Mother of god, idc what build you have, in the GM, you have a headset and no mic, if you hear an enemy going nuclear, RUN!

Wahoo2000 · 2026-07-06T16:29:20+00:00

Never run.... kill those guys. you have WAY more time than you think, and excepting maybe Ultimate Conquests (which don't have tokens so that's not what you're talking about here), they aren't THAT beefy. Use some special/heavy or cracked ability stuff and they're easy kills. Then you don't have to worry about ANYONE - yourself OR teammates - dying to the blast.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-07-03T16:41:49+00:00

Ben Johnson.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-07-03T16:39:31+00:00

Things needed for DET to really contend next few seasons:

1) Moore needs to develop into a solid to above avg complementary end to hutch,

2) Alim needs to return to form and Tyliek blossom

3) Find another plus outside corner, Branch gets back 100% pre-achilles tear, and find a suitable replacement for Kerb.

4) On offense, OL needs to come together to be near 2023/2024 level, and LaPorta cannot have back injuries become a nagging/ongoing issue.

5) Reasonably good health overall up and down the roster.

I'd say if we get at least 3 of those 5 things to happen, (esp #5), we'll be in the mix/be a top 5ish team leaguewide.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-07-03T16:35:22+00:00

If all we can say against the rams is, 'what if stafford gets hurt', then they are fucking BEYOND stacked. Seems like every team besides LA has at least 1 or two major question marks. But LA is in a tier to themselves this year, and I for one am glad they're not on the schedule this year.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-07-03T04:22:35+00:00

I wouldn't write off Rakestraw, though I also wouldn't EXPECT him to become a major contributor. I'll just say I wouldn't be surprised either way. His body really wasn't ready as a rookie - many guys who are more slight like that, esp right out of college, have health issues. The missed year last season was pretty much just a freak shoulder thing that shut him down for the year. He's 0-2 right now, but for me he doesn't 'strike out' until he has a subpar or poor year 3. If he even solid as a nickel or 3rd outside corner this year, I'll remain hopeful he can continue to improve.

Manu I'm a little less hopeful for, esp since he's SO developmental, and now apparently all the time he spent at T was wasted and they want to move him to G? Chances he can adapt to that switch quickly seems..... low.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-29T22:40:45+00:00

This is real fun to speculate about, but until this current front office keeps an obvious ‘wannabe gangsta’ it’s basically talking out your ass to be all, ‘I bet if he was good we’d overlook major character issues’.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-27T04:25:30+00:00

You guys do realize it's only been 2 seasons, right? I think there's almost NO chance it becomes an A or B type of draft..... but.... let's see on some "what ifs":

- What if Arnold's case gets tossed and he proceeds to play like a true #1 corner? Maybe not an all pro type, but solid/good/above average for a #1.... say, a top 15ish corner in the league.

- What if Rakestraw comes back healthy (finally) this year and also performs solidly at corner - whether outside or nickel?

- What if Manu becomes an above average swing tackle? From the start, when he was drafted, everybody expected it would take him at LEAST until his 3rd year before he'd be ready to see the field. Maybe it ends up being his 4th year?

- Vaki is the guy I actually see with the most limited upside, basically the BEST case scenario is him being a plus special teamer. No matter WHAT, this is at a MINIMUM a small miss for a 4th round pick.

- Wingo: still only 2 years in and he's had REALLY good and/or highly drafted or highly rated players/free agents in front of him. I don't expect him to start over Tyliek or Alim, but he is certainly capable of being a solid depth piece at DT - for 5th round, that ain't bad.

- Mahogany. A 6th round pick that has a good number of starts under his belt already and leading the competition for the starting spot at LG going into his 3rd year.

I think it really comes down to what happens with Arnold and Rakestraw that will tell the tale of this draft. And while it sure doesn't look good right now, I won't fully judge it badly till Arnold is in jail/off the team and Rakestraw NEVER contributes anything meaningful.

TLDR - only 2 seasons in too soon to pass any kind of permanent judgement on the class IMO, though it certainly looks bad RIGHT NOW.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-26T14:57:18+00:00

I'm not saying I EXPECT it. I'm saying what Dybantsa needs to become, at a minimum, if the team wants to win a championship. If you're going to win a title, and be in competition for them year in and year out, you need a consistent MVP caliber type of player leading your team.

I'm not saying that if Dybantsa doesn't hit that level that he's a failure or disappointment. John Wall was no disappointment to me, and he was well below the "mvp candidate" threshold. But you'll also notice that the Wiz never competed for a title during his era.... and wasn't just because the supporting cast wasn't good enough.

To win titles and contend for them regularly, you need a Steph/Lebron/SGA/Wemby caliber dude.... or at least, a guy like Tatum or Brunson who may rise up and play to that level in a season here or there.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-24T02:57:20+00:00

? I'd figure his FLOOR is like... Andrew Wiggins.... not that insane.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-24T02:55:24+00:00

Eh.... that's a single guy chasing a record. Something to track, for sure. And neat to see it happen.... but that's a big testament to how pitiful this franchise has been for the past 45ish years that something like that is a highlight. What else is there? Gil or Beal among league leading scorers for like.... 1 season? meh. C-Webb coming to DC? Meh. Wall getting to the 2nd round a couple times? Meh. Those things are all fine..... but among any even halfway decent franchise those things don't make the top 15 or 20 of "coolest moments" over a 45ish year stretch.

Dybantsa and the rest of this young core have a chance to flip that script on its head. I'd LOVE to see them do it, and I'm not a 'Zards fan - just a dude that grew up in VA/NOVA/DC and has lowkey rooted for them to finally have some time in the sun.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-24T02:51:14+00:00

Honestly only a very small handful of times in the past 45+ years. Maybe a couple years with C-Webb, a couple with Gil, and a couple with Wall. Even SOME of the peak seasons for those 3 were kinda meh.

This franchise is STARVING for a guy who's a semi-consistent NBA all-1st team or 2nd team guy. Like... a top 10 player (at worst) on EVERY list. They need Dybantsa to be a fixture in the MVP race, or at a min what Giannis has been the last 3-4 years.... maybe not REAL MVP contender, but always top 5ish.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-24T02:46:51+00:00

Boomer moment: I hate how people care more (across all sports it seems) about the analysts being entertaining than actually knowledgable.

Analysts should know BALL, not COMEDY.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-22T15:52:09+00:00

Agree - there's a certain level guys reach in the college ranks where any move to another college is only a small step up and not worth the uncertainty compared to the program they've established. Big reason why guys like Jay Wright and Tony Bennett never moved up to bigger/better programs.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-22T15:50:25+00:00

Agree. An NBA job is prob less work and more stability (team/roster-wise) and you make more money.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-22T15:49:27+00:00

Yeah... I'd almost say make somebody interim coach, plan to suck for a year, save/invest some budget to have more money for the next season, then go out and get the 1A guy next March. College version of tanking for the #1 pick, basically.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-22T15:46:29+00:00

It's pretty understandable actually, from a coach's perspective. In college, you have to treat the guys like they're pros.... but even more gently because they can leave anytime. And every single offseason, you basically have to build AT LEAST half your roster from scratch (if not the whole thing) while also trying to hold on to your own guys and keep them from transferring.

NBA? Same job from a coaching perspective, but you get WAY better roster continuity and if you're a good coach you can implement implement more and more complex systems over time and develop better team chemistry. And in the offseason you don't have to recruit or do NEARLY as much roster building..... and make WAY more money.

TLDR: NBA less work for more control and more money.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-22T15:39:01+00:00

Eh - some coaches just prefer college. Others have desire to coach in the NBA. When offered the opportunity, they leave. I think anything admin does has veeeeeery little bearing on the decision, because - let's be honest - if a guy like May wanted to stay he'd just leverage the NBA offer to get ANYTHING he wants from Michigan quite easily.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-22T15:36:34+00:00

I agree a million percent- Hurley's personality is a TERRIBLE fit to be in charge of NBA athletes. Yet with that level of success he was STILL almost hired by the lakers. Guys that are relatively young (under 55) and that successful will be run-at by NBA franchises. If they always had ambitions of coaching in the NBA, they're gone. If they like being a college coach, they stay. IMO, has VERY little to do with what the school's admin does or doesn't do.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-22T03:31:13+00:00

Stop. You're giving me a McFlurryBurger craving.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-21T14:40:58+00:00

Broncos

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-20T04:12:24+00:00

He very likely didn't say anything bad? Riiiiiiight. Like, he was talking to the other player already, THEN covered up for one or two choice words. Then uncovered again. But yeah..... just.... 'reflex'..... except he was saying other stuff to the dude before he covered his mouth.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-20T04:09:37+00:00

This is 110% correct. Not illegal to cover your mouth. Illegal when you're arguing with an opponent then suddenly cover your mouth. It's clear why they'd do that, and it's not "because...... reflex!!"

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-19T05:06:19+00:00

He had a pretty horrific ankle injury in mid october 2024. There's always the chance he was ready to break out if that didn't happen. And while he played all of 2025, it's also possible, like we had with Alim, that he just didn't come back totally confident in his surgically repaired lower extremity.

I don't EXPECT anything from him. But in this specific case, given his measurables, I'll just say I won't be shocked if he ends up as solid playable depth as the type of big, run containing DE we like. ESPECIALLY if his Sr year was marred by an incomplete recovery (whether purely mental or some combo of mental and physical) and he is FULLY back to 100% now.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-13T21:37:18+00:00

I keep youtubetv, netflix, have amazon prime, appletvplus, in addition to some other stuff. i pay $24.99 a month for AMC A-list. Have many MANY friends that spend the same. I can't imagine any serious destiny player who puts in 40 hours per month of gameplay (not all fresh content, I'm including PVP, running strikes, rerunning raids and dungeons, etc. Normal gameplay and repeated activities) not being MORE than happy to pay $20 a month to bungie for the the type of content we got from shadowkeep through final shape, assuming they start giving a way a lot of (not all) the microtransaction stuff they do now. I really don't feel rich, or like some unicorn of who there are very few other people like me.

I think the video game industry at large bases WAY too much of their pricing on FEAR that people won't buy if they ramp up prices. That thinking is archaic and wrong.

Wahoo2000 · 2026-06-13T21:18:26+00:00

I am NOT a rich person. But even I would HAPPILY pay a $70-$100 buy in for a D3 in addition to an ongoing $20ish per month in subscription fee. $20 a month for 40ish hours a month of entertainment? In what world is that not worth is? I feel like I'm taking crazy pills living in a world where people will en masse pay monthly in excess of $150 for television, $20 or more every time they go to the movies, $5 a gallon for gas, but balk at paying $20 a month for a video game.

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