Mr.TaterSalad

These allegations against Congressman Eric Swalwell of sexual misconduct and the rape of a women who was his former staffer are very serious and very ugly. I do believe women when they say they were sexually harassed, assaulted, or raped. I believe women have benevolent silenced and abused by our justice system not believing them. I also believe in the fundamentalist right of innocent, until proven guilty. Eric Swalwell deserves his day in court and a fair, speedy trial as anyone would get. That said, given the nature of these sexual assault allegations and the numerous allegations of sexual misconduct made against him, I hope he drops out of the California Governor's race and leaves Congress. The guy looks like a real, womanizing, scumbag and piece of ****.

I think they like Larry Borom and there is a real chance they already view him as their starter at RT.

I saw a draft profile on him that listed his current weight at 369lbs. Not sure if that's what he actually weighed in at when he was at the NFL Combine. If it was, YIKES! Being in his draft offseason at that weight and not remaining at a playing weight of 350 give or take is concerning to me. I'd like to think going into the draft and certainly at the combine that'd he'd want to be in the best shape possible.

I get that offensive lineman, all players really, have small imperfections to their game or physical stature. But Proctor is pushing 370lbs of playing weight. As a player gets older and their body breaks down, I cannot imagine someone at that weight just physically holding up long. There would have to be serious risk of injuries I would think. As well, you lose athleticism and quickness as you age and are still playing at that weight. I'm not 100% anti-Proctor and if the Lions really like him, I trust Brad enough to respect the pick. But if Proctor is there for The Lions pick at #17 and one of Fano, Freeling, Lomu, or Miller are also still on the board, I'm taking one of those guys first.

No pun intended, but that seems like a big IF. He's already playing at 350lbs+.

He was talking about Proctor I think. I believe he also mentioned that he has concerns about his weight and his ability to compete on strength alone going up against NFL defenders.

Can someone talk me off the Aaron Gibson/Mekhi Becton ledge with Kaydn Proctor? I know they are different people, on different teams, playing for far different coaches and regimes. But every time I see him and read scouting reports about him I get Gibson flashbacks. For a more modern comparison, I worry he'll be another Mekhi Becton. The guy's playing weight is 355lbs, which is similar to Becton's playing weight. Compare that to Blake Miller at around 315lbs or Caleb Lomu at around 312lbs. I worry that the weight will only become a bigger issue as he gets older and it gets harder to maintain a lower weight. I worry about how his body will hold up, against NFL players, trying to play at that weight. With a guy like Becton you've seen the injuries take a toll on his body. In the case of Gibson, he ballooned to nearly 400lbs and became significantly more immobile as a lineman. My other concern is does he even truly project as a tackle given his size and playing style. He seems like more of a hybrid or just a straight up guard prospect to me. But I'm no Hank Fraley expert here. What's the reasoning for wanting Proctor over a Blake Miller or Caleb Lomu if all three are availabel? Is Proctor that much better than either of them that its worth the gamble? Am I simply making too much of the weight issue.

When their lips are moving, it usually means they are lying. I would suspect that we will find out that her relationship with Epstein is far more than just a casual email correspondence with someone that her husband was best friends with. She was dating Trump in the same time frame that he was still friends with Epstein in the early 2000s. So it is plausible that she knew him well enough.

NAFTA was an unmitigated disaster. It's amazing that you could live in a manufacturing state, hallowed out in part by NAFTA, and not agree with Bernie on that. We lost over 25,000 jobs here in the auto industry alone according to Economic Policy Institute data because of NAFTA.

Who didn't have . . . checks notes . . . Jose María Olazabal leading the Masters at 60 years old. I knew he'd win it, never a doubt haha.

I'm part Hungarian-American, so I've taken a fairly big interest in this race. My Nana was a Nagy and 100% Hungarian with some of her siblings born over there in Budapest. I hope Peter Magyar and Tisza destroys Orban and his Fidez fascists. More than that, I hope Magyar is truly a good person and lives up to the promise of a better, freer Hungary and reverses the backslide of democracy in the country.

They added a goal to keep it even and balanced it out once they got to the middle of the period.

Already down 1-0 off a week goal from a guy getting his 6th goal of the year. Columbus has been gifting us losses lately too. Forget it, we're cooked.

Today was one of those redline moments where Trump simply crossed yet another redline. I am not naive enough to think any of the cowards in the GOP will do anything about it. They will not. But Donald Trump needs to be removed from office. He cannot remain in power another minute longer. Even if it won't be done, it needs to be said. The 25th Amendment needs to be invoked. This cannot continue on another day longer. JD Vance would be a terrible President as well, but I'd like to think we'd at least not be attempting to annihilate and genocide an entire country's worth of people. Furthermore, every Democratic politician and every Democratic candidate needs to be clear in calling for his removal from office and clear in their support for the 25th Amendment. This is no time for cowardice nor political calculation. We shamefully allowed and funded a genocide in Gaza to occur. What Donald Trump is threatening here to the Iranian people would be on a scale a thousand times the destruction, death, and war crimes that have been perpetrated in Gaza. And that was horrific enough. There can be no politicking around with this or testing the polls to see what people think. We are in both a Constitutional and humanitarian crisis. People's lives are in grave danger thanks to our deranged, lawless, and out of control President. Remove Donald Trump from office now! Invoke the 25th Amendment now!

Agreed with all of this. I have offensive line prospects that I prefer over Proctor, but who am I. I like Blake Miller, Monroe Freeling, and Caleb Lomu as much or more than Proctor. Miller and Freeling both project as true tackles in the NFL, whereas Proctor is a tackle/guard combo. I also get Aaon Gibson flashbacks with Proctor. I know it's not fair or right to compare a guy to someone who played 25 years ago in a different regime. But as you said, the weight is going to be a factor throughout his career. The last time a Lions regime took a gamble on a jumbo offensive lineman it failed miserably with Gibson.