Mr.TaterSalad

I don't want to say there is zero chance they go after Lamar Jackson, but I think it is damn close. First off, they seem to really like Goff and the progress he's made under Dan Campbell and Ben Johnson. Second, Holmes and Campbell have seemingly said things that seem to indicate they are staying with Goff and don't sound like an organization ready to move on from him. Third, Jackson, while not having any real off field or major character concerns, doesn't seem like he fits this organization's culture given his current hold out in Baltimore. I really don't see them even inquiring, let alone bringing in, Lamar Jackson.

I believe LCA is owned by the Detroit Downtown Development Authority and so some revenue, through tax collection, from the arena goes back into the segregated DDA District fund and can only be spent in the designated DDA area. The Slumlord Ilitches do get revenue from outside events at LCA because the event is usually filtered through their 313 Presents company (formally Olympia Entertainment). I don't think the Ford Family has an entertainment and events company that they own and operate events to, similar to what the Ilitches have with 313 Presents.

PFF: 2023 NFL Draft: Is Calijah Kancey the next Aaron Donald?

EmmyLou Harris' All I Intended To Be album is still one of my favorite albums of all time and space.

I think my post combine Lions big board for each of their 1st round picks looks something like this. I kept Jalen Carter off of it because I don't think this front office is taking him. I also kept QBs off the board because I don't think they are drafting one this high. There were only 6 guys, with Jalen Carter and a QB off the board, that I feel are truly worth picking at #6 and whom I think the Lions would actually take. A guy like Peter Skoronski is probably worthy of being picked at #6 but I don't think we are taking an OL that high. Assuming Anderson is gone by then, I would try and trade out of the pick. For the pick at #18 I tried to put realistic names on my list, so nothing too unrealistic like Will Anderson slipping to #18. I actually like Porter better than Witherspoon given his size and lengthy body type, but something tells me this organization probably likes Witherspoon better. Pick #6 1. Will Anderson 2. Tyree Wilson 3. Christian Gonzalez 4. Myles Murphy 5. Devon Witherspoon 6. Quentin Johnston Pick #18 1. Christian Gonzalez (I expect him to be gone) 2. Devon Witherspoon (I expect him to be gone) 3. Quentin Johnston (I expect him to be gone) 4. Joey Porter Jr. 5. Calijah Kancey 6. Bijan Robinson 7. Bryan Bresee 8. Nolan Smith 9. Kelee Ringo 10. Lukas Van Ness

If Jones is getting this kind of money to resign, what is Goff going to get?

I never believed he was retiring and won't until the season starts and he's not suited up, in a uniform somewhere.

Per NBC Sports . . .

Two movies I have watched semi-recently regarding substance abuse, drug addiction, and recovery. One was the Amazon original film Beautiful Boy, starring Steve Carrell and Timothy Chalamet. The other was Four Good Days starting Mila Kunis and Glenn Close. I enjoyed Beautiful Boy slightly more than Four Good Days but liked them both overall.

Do the Saints just magically make up cap space? Do they have a Federal Reserve Bank that prints cap space? Fiat cap space? They were $17 million over the cap.

The Lions having two second round picks makes me think they will wait until then to grab a RB. If there are a cluster of guys they feel are really good I could see them waiting until the second but trading up to ensure they get their guy.

I don't normally care for Bill Kristol, but he's right there. That kind of language is a step away from saying we need a final solution. Despicable language to use!

That's a helluva RAS score. I went read through a couple of scouting reports on the guy and they seemed positive on the whole with one exception. The one exception that stood out to me is that me might have a case of the drops. I couldn't find a stat to see how many drops he had total or what his drop rate was. Christian Watson last year had a higher drop rate than one would like coming out of college. And of course we all know about stone hands Ebron and after Ebron's tenure hear I am always a bit leery of guys who can't catch with consistency.

Nolan Smith, Edge/OLB from Georgia, ran a 4.44. He might be a day 2 guy to watch for with the Lions second round pick if they don't go with a Tyree Wilson or Myles Murphy type player in the 1st.

I've been highest on Joey Porter Jr. throughout this process partly because he's the guy I've watched play the most and as well because of his lengthy body type. But watching Gonzalez at the combine and the YouTube clips I have watched he has really impressed. The guy is more than just fast and athletic too. He seems to have really good ball and cover skills from what I'm reading in scouting reports and seeing on tape too.

Christian Gonzalez ran a 4.44 and 4.38. He's having a solid combine for himself.

Apparently former GM Rick Spielman was in the Lions booth today for the combine. I wonder if he's a front office advisor given that his brother is in the front office.

So we're drafting DJ Turner at some point right?

I frankly like Calijah Kancey better than Bryan Bresee as far as IDL prospects go because of his insane athletic upside and am not as worried about his size. After all, Aaron Donald, another great Pitt DT, is only about an inch taller and plays only 5 or so pounds heavier than Kancey.

Unlike Quinn, who was a complete moron and signaled to the world he wasn't taking one of Tua or Herbert, Campbell/Holmes are playing this smart. If they want to trade back from #6 then getting other teams to believe you could draft a QB is a smart strategy and the right one.

If Johnson was still there somehow when the Lions are drafting at #18 and they drafted him I wouldn't be entirely stunned. There are more shocking things they could do than take Johnson at #18. If they wanted to created a three-headed monster at receiver, similar to trading for Tee Higgins, drafting Johnson is one potential way to do it.

I don't know yet where I fully fall on the Carter situation. On one hand, he deserves innocent until proven guilty if indeed he is charged with a crime and it is taken to trial. The court of public opinion shouldn't be judge and jury. That said, his changing story and the fact that someone died as a result of alleged reckless behavior he was involved in is very troubling. Convicted or not, someone is probably drafting him and doing so in the 1st round. I am not sure if I want it to be the Lions or not yet. If the Ray Lewis story had happened when he was in college at Miami would you have passed on Lewis in the draft?

Coal Miner's Daughter and Sissy Spacek set the bar for biopics. Spacek as Loretta Lynn is incredible. I just thought the Elvis movie was all and all a poor biopic and not terribly enjoyable to watch.

You want George Santos to run with Biden?

I'd rather be the Connor Cook guy then be the Martin Mayhew guy where I had to hear every year what a great roster we had and he was building from certain posters. Or the Eric Ebron guy, with people adamant that Ebron detractors just didn't understand how he was going to be utilized and what a difference maker he would be.