Embed from Getty Images As many of you know, I do not like mock drafts. They are rarely accurate. Oh sure people nail the first pick in the draft, shoot they may even nail the first three picks. Then it falls apart. I like to look at team needs, general manager tendencies as well as…
A new report has Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni taking over Star Wars
Embed from Getty Images Is current LucasFilm President Kathleen Kennedy exiting Disney? It sure looks and sounds that way. Yesterday afternoon, reports circulated that Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni will likely take over the creative direction of Disney Star Wars. Which is fantastic news for the future of Star Wars as well as the fan…
Detroit Lions nickel cornerback Justin Coleman thinks the defense is close to breaking through
Embed from Getty Images Justin Coleman said Monday he feels the Detroit Lions defense is close to being what head coach Matt Patricia intended for it to be, “One of the most terrifying defenses you can go against.” How can that be you ask yourself? Let us take a look. The Lions rank 30th in…
The Detroit Lions are a mess and difficult decisions are going to need to be addressed
Embed from Getty Images Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn decided 9-7 was simply not good enough and fired Jim Caldwell. He brought in his own head coach, Matt Patricia to get the team over-the-hump. Two seasons later Bob Quinn’s decision has netted the Detroit Lions a 9-16-1 record. Putting an NFL team together is…
Michigan vs Michigan State, what we learned
Embed from Getty Images For one quarter it looked like many past Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans football games. Rough, physical and draining. After the first quarter, the wheels fell off for the Spartans. Meanwhile Michigan was just getting warmed up. It was the tail of two tapes. Michigan who suffered a questionable loss…
The Detroit Tigers announced a slew of new hires
Embed from Getty Images The ongoing Detroit Tigers rebuild took another turn this week. The new people the Tigers organization brought in were not a slap-in-the-face at the people they are replacing, it is widely viewed as something that needs to be done to move the organization forward. Former Detroit Tigers, All-Star catcher Lance Parrish,…
Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans a nasty, bitter rivalry
Embed from Getty Images Michigan vs Michigan State is a bitter rivalry. It is a week in the state of Michigan where friends and neighbors stop talking to each other if they are on opposite sides of who they root for. Tomorrow, the two schools will square off again. One school headed in the right…
Top Detroit Red Wings prospect Filip Zadina is heating up
Embed from Getty Images Last week a t.v. announcer reported Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman is considering trading Filip Zadina. I do not feel there is any traction to that story. Meanwhile, Filip Zadina’s game is heating up for the Grand Rapids Griffins. Filip Zadina has scored in 3 games in a row…
George Lucas was asked to fix “Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker”
OEmbed from Getty Images *This comes from very good sources,* Early screen tests for “Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker” were disastrous. So disastrous in fact that Lucasfilm brought back the one person who could right the ship. Star Wars creator, George Lucas. With Disney CEO Bob Iger, in attendance director J.J. Abrams tested the…
As the Michigan State Spartans football team contiunes to decline, Mark Dantonio must stay
Embed from Getty Images As the Michigan State Spartans football team suffered an epic fourth quarter meltdown at home to Illinois, head coach Mark Dantonio needs to stay at Michigan State. In my opinion, it would be a mistake to leave a program, his program like this. A shell of what it once was. Usually…
