1984Echoes
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I don't think Jamaal will get huge offers based specifically on the issues mentioned above. I think he will be completely affordable/ available to the Lions for a 2 or 3-year contract.
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Or he knows that he can't get the best coach out there to get us wins in the playoffs as long as we are still a crappy team. Once they make some strides into the playoffs, maybe he can get us a superb coach that gets us farther in the playoffs than Casey ever could...
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The only point I would disagree with is this one, I think even if we fall to 3-4-5 that there are 3 significant players who have skill-sets that we are missing and therefore also give us a huge boost. I don't want to agree that we'll struggle next year. Any of the top 5 players in this draft help this team immensely.
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The other issue is he's been injured so much. We hope he can get past all the injuries and get onto the floor enough to develop properly...
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Just a WAG here.... But guessing that Weaver believes Wiseman can turn into a Myles Turner 2.0? If he does that/ is capable of doing that... I'm on board.
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Stew and Bagley both need to be pushed permanently to PF.
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No, I don't think so. It will be Swift or a draft pick (if it's top 3 rounds); just like it should have been in 2022. I don't think they intended Williams to be a feature back in this offense in 2022... he just got pushed into it. But he wasn't ideal. And I don't believe they count on it, in that way, in 2023. It will be Jamaal/ Swift as a thunder & lightning combo again, as it should be. No feature back. So draft-wise, I want another back that can step in as a #1A or 1B with Jamaal, if/ when Swift goes down again. Not to repeat myself but, I don't want a Riddick-type until we have a healthy enough situation at the top where we can start looking at unique weapons like a Riddick...
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So Bey was #3?
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So I'm going to switch this around... I am... 99% Certain that 1 of Bey/ Bojan/ Burks will be traded and only 50/50 that Noel will get traded... I just wanted to get that right....
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I'm assuming on the court... ???????? They were desperate for some rebounding...?
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Just asking... Because I would have no idea... Was there some kind of issue between Bey/ Casey/ management? Could that be the reason they just dumped him? Or... one other reason I heard floating around: Did they make a decision on who they were interested in extending and what their budget was going to be? And already made a decision on Bey...? Or Bey's agent had given signals of an Ask that the Pistons had no interest in meeting? Just trying to find any kind of logic here, aside from on-the-court value. It HAS to be something else... right?
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I don't think a Quintin Johnson at 18 is required to replace Chark. I'm looking more at a Jonathon Mingo at #81 or a Trey Palmer at #169.
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I was going to quote your earlier comment on Pelosi, and state that Trump's speech itself was also childish... But I think you've already covered that here...
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Plus... this.
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I'm comfortable with the top 4 being Jobe, Jung, Keith and Flores... And not in any particular order. Order them however anyone wants to... At least at this point it's hard for me to separate them so I think of them only as our top 4... If Jobe or Keith separate themselves this year... then a ranking may become more clear with those guys... But not there yet IMO.
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I don't want a Riddick-type back... this year. I want a strong backup for when Swift goes down. If Swift wasn't so injury prone, I'd be totally open to another Riddick. But I think that has to be resolved first, prior to spending another roster spot on a potential Riddick-type. Just my 2 cents.
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Pass-blocking is a skill usually coached up in the NFL. It seems like with most drafted backs. Not all take to it, not all need it... But the guys you listed have enough talent to get there... even if it takes some coaching up. I'm not worried. Charbonnet is what? 6' 1" 225 #'s? I think he'll get there.
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I agree.
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Out with Chark. And in with Dean. Unless, as buddha said, the contract is cheap enough if it's another prove-it deal. Otherwise, I agree Tater, I like the big physical component but... I believe there are other avenues that can get us that, it's not Chark-only-or-bust. I don't know what other FA options there are... but the draft this year looks loaded with big, fast receivers. I'd let Holmes pick the one he wants, in the draft round that he wants...
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Plus Jameson Williams should largely take over Chark's effective usage... or at least we hope so. I think we can expand J-Will's touches, keep a heavy dose of ARSB, and find another cheaper version of Chark, even if his replacement has less usage/ experience/ etc... and fill-in around the edges with Reynolds, Kalif, etc... to keep Goff and this offense happy. There's just so many college WR's coming out... You can draft a guy like Mingo or Cedric Tillman or Trey Palmer or Andrei Iosavis in the 3rd?/ 5th round? ... depending on which prospect and who falls and... a Chark-lite-rookie-season is still enough to keep that dimension on offense for Goff. And free up money to get the most impactful CB on the market. Dean would definitely be a much higher impact on the D than Bradberry on D/ and Chark's impact on O - combined. IMO.
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I have better ones: National League: Frigidaire Division Cubs, White Sox, Brewers, Twins Border Patrol Division San Diego, Arizona, Houston, Texas California Dreamin' Division Dodgers, A's, Giants, Angels (guess which state...?) Grunge (or Grody, or Nirvana) Division Mariners, Rockies, Royals, Cardinals American League: Patriots Division Yankees, Red Sox, Mets, Phillies In or Near Canada Division Tigers, Guardians, Blue Jays, Reds Appalachia EW Division Pirates, Orioles, Nationals, Nashville (expansion team) Hurricane Alley Division Marlins, Rays, Braves, Charlotte (expansion team)
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I would rather get Dean (and I think he is more gettable as I think Tampa is teetering on a rebuild so... makes him more available to signing with another team.. and... Detroit is up-and-coming); and make the necessary cap moves to get him. I don't think Chark + Bradberry is more valuable than Dean and any other WR replacement, including a late draft pick. So if we have to lose Chark to gain Dean, I say yes. Or... Chark has to come cheaper than your contract...
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I have my sights set on Chris Gonzalez as my #1 CB if he falls to #18. Or if we trade down somehow.
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I would do a few things differently but... No bad. Where do you see asking prices for FA's? (Or is that PFF subscription...?)
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2023 Detroit Tigers Spring Training Thread
1984Echoes replied to RatkoVarda's topic in Detroit Tigers
I don't think so. Different connotations. Not the same thing at all.