1984Echoes

Depending on how the draft falls... I think it would be hard to line up two CB's... But - again, depending on how the draft falls - I'll take a CB, Safety, coverage LB'er or better, another Pass-Rusher, etc...

And he stepped INTO that throw... Cringe-worthy.

On that last run when they went to Jamaal again... I screamed "NO!" as soon as he handed it off and then "BOOTLEG it dammit!" At that point I think everyone in the stadium knew it was going to Jamaal and he subsequently got swarmed by 4 Jets defenders before he got to the line of scrimmage. Not certain if a bootleg would've worked there... but they're going to have to start faking it to Jamaal in a play-action or bootleg or other because teams are getting wise...

+1. On that 2nd holding, he should have bull-punched the guy in the chest as hard as he could... the defender would've gone flying out of bounds... instead, he grabbed the outside of the shoulder pads (announcers called it) and gets the holding. Shoulda crushed the guy...

You don't know what you're talking about.

I think Okudah is good... but like buddha, I don't believe he's "very good". He's had multiple PI's in the end zone, not just this game (which they didn't call an obvious one on him... lucky for the Lions). He can cover... but he's not gifted and can be beat, or PI'd when he knows he's beat. Can he get better? Don't know. But I'm not arguing against a 1st round CB in next year's draft at all... Especially if the Rams pick drops closer to top 10 rather than top 5... I'm looking at that pick for CB.

No, that's NOT what I said. Harris needs to fix all the broken parts/ mistakes Avila made. But... It would be HILARIOUS if 90% of our next playoff team was Avila parts...! I would definitely LOL.

Keep pouring it on Colts... Need to consolidate that Rams draft pick position...

I don't think we NEED to trade away Soto or Lange or Eduardo... However... If it's "an offer we can't refuse", then I'm on board.

It's not a rebuild. It's a Repair & Fix 'em back up job.

Just as an aside... Wasn't it 10 years $295 mill? I thought he was trying to keep under a $30 mill AAV if I remember correctly. My memory sucks though... but I thought it was $295 mill?

Not even April. We already HAVE a boatload of high draft picks. We don't need to be on a 5-year draft & development timeframe because those guys are ALREADY HERE (I'm not bagging on you Longgone... I know it's not you making these statements, it's others on the board... I was just using your post because of the April timing... I have a different theory on that): Harris and Hinch and all the other king's men they hired need to fix broken parts first. Because if they were ALL miraculously fixed - Mize, Manning, Skubal, Eduardo, Faedo, Wentz, Brieske, Lange, Soto, Rogers, Torkelson, Greene, Matthews, Baez, Carpenter, Baddoo, Kreidler - and with a second wave coming shortly (Olson, Madden, Dingler, Keith, Wenceel, Parker, Malloy)... they would have at least the BEGINNINGS of a competitive team. But a lot of these guys... I don't think we know what we have/ don't have/ has been fixed... until the END of next season. In September 2023... I'll tell you what kind of team we have for 2023, where the holes are, and where/ how I think Harris fixes those holes. Just my 2 cents.

2. Ilitch spent on Eduardo and Baez last year, and others, when it looked like we might break through. All this whining about Chris not spending is total BS. When the team is competitive and ready to make a move to win playoff games, he'll spend. He's already proven that. 3. These free agents aren't siding and roofing. For the most part. They are mostly sheds and outhouses. Again, all the whining about not spending money on bandaids, outhouses, sheds and busted condoms is ridiculous. I wouldn't spend money on this team even if it was someone else's money. Bandaids (Boyd and Lorenzen) to cover booboos, fine. But the primary purpose in 2023 is to fix all our broken parts - pitchers, prospects, hitting and development coaches. And Harris sifting through waiver wires and other inexpensive pickups to see if he can find a few parts that can stick. That's it. When they get everything fixed and we can figure out who is a building block and who is not (and can be traded away) and what holes need to be filled in 2024 (NOT 2023...), then we can talk about spending money in the offseason 2023-24. I don't see it happening this offseason and furthermore I don't see any REASON to spend this offseason. I fully expect us to make a run at the Playoffs in 2024... so at that point (next offseason) I would be looking to shop. And it might be trades shopping, not FA shopping. We'll see. But 2023 is a lost season. Get used to it, because that's not changing. And no FA signing is going to change that either.

Good loss. Buddha... I'm reading that as, since he got the surgery, that he will be back around May-ish able to work out and get back into basketball shape... that's more than 12 weeks from now...

Ron Da' Cheap Knock-Off.

I want to be more rude than that... I'm thinking of... : Cheap Knock-Off Trumplet.

Gotta evolve with the times though... He ain't president no more and DeSanctimonious is stealin' his thunder! Time to turn to The Looooooooord!!!!

Speaking of which... Why doesn't he just become a Preacher of the Prosperity Bible and straight up bilk people. With his "showmanship". He wouldn't have to pretend to be a businessman or a politician anymore. He could just straight up tell everyone "the Loooooord Loooooves me and he wants you to give me all of your money". He could make MAGA Millions into his pocket. And it's legal !!!

Obviously I DON'T know what the joke is... Want to enlighten?

Myles Murphy is also a terror at DE, I wouldn't trade out if he were still on the board. He'd be a 3rd place finish after Carter & Anderson, which would suck... But I'm not trading down if he's on the board at our pick.

Why is half the board spelling Sean McVAY as McVEY? His name is McVAY. Here's his wikipedia page if you don't believe me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_McVay Or is this some kind of insider joke that I am missing...?

Wait a second... Is she your wife or your ex-wife?

Someone suggested some Dark Brandon trading cards. That would be more appealing than those ridiculous TFG shit cards... But I'd ALSO like to know who actually is going to pay $99 for those 10 cent cards... and how many of those sets are actually sold. That could engender a really good laugh in and of itself.

It takes a village...

Politico thinks it is Fred Upton who the Dems and centrist Republicans are settling on under this plan: https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/12-2-2022/mccarthy-upton-speaker/ Three guesses on how TFG reacted: Politico this week reported on whispers among moderate Republicans and Democrats about joining together and nominating outgoing Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) as House Speaker should Republican hardliners sabotage McCarthy's bid. Even though Upton is retiring as a congressman and did not seek a new term in office, the Speaker of the House of Representatives does not have to be an actively serving representative. While it is currently not certain how serious the chatter about drafting Upton to lead the House of Representatives is, it was enough to trigger Trump into angrily denouncing the idea. "Rep. Fred Upton, a Pro-Impeachment RINO, would be a disaster....". No need to read the rest of his commentary.