1984Echoes

Just my 2 cents...

PS: A partial list of still available free agents that Brett Whiteside (at Pride of Detroit) thinks are perfect (bargain) fits for the Lions (I'm listing the ones (out of 9) that I most agree with) Detroit Lions 2026 free agency targets: 9 overlooked players to boost the roster: (He listed Roger McCreary... we just signed him). Outside CB: Rasul Douglas. 6' 2" and physical man corner. Yep. Free Safety: Andre Cisco. "Kerby Joseph-lite". Yep. DT: Sebastian Joseph-Day: High-level run-stuffer with a little bit of pass-rush juice that can absorb 500 DT snaps or so for the year... Yep. DE: Listed several. But I like Cam Jordan the best. Can be the starter until Kelvin Faulk or Zion Young can get up to speed. Then can be the depth/ rotational DE that this roster needs. If it's Faulk that's drafted... I would also (at least I hope Holmes would...) look for a 4th/5th/6th round "speed-rusher" type. He's found them before. Between Hutch, Cam Jordan, Faulk or Zion, Hassanein and a speed rusher.... I would hope it's enough depth (hoping for health this year... yeesh!!!) to get us through the season.

Also... McCreary is 100% a nickel...

Mize COMPLETELY ineffective at 6 hits 6 runs and 4 walks in a total of 3 innings.

Looks like it... yeah, Fanduel Pistons feed...

Now glad I have Prime... They're showing SEVERAL Pistons (not all...) games on Prime.

That does not make you NOT an atrocious, grotesque bigot.

I think so too... But I'm interested in keeping all options open just in case Holmes/DC "discover" a couple different guys for the outside. Just thinking "outside" the box for a minute...

Shift Reed to nickel and have Itzien play SS. No guarantees but...

Too much WHINGING right now. It's so annoying. I would call it "Premature Ejaculation". And the WHINGING over every single free agent that we did NOT sign... "Penus Envy." OVERWROUGHT Penus Envy. It's ONLY the 4th freaking day of free agency. I agree with you 100%. Holmes is of course being slow, methodical, budget-conscious, and selecting ONLY those guys that fit the Lions personality AND aren't outrageously over-priced. We still have: A) The REST of this Free Agency. B) The Draft. C) The SECOND wave of free agency in which a ton of expensive veterans will be dropped by teams AFTER the draft. Just too damn much WHINGING going on right now... YeeGADS!!! (changing the spelling allows my intentions to be posted even if misspelled...)

A good backup for LaPorta and may get some play for the Lions with Petzing. Hoping for 2023-24 production reprisal...

FYI: That would be wood that you chopped for your wood-burning stove... in the basement... ducted into your central heating system. Coal is so 1920's, at least get your modern wood-burning stove nowadays... Like a real 'Murican.

Which we all are, BTW... At the moment. Except for Naziholic.

I went to the UK last year to see my sister/BIL/nephew&family(is it called great nephew for little 4 YO Andre' ...?) And... Every Brit I came across (cashier/ pub patron/ etc...) I asked: "Do you take American political refugees? I need a way out of the insanity..." It was good for a laugh and they all laughed and came up with their own "plan of escape" for a poor American political refugee.

I'd still be interested in him on a vet min... Pending physical/ medicals...

Disheartening. The Wings were fun to watch until mid-February... Still catching a game here and there but... They don't look good. And since then: I'd rather spend my time watching the Pistons at this point...

Same this year... As the past 3 years. From Trade Deadline (or thereabouts) to the end of the season... Wilted Wings Washout.

Disposability. Roster spot. And replaceability. That's 3 aside from hitting RH'ers... Hmmm...

Sort of like Disney's Princess Tiana Bayou Adventure... What a Ride!!!

President Dumb****Drumph's Iranian (You Brainless Jackass) Misadventure.

I'm just going to WAG that in the 1st two rounds of this year's NFL draft... The Lions will draft a... LT, and a DE. Not necessarily in that order.

He hasn't been the same since he broke his fibula... But this will be his 3rd year after that so if he's going to get back to any explosiveness that he used to have... Now would be the time So... We'll see.

That's an interesting thought also... Especially the kickoff returns as they are currently constructed...

Another guy I'd love to bring back to the Lions.

I'd like Malcolm, Maddox and Rock Ya-Sin back as 1st line of (backup) defense depth pieces. Zylstra too but I think Holmes/ DC will be looking for TE upgrades this offseason. Reader is a maybe to me... Khalif already signed elsewhere and I think the Lions are relying on who they already have but also... to me... I'd rather not spend the money on Khalif if we are looking to shave some money somewhere. I think Holmes can find cheaper 6th/7th/UDFA's who specialize in the return game to replace him cheaply... But it would definitely be beneficial to get Malcolm, Maddox & Ya-Sin back... IMO.