Last thing I heard him say was…“And the test revealed…you are NOT the father!”
Yea, I caught that too. Sounds like a dude who they think can make the 53 man roster.
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Haha I’ll nominate that for post of the day!
I also love the move of bringing in dom capers as a senior advisor on staff. I have a feeling he’s going to be a huge help while Aaron Glenn adjusts to being a first time coordinator. Having a coach with 30 plus years of experience to lean on if he needs to can do nothing but make this staff even stronger. It’s these little moves of bringing in such experienced advisors at every level to backstop our green staff that has me excited for the future.
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Loved that, BTW. - nicely done
Just saw the video, pretty amazing, loved it a bunch…. Seems like the stars aligned for them, that’s for sure!
I don’t think I saw him after the other picks. But when Brad hugged him after the Dolphins took Waddle, he was statuesque. Brad would have gotten a better reaction from a wet dishrag. I mean, if that’s just how you are, wow man, I feel a little sorry for the dude. Its one thing as a player, but when you’re office LB… just enjoy life a little?
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He prides himself on being humble, and I agree (to an extent) with what you say.
I definitely agree that he could have more balance.
I think the heightened emotional reaction of Holmes and Campbell make Spielman look bad. But in the grand scheme of things Spielman’s reaction was actually the normal one and one that would be typical across the entire league. Just go take a look at the Panthers draft insider video for an easy example, and there are others of course. And what really makes it even more acceptable for how Spielman reacted was that the huge reaction wasn’t even to picking Sewell. They reacted like that after Miami took Waddle.
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I prefer to try not to judge them… shit he could have just been having a bad day… car difficulties, back hurting etc…
I am so happy with them all right now it’s not funny!! 
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PFF ranking, then Whitefield (formerly of PFF), and TDN had them ranked as follows:
Sewell No. 4, No. 7 and No. 2–(Rd 1)–steal at No. 7
Melifonwu No. 70, No. 46 and No. 57 (Rd 2)–steal at No. 101
McNeill No. 54, No. 47 and No. 82 (Rd 2-3)–steal at No. 72
St. Brown No. 87, No. 57 and No. 53 (Rd 2-3)–steal at No. 112
Onwuzurike No. 78, No. 77 and No. 36 (Rd 2-3)–reach at No. 41
Barnes No. 131, No. 92 and No. 136 (Rd 2-4)–reach at No. 113
Jefferson No. 207; Ledyard No. 112–steal at No. 257
Jonathan Adams Jr. No. 197, No. 138 and NR–(Rd 4-6) not drafted–steal as UDFA
Drake Jackson No. 192; Ledyard No. 201(Rd 6)–steal as UDFA
Sage Surratt No. 216; Ledyard No. 248 (Rd 7)
Ledyard only:
Tommy Kraemer No. 213
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Agree on that. I don’t know if it was this video or another, he’d said, paraphrasing, “You have to look at the tape on Jermar” - knowing that some of his measurables were the reason he fell.
In that moment you spoke of, he knew the ‘piece’ of data that seemed to justify what he was seeing on tape…
*And just to add - the production and arrangement of this video was above par. It’s not easy to put together a half hour video (in ___ days) that stays compelling all throughout. If you’re just a football fan you’d find this vid compelling…
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Totally picked up on that. I can remember from articles passed, the story on Dorsey’s falling out with other organizations had to do with his ego - maybe it’s me using that word … his stubbornness. He knows who he wants and he knows why he’s right.
Holmes was accused for acting like he hasn’t been there. John Dorsey has been there. I see him as a grumpy sort of know-it-all - who actual sorta lives up to the bill. I think its his personality that organizations haven’t tolerated - but his track record has shown itself time and again-
*Just one for instance on the grumpy bit - There was a moment when Campbell said, “I love that we got guys that we love.” He said that more than once I think. The second time he said it, Dorsey said, “Yeah, but I hope they have grit.” He nudged the guy next to him and smiled at his own joke (which most people won’t understand because they are better-humored than the grump). -He is playing on the fact that ‘grit’ is all DC talks about. This joke is a good idea for a grumpy person.
That said, Dorsey did break form now and then. He actively celebrated on the Sewell pick and if you watch for him, I think he was authentically enjoying Brad Holme’s show of emotion. You can see it on his face. (You can see, I watched him.) That kind of thing is good humor for a person that actively inhibits it. And I think he does admire Brad. Dorsey mentioned this on a behind the camp video. He mentioned, precisely, his humility. Stuffy people love humble people because they know they’re not in a competition with them.
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I recall Spielman basically getting tackled by Holmes.
But yeah - he was somewhat surprisingly reserved. It would indicate to me that indeed he’s been more on the business side and less on the inside of the draft process. So he’s slightly more detached from what people like Holmes are feeling ?
I think you guys are looking at it as a stand-alone. Speilman has always been reserved - always. As a player, as an announcer, as a man…how he dealt with his wife’s issues, loss on the field, success and failure - really doesn’t show emotion much. Never has.
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I don’t know about the other issues. I did hear him getting fired up as an announcer, personally. Often without the kind of timing that comes from a good delivery. Therefore you knew it came from him, in the moment, and you knew it was sincere.
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If the Lions staff is the Who, Spielman is John Entwistle
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An absolute must-watch for any Lions’s fan. Absolute awesome video, brought tears to my eyes!
Thanks From the bottom of my heart for sharing!
I thought it was Ron Wood who almost got tackled…but if Spielman did too then I missed it.
Speilman has always been an emotional guy on the field and off.
It was both. Wood tried to roll with it, but Spielman was having none of it. For a second after he was rag-dolled by Holmes, Spielman took a couple of small steps to regain his posture and turned around and was probably thinking something like, “I hate when people touch me!”.
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