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[Detroit] Lions news is bad news
realfootball365.com ^ | December 12, 2006 | Os Davis

Posted on 12/12/2006 10:07:00 AM PST by SunkenCiv

...With a record of 2-11, the silver-and-Honolulu blue are firmly entrenched at No. 32 on any power poll in this spiral arm of the galaxy. Entrenched, that is, until another loss drops them behind Ohio State, Florida and the Hamburg Sea Devils. Think it can't get worse? Hey, this is the Lions. NFL schedule makers saw fit to arrange the endgame Kitty Cats' so, so long season likewise: at the Green Bay Packers where the Lions haven't won since a guy named Brett Favre took over there (that's right, 1992); against the Chicago Bears in a game which figures to see Motor City backers immortalize the chant "Fire *&#!!%&ing Millen!"; and at the Dallas Cowboys , who on New Year's Eve will probably looking to bag the No. 2 seed in the NFC... Kevin Jones, who was knocked out of the loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, figures to be out for the remainder of the season... Pro Bowl nominee Shaun Rogers... was slapped by the commissioner after testing positive for steroids. The judgment had Rogers forcibly sitting out four games and giving up $250,000. Naturally, "Big Baby" was innocent, protesting that the positive test represented a product that the 354-pound Rogers used to help him control his weight. Or he has asthma. Or he thought they were Shawne Merriman's Pez. Or something... Team officials announced yesterday that WR Mike Williams - you remember him: the former first-round draft pick cum The Most Useless Player in the NFL Today - flunked a weigh-in. At 240 pounds, Williams only missed the target set by Rod Marinelli and Co. by 20. Though no punitive measures have been mentioned, any punishment would seem pointless other then some quality time on the bench... Fire &#!!%&ing Millen.

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To: dfwgator
['Civ whispers] In the second half, they kept KC out of the end zone. I only watched the last 3 minutes or so, but throughout the game could hear viewer reactions down the hall at work, so I pulled up the Google page on the game, which covers it with score, play by play, field position, and who's holding the ball, and checked it once in a while doing some computer work.

561 posted on 09/08/2023 6:08:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: dfwgator

Oh yeah, the playoffs. Matt’s got his ring and I’ve been glad of that. I’ll check YT from here (not the Roku app, the way the YT ads are done on there is like old people bang) for the highlights. Must have been one of those Peacock games that have generated some whining.

How the Lions beat the Rams to snap a 32-year playoff win drought and spoil Matthew Stafford’s return
Detroit held on for a 24-23 victory and will host either the Buccaneers or Eagles next week.
Colton Pouncy, Jourdan Rodrigue and The Athletic NFL Staff
January 14, 2024 at 11:46 PM EST
https://theathletic.com/live-blogs/nfl-wild-card-nfc-rams-lions-updates-playoffs/0K6XtCP9atcG/


562 posted on 01/14/2024 9:25:18 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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Wow, Black & Blue, They Come for You. Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys Game Highlights | NFL 2023 Super Wild Card Weekend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRhRhGIWqQA
563 posted on 01/14/2024 9:29:50 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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Holy ****. Goff’s got some moves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvoQpoy9Zv4


564 posted on 01/14/2024 9:31:33 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: dfwgator

I rarely watch a game anymore, but did some running around and used the phone-to-car hookup to inquire about the score. Watched the highlight vid on YT. Lions have a 13-2 record, and Philly lost today.

Anyway, this was funny, I enjoyed it in the highlights, and someone avast-ye-swabbed the clip of it adding their own commentary. Dan Campbell’s and Jared Goff’s after-action press meetings were on point.

Jared Goff pretends to fall down, and then throws a Touchdown
Detroit Lions Vs Chicago Bears [final 34-17]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4TbMh9Sg64


565 posted on 12/22/2024 3:26:03 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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Well, that was a public school beatdown. 15-2 record (1st time ever), first seed in NFC (1st time ever), bye week in the playoffs (1st time ever), three teams from the black 'n' blue division are in the playoffs (1st time in a long while).

566 posted on 01/05/2025 8:54:06 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv

What a game and what a regular season. I think they’re unstoppable. They dominated a 14-2 team in a huge pressure game.


567 posted on 01/05/2025 8:56:35 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: SunkenCiv

Kings Of The North....Again!

I think that the Lions were pushed to the last weekend to secure the division and bye, will make them a better team in the playoffs.


568 posted on 01/05/2025 8:57:32 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DouglasKC; dfwgator
Strong bench, even stronger coaching. Their star defensive player was injured early on, and tonight he was on the sidelines, firing them up. Glad they really poured it on in the 4th Q, they tend to be just good enough to win, but that's probably part of the coaching approach. "He's out, you have to do it, and we got you because we know you're up to the job." Then they hit 'em with the strategy for the game, drill 'em, show 'em film, make sure they know their jobs.

569 posted on 01/05/2025 9:02:34 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: SunkenCiv
Strong bench, even stronger coaching. Their star defensive player was injured early on, and tonight he was on the sidelines, firing them up. Glad they really poured it on in the 4th Q, they tend to be just good enough to win, but that's probably part of the coaching approach. "He's out, you have to do it, and we got you because we know you're up to the job." Then they hit 'em with the strategy for the game, drill 'em, show 'em film, make sure they know their jobs.

Yes, and you could really see it tonight. Their job was to get to the qb. Didn't matter if you sacked him or not. Just go after him like a lion after a steak. Whether you get him before he throws the ball is irrelevent. It's like standing in a cage and having grizzly bears come after you...and you're not sure if the cage will hold every time. After a while you panic every time they come near.

570 posted on 01/05/2025 10:40:42 PM PST by DouglasKC
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To: SunkenCiv

Lions are the only NFL team to go unbeaten in their division, and what’s really impressive is that the Vikings and Packers both went 10-1 in games outside of the division, so by far the NFC North was the toughest division in the NFL this year.


571 posted on 01/06/2025 5:16:59 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Lions agree to hire Broncos’ John Morton as OC and promote Kelvin Sheppard to DC, AP source says
https://apnews.com/article/lions-coordinators-john-morton-kelvin-sheppard-1532d45ecc5bd3910fa38e5516325b82

Detroit Lions’ Tanner Engstrand joins Aaron Glenn, New York Jets as offensive coordinator
February 1, 2025 / 1:19 PM EST / AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-lions-tanner-engstrand-jets-offensive-coordinator/

Jets hire former Lions CB coach Dre Bly
ryan love
Mon, Feb 10, 2025, 8:26 PM EST·1 min read
https://sports.yahoo.com/jets-hire-former-lions-cb-012622503.html

Jets $33 Million Star Predicted To Leave New York To Join Lions [Davante Adams]
The Jets have a handful of players heading to free agency...
Patrick McAvoy | 15 Hours Ago
https://www.si.com/nfl/jets/news/jets-33-million-star-predicted-to-leave-new-york-to-join-lions-pat3


572 posted on 02/11/2025 11:22:30 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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These are the 300 players in the upcoming draft, sorted by position and first name. The final number is the ranking taken from the source page, uh, I think it was just the ESPN website.
CClay WebbJacksonville State160
CDrew KendallBoston College139
CEli CoxKentucky200
CGrey ZabelNorth Dakota State38
CJacob BayerArkansas State196
CJake MajorsTexas290
CJared WilsonGeorgia90
CJonah MonheimUSC131
CSeth McLaughlinOhio State86

CBAzareye'h ThomasFlorida State55
CBBenjamin MorrisonNotre Dame24
CBBilhal KoneWestern Michigan219
CBBrandon AdamsUCF175
CBCobee BryantKansas103
CBDarien PorterIowa State83
CBDenzel BurkeOhio State184
CBDorian StrongVirginia Tech93
CBJabbar MuhammadOregon283
CBJacob ParrishKansas State101
CBJahdae BarronTexas12
CBJason Marshall Jr.Florida246
CBJaylin SmithUSC130
CBJermari HarrisIowa294
CBJordan HancockOhio State252
CBJustin WalleyMinnesota287
CBMac McWilliamsUCF210
CBMaxwell HairstonKentucky74
CBMello DotsonKansas263
CBNohl WilliamsCalifornia222
CBO'Donnell FortuneSouth Carolina242
CBQuincy RileyLouisville72
CBRobert LongerbeamRutgers284
CBShavon Revel Jr.East Carolina45
CBTommi HillNebraska168
CBTravis HunterColorado2
CBTrey AmosOle Miss67
CBUpton StoutWestern Kentucky120
CBWill JohnsonMichigan11
CBZy AlexanderLSU134

DTAeneas PeeblesVirginia Tech129
DTAlfred CollinsTexas52
DTCam HorsleyBoston College215
DTCam JacksonFlorida186
DTCJ WestIndiana148
DTDarius AlexanderToledo64
DTDeandre JulesSouth Carolina262
DTDeone WalkerKentucky80
DTDerrick HarmonOregon21
DTElijah SimmonsTennessee244
DTHoward Cross IIINotre Dame176
DTJahvaree RitzieNorth Carolina254
DTJamaree CaldwellOregon151
DTJared Harrison-HunteSMU256
DTJay ToiaUCLA235
DTJJ PeguesOle Miss87
DTJordan PhillipsMaryland106
DTJoshua FarmerFlorida State59
DTJunior TafunaUtah161
DTKenneth GrantMichigan18
DTMason GrahamMichigan3
DTNazir StackhouseGeorgia214
DTOmarr Norman-LottTennessee46
DTRylie MillsNotre Dame155
DTShemar TurnerTexas A&M75
DTT.J. SandersSouth Carolina30
DTTim SmithAlabama180
DTTommy AkingbesoteMaryland267
DTTonka HemingwaySouth Carolina202
DTTy HamiltonOhio State122
DTTy RobinsonNebraska99
DTTyleik WilliamsOhio State37
DTVernon BroughtonTexas116
DTWalter NolenOle Miss16
DTWarren BrinsonGeorgia299
DTYahya BlackIowa238
DTZeek BiggersGeorgia Tech282

EDGEAbdul CarterPenn State1
EDGEAhmed HassaneinBoise State230
EDGEAntwaun Powell-RylandVirginia Tech152
EDGEAshton GillotteLouisville121
EDGEBarryn SorrellTexas91
EDGEBradyn SwinsonLSU42
EDGEDavid WalkerCentral Arkansas145
EDGEDonovan EzeiruakuBoston College25
EDGEElijah RobertsSMU178
EDGEFadil DiggsSyracuse272
EDGEJack SawyerOhio State95
EDGEJah JoynerMinnesota163
EDGEJalon WalkerGeorgia7
EDGEJames Pearce Jr.Tennessee36
EDGEJared IveyOle Miss113
EDGEJordan BurchOregon63
EDGEJosaiah StewartMichigan58
EDGEJT TuimoloauOhio State51
EDGEKaimon RuckerNorth Carolina167
EDGEKyle KennardSouth Carolina107
EDGELandon JacksonArkansas81
EDGEMike GreenMarshall28
EDGEMykel WilliamsGeorgia6
EDGENic ScourtonTexas A&M23
EDGEOluwafemi OladejoUCLA71
EDGEPrincely UmanmielenOle Miss102
EDGEQue RobinsonAlabama140
EDGER.J. ObenNotre Dame250
EDGESai'vion JonesLSU79
EDGEShemar StewartTexas A&M20
EDGESteve LintonBaylor269
EDGETyler BaronMiami190
EDGETyler BattyBYU247
EDGETyreem PowellRutgers279
EDGETyrion Ingram-DawkinsGeorgia197

LBBam Martin-ScottSouth Carolina266
LBBarrett CarterClemson114
LBCarson SchwesingerUCLA54
LBChris Paul Jr.Ole Miss119
LBCody LindenbergMinnesota187
LBCody SimonOhio State126
LBDanny StutsmanOklahoma137
LBDemetrius Knight IISouth Carolina157
LBEugene AsanteAuburn211
LBFrancisco MauigoaMiami220
LBJack KiserNotre Dame193
LBJackson WoodardUNLV295
LBJalen McLeodAuburn204
LBJamon Dumas-JohnsonKentucky233
LBJay HigginsIowa285
LBJeffrey BassaOregon173
LBJihaad CampbellAlabama27
LBJustin BarronSyracuse276
LBKain MedranoUCLA293
LBKarene ReidUtah260
LBKeenan PiliTennessee291
LBKobe KingPenn State227
LBNick MartinOklahoma State208
LBPower EcholsNorth Carolina257
LBShemar JamesFlorida150
LBSmael Mondon Jr.Georgia89

OGConnor ColbyIowa249
OGDonovan JacksonOhio State41
OGDylan FairchildGeorgia132
OGGarrett DellingerLSU224
OGHayden ConnerTexas271
OGJackson SlaterSacramento State112
OGJalen RiversMiami142
OGJoe HuberWisconsin265
OGJonah SavaiinaeaArizona53
OGJoshua GrayOregon State206
OGLuke KandraCincinnati185
OGMarcus MbowPurdue62
OGMiles FrazierLSU96
OGMose VavaoFresno State275
OGTate RatledgeGeorgia110
OGTrey WedigIndiana297
OGTyler BookerAlabama33
OGWillie LampkinNorth Carolina207
OGWyatt MilumWest Virginia169
OGXavier TrussGeorgia198

OTAireontae ErseryMinnesota61
OTAjani CorneliusOregon138
OTAnthony BeltonNC State97
OTArmand MembouMissouri14
OTBrandon Crenshaw-DicksonFlorida228
OTBranson TaylorPittsburgh251
OTBryce CabeldueKansas286
OTCaleb RogersTexas Tech182
OTCameron WilliamsTexas70
OTCarson VinsonAlabama A&M128
OTCharles GrantWilliam & Mary149
OTChase LundtUConn143
OTEmery Jones Jr.LSU125
OTHollin PierceRutgers183
OTJack NelsonWisconsin171
OTJalen TravisIowa State165
OTJohn WilliamsCincinnati195
OTJordan WilliamsGeorgia Tech258
OTJosh Conerly Jr.Oregon22
OTJosh SimmonsOhio State8
OTKelvin Banks Jr.Texas19
OTLogan BrownKansas84
OTMyles HintonMichigan241
OTOzzy TrapiloBoston College77
OTWill CampbellLSU9

QBCam WardMiami10
QBDillon GabrielOregon170
QBJalen MilroeAlabama66
QBJaxson DartOle Miss40
QBKurtis RourkeIndiana253
QBKyle McCordSyracuse237
QBQuinn EwersTexas73
QBSeth HeniganMemphis277
QBShedeur SandersColorado34
QBTyler ShoughLouisville49
QBWill HowardOhio State78

RBAshton JeantyBoise State5
RBBhayshul TutenVirginia Tech166
RBBrashard SmithSMU147
RBCam SkatteboArizona State56
RBCorey KinerCincinnati261
RBDamien MartinezMiami100
RBDevin NealKansas60
RBDJ GiddensKansas State156
RBDonovan EdwardsMichigan243
RBDylan SampsonTennessee65
RBJa'Quinden JacksonArkansas239
RBJarquez HunterAuburn216
RBJaydon BlueTexas174
RBJordan JamesOregon108
RBKaleb JohnsonIowa39
RBKalel MullingsMichigan181
RBKyle MonangaiRutgers199
RBLeQuint AllenSyracuse105
RBMarcus YarnsDelaware191
RBMontrell Johnson Jr.Florida270
RBOllie Gordon IIOklahoma State194
RBOmarion HamptonNorth Carolina26
RBPhil MafahClemson300
RBQuinshon JudkinsOhio State69
RBRaheim SandersSouth Carolina213
RBRJ HarveyUCF124
RBTahj BrooksTexas Tech201
RBTreVeyon HendersonOhio State44
RBTrevor EtienneGeorgia136
RBUlysses Bentley IVOle Miss288
RBWoody MarksUSC153

SAlijah ClarkSyracuse273
SAndrew MukubaTexas111
SBilly Bowman Jr.Oklahoma82
SCaleb RansawTulane225
SDan JacksonGeorgia278
SDante Trader Jr.Maryland255
SHunter WohlerWisconsin205
SJaylen ReedPenn State118
SJonas SankerVirginia127
SKevin Winston Jr.Penn State98
SLathan RansomOhio State154
SMalachi MooreAlabama218
SMalaki StarksGeorgia31
SMalik VerdonIowa State158
SMaxen HookToledo232
SNick EmmanworiSouth Carolina29
SR.J. MickensClemson236
SRayuan Lane IIINavy296
SSebastian CastroIowa146
SXavier WattsNotre Dame43

TEBrant KuitheUtah292
TEBryson NesbitNorth Carolina259
TECJ DippreAlabama245
TEColston LovelandMichigan13
TEElijah ArroyoMiami48
TEGavin BartholomewPittsburgh226
TEGunnar HelmTexas94
TEHarold Fannin Jr.Bowling Green117
TEJackson HawesGeorgia Tech133
TEJake BriningstoolClemson188
TEJalin ConyersTexas Tech231
TELuke LacheyIowa192
TEMason TaylorLSU35
TEMitchell EvansNotre Dame162
TEOronde Gadsden IISyracuse221
TERobbie OuztsAlabama274
TETerrance FergusonOregon85
TEThomas Fidone IINebraska212
TETyler WarrenPenn State4

WRAntwane Wells Jr.Ole Miss234
WRArian SmithGeorgia144
WRBru McCoyTennessee172
WRChimere DikeFlorida189
WRDa'Quan FeltonVirginia Tech164
WRElic AyomanorStanford109
WREmeka EgbukaOhio State50
WRIsaac TeSlaaArkansas248
WRIsaiah BondTexas123
WRJa'Corey BrooksLouisville223
WRJack BechTCU92
WRJacolby GeorgeMiami268
WRJalen RoyalsUtah State76
WRJayden HigginsIowa State57
WRJaylin LaneVirginia Tech179
WRJaylin NoelIowa State68
WRJimmy Horn Jr.Colorado280
WRJosh KellyTexas Tech298
WRKaden PratherMaryland240
WRKobe HudsonUCF229
WRKonata MumpfieldPittsburgh264
WRKyle WilliamsWashington State159
WRLaJohntay WesterColorado289
WRLuther Burden IIIMissouri32
WRMatthew GoldenTexas17
WRNick NashSan José State217
WRPat BryantIllinois135
WRRicky White IIIUNLV209
WRSam Brown Jr.Miami203
WRSavion WilliamsTCU104
WRTai FeltonMaryland177
WRTetairoa McMillanArizona15
WRTez JohnsonOregon88
WRTory HortonColorado State115
WRTraeshon HoldenOregon281
WRTre HarrisOle Miss47
WRXavier RestrepoMiami141

573 posted on 03/16/2025 4:59:33 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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NFL Starting Quarterbacks in 2025 | AFC

Baltimore Ravens Lamar Jackson
Buffalo Bills Josh Allen
Cincinnati Bengals Joe Burrow
Cleveland Browns Deshaun Watson
Denver Broncos Bo Nix
Houston Texans C.J. Stroud
Indianapolis Colts Anthony Richardson
Jacksonville Jaguars Trevor Lawrence
Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes
Las Vegas Raiders Geno Smith
Los Angeles Chargers Justin Herbert
Miami Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa
New England Patriots Drake Maye
New York Jets Justin Fields
Pittsburgh Steelers n/a
Tennessee Titans Will Levis

NFL Starting Quarterbacks in 2025 | NFC
Atlanta Falcons Michael Penix Jr.
Arizona Cardinals Kyler Murray
Carolina Panthers Bryce Young
Chicago Bears Caleb Williams
Dallas Cowboys Dak Prescott
Detroit Lions Jared Goff
Green Bay Packers Jordan Love
Los Angeles Rams Matthew Stafford
Minnesota Vikings n/a
New Orleans Saints Derek Carr
New York Giants Drew Lock
Philadelphia Eagles Jalen Hurts
San Francisco 49ers Brock Purdy
Seattle Seahawks Sam Darnold
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield
Washington Commanders Jayden Daniels


574 posted on 03/16/2025 5:00:17 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7

575 posted on 03/16/2025 5:04:54 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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For no reason at all, I've made a list of predictions for NFL division winners in 2025, and picked the six wildcard teams. It's 41 more days until the NFL draft, free agency fires up officially this coming week. It's ridiculous to make such predictions this early, the truth is, probably ridiculous to make them at all. And that's not just because fans of teams tend to 'go postal' in the figurative sense.
There's a rumor that the Giants are going to trade up to number one with the Titans, leaping over the Browns, probably to pluck QB Cam Ward. My guess about what that means is A) if that happens, Aaron Rodgers won't be going to the Giants, and at this point, given his experience with the Packers will prefer the Vikings because of years in that division; or B) the rumor is out there to get Rodgers to make that very move (IOW, it's a smokescreen).
I've been listening to YouTube clips (mostly Rich Eisen Show) and Tom Pelissero's musing is that the best idea for them, and for the Falcons, and for Kirk Cousins (who's ex- of Vikings) is for Atlanta to pay part of Cousins' remaining guaranteed money, with a current or future pick or two, to send him off the Cleveland. Sounds compelling, and sounds like something Cleveland won't do. Cleveland hasn't made many smart moves in many years. They blew the negotiations with Myles Garrett, probably because of unrealistic expectations for their 2025 season.
Kenny Pickett went from Pittsburgh (2022-2024) to the Eagles (2024-2025) to Cleveland, but the Browns have had in-person meetings with Russell Wilson.
Justin Fields (ex-Bears, now ex-Steelers) got plucked by the Jets.
There are two teams that show as having no QBs, Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings. I think the Steelers would be Rodgers' best move, because he would be the starter there. They have coaching stability there. Justin Fields is gone, Russell Wilson's leaving and his options probably are the Giants, the Browns, maybe the Vikings, maybe the Titans. What a mess.
Geno Smith went from the Seahawks to the Raiders, to be coached again by Pete Carroll.
The Vikings lost D'Arnold to the Seahawks.
Dan Jones went from the Giants (2022-2023) to the Vikings (2023-2024) and will be starting for the Colts this year.
Granted I don't spend a lot of time with the NFL or sports in general, but some of the current starting QBs in this list I'm looking at don't sound familiar, a bit, so, probably see some changes.
The success rate of draft picks is pretty poor (about 20% work out well). By position, centers have by far the best rate of success, with an average draft rate of a nudge more than one drafted per year.
Okay, I've spent more than enough time on this.

576 posted on 03/16/2025 5:05:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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(my current predictions)

NFL winners of divisions, 2025

AFC North: Baltimore Ravens
AFC South: Jacksonville Jaguars
AFC East: Buffalo Bills
AFC West: Kansas City Chiefs

AFC Wildcards: Houston Texans, Las Vegas Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers

NFC North: Detroit Lions
NFC South: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC East: Philadelphia Eagles
NFC West: Los Angeles Rams

NFC Wildcards: Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Commanders


577 posted on 03/16/2025 5:06:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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Two peas, one pod. Add some OL, OT, OG, LB.
QBShedeur SandersColorado34
CBTravis HunterColorado2

578 posted on 04/05/2025 4:49:50 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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579 posted on 04/07/2025 11:44:27 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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Former Raiders GM Mike Mayock and Rich Eisen discuss the New Orleans Saints' NFL Draft options in the wake of news that QB Derek Carr could miss the 2025 season with a shoulder injury, break down how picks 10 through 20 in the draft could play out, and more.
Mike Mayock Talks NFL Mock Draft,
Saints, Shedeur & More with Rich Eisen | Full Interview
| 20:32
The Rich Eisen Show | 920K subscribers | 27,718 views | April 15, 2025
Mike Mayock Talks NFL Mock Draft, Saints, Shedeur & More with Rich Eisen | Full Interview | 20:32 | The Rich Eisen Show | 920K subscribers | 27,718 views | April 15, 2025
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0:00·it's been a fun draft season so far with
0:02·my buddy Mike Mayok who's back here on
0:03·the Rich Eisen Show nine days before we
0:07·start to get some answers in Green Bay
0:08·Wisconsin good to see you Mike how are
0:10·you sir hey man i'm happy to be here
0:12·thank you oh this has been so much fun
0:14·um so first order of business is the
0:16·last time we we spoke together you were
0:19·going through the top uh 10 picks of uh
0:23·of this year's uh draft you know and we
0:26·don't call it a mock draft with you Mike
0:28·here's what we Here's what we're call
0:29·Hold on a minute put it up on the screen
0:31·we're calling it the Mike Mayok draft
0:33·that's what it is it's that's what it is
0:35·it's the Mike Mayok draft and um you had
0:39·Jihad Campbell going to the Saints at 9
0:41·the Derek Carr news that it it appears
0:46·he might not be able to play in
0:49·2025 does that affect anything you think
0:52·in the Saints draft room strategy-wise
0:55·here Mike i I think the only people that
0:58·really know that are in that building
0:59·and when they acquired Durk keep in mind
1:02·that he had an AC joint uh problem in
1:06·his shoulder in 23 the Saints are very
1:09·aware about it were very aware about it
1:11·um I don't think it's a surprise i think
1:15·what intrigues me about it is that it
1:17·just came out so publicly right now
1:19·before the draft so I don't know if um I
1:23·don't know a the severity of it i don't
1:26·know b um how content or not content
1:29·Durk is in New Orleans um I do know that
1:35·New Orleans restruct restructured his
1:37·entire contract to more cap room which
1:39·means they've effectively married him
1:42·because they already paid out the entire
1:43·contract for this year uh al except for
1:46·you know the the veteran minimum of 1.2
1:49·million so I think there's a lot more
1:52·behind the scenes than we're aware of
1:53·right now and um I'm not sure it affects
1:57·their their pick at number nine i don't
2:00·think Mickey Lumis is a panic guy and
2:03·right now I've got uh in my mind it's
2:05·the top defensive player um they might
2:08·go with a corner there uh they could go
2:10·with a defensive tackle but I've got
2:12·them going with the best player left on
2:13·my board at that point on the defensive
2:15·side which is Jihad Campbell so you
2:18·think that um with with the knowledge
2:21·already uh about Carr's shoulder baked
2:26·in it's more of a you know and and again
2:30·I'm I'm reading into what you're saying
2:31·you can obviously tell me um it it's
2:34·more of a Spencer Rattler versus Shador
2:37·Sanders question than Derek
2:39·Carr question you think Mike i I think
2:43·at this point there are a couple things
2:45·Rich one is what is the veteran
2:46·quarterback market and it's decimated
2:50·you know Cleveland signed Flaco this
2:51·past week you know you're looking at
2:53·what Carson Wentz or Ryan Tanahill at
2:56·this point um the Kirk Cousins thing as
3:00·a division rival doubtful highly right
3:03·um and it's not just any division rival
3:05·too man
3:07·like a warm place would have to freeze
3:09·over before Atlanta and New Orleans did
3:11·anything right you know to help each
3:13·other out yeah so I kind of go okay um
3:18·at that point if they were already gonna
3:21·take a quarterback at nine if he was
3:24·available I don't think this changes it
3:27·and if they weren't going to take a
3:29·quarterback at nine I'm not sure this
3:32·changes it either um because then
3:35·they're reaching for a quarterback they
3:37·didn't think highly enough of prior to
3:38·that so um I kind of look at it and say
3:43·you know I think those second and third
3:45·day quarterbacks are in play for a lot
3:47·of people mike Mayok here on the Rich
3:50·Eisen Show okay so the Bears sitting at
3:52·10 on the board that you currently have
3:55·set up what do you think they're going
3:56·to do here Mike we talked briefly last
3:59·week about it Rich and and I'm not
4:01·changing uh my thought process i love
4:04·Tyler Warren there um you know I I'm a
4:07·Cole KT fan but I love both of them in
4:11·the game at the same time i love a
4:14·quarterback right now he's got DeAndre
4:16·Swift in the back field uh he's loaded
4:19·at wide out they just upgraded the
4:22·interior offensive line and you've got
4:24·to continue to help this kid play at a
4:26·higher level and I think a guy with the
4:29·unique skill set of Tyler Warren from
4:32·Penn State does that he can line him up
4:34·everywhere he's built more like a
4:36·Gronowski than a smaller quicker tight
4:38·end uh he he's not afraid to block you
4:42·can move him like a Swiss Army knife all
4:44·over fullback Y um wing
4:48·back you know he was a shotgun guy at
4:51·Penn State i'm not sure he's going to be
4:52·in the shotgun at there but at the end
4:55·of the day I love the fit okay now the
4:58·49ers are sitting there at 11 yep what
5:00·do you think they are going to do here
5:03·Mike you know this is a season of
5:06·transition for them they've let go a lot
5:08·of highric veterans um they in free
5:11·agency they signed a lot of kind of
5:14·rotational backups not starters so this
5:17·draft with a they've got 11 picks in
5:19·this draft two in the third two in the
5:22·fourth this is a kind of a huge draft in
5:26·their franchise right now they've got to
5:28·take advantage of it i think they look
5:30·at this and they go "Okay um what do we
5:33·need here dline O line for sure but no
5:37·corners are off the board." And I think
5:39·you can look at Will Johnson and I think
5:40·you can look at Jade Baron and I think
5:43·Baron with the versatility of playing
5:45·outside or nickel and being a little
5:48·cleaner he's run his 40 he's done all
5:51·the things that Will Johnson have hasn't
5:53·coming off injury i like Jade Baron at
5:57·that point to San Francisco so you think
5:59·that would be the choice there um and
6:02·the fact that Baron has done all of it
6:04·and he's given a clearer picture is what
6:07·wins the day there all right now the
6:10·Cowboys are on the clock mike Mayok what
6:13·happens with the Dallas Cowboys here 12
6:17·oh boy dallas has uh 10 picks nobody in
6:20·the fourth um obviously I think they
6:24·have four needs corner defensive tackle
6:26·running back wide out um I think they
6:30·could trade down but the ability to sit
6:32·here and stick and pick and augment what
6:36·they have already with CD Lamb I'm going
6:39·with Matthew Golden you like that you go
6:42·and why Golden over say Omarian Hampton
6:45·here what do you think there
6:48·uh I think Golden I I love Omar and
6:51·Hampton and I think the running back
6:53·class is so deep you can come back
6:56·around in the second or third round and
6:58·get a running back that you love so I'm
7:01·not worried about them finding a running
7:04·back even though Hampton's a
7:05·consideration for me if Genty was here I
7:08·might be more tempted but the ability to
7:10·sit here and take the first wide
7:12·receiver in the draft and put every team
7:15·in the league especially the those NFC
7:18·East rivals on notice that now we got
7:20·two guys that can fly we got two guys
7:23·that can run routes we you know this
7:25·this kid ran 429 he's quick he catches
7:29·everything he's an advanced route runner
7:31·you line him up with CD Lamb um I think
7:34·there's a different look next year with
7:37·those two lining up wide okay so now the
7:40·Miami Dolphins are on the clock at 13th
7:43·overall and I'm wondering if this might
7:47·um also include the news today the
7:51·wrinkle that the Dolphins and Jaylen
7:54·Ramsay appear to be on the outs and
7:57·willing to separate and give Ramsay an
8:00·opportunity to find a different place of
8:02·employment would this be now the
8:04·Michigan corner Will Johnson if that
8:06·does happen or or no mike I I think Will
8:10·Johnson is is uh in play regardless um
8:15·obviously if if the plan is to move on
8:18·and in that building if if something
8:20·happens and they're able to move on and
8:21·and generate draft picks um it'd be
8:24·interesting to see what the picks are
8:26·they get for a 31 year old guy he's
8:29·guaranteed I forget 25 26 million I
8:32·think this year
8:35·um I I I they would still need I mean to
8:39·be really honest um I I kind of went I I
8:44·I thought thought that through i almost
8:46·gave him Will Johnson i said you know
8:48·what the most important thing for this
8:50·team is keeping Tua upright and they
8:55·lost Laramie Tonsel to retirement and by
8:57·the way Tua was a better quarterback
8:59·when Tonsel was on the field so they
9:02·lose Tonsel um I don't like their
9:04·offensive line i haven't for the last
9:06·few years they've invested some draft
9:09·capital but it hasn't worked out the way
9:11·they had hoped i'm looking at and and
9:14·this is probably higher than most people
9:16·because I love this kid but I'm looking
9:18·at um Grace Ael North Dakota State who
9:22·can play all five positions uh they can
9:24·line him up at tackle uh they can kick
9:26·him inside the guard or center i think
9:29·this kid is smart i think he's intensely
9:32·tough and they need some of that on that
9:34·offensive line uh they need to kickstart
9:37·that that run game last year that really
9:40·struggled but most importantly they got
9:43·to keep Tua up and people off of him i'm
9:46·going Zable yeah i mean uh I think you
9:48·were referring to Terron Armstead uh the
9:50·the lineman no no all good no um all
9:53·good so Zable going to the Dolphins that
9:58·would be fascinating so then now you got
10:00·the Colts at 14 and I know a lot of
10:03·folks have been basically Sharpieing
10:04·Colston Loveland in there would you be
10:06·the same you put him there too yeah I
10:08·think they were probably disappointed
10:10·that um Tyler Warren went at 10 to
10:13·Chicago i I've got a grade on Lovelin
10:16·that's only slightly below
10:19·um and I think some people are saying
10:21·"What about interior offensive line we
10:23·lost Will Freeze we lost Ryan Kelly both
10:26·to Minnesota um but at this point um the
10:30·quarterback situation is unsettled you
10:32·need a weapon and that is your your
10:34·Michigan guy colston Lovelin at 14 um
10:38·really good hands big long guy can get
10:41·down the field run verticals very
10:43·effective at all three levels can beat
10:45·man coverage understands and and knows
10:48·how where to fit in versus zone and
10:52·while he's not a people mover he's
10:54·effective enough as a blocker that you
10:56·can line him up in a lot of different
10:58·positions you don't want to just sit him
10:59·in a Y and tell them to block down on
11:02·300 pounders but he can be an effective
11:04·and efficient blocker the Atlanta
11:06·Falcons sitting there at 15 do what do
11:08·you think Mike i think they they need an
11:10·edge you know and and by the way I
11:12·thought about it what year is it Mike
11:14·yeah you know I mean that sounds like
11:18·we've heard that story before for the
11:20·Falcons yeah i mean I I was tempted to
11:23·give him Will Johnson um to line up
11:26·across from Terrell uh but at the end of
11:30·the day Mike Mike Green from Marshall
11:33·has a similar grade and they have a
11:35·higher need there so Mike Green for me
11:39·quick twitchy tough kid um I'm going to
11:43·give them to Atlanta and they've they've
11:44·needed that for a long time now so Will
11:47·Johnson still sitting there now halfway
11:49·through the first round is is that
11:51·Arizona's gain or or you think we still
11:53·we still keep him on the board here Mike
11:56·i really like the pick I gave Arizona
11:58·and his name is not Will Johnson um I
12:01·gave him Kelvin Banks from Texas and to
12:04·me uh I love the fact that he could
12:08·probably he can kick inside and play
12:10·guard year one and then don't forget
12:13·that uh they've got a tackle out there
12:16·jonah Williams who is getting old and
12:19·he's last year of his contract kelvin
12:21·Banks can start inside kick outside to
12:23·right tackle which I think he can play
12:25·either position at a high level and uh I
12:28·think he he gives them what they need uh
12:31·in that offensive line and for Kyler
12:33·Murray okay Cincinnati sitting at 17 as
12:35·we work through the middle of this draft
12:38·nine days before it with Mike Mayok here
12:40·on the Rich Eisen Show what do the what
12:42·do the Bengals do at 17 uh regardless of
12:46·Trey Hendrickson whether they sign him
12:49·prior to the draft or not um I'm going
12:51·James Pierce from the University of
12:53·Tennessee um he'd fit in great with a
12:57·rotation with Hendrickson uh he his
13:00·upside is outstanding he's long he's one
13:03·of the twitchiest players in this draft
13:05·he can push a pocket he's stronger than
13:07·people think even though he will develop
13:09·more power at the point of attack um I
13:12·think he's a guy there's been some
13:13·rumors off the field stuff but I think
13:16·he's a guy to come in and perform at a
13:18·high level year one for Cincinnati all
13:20·right now Seattle's sitting at 18 yeah
13:23·what are you 10 picks five of the first
13:26·92 they could be an active team in this
13:29·draft they could be another team that
13:31·could sit there at the end of one and
13:33·come back up into it if there was
13:35·somebody of interest they've got two
13:37·twos and two threes and obviously
13:40·they're they're in a they're they're
13:42·ready to go they they trade they've got
13:44·Sam Darnold they moved a couple primary
13:46·people Gino Smith and and a highlevel
13:49·wide out to get the extra two and three
13:51·um so they're going to have a lot to say
13:53·about the first two days in this draft
13:55·or but if they stick and pick I I really
13:58·like this pick also it's Tyler Booker
14:00·the guard from Alabama um they got two
14:04·highlevel running backs and they weren't
14:06·able to run the football last year this
14:08·is the quintessential people mover big
14:11·butt big legs drive blocker good pass
14:15·protector um I I think he fits
14:18·everything they need and if Booker's
14:21·sitting there at 18 they take him all
14:23·right so two more to go here in your 10
14:25·through 20 of the Mike May O draft here
14:29·uh on the Rich Eisen Show the Tampa Bay
14:31·Buccaneers at 19 do what yeah I mean
14:34·Jamal Dean at corner can't stay healthy
14:37·good corner but he's he's hurt a lot and
14:39·they can't believe that Will Johnson
14:41·fell into their lap i bet at number 19
14:44·Tampa Bay takes another Michigan guy
14:48·Will Johnson at corner so why do you
14:50·think he drops to 19 again because again
14:52·I mean when he was you know healthy and
14:55·crushing it for team 144 and winning it
14:58·all i mean we were talking about him as
14:59·a top five potentially you know I I've
15:03·got there there are two things and I
15:04·keep hearing it around the league and
15:06·you know one is um there's a little bit
15:09·of a lack of speed and that's okay okay
15:12·i mean he doesn't have to run
15:14·439 but the fact that he didn't run a 40
15:20·um bothers some teams um I had him as
15:24·kind of a 455 guy on tape i think most
15:27·teams will be in that range plus or
15:29·minus 455 um so he doesn't have elite
15:34·speed and I thought this year as a
15:37·tackler it was a below level performance
15:40·and his physicality worries me lack of
15:44·physicality I should say um and even
15:46·though he was healthy his first two
15:48·years this year he had three different
15:49·injuries i mean it started with a
15:51·shoulder missed time then it was the
15:53·turf toe missed a lot of time and
15:55·finally it was the hamstring and he
15:57·didn't you know he didn't work out at
15:59·the combine he came back and had a
16:01·separate workout later and did a lot of
16:02·drills but no 40 so um I think there are
16:06·some teams that have some questions
16:08·mainly around the lack of physicality
16:10·and the overall uh overall speed all
16:14·right and then lastly for us today
16:16·Denver at 20 what a what a fascinating
16:19·pick this is going to be for a team that
16:21·made the playoffs and Shawn Payeyton's
16:23·got his quarterback and I'm just
16:25·wondering with all the potential extra
16:27·weapons now on the board for Knicks they
16:29·go ahead and get get the the Joker we
16:32·keep on always hearing that for him uh
16:34·for Shawn Peyton he likes the the
16:36·matchup problem nicknamed Joker type
16:38·player does that player get selected
16:40·here or or no mike what do you think
16:42·well I'm not sure which Joker you have
16:44·here um but I agree with your premise
16:47·that you you do everything you can to
16:50·buttress the young quarterback um and in
16:53·this case I thought long and hard about
16:55·Omar and Hampton um but at the end of
16:58·the day same thing um felt like they
17:02·signed some guys in free agency during
17:04·the offseason and feel like they can get
17:06·a quality young running back in the
17:08·second round at number 51 uh they might
17:11·get one of those Ohio State kids both of
17:13·whom I really like so um I've got him
17:16·with wide receiver number two T McMillan
17:19·and uh who knows what's going to happen
17:22·with some of the contracts with their
17:24·current wide outs uh I think Sutton's
17:27·runs out the end of this year or next
17:29·year uh this is a big body guy plucks
17:32·the ball with ease all over big radius
17:35·uh love love his ability to separate
17:37·with length and physicality um I think
17:40·he fits in with what they do and how
17:42·they do it and it gives another weapon
17:44·as you said to Bo Nicks the young
17:46·quarterback i I think that would be um a
17:50·cartwheel type moment for a lot of
17:51·Denver Bronco fans um I couldn't help
17:54·but notice again now that we're through
17:55·20 picks of your Mike May Odraft
17:59·um that uh uh still no Shadore um and
18:03·again not not to not to not to peek at
18:06·maybe what uh next week's final 12 picks
18:09·here or 13 picks would would the
18:11·Steelers go for him 21st overall if that
18:13·happens two Thursdays from now first of
18:15·all first of all we're not going to peek
18:17·ahead to number 21
18:20·okay that that that's a typical Rich
18:22·Eisen
18:25·lowkey okay just Hey just give me one
18:27·hey Mike just while we're talking about
18:28·it and I knew coming in that the first
18:31·question would be about Shadore i just
18:33·didn't know you try I just didn't know
18:35·you were going to try to sneak
18:36·Pittsburgh in on me yeah you know yeah
18:37·just you know but yeah I you know what I
18:40·thought of I I had a couple different
18:42·scenarios as I worked through this mock
18:45·um where I had I tried to to get some
18:48·teams to move up to 19 or 20 ahead of
18:50·Pittsburgh right and make a move and and
18:53·ultimately like I had the Giants and bas
18:55·I went as far as having the Giants move
18:57·from 34 to 20 for a third round pick and
19:00·a swap of five and six round pick so I
19:02·mean I looked into it i thought through
19:04·the process and at the end of the day
19:09·um who needs a quarterback you know the
19:12·Giants Cleveland uh maybe New Orleans at
19:16·that point um Pittsburgh who knows
19:20·um I just don't think with one
19:24·quarterback gone at this point in this
19:26·mock draft there is any immediate
19:29·urgency to go up and get the second one
19:31·especially think since I think a lot of
19:34·teams around the league have similar
19:35·grades for Jackson Dart and Shador
19:38·Sanders
19:39·how what what was the um the the freight
19:42·for moving up from 34 to 20 what would
19:45·that freight be that you mentioned i had
19:47·uh the Giants third round pick which was
19:49·65
19:51·and a 56 swap in other words Denver um
19:55·listen would get I I yeah I know third
19:58·round pick is is is a is a good one but
20:01·that doesn't sound terribly expensive to
20:02·me even if Cleveland's interested in
20:04·doing something like that from 33 to 20
20:06·you know what I mean like that Yeah you
20:09·just got to find a partner willing to
20:11·pop out of the first round and go to the
20:13·top of round two um which is a tall
20:16·order in in and of itself uh Mike we'll
20:19·chat next week thanks for the time
20:20·brother you're the best appreciate it
20:22·Rich thank you the one and only Mike
20:23·Mayok right here on the Rich Eisen Show

580 posted on 04/16/2025 8:21:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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