Mike Ercole
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X is a great platform, but we reject “Twitter diplomacy”.
During a Press Conference today with Serbia’s FM, I was asked about the surprising allegations put forward publicly by Ukraine.
This was my answer >>
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"Now we can mobilize as many people as we want to the front, but they will not be able to turn the tide of the war. This moment has passed. I have been calling for mobilization for four years. Now I'm not calling for the mobilization I talked about before, because it's meaningless. Our economy doesn't even have enough weapons to arm them with."
-Russian Igor Girkin
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Another one in the books. Thanks for hanging out with us the last 3 days.
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@NiohBerg British subs would essentially end that invasion very quickly.
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Britain could lose the Falklands because of weak leadership.
It's not the 80s anymore, there's no Thatcher in charge and the UK is a depressing shell of its former self.
If Argentina simply walks in and takes over, possibly soon with Trump's approval, what exactly will Keir Starmer do? Send an angry worded letter? Would he even care at all?
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Kaleb Proctor breaks the FCS drought
Dom Izzo@DomIzzoWDAY
It should be noted, no FCS players were selected in the first three rounds. Has not happened in 47 years.
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@SupermoonPics @DetroitOnLion Barnes in coverage is suboptimal I think.
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@Erc148 @DetroitOnLion I agree with you. They seem to think Barnes can cover and play any linebacker position. I strongly disagree and I'm not a fan of his.
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Thought that came across my mind:
Last year, Brad Holmes spent two 2026 third-round picks to draft Isaac TeSlaa.
This year, he showed absolutely no interest in making a pick in the third round.
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Have these shits ever really meant anything?
The mf can hoop
That’s all that should matter
RAS.football@MathBomb
Avieon Terrell was drafted in round 2 with pick 48 in the 2026 draft class. He scored a 4.95 RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 1555 out of 3075 CB from 1987 to 2026. ras.football/ras-informatio…
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@SupermoonPics @DetroitOnLion Maybe you are right. But zero LB's can cover at this point at some point they need a LB (Will) who can actually play the pass. Rodrigo is #1 on the depth chart right now, seems like a very weak link.
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@Erc148 @DetroitOnLion Maybe they just need to play a lot less three linebacker sets. Which means we desperately need secondary guys, particularly slot corners and safeties
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FIRST EVER 1st ROUND OL PICK FOR @ClemsonFB LET’S GO!!!!!
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@NickKohloff Yes by all means, draft a first round pick and then expect the change positions. Good recipe for success.
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@Whiticar No disrespect, but isn't Miller exactly what they were looking for? A right tackle? Freeling and Proctor have only played left. Neither appear to be the athlete Penei where you can just project them to play another position, ie. left tackle.
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If your first reaction to the Lions drafting Miller was “F***”, what are you doing, genuinely?
-if you wanted Freeling, he isn’t SO much better than Miller to warrant that reaction
-if you wanted DE, whom? Mesidor/Lawrence/Faulk aren’t slam dunks
-did you want S or LB?
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@Whiticar Not what I expected if you'd ask me two years ago? Not for long league for sure.
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Sewell-Mahogany-Mays-Ratledge-Miller is looking pretty dang good in my eyes.
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𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗜𝘀 𝗜𝗻: The Lions select Blake Miller with the 17th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
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New Saints WR Jordyn Tyson and his mom ❤️
Dov Kleiman@NFL_DovKleiman
𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗜𝘀 𝗜𝗻: The Saints select Jordyn Tyson with the 8th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
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@erikschlitt I gotta believe Sewell will be an example to Proctor. Do you think Proctor coming in out of shape won't elicit a response from Penei? I'm not concerned. It's a young OL room but they all seem to be self starters. Proctor is about to learn what it takes to be a professional.
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"He's not a self-starter" certainly doesn't sound like a Dan Campbell type of guy
Erik Schlitt@erikschlitt
Saban, Re: Proctor Started complimenting the Alabama LT, then rolled into this ... "The issue with him is--he's not a bad person. He'll do whatever you ask him to, once you get him in the building. But when he's not in the building, he might get a little overweight, he might not come in in the best shape, and those are the things you have to manage with him. But I think they're manageable. He's not exactly a self-starter who will get in great shape and come to camp like you want him. But if you can get him to come to camp, (once) you got him there, you can get him ready to go. So, I don't think that's a huge negative for the guy." I know Saban meant all this as a positive, but hearing this stuff keeps me speculative on how he'd mesh with the Lions' culture.
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Posted yesterday, my final 3-round mock:
football.realgm.com/analysis/3688/…
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@prestonstew_ The fact that the Iranian Navy seized two ships today after Trump said their Navy was dead might have something to do with it I think.
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@Lions @ttwentyman I think Isaac TeSlaa might immediately request a trade if the Lions draft QB Green.
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@DetroitOnLion Reminds me of 97 when the Lions took massive right OT Juan Roque out of Wisconsin. He was awful.
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If the Lions spend a fourth and future 2nd round pick to move up 4 spots for Proctor, then Freeling and Miller fall to 19 or later, I will be despondent on draft night.
Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
The mock draft from @PSchrags: espn.com/nfl/draft2026/…
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