Jason_R

Two mock drafts in two days have Detroit picking Mike Green. SI (https://www.si.com/nfl/2025-nfl-mock-draft-first-round-predictions-cam-ward-shedeur-sanders-travis-hunter) and Pat Kirwan on Moving the Chains SiriusXM NFL Radio. Leaving aside the allegations against him, it seems he's too small to be the "can crushing" DE they like. Pearce is also expected to be around late in the 1st round but also seems a little undersized and has his own character questions. Mykel Williams from Georgia fits the profile but is expected to go early. With GB picking at 23 and MIN at 24, it wouldn't be a total shock to see Holmes try to move up to 20/21/22 with DEN/PIT/LAC if a guy they love starts to drop.

If I recall correctly, Arnold had a marginal call go against him early in his first game. That set the narrative for the refs who continued not to give him the benefit of the doubt for most of the season. They'll stop picking on him. I'm excited about Mahogany. But you're right, if Manu does not pan out and if Rakestraw can't get healthy this will not be a great draft.

I don't know... Holmes picked a starting CB, he got what appears to be a starting OL in the sixth round, and got a core special teams piece in the 4th round. That's not bad. NFL dot com rates it a C- but a big part of their analysis was how much playing time the draft picks got, so this is in some way also a measure of the weakness of the rosters of the teams who threw their rookies right in. If Manu develops and it turns out Holmes ended up replacing 2/5 of his starting OL for ten years with a 4th and 6th round pick, he will look like a genius.

Yes and yes. Should be easy to eliminate the tush push. Treat it the same as an illegal forward pass. Play negated, five yard penalty. And define an illegal run play as one in which one or more players line up behind a player who receives the snap and attempt to propel the ball carrier forward.

I want it to happen so he can throw a game-losing interception to Kerby Joseph again.

With Hutch and McNeil playing at the level they were playing at before the Hutch injury (not to mention Levi), they did not need anyone else. The problem with having a DPOY candidate is that if he gets injured you can't replace him. But they will use their first round pick (and second and third?) on DL. Mahogany is going to be a stud. He was already an upgrade when he played last year. Not sure what the deal was with Glasgow, maybe he had a lingering injury last year, maybe he struggled at LG, maybe both. But Mahogany will upgrade the line and if Brad thinks Glasgow is the weak link there are replacement players that can be had on a one year deal.

They're "bringing in" Aidan Hutchinson. Then they re-signed Marcus Davenport from the bargain basement, and they will wait for FA market to settle before bringing in one or two other pieces.

Disappointed for Carlton Davis that his one year in Detroit ended the way it did. He was a very good addition, and had he not been injured, things may have turned out much differently for the team in the playoffs. But Reed will be an excellent replacement, and Holmes has a strong enough roster that he can wait for pieces to fall into place.

Will never be NHL head coach again. Will never even get an interview.

I think I saw he had more All Pros than accepted holding penalties. Incredible.

Does little brother have a chip on his shoulder?

I, for one, would love to see Tomlin continue his progression from the WR whisperer to the QB... uh... quiet talker. I thought he handled the Fields/Wilson situations about as well as possible. They both have serious holes in their games, but Tomlin still guided the team to another playoff berth with that two-headed monster, without letting the thing turn into a sideshow. Even though people don't like Rodgers (I guess because he experiments with ayahuasca rather than vaccines) he is still head and shoulders above what Pittsburgh was running out there last year. And I think he would fit right in with Tomlin. The problem in NY is there was no leadership, so he took the reins. That won't be the problem in Pittsburgh.

Bears are not ready for prime time.

The DL was holding it together until McNeil went down. It wouldn’t surprise me if they double-dip on the DL with their first and second round picks.

Totally agree. He deserves the parade. And yet, if Philly had the injury luck that Detroit had, it's a different conversation.