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That would do it. Mel... please come back to the Detroit Lions!!!

PS: I think I would want both: Malachi Lawrence (pick him 2nd round at #50 or wherever Holmes needs to get to... to grab him) to play the wide-9 in a 5-man front on passing downs... Malachi sucks as a run-defender but as a wide-9, I think he would be OK there... But where he REALLY excels is at rushing the passer. Big, fast, and an array of pass-rush moves/ techniques/ etc. For all the envy Tater and others have in a pass-rushing specialist... this guy would be IT. Barnes can do that too I guess... but I like having both options... And as for getting a Safety/ LB'er hybrid, I am ALL for that. Good in coverage, can take on TE's and RB's and short area coverage... as well as be fast and physical if it turns out to be a run instead of pass. Who fits this description? As a draft prospect I mean? I haven't looked for this type of player...

Then who is the 2nd LB'er? The hybrid safety-LB'er you mentioned earlier?

... Human.

I agree with this. Also, if they are running some 5-2... they could get a speed-rusher specialist to stick out at the wide-end spot... I'm assuming that the 5-2 is 2 DT's and 3 DE's...?

And on this basis, I would want a later-round LB'er if he's not going to see a whole lot of snaps... just for depth. Now I'm looking at one of the TCU LB'ers in Kaleb Elarms-Orr or Namdi Obiador (same size and speed as Hill but can be gotten in the mid-to-later rounds...).

The only way I would trade Raymond is if another team overvalued him and did indeed, offer a king's ransom for him. I wouldn't worry about a new GM Tater, I would only worry about how do we fix this current semblance of an NHL team? That's Stevie's job... and patience is starting to wear thin, dangerously... everywhere. So... Let's say the Flyers wildly overvalue him and wanted his skillset on their team... So they offer: Two 1st rounders, Porter Martone (a Tkachuk look-alike prospect), and Tyson Foerster. Yzerman can't turn that deal down. He's not going to get that offer... But the point remains: He can't afford to NOT turn over every stone searching for ways to get this team bigger, stronger, more playoff-capable than where we are right now. Maybe that even includes a trade of Lucas Raymond... Or Larkin...? I'm keeping Mo-Edvinsson as the foundation of the Wings future... and looking to upgrade our forward group, in any way possible. Just my 2 cents.

Yeah... he'll have no issues with the switch whatsoever...

PS: I've seen Malachi Lawrence "projected" to the Lions in the 2nd round... If they want a speed-rusher DE... This guy is it. 255 #'s and a 4.52 40... And he has pass-rushing skills... not just the speed...

I think coverage ability will be the top priority in getting another LB'er... They're ending up in nickel a whole lot more than in years past with these offenses... So any LB'er will be a "must" on covering TE's and RB's out of the backfield, etc... IMO. Is that one of Hill's "fortes"? (I don't know anything about him...)

IF Penei can make that switch. I believe he can... but sometimes switching sides feels "weird" to a guy and they don't function quite as well. Money's on Sewell to have no problem handling the switch though...

That opens up a lot more tackle possibilities in the draft... to right side tackles (ONLY) like Miller or Dunker or Iheanachor...

Love the song... But it got overplayed too much (to me) on WRIF so... I switched to 10th Avenue Freezeout and Nebraska (entire album) and Spirit in the Night as my favorite Springsteen listen to's... I can handle Born to Run now and again as long as it doesn't become incessant again (on a playlist or otherwise...).

That was the ballgame right there...

This is not accurate.

PS: I'm just going to WAG: That the Lions top-rated prospects at: LT: are Mauigoa, Freeling, and Lomu. Proctor is NOT on their draftable prospects board (just a WAG...). DE: Are Faulk and Zion Young. If Freeling goes too high, do they go for Lomu? Or Faulk? If it were between Lomu and Faulk I'm just guessing that they choose Faulk... I think Mauigoa goes top 7 and is out of their reach. I think Freeling is the MOST LIKELY tackle they draft if they pick one in the 1st, he might even fall into their lap at 17... although I believe he'll go higher than that... Do they trade up for Freeling? Just a few thoughts I have...

American Neanderthals. White Trash Bigots. Oh wait...! Is that the Republican Party?

That is an extremely gray area... That I'd rather not be in their hands (the mullahs) to play and toy around with us and the rest of the world. This is my suggestion. To as quickly as possible remove Tehran's hold over the Strait of Hormuz by creating alternative shipping routes. Fast. Having to deal with a brainless MF'ing DEUCHEBAG like Trump might push someone into behaving irrationally in response. I mean... they are shutting Hormuz down RIGHT NOW because of Trump... Right? And it is most definitely affecting the world in debilitating ways in which... we don't even know what those end results are yet... And... Trump is promising to make it worse. Of course.

Right from the profile you've quoted: "He gets beaten inside more than you want to see from a three-year SEC starter, and the arm length from the combine helps explain why. For his size, the arms are shorter than expected, which shrinks his margin for error on hand placement and makes his technique inconsistencies more costly. Footwork and pad level flash at times but rarely come together for a full game outside of that Georgia performance. The weight questions are fair, too. His pass protection tracked directly with when he got below 360, and teams will want to know the 352-pound version reports to camp." Also (same profile): "Lateral redirect is his most exploitable issue; once committed to a direction, his mass works against him on counters." ... "Zone blocking looks shaky on tape; takes poor angles to second-level targets and loses track of linebackers." I thought I saw an "Effort" mention somewhere but haven't yet located it. But there are specific problems technique-wise that are huge no-no's for the Lions... I'm just going to guess here... That any connection of Proctor to the Lions is a pre-draft smokescreen if the original source is someone in the Lions camp... I don't believe he's a schematic or football personality fit with the Lions. Maybe the "effort-level" was tied to him having too much weight and pad level too often being high (from getting tired of keeping the pad level low...?) Here's Lance Zierlein: "slants and quick first steps beat him to the spot in the run game. ... He struggles to mirror athletes in space and lacks the range to protect deeper pocket drops against speed. Inconsistency in pass protection hasn’t helped his draft standing." More Zierlein: Indecisive and inefficient when defender isn’t in front of him. Cross-faced by slants and short-area movement. Does too much catching and not enough punching. Early gate opener with weight drifting too far outside. Struggled staying mirrored to inside moves and counters. Limited pass-set range will limit quarterback’s drop depth. Needs to stabilize playing weight to dial in balance/quickness. I'm reading "Draft Bust" on Proctor. I want NO part of him. Just my 2 cents.

This could be like watching the JV team!!!

Those two are plusses... But I think his "football personality" is a MAJOR turnoff for both DC and Holmes... We'll see... Maybe they got to know him better and are convinced he is dedicated to the game in a way that they believe in him, as CC is saying... They have passed on physical freaks before that didn't love the game enough though... specifically Jalen Carter with the Eagles (or was it because he went to Georgia instead of Alabama...? HAH!!!)

That's my favorite off of that album.

On this, I am 100% in agreement with...

That's the positive... from the US side... The negative I am alluding to is from the International side. All Iran has to do is say: "We are shutting down the Hormuz" and markets will know what that means and go through whatever crash/ correction it's in the mood for at that time. That is a heavy sledgehammer that Iran holds, not just against the US but the WORLD. I'm trying to say this in a way that you pick up on it because it seems you keep missing this particular point. It's not only oil. A massive amount of Nitrogen goes through Hormuz. That's farming. And it affects almost the entire world's food production. I have no idea of percentages... But it's enough to scare the rest of the world outside the US. In fact, the US is one of the most insulated countries in the world against these shenanigans and yet we are STILL affected deeply, even though we have our OWN Oil & Gas and Fertilizer and oil by-products industry. Shutting the Hormuz means shutting off Oil, Gasoline, LNG, Diesel, grease and other oil-by-products, Nitrogen (farming fertilizer), and did I hear Helium production too? This is what brings the World economy, not just the US, down to its knees. And Iran has just found out how big of a sledgehammer it actually holds. Israel offered to develop transit pipelines to its ports... Saudi Arabia, Qatar & the Emirates & others... better find alternative pathways to get their products out to the world bypassing Hormuz... and quick. Kuwait may be in a screwed position.

Plus his State Trouper has been covered quite a few times and it sounds great. IE: Cowboy Junkies: "Mr. State Trooper, PLEEEASE don't stop me, PLEEEEASE..." PS: Listen to this live (Cowboy Junkies version) to appreciate the deepest, bluesiest sounding band I've ever heard. If you like the blues that is...