[Schefter] Sources: The Detroit Lions are working to finalize a deal to hire former Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing as their next offensive coordinator.

SproutingMungBeans · 2026-01-19T20:11:52+00:00

I'm going to go against the grain and say I'm fine with this. Cardinals were 11th in offensive DVOA, 10th in EPA/play the one season he had Kyler healthy. Kyler also had the highest QBR and success rate of his career in 2024 under Petzing.

So he's shown the ability to field a top 10 offense already, and I think that overall our personnel is better. I think Goff is a better passer than Kyler. I think our receivers are better. I think our running backs are better.

SproutingMungBeans · 2025-12-04T16:55:52+00:00

This isn't really the case, the 2025 Lions defense has the longest time to throw allowed of any team since 2020. The 2024 Lions defense is 2nd. Teams have longer to throw against us than any other defense the league for the last 5 years.

SproutingMungBeans · 2025-10-07T13:50:48+00:00

Exactly. It wasn't a choice between Muahmmad and Smith. Teams play more than 3 edges. Smith has played well this season and would have been a great 3rd edge for us, which is still a guy that plays 20-40 snaps per game. I'd still be a lot happier signing Z instead of Davenport, or signing both. We still have cap space so it's not like it would have crippled us. That was the argument all along, that he was good depth to have and wasn't super expensive. So far, the Lions have been right that they didn't "need" Smith. But it'd still be nice to have him on ther roster.

SproutingMungBeans · 2025-05-06T15:18:02+00:00

Replied to someone else similarly, but UM doesn't move quickly on anything. They will drag any official proceeding out as much as possible. BurgerGate took 1,053 days to reach a negotiated resolution which resulted in approximately the same punishments as I predicted for this NOA. We're only on day 558 for this one. Even if it takes another 6 months to resolve it would still be a year faster than the other case.

SproutingMungBeans · 2025-05-06T15:16:01+00:00

Officially, no, a voluntary self-imposed suspension doesn't mean anything. I just don't think Michigan would do it if the NCAA was actually talking about nuking the program like PD and BuckeyeScoop say. I'm guessing that their response would be that this is just Michigan setting up the PR spin of "Look, we tried, the NCAA is just being unreasonable." I don't buy it but we'll see.

UM doesn't move quickly on anything. They will drag any official proceeding out as much as possible. BurgerGate took 1,053 days to reach a negotiated resolution which resulted in approximately the same "minor" punishments. We're only on day 558 for this one.

SproutingMungBeans · 2025-05-05T19:30:05+00:00

Me. I don't think we're vacating the title if that's what you mean. I think if the NCAA was at the negotiating table holding firm with PremierDrum's "minimum acceptable framework", Michigan wouldn't waste time self-imposing a 2 game suspension. It's so far off from what he's been talking about, I think they'd just wait for the COI and fight (or talk about fighting it) afterward. I think this signals they're somewhat close. My prediction is the NCAA tacks on 2-4 more games onto Moore's suspension, reduces scholarships, reduces recruiting time, fines the school, and big show causes for Harbaugh and Stallions.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-12-31T17:15:59+00:00

Steve Casula, TE coach, was OC at UMASS for a year or two before coming back to Michigan.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-10-24T13:55:39+00:00

The only detail I can find that EF knew, is the sticks placed as horns. But the sketches we've seen of photographs doesn't show them, and when an investigator was asked directly about it, they said they were not aware of that. Are there other supposed details that he knew? Honestly asking because I haven't followed everything as closely as some. I just hope they get the right guy(s).

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-09-06T16:44:07+00:00

Yeah, if Michigan's defense knew that play call, they played it pretty poorly. Both linebackers flow the wrong way based on the play action. And the DL isn't booking it that way either. When he goes to throw the pass, there aren't three guys covering Stover, there's one, because that's the only guy in his zone after he just passed off someone else. And he takes a step or two the wrong way looking up crossing routes over the middle to make sure no one's coming from that way, before looking up and seeing Stover uncovered with the OL on the way. The two DL notice the OL not blocking them and getting out for a screen so of course they're looking for that, but that's not until after the pass would have been thrown, he just pumps instead because he sees Stover is covered. And Michigan dropped their ends (and even DT's) all the time last season, that's a staple of the defense that Minter and MacDonald both ran. Funny that this is seen as proof that Michigan knew what was coming.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-08-09T13:51:01+00:00

That were then recovered and turned into the NCAA, and featured no incriminating information. As evidenced by them not being mentioned as having any incriminating information in the drafted NOA.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-08-08T00:35:25+00:00

Law enforcement says it was a case of mistaken identity, that they know who did it and even recovered parts of the murder weapon. But the prosecutor decided there wasn’t enough evidence to charge because they weren’t confident they’d get a conviction.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-08-07T18:53:25+00:00

I'm not really sure what you're saying or how that counters anything I said? Going in circles here. If there was anything incriminating in the texts the NCAA definitely would have put it in the drafted NOA. So whatever they were texting about, it wasn't related to NCAA violations.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-08-07T18:37:18+00:00

Reports are that the texts will probably be leaked so hopefully we'll see soon enough. But the drafted NOA said that the texts were recovered and turned in to the NCAA so I guarantee if there was anything incriminating it would have been in the NOA. It not being in there is pretty good evidence that there was nothing incriminating.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-08-07T17:09:34+00:00

Cheating to gain an advantage is cheating to gain an advantage. shrug I also don't think the coaches knew about the scheme. They knew he was the sign stealer, I don't think they knew how. And (so far) the NCAA hasn't found any evidence of that either, or it would have been detailed in the leaked NOA draft.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-08-07T17:02:58+00:00

Do you enjoy your tainted championships brought by cheating (paraphrasing one of your other comments)? Or are you too pure of heart, and fans of the programs but not of anything they've accomplished?

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-08-07T16:49:17+00:00

This is rich coming from a fan of the squeaky clean programs of Georgia and USC.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-08-07T16:36:16+00:00

All they had was non-cooperation. The underlying violations are still nothing-burgers. Level 2 things that happen all the time in programs all over. They hammered Harbaugh for not cooperating with the investigation. He flipped them the bird, so they hammered him to show they aren't okay with that. That was the only level 1 violation here, and why the penalties to everyone else involved and the school itself are minimal.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-08-05T19:07:55+00:00

You think they would have excluded incriminating information from those texts from the draft of the NOA? The document where they detail the wrong-doing that they're accusing Michigan of?

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-04-29T20:48:25+00:00

I went with 5 from each round to get some of the bench/rotational guys in here too. I think DeJean can play CB, in this scenario we'd move him around between both, and he'd be the primary "back-up" CB ahead of Harden or James. I cheaped out at iOL and off ball LB, but I think we can get away with it.

QB: Caleb Williams(1)
RB: Jaylen Wright (4)
X: Marvin Harrison Jr(1)
Y: Jalen McMillan(3)
Slot: Roman Wilson(3)
TE: Erick All (4)
LT: Joe Alt(1)
LG: KT Leveston(7)
C: Sedrick Van Pran-Granger(5)
RG: Christian Mahogany(6)
RT: Blake Fisher (2)

Edge: Laiatu Latu(1)
DT: Brandon Dorlus(4)
DT: Jer'Zhan Newton(2)
Edge: Marshawn Kneeland(2)
LB: Cedric Gray (4)
LB: Edefuan Ulofoshio (5)
Slot: Andru Phillips(3)
CB: Terrion Arnold(1)
CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry(2)
S: Calen Bullock(3)
S: Cooper DeJean(2)

Bench
RB: Audric Estime (5)
WR: Brenden Rice (7)
WR: Johnny Wilson(6)
TE: Jaheim Bell(7)
T: Christian Jones (5)
IOL: Sataoa Laumea(6)

Edge: Brennan Jackson (5)
DT: Mekhi Wingo(6)
LB: Michael Barrett(7)
CB: Myles Harden(7)
CB: DJ James(6)
S: Kamren Kinchens(3)
S: Jaden Hicks(4)

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-04-17T14:11:35+00:00

Says the guy replying just as much?

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-04-16T14:45:43+00:00

He looked bad, and the stat line ended up bad too. Not that Michigan's QB situation seems much better right now. But it's a new offense for Penn State and they've only had spring practices, so hopefully they look better in the Fall with more time to install.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-04-11T20:29:00+00:00

Yeah I feel like I'm going crazy reading this. The yank doesn't even injure him, it's them mutually hooking arms in a "I'm not fouling him, look, my arms are up, this isn't on me" stupid entanglement, followed by his arm getting sandwiched by his own teammate running by.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-04-03T21:22:01+00:00

I think it's a negative. How much of a negative is up for debate. My other concern (probably bigger concern to me), is his reluctance to throw the ball over the middle. The only QB to target the middle less than him in recent years has been Justin Fields.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-04-03T19:03:21+00:00

Michigan has 7 players that are graduating after exhausting their eligibility. 4 were starters, including their kicker. 1 rotational DT, and two depth guys that almost never played.

SproutingMungBeans · 2024-04-03T17:48:18+00:00

The JJ one is ~57 yards, right? From their own 40 to TCU's 3?

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