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Jimenez with a slow ST start for the Braves so far...

I don't think Young will be a bust at all. I just think he'll have a short shelf life if he takes off running too much. Or has a bad offensive line that allows him to get beat up all to hell... On that basis, if you wanna call that a bust I would agree. But as long as he's standing upright I think he's more Drew Brees than bust...

I doubt Carolina would offer Corral out for a 6th... but if they were, I'd absolutely say yes. I view him and Hooker as nearly identical... both running QB's, Hooker a couple inches taller, a year older, and both were hitting a completion rate of about 67% in college. Both topped out in college (best year) at around 600 yards and 4 yards a pop. With some minor variances between the two. The Lions want a running QB for backup so they can get different looks during the week... especially when facing an upcoming running QB... So the short answer is: absolutely yes. But... I think there's a 0% chance Carolina offers Corral for a 6th... Nice fever dream though. I could buy into it.

Let us know when that happens.

Yeah... I don't know if they're still in love with Carter... But it doesn't bother me if they draft him. Until he proves me otherwise that is...

Yes, batting average. Not spring training BA, projected BA. Can Baddoo hit MLB pitching? Because if he's still struggling against MLB off-speed, he won't be able to get to his speed. Unless he's a PR only. Which is... unlikely. AAA. If Carpenter is struggling against MLB off-speed... AAA. If he's showing that he can handle MLB-offspeed, then he can get to his power. And that does NOT mean spring training BA, it means that they can project, if he is handling MLB offspeed, that he will be able to get to his power and not struggle at the Mendoza line. During... the 2023 regular season.

I don't think it's a bad trade from the Panthers POV. On the Bears side... we'll see what they do with these picks. Also, who said the Bears will draft Carter at #9? I'd be fine with that as I think he'll be a headcase (not dedicated to practice, the team, the coaching) and won't be as good as his talent dictates. We'll see about that... I'm just guessing...

They must believe in Stroud. That's why they made the trade. Not saying that's good, or bad... but that's why they did it. I don't see Stroud as significantly different than Goff... So I would have no problem whatsoever with this trade if I'm the Panthers....

They drop from #1 to #9, get two 2nd round picks from the Panthers, and a WR taken 24th overall in 2018 and who catches approximately 58% of his targets but is good for 1,200-ish yards with a good QB... And a Panthers 1st next year that, if they improve as much as they think they should, would end up mid-1st or later for the Bears... Yeah, that doesn't seem to be as much as I thought it might be... I am not afraid.

I think our trade down options are limited to only if one of Will Levis or AR being available at #6, and a few teams wanting to draft that QB (Raiders?, Falcons?, Vikings?). So yeah, our prospects to trade back dropped a bit with the Panthers jumping to #1. The Panthers have stated that they are NOT interested in AR. They do NOT want a developmental QB but want an NFL-ready QB only. They have publicly stated that they had interest in 3 QB's only, based on those parameters. My guess is that, that order would be Stroud/ Young/ Levis. So I think they're drafting Stroud. IMO.

Rogers is not the guy I'd want at first. I'd be looking more at guys like Nevin, Maton, Vierling, etc...

I think the answer to that is BA-driven. Whoever can hit MLB pitching can GET to that power, or speed; otherwise... if they're struggling against MLB pitching (makes the power and/ or speed moot) it's some more time in AAA, IMO...

If it's the #3 pick and the Pistons are fine with Miller after doing a full investigation on his character... I'll take his deadeye shooting which is a major, major area of need for the Pistons... and he's also a SF, which fits with Cade & Ivey... And hope he both shoots the lights out as well as keeps his nose clean... Just my 2 cents.

If we end up at #2 and pick Scoot... You start: Scoot at PG, Ivey at SG, Cade at SF, and then see what happens... IMO.

And he's the most critical guy that needs to get timing down with Goff. Everyone else has a good amount of experience with Goff/ timing. Jameson close to zero.

He also has more downside.

Exactly.

Isn't Cruz a TEXAS Senator? Or am I in some alternate universe? Where he doesn't know that El Paso borders Ciudad Juarez? I mean, I might have to google it to remember this stuff... But... I'm not a TEXAS Senator. I'm (NOT) flabbergasted.

Putin's Official Boot-Licking U.S. President. Glad to know that Drumpf is currently unemployed in that position...

POBLUSP.

I predict Levis to be available at #6. The Raiders will want him. I think the Falcons will too. And the Panthers will be desperate to move up to #6 so they can draft Levis, specifically. I have no interest in trading up. It will be a seller's market, at certain draft spots, depending on if the right guy is available... Just say no to trading up. Stay at 6, or get lucky with the right guy to trade out of at 6...

If we don't get lottery luck to select Bedard or Fantilli... Then I want to draft Reinbacher with our pick. Yzerman can use the Islanders pick, or trade up with it if he wants, to select whatever offensive player he has designs on... Just my too early opinion.

There might be quite a few teams who think that...

I think you are playing checkers. If you want to understand this, you need to learn to play chess.

I believe Ukraine is currently or soon to be in possession of 24 Challengers and 24 Leopards. As well as all the APC's and IFV's and light tanks that have already been sent. They are planning their counter-offensives right now. They've had skeleton forces in Bakhmut and other frontline cities, like Vuhledar... And the Russians are still incapable of taking anything. The Russians have lost roughly 20-24,000 forces (in Bakhmut), the Ukrainians roughly 5,000 casualties. 2,000 Ukrainians still in Bakhmut, holding off the Russian hordes. When the Ukrainians counter-attack, they most likely will sweep through Kherson (east of the Dnieper) and Zaphorizhia Oblasts to the Azov Sea, cutting off Russia's land bridge to Crimea. But they are sending some forces early to Bakhmut, in order to reinforce. Tactical decision and they aren't ready for a full counterattack just yet. And I don't think sweeping east through Donetsk is their first priority. They just want to hold the line there and engage Russian forces to prevent them from manning the south. The Russians are sending missiles because they are incapable of any military gains in Ukraine. Just for some perspective and to repudiate the Russian Propaganda that's been floating around in this thread lately...