1984Echoes

Actually that would fix a lot of problems...

Also... Just the experience of fighting to try and get INTO the playoffs...

Make the playoffs. Win or lose this group of guys could use some playoff experience...

That should reveal our lack of depth at Center...

Red Wings at Capitols: MUST WIN!

And being the unicorns that they were ... most TE's will never amount to the next Winslow, Kelce, Gronk, or Witten. Their best skills are high catch rate (due to size advantage over defenders and better ability to take a hit and hold onto the ball...). Not game-breaking bust-a-move receivers. Aside from a select few that is. And again, those are unicorns. I am not into finding a truckload of fool's gold by chasing unicorns. So most of the good ones are good for blocking, moving the chains, and red zone advantage, and high catch rate. Exactly how Johnson uses them. We already have two talents that do exactly that... so who out there is actually an improvement? Not who someone thinks there is...

Make a Pixar movie with this slate of characters... it'd be awesome...!

That seems less about tendencies and more about intentions. Putin wants the Soviet Union back and he will take any measures to enforce that. F Byelorussia's independence. F what the Ukrainians want. F the world. By hook or by crook, or by military violence, he will take what he wants.

Brock Wright and James Mitchell are better than Hock anyways. Hock's career pass-catch rate was 66% of his targets. That's terrible for a TE. Brock Wright is at 75% which is where the better TE's reside. Mitchell caught 100% of his targets. They are both superior blockers. And superior receivers. No need to upgrade because we've already upgraded. Wright was undrafted and Mitchell was a 5th rounder? If Holmes wants to "upgrade" or add another TE to the room I suspect he will use a 5th or 6th or undrafted FA again to find TE's that are CLEAR upgrades over Hock and what other uninformed proletariats "think" are good TE's.

This version of Cabrera is a nightmare on this version of the Detroit Tigers. And he absolutely is blocking ANYONE who can actually play in the field. I don't care if that's Baddoo, Kreidler, Nevin, Rogers... ANY of these guys has vastly more usefulness to the Tigers than the bloated corpse of Miggy the Whale.

I have never argued against upgrading the position. I have, in fact, offered specific players and draft picks exactly for upgrading. You are misrepresenting my position. It's just that... You and I have different definitions of upgrading the TE position. And I have offered no specious reasons whatsoever. Quit trying to bullshit everyone. Or I will straight call you out for being full of shit.

It should be an interesting journey this year... Not Superb or Brilliant or any other superlative... just interesting. We'll see what the Tigers look like after 8 months. That's what will be most interesting to me... What they look like at the end of the season, as compared to what they look like at the beginning.

I don't believe I "booked" that one. Don't remember... That one was definitely wishful thinking. But not this one.

There is no wishing there. It's an educated guess and I stand by it. Miggy will get closer to 40 PA's this year than 400. Book it.

Excuse me? This whole thing started with you stating you wanted Mayer selected at #18.

He is going to be... A whole lot closer to 40 PA's this year than 400.

They don't value TE's as 1st rounders. That's very logical. You just don't seem to get it... And I'm not the only one trying to get you to understand that. You just... don't.

Well... I trust the Yzerplan so... Whatever he's thinking/ moves that he makes or doesn't make... I'll get on board with it...

Which means he has to be on the roster in order to do so...

It wouldn't bother me to have him as a cheerleader in the dugout. And let him glad-hand fans and opposing teams every single game. And I don't care if they call it "Ambassador", "Ambassador Coach", "Detroit Fans Designated Coach", "Official Hat-Waving Coach", or whatever. I could care less what position he holds. Coach or otherwise. He will have zero effect on the field, Hinch will make certain of that. So call it whatever you want to call it.

I think he is EXACTLY nothing but a sideshow at this point.

Here's what's ludicrous: Your argument is basically: "Let's draft the best TE in the draft because that could be really fun." Versus: How do we win more games. I'm sorry... but I am interested in how Holmes/ Campbell/ Johnson are building this team... not your method. I think what you are arguing for is asinine, to be honest.

The other guy I'd like the Red Wings to target as both a sell and a buy, or as a squeeze a player out of a 3rd party cap space move, is Dylan Coghlan from the Hurricanes. RHD not getting any playing time. And hope he turns into a RH'ed Walman for our 3rd pairing...

I thought I proposed a trade nearly identical to that (but not including Chiarot) somewhere but I can't find it... Might've been on capfriendly.com/trade-machine...

I like how this guy thinks: https://thehockeywriters.com/red-wings-chiarot-trade-bait-land-jakob-chychrun/