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Most important game of the year.

I hope we punt every time we get the ball and let the Lions score on every drive.

Just constantly send The Hammer out there to see if he can punt a touchback every time!

GLC baby

Two things come to mind when it's Detroit vs. Cleveland:

1) Some of the best NFL games of all-time in the 50s. They played each other 4 times in the NFL Championship game that decade.



2) Thanksgiving misgivings.

I was trying to remember where I was the last time we took home The Barge, and I think it was pretty much the same as where I am now, only I was younger.

Ah, it was just last year when Zane Gonzalez was drilling kicks while Matthew Dayes and Brogan Roback were tap dancing all over the Lions.

GLC memories!

I remember Stafford's last second pass to Pettigrew in 2009.

Every classic since then is a blur.

Ah yes, last year under Baker and Brogan we took it home

The embodiment of Great Lakes pro football. Just vital to win that ship!
Go, Browns!

It doesn't get any bigger than this.

Still not Detroit...

"Never has a game that meant so little, meant so much!"

I wonder if this is just something we do or if it is a NFL deal and all teams have a common final opponent in whatever classic they call it?

LOL there it is! I forgot about that clip

That was a classy little earwig to start today! Thanks. I had never heard that before. There certainly is Class in The Land, I mean that prize shows it all. And it does mean so little and it does mean so much. Like the Rose Bowl of pre-season pointlessness *L*.

Show your ship proudly, saying loudly, "This my barge! There are many like it, but this one is mine!" . . . .

This ought to be the model we adopt for ferries to take Elf Army of fans to the 2019 beachhead on Dawg Island.

I still have nightmares of Brady Quinn throwing deep balls out of bounds.

LOL i forgot about that as well ... he was quite bad

When I think of Brady Quinn I think of worm-burners on 3 yard out patterns.

And deep passes that landed 6 yards out of bounds.

And Shaun Smith punching Quinn in the face in the weight room.

Ah, memories.

Light the corners of my mind.

Good Gosh....just shut-up man. I am having a good day. I am going to have a tooth extraction in a few hours. That is a good day over remembering Quinns deep ball!

j/c:

Seems I read elsewhere that Freddie has said no starters are playing.

I assume that doesn't include starting special team players.

Kitchens won’t reveal who will or won’t play Thurs night vs. the #Lions and would only re-iterate “You won’t see Baker”

https://twitter.com/MaryKayCabot/status/1166402339093143552

I would hope that we won’t see any starters

....on 4th down.

I will have nothing to do with this game.

It is a joke and should not be played.

How about LS. Corbett is doing some of that already, but we are not kicking *L*

No starters suits me. So does Stanton play a bunch? Gilbert?

I'd think Gilbert and Blough for the most part. Evidently Stanton is already solidified as the #2.

Maybe stick Braxton in there for some strange one-off near the end of the 3rd?

Nah! We don't want to expose Stanton any more then we already have this preseason.

Gilbert will start and Blough will be on deck.

Took my youngest daughter to the GLC 2015. she wanted to go to games but heard stories from her oldest sister that many of you know her.. The stories were like many of you know.

Telling my youngest I will take you..it's a Thursday night game it will be calm...Hmmm Hm til the streaker ran across the field right in front of us.

That game, and stafford' last second TD pass, was in the regular season. For historical accuracy, and to preserve the GLC's legacy, regular season games are not part of the Battle for the Barge.

Or whatever it's called.

It will be kind of a freak show, I bet. I like Blough, but hard to judge him considering the given group he has played with. Kind of a self-fulfilling failure; wish he had a chance with some better folks and protection.

Braxton time? I hope to see how they hope to use him, and your crazy idea might be just the (only) time and place I would like to see it. This game will have all the edge of The Replacements and strike ball, at least the potential is there. I would love to watch some of that and Hammer kicking. But not Corbett snapping the ball for anything.

I agree w/Bard in that Braxton will play most of the game ... I think we’re gonna look at his versatility a bit and hope he can make a few nice plays. It’s his chance here.

In terms of Corbett, if he plays the entire game (as I expect) that is a pretty damning indication.

j/c:

This quote is from an recent article by Nate Ulrich:


https://www.ohio.com/sports/20190827/bro...ighting-for-job

So whatever TE can prove to be the best 'FB' among the TEs not named Njoku, will have the upper hand in making the roster. Not sure who the front runner is but I'm guessing we may see alot of TE in the fullback position tomorrow night.

I'm still leaning towards Demetrius Harris making this roster, so I think it will come down to DeValve, Brown, and Gathers. Has anyone noticed Brown and Gathers playing FB in the preaseason games or have noticed a TC recap from a beat writer mentioning this?

If I had to speculate today (only because I've seen/read DeValve's name associated with FB in training camp) before the final game I'd suspect the depth would be (1) Njoku, (2) Harris, and (3) DeValve.

We'll see.