in the Senior Bowl so i think we can rule out taking one at 2. If they fell in love with one of them I still believe they will move to the necessary area to get one. Assuming they are set on moving on from Goff as soon as possible.

This isn't true. The Tigers rebuild has taken so long because they were so far underwater to begin with. They had a piss poor farm system and a bunch of bad contracts. They just have a few prospects ready to contribute now since they have been drafting near the top for a few years. Hinch had nothing to do with the timing of that.

The small market strategy is to time prospect surges. When they have a nice set of prospects ready to promote they do so in a short period of time, stretch the payroll out and go go for it. Once those prospects start to get expensive they trade them off. If they are Tampa Bay and they are constantly churning out prospects they can reload. But for the Pittsburgh's and KC's size markets that aren't as prolific at development they bottom out after they have to move the guys that are getting paid. The options are to sign a couple of guys before they hit free agency and prop up a declining roster until it inevitably fails. Or trade them off and start building for the next surge.

Detroit could win 7-9 games next year which would put them in the 10-15 range in the draft. If Stroud or Young are monster prospects there is no guarantee that they can even trade up to get one of them. They will maneuver around in this draft and take one of the Picket/Willis/Howell unless they are totally underwhelmed. Where was Lance predicted to go at this time last year? One of these guys could blow up and and go at 2.

The fact that Flores includes a bunch of issues that having nothing to do with racism detracts from his point. He comes across as a disgruntled employee who is doing this more to make the Dolphins look bad than to prove his point.

I tend to agree that it is silly to downgrade him so much simply due to him be a HS SP. Baseball America had him at 79 so it isn't that for outside the box though.

Keith Law came out with his top 100 this morning. Riley Greene was #3 and Tork was #4. They were the only Tigers that made the list. Kind if surprising that Jobe didn't make it but Law is notoriously skeptical of HS SP's who haven't thrown a pitch yet. Marcello Mayer was #18. Despite all of the supposed signs of improvement on the development side it looks like the Tigers are still struggling to come up with prospects from either the draft (beyond first round picks) or Latin America. AA has been in charge for 6 years now and the Tigers are still behind many other teams developmentally.

They got Clapton??? Sad day.

If one of these QB's blows up in the interview and team workout process, Detroit will probably be as interested as anyone else.

I think you can break the Lions ownership into era's. The Russ Thomas era where they were clearly not even trying to win. Thomas' old school pre-free agency GM style ran off good coaches, scouts, and players. Then in the 80's they began to try, but WCF was so inept he failed constantly. It didn't help they would jump from a players coach in Fontes, to a crazy dictator type in Bobby Ross. Then back to a players coach in Mariucci, and so on. When it came to finding a GM they had no idea what they were doing, and resorted to having a league dinosaur do it for them. And he had no idea how to assess how a GM was performing which explains how Matt Millen lasted as long he did. What I believe, or hope, is different now is that first WCF is gone. Second the new owner understands she is not football savvy and brought in a football guy, Speilman, to oversee the operation. Not an accountant, a Ford Exec, drinking buddy, etc. So if a GM is failing he can spot that quicker and not give bad GM's 5-7 years to run the team into the ground. And hopefully instill a culture and retain good people and weed out those that don't perform. It may not work but it can't get worse.

Passing on JOK irritated me too. Thinking about it though, do the Lions have a spacebacker in their base defense? They have two inside LB'er's and two edge guys. He is too small for those positions. And they like to play the safety's deep it seems, he might not have the ball skills for that position. They just might not have seen him as a good fit.

He should be able to play at some point in 2022. Hopefully the Rams get bounced early and he is there in the early 20's. He fits a need so well they should consider moving up for him, or Wilson, if it makes sense.

I think he at least proved he is a legit NFL head coach. He had some rookie missteps but overall he did a very good job IMO. Probably the most encouraging thing was when he saw the offense failing under Lynn he: 1 had the stones to replace the veteran OC and not create a distraction 2 had the ability to correct the problem himself We'll find out if he can lead a team to the playoffs and win but so far so good.

I was just in the ATT store this past weekend. The price for the package which includes Bally's is going up $10 later this month to $92. I will pass at that price. I have had most if not all of the other major streaming services at one time or another and there really isn't much difference between Hulu, YouTube, and Fubo for the basic sports packages price wise and channel wise. Just find the one that has the channels you like most. Sling is a bit cheaper but doesn't include local channels. I am going to get an old school antenna to get local channels. I had the indoor antenna and got about 25 channels. I just got sick of having to move it around the room every time the wind blew.

I still think if they like one of these QB's they need to maneuver in the first round to get him. If they don't so be it. I wouldn't burn a high pick on a QB that has too many question marks. But if they like Howell or Corral they need to trade up or down and make the pick.

"People make decisions that are in their best financial interests, news at eleven."

No matter when they pick a QB, that QB will come without a guarantee. I just disagree with the notion that waiting until next year to draft a QB is no big deal. If that one fails the Lions will again be out looking for a QB and by then 3-4 years will have elapsed and they still won't be winning. Plus it sends a pretty bad message to fans if they roll out the same QB's as this year. Getting the pick right is most important obviously. So if they have to wait because this years crop doesn't impress them then so be it. Campbell inherited the worst roster in the league and has had about 15 starters run over by a truck and he is still crying after losses. He wants to win and will be on the get a QB now boat I'm sure. There is also the trade route, but Goff counts so much against the cap it's hard to see how they could bring one in and not have about half their payroll going to one position.

Here is PFF's breakdown of the QB's. I haven't studied it much but i like Strong and Howell. https://www.pff.com/news/draft-college-football-clustering-2022-nfl-draft-quarterback-prospects-ole-miss-matt-corral-pittsburgh-kenny-pickett

I got my Pfizer booster last Tuesday and had chills, body aches and a fever over the weekend. I was fine up until then, just very mild soreness in my arm. I may just have the seasonal flu, although I had that shot too. I went to a drive through test site Tuesday and haven't received the results yet.

If they like a QB in this draft they need to get him. Waiting until next for a QB they might like better is not a good plan. The risk that Holmes takes is if they wait until after year 2 to get a QB and that one falls short of expectations he's 3-4 years into his regime and still doesn't have a QB. He would most likely lose his job. He has a little more room for error if he takes one this year. Plus it will be tough to go into next year with the same QB situation as this year and get fans excited. If none of these QB's coming out this year impress them then they should pass.

If the Lions take a QB it will most likely be at 25 or whatever opposed to 33 due to a first round pick having an extra year of control. If they like one of these QB's they need to make an effort to move up down or whatever to get him at the appropriate spot. They desperately need a QB and waiting until the 2023 draft is not a good idea for a myriad of reasons, the least of which they will have no idea where they are picking.

Is there that much at a difference between Goff and Cousins? I think if Goff had the weapons that KC has he could look like an average QB also.

Whichever one of them were playing the Lions were still going to have a bad QB on the field.