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Two weeks

It’s unreal how McLareb have fallen off. The racing in these new cars is off the charts. F1 has got what they wanted. Great back and forth racing. So much for the narrative that these cars are so easy to drive that anyone off the street could do it. It’s just the opposite and has brought out the racer in all of these guys. Excited to see if the tables turn in Suzuka where being better in the corners should give Ferrari a leg up on Merc. Side note: I chose to go the Race in 30 minute route for this one on Apple TV. A big thumbs up.

I have my doubts that JB can make the right calls on matchups and substitutions over the course of a 7 game playoff series. I like all the things he does as the head coach except the 48 minutes between tip off and buzzer.

It’s not ideal but making chicken salad, it should allow all the teams much needed time to dial in their cars and updates. The two races of data will be huge. We’ve got 3 well defined tiers and I’m not sure they will change. Championship Merc, Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull Midfield Alpine, Haas, Audi, Racing Bulls, The Suck Aston, Williams, Cadillac The time should help Aston and Williams the most. I am interested to see how/if McLaren and Red Bull can use this time to improve.

Not even 10 laps in and I think we got our answer. Wow this is intense racing.

The Vikings have done some really dumb stuff recently but they aren’t just going to release JJ McCarthy. Not even Kwesi would do that. They will trade him if they move on and they aren’t doing that with the Lions.

They signed Christian Izien from Tampa yesterday and he will become the Nickel corner. He was ranked very high in that role last year. That’s one need on defense that got checked off

Brad did an amazing job building this franchise into a yearly contender. It’s incredible where they are now from when he started. But if I’m being honest, he’s kind of sucked since they lost to SF in the NFC title game. He hasn’t really cooked **** since then.

Someone needs to let Brad know that it’s only at the trade deadline where he’s supposed to do nothing as a Detroit GM. He’s should actually do work in the offseason.

I’m floored he didn’t get more and even more that the Lions let him walk for that.

Jon Berti from Troy HS helps out his birth country with a big homer

Them as in the Bears. I wasn’t clear. I know that Decker can be solid. He’s proven himself in the league. Wills is a project and hasnt done nearly as much. A bigger wild card than Decker.

I’d expect someone to sign him and take flyer and try him out over the offseason.

I’d rather them have Wills than Decker.

Do you have any unread Twitter DM’s yesterday from a @USADerosa?

DeRosa’s real job is media talking head so he knew he had to come out and deny this was the case. He said that he “misspoke” earlier in the day. Leaving 5 players out of his original lineup including Cal Raleigh, Bryce Harper, Alex Bregman and Bryce Turang in a very big game suggests otherwise.

It sure seems like they saw demand slow down for Hendrickson in FA and pivoted after agreeing to the Crosby deal and saving their two 1st round picks

A reason that the narrative has gained popularity is the success of a few teams with large amounts of restructured dollars over the past few years. The Eagles, Chiefs, 49ers, Lions, and Rams are a few. It seems to be working for almost everyone but the Saints, Cowboys, and Dolphins, who have all put themselves in the laughing stock category of the league. I will agree the common thought the cap will keep rising so it doesn’t matter isn’t really accurate. The cap will continue to outpace rising cost of players but the difference between the two isn’t so large. Contract value has exploded the last 5 years with no signs of stopping. The way around it is to draft a young player that can take the place of the aging vet that you are tied too. That will help offset some of the damage to the cap. That is much easier said than done. FWIW, I’m a firm believer the Lions goal needs to be to at least get to a Super Bowl. If that crates chaos and 3 win seasons down the road, so be it. They have to take full advantage of the window they have right now.

It will happen very soon. The car is fast and can challenge Mercedes.

What an absolute failure by Team USA leadership thinking they had already clinched a spot in the next round when in reality they hadn’t. If Mexico beats Italy and scores less than 5 runs while doing it, USA goes home.

This is a troll account. It’s not real.

So weird that Team Italy has 3 players from Detroit and Team USA has none.

Yep. The injury had to be more than advertised.

Nobody f**** with him.

On offense, yes. Defense needs more than just health. They need an Edge, Nickel corner, LB to replace Anzalone, another backup corner, another safety, a backup DL.