Is this real?

Loved the draft, even though I was busy with some family issues, but i was happy to see what we did. Maybe not villain level but we got who we wanted and jumped ahead of the Packers, so YAY.

I REALLY want a repeat and to get the SB but looking at all the work the other teams made in their draft are we still WAY better or are we kind of on equal footing at this point?

I'm gonna assume the Bear and Vikings might have some work still as their O-line might not be up to snuff to contain our edge rushers and get some sacks on these rookies.

In the same sense I'm praying that our new secondary is going to bull rush and intercept the hell out of all 3 QBS.

Maybe I'm being paranoid, but damn if I'm still not high on last years run.

Hello Everyone, yesterday I posted a Poll for people to vote on whom they felt was more likely to make the team. Of note, I didn't include players I thought were locks or longshots for the roster. Here are the results after 2,758 total votes

1.James Houston (EDGE)**How likely to win: 94%**Wins: 151 Losses: 9

2.Colby Sorsdal (OL)**How likely to win: 87%**Wins: 146 Losses: 21

3.Mekhi Wingo (DT)**How likely to win: 85%**Wins: 133 Losses: 22

4.Emmanuel Moseley (CB)**How likely to win: 82%**Wins: 114 Losses: 24

5.Christain Mahogany (OL)**How likely to win: 81%**Wins: 135 Losses: 30

6.Scott Daly (LS)**How likely to win: 79%**Wins: 121 Losses: 32

7.Craig Reynolds (RB)**How likely to win: 76%**Wins: 107 Losses: 34

8.Dan Skipper (OL)**How likely to win: 73%**Wins: 111 Losses: 40

9.Michael Badgley (K)**How likely to win: 71%**Wins: 103 Losses: 42

10.Levi Onwuzurike (DT)**How likely to win: 70%**Wins: 109 Losses: 47

11.Mathieu Betts (EDGE)**How likely to win: 69%**Wins: 12

3 Losses: 5412.Antoine Green (WR)**How likely to win: 66%**Wins: 113 Losses: 57

13.Jame Mitchell (TE)**How likely to win: 65%**Wins: 108 Losses: 57

14.Shane Zylstra (TE)**How likely to win: 61%**Wins: 90 Losses: 56

15.Kayode Awosika (OL)**How likely to win: 60%**Wins: 90 Losses: 60

16.Brandon Joseph (S)**How likely to win: 53%**Wins: 100 Losses: 89

17. Kindle Vildor (CB)**How likely to win: 52%**Wins: 92 Losses: 85

18.Khalil Dorsey (CB)**How likely to win: 47%**Wins: 83 Losses: 94

19.Steven Gilmore (CB)**How likely to win: 38%**Wins: 63 Losses: 102

20.Maurice Alexander (WR)**How likely to win: 38%**Wins: 63 Losses: 103

21.Zonovan Knight (RB)**How likely to win: 36%**Wins: 57 Losses: 102

22.Steele Chambers (LB)**How likely to win: 35%**Wins: 47 Losses: 89

23.Isaiah Williams (WR)**How likely to win: 33%**Wins: 56 Losses: 114

24.Nate Sudfeld (QB)**How likely to win: 32%**Wins: 55 Losses: 117

25.Tre-Quan Smith (WR)**How likely to win: 32%**Wins: 47 Losses: 103

26.James Turner (K)**How likely to win: 31%**Wins: 48 Losses: 110

27.Tom Kennedy (WR)**How likely to win: 28%**Wins: 37 Losses: 99

28.Connor Galvin (OL)**How likely to win: 27%**Wins: 44 Losses: 122

29.Mitchell Agude (EDGE)**How likely to win: 26%**Wins: 40 Losses: 113

30.Hogan Hatten (LS)**How likely to win: 25%**Wins: 33 Losses: 99

31.Jemar Jefferson (RB)**How likely to win: 24%**Wins: 38 Losses: 121

32.Chelen Garnes (S)**How likely to win: 20%**Wins: 28 Losses: 118

33.DaRon Gilbert (LB)**How likely to win: 18%**Wins: 28 Losses: 133

34.Loren Strickland (S)**How likely to win: 18%**Wins: 25 Losses: 120

35.Isaac Rex (TE)**How likely to win: 12%**Wins: 17 Losses: 137

This needs to end.

Title gets the gist of it down. I've been a Bills fan for the past several years now, but recently I've just gotten sick and tired of the team being run by incompetent coaches, GMs, and staff who don't have what it takes to win the Super Bowl and who hand the Kansas City Chiefs the next Tyreek Hill on a silver platter in the draft. On top of that, the Lions are same geographical distance away from where I live as the Bills, so with Detroit just being a better-constructed team overall with a much brighter future, jumping ship is the smart choice.

Before I go any further, there are a few things I think I'm aware of already:

• This team has a long, LONG history of utter pain and humiliation that only just recently ended (e.g. Barry Sanders and Megatron both retiring in their primes, 0-16, etc.)

• Dan Campbell is the best coach in football.

• The refs have it out for us at every game.

• Fuck the Packers, Vikings, and Bears.

If there's anything I've missed, feel free to get me up to speed. I look forward to biting off the kneecaps of all our opponents this year alongside the rest of you.

The 2023 NFCCG is in the past now... 2024 is ours.

It takes more!

We’re coming for blood revenge on those shit eating choke artists. Hell has a special place for cowboys fans. FTC

[EDIT: See bottom of post for ways to watch the panthers!]

A friendly request from a neighbor to the north that wishes we had more local football!

I've been watching a lot of the new UFL. The games are exciting, the caliber of play is pretty high - as in several players from teams are likely to get pulled up into the NFL once this season is done - Jake Bates, Wes Hill, Kai Nacua (people I'll be REALLY sad to see leave the Panthers if they do). And you have a home team playing right in your Ford Field.

AND on top of that, the Panthers are definitely gunning for playoffs, and it's not over til it's over.

But their fan turnout is awful! Considering how diehard fans are for the Lions, I would have expected more turnout for the Panthers.

Maybe you're not into Spring football.

Maybe you're not into leagues more amateur than the NFL.

BUT - the UFL is the last chance for spring football, if this season doesn't do well, there's no leagues left it'll just be gone. And if the UFL does live on, there's still a chance that the Michigan team will get relocated to elsewhere if they don't think there's enough support in the state and the city.

Please if you can! Go see the home game this Sunday - tickets are low! Starting at $10. They are trying hard to get people to come in - they even have a team meet-n-greet after the game. I'll be coming in from hours away in Toronto to try and support them.

I've never been a sports guy at all in my life, but the Panthers and the UFL have really roped me in. There's something so appealing about watching an underdog team in an underdog league. EVERYONE on the UFL are people trying to prove they can make it to the NFL (or make it back, or prove why they shouldn't have been passed over). You can't help but feel sympathetic for everyone on all the teams. This could be their last chance at the NFL, and you can see it on the field all the time.

Please help keep my first sports fandom love alive.

EDIT: Thanks /u/Callywood for all of this info - if you want to know how to watch or support the Panthers, read on:

For any of you that are interested, the remaining schedule for the Panthers games:

Conference championships on Saturday, June 8, 2024 (ABC) and Sunday, June 9, 2024 (Fox). UFL Championship on Sunday, June 16, 2024 (Fox).

Full schedule for all the games can be found here.

Link to buy tickets here

You can find specific Michigan Panthers content over at /r/MichiganPanthers and league content and info over at /r/UnitedFootballLeague.

I guess Tyler Boyd is last best FA option to replace WRX?

I’m assuming cha cha instructor..

For those that don't know, SB Nation pulled their Lion's dedicated podcast "Pride of Detroit".

Every year they would do a podcast dedicated to each Lion's draft pick, with a guest from that player's college media.

It was a fantastic way to get a profile of each draft pick from a dedicated source.

Really aided my knowledge of the team and its tragic I won't have that guide this year.

He seems to be in great shape still, plus we haven’t had a big solid receiver since Golladay. He’s been writing to teams about signing him for a few years now. Bring him in as a camp body to help the younger receivers learn and also to round out our WR depth. I see it as a low risk, high reward option.

I’ve looked on nfl shop and it’s not an option, I would imagine that means they’re not available anywhere else either.

VOTE HERE THERE IS NO END

(Hoping this link works, they changed the way the voting worked from last season)