1984Echoes

Macabre.

Do they want a hat? They could pass that around....

Raymond is doing his part to try and keep us in the playoffs. Seider scored the 2nd goal. They're both young... But I say: "Go ahead and takes the reins of leadership young dudes."

Maybe it's me... But DeBrincat is just not the guy I'm looking for to build offense around. I know he's electric... I think of Ciccarelli when I look at DeBrincat... But Dino was just a little bigger, tougher, loved getting under opponents' skin, and more dangerous all-around. Nice to grab Cat's talent... but I don't think he has the size for either longevity or the playoffs. Or maybe sustainability is a better word than longevity? Regardless... I think he's a wrong fit for what this team needs. At the very least we need a Brendan Shanahan. Size, toughness, AND goal-scoring ability. Maybe we hang onto Cat because we need to... But we need to add both higher end talent, youth and skill, as well as the size/playoff-toughness/goal-scoring that Shanahan was able to provide. Oh, and a large turnover of Defenseman. And a #1 Goalie. OK... Maybe more than just a couple guys...

Parker is 3 for 3 and the rest of the team 0'fer. Funny/ not funny.

Is Holl hurt? Or a healthy scratch...? I am... Just so sick of watching Petry. Can't stand it anymore.

Another breakaway by CBJ with Texier just getting out of the penalty box. 2-0 CBJ. PS: I don't want Maatta to go away. I want to keep him as 3rd/4th LH'ed D'man. Edvinsson to graduate, and Chiarot to go away. Petry can go away too, and add unproven Tuomisto because he's at least responsible in the D-zone versus the crap Petry keeps showing me. Turn this frickin' D-corp OVER.

Chiarot & Petry were on the ice for that breakaway goal by CBJ. Why is it a good idea to put the two slowest D'men on the ice at the same time, both who have a propensity to be out of position (both skated into the O-zone with CBJ players behind them as Fischer lost a crappy turnover...)?

Aren't Holl & Maatta's skating less gone than Petry's? I'd rather Holl with Edvinsson.... more defensively responsible and better skating. IMO... I could be wrong on that... So... can Maatta play his off-hand? Because he's the younger/ better skater and he's a +14 (I know +/- is flawed... HOWEVER) while Petry is -5 and all the starters get incrementally worse than that... Topped out by Gost's -18. (Holl BTW is +8).

Any American that votes for Trump hates America. They hate everything about America, and they should be ashamed of themselves because America, and the "America Way of Life", will be destroyed by their stupidity. And Trump sees that. To him weak-minded Americans means votes, and a cash stream that he can misuse to his own purposes. And a means to replicate Kim Jong Un's or Xi Jinping's fascist dictatorship in America. At least in his dreams. Moral of the Story: Vote Democrats only November 2024.

👍 I think the only thing I have left on my shopping list is Justin Simmons. Oh wait: Are there any pass-rushers left? If not, then just Simmons to be part of a Safety rotation and to coach our young guys up... on the field and off. Then... I'm good. Just waitin' for the draft.

Let me rephrase my prior post: 30% of this country is registered Republicans. Mostly dedicated to voting their party. 35% of this country is registered Democrats. Mostly dedicated to voting their party. 35% of this country is INDEPENDENTS. So, who are the swing voters in this country? Who could vote either way? Who is persuadable, or needs to be persuaded?

Why does this exact point constantly get IGNORED???

Why not keep both and have them tandem start? The cost is only one more middle reliever in Toledo instead of Detroit.

That may very well be... But I don't think that changes the narrative any... If those three "big money" signings flop, then G2 is correct and Avila was basically a failure at international signings. If those three, and/or any other internationals signed by Avila make an impact for the Tigers, then it's not any different than any other thing he did with the Tigers: He had some good intentions, and/or did some good things... But it's taking Harris to "finish the job".

This part we don't know for certain yet. He's got multiple higher-end guys in the system. And we don't know if they'll figure things out and make it to MLB... or if they'll all just flop out. But I think we have to wait for the jury to come to a verdict on this; and they will be sequestered for at least a few years. A verdict that centers mostly, but not exclusively, around Christian Santana, Roberto Campos, Josue Briceno and maybe a couple others... Quite a long time to render a verdict, but... it is what it is.

That would be called the "long view." As long as they can get themselves another winning streak going we can still have faith in this team...

I don't think Holmes thinks like that. Actually, let me rephrase that. If the 85 is a QB, he's definitely going to pick the other guy. But I'd flesh that out thusly: I think this is how he thinks: "Hmmm, looks like an 85 (on the LIONS scale) is going to fall to our spot, but there's NO WAY we're going to draft another QB. Hmmm, I could select this 84 also dropping to us, OR I could trade up the 3 spots that Tampa is offering us for our 5th rounder (too cheap, GOTTA do it...!) for that 86 OG/C that we're in LOVE with" ("woohoo!"). OR... they really want that 84 so yes, select him. OR... A trade down is offered to the 2nd because someone really wants that falling QB and we can pick up an extra 3rd round pick and if I count the # of spots we drop down we can STILL get our guy (because he reads what the other teams seem to be doing pretty damn well it seems to me...). Meaning... I'm not certain we can put "simplistic" and Holmes in the same sentence...

I should be in the New York area and outside the Philly area though...

Yep. Thanks.

It's also supposed to be on ESPN+. I have the game on now... except... it's nothing but ESPN+ commercials. No game.

I think JPJ has been flying up mocks to the mid-1st. That doesn't mean anything... but if it does, and he's a mid not late 1st, either the Lions have to work a trade-up or set their sights on a lesser talent. Frazier is the next OC who can play OG and... he's not much different than JPJ (per scouting reports): very high FB-IQ, nasty/mean streak, very athletic. JPJ is the better athlete, but Frazier's pretty close. Per scouting reports that is. I'm thinking they wait for Frazier to fall to 29 (he's starting to get mocked to the Lions quite a bit); OR they trade up for someone they believe that impacts the game/ wins at a higher level. But there's lots of options with that so... I wouldn't hazard a guess if they moved up... could even be a WR like Brian Thomas. But I think they can let the draft fall to them and get a Chop Robinson or Cooper DeJean (he's fallen just slightly as teams look at him as more of a FS than a CB... but I think the Lions would be tickled to nab him as a hybrid FS/CB and play him wherever they needed him...), or Frazier. The thing with Barton is he hasn't played Center in over 3 years so I'm not certain how viable that is. I think he's also a Guard, not a tackle, in the NFL. Maybe a right tackle if Sewell moves to take over from Decker. He's probably a higher draft board rank for the Lions... as long as he still has some position flexibility (I think the Lions will value that highly). He looks like a BEAST. So that'll be high on their radar. Little? Who dat?

So... In the 1st round they've selected: Sewell - A dominant All-Pro level OT. Gibbs - a game-breaking RB with elite speed (traded down to draft him). Jameson Williams - a game-breaking, elite-speed WR (traded up to draft him) Hutchinson - a dominant, relentless, pass-rushing and run stopping DE demon. Jury has not yet decided on Campbell. But you think the Lions are set on Darius Robinson in the 1st round, who, in your own words: "anything (nothing) more than an average at best lineman with little pass rush ability, no explosiveness and his best trait is his versatility to move along the line". Again, that makes ZERO sense. I will state it thusly: I think you are FLAT out WRONG. Not even in the ballpark wrong.

I believe there are certain Republican politicians who can, or cannot, cross that bridge (actually endorse Joe Biden). I don't believe Haley can... because she is hunting for some possible future in the Party post-Trump; however that comes about and in whatever form that looks like. There are other Republicans who have actively been kicked out of the party politics due to their non-alignment with Trump, and that is not just Adam Kinzinger or Liz Cheney. I'm not certain where Pence falls within that spectrum. But for those who are no longer welcome in the Party, unless they straight up start boot-licking Trump (the only acceptable position in the current Trumpublican Party), I believe that aside from their own possible political ambitions, or lack thereof, that the GOP is lost to them. And that their only discourse is to openly support a Biden 2024 Presidency in order to defeat the MAGA hold on the GOP. They can NOT chart another course for the GOP... unless they chart another course for the GOP. Explicitly, and out loud. I know there is a major fear factor in this... losing one's political career... but some have already lost theirs. It's gone. Replaced with the GQP. They have nothing left to lose, IMO. Just my 2 cents.

In its simplest terms: I think Avila did a great job at getting the ball rolling towards modernizing the Tigers organization, including hiring such key people as Ryan Garko, AJ Hinch, etc., starting up a data analytics program, etc. The Org was starting to draft better players with skills that translated to a higher level than his early GM years, as a result. Including several later round pitchers and a couple later round position players. But he didn't come from an analytics background and was therefore mostly behind the 8-ball, with a general lack of understanding on how to apply the analytical data within the organization. This, and many other flaws, says that the bottom line with Avila was that he just wasn't good enough to get the Org all the way to where it needed to be. On Harris: he was able to see an Org that had laid the groundwork, and just needed the right person to get the Org to the finish line. The Tigers chose him, and he chose the Tigers. I think Harris is the right guy to get us over the finish line, and Avila was not that guy.