Mr.TaterSalad

The Steelers signed Rico Dowdle for 2 years @ $12/million overall. I would have signed him as the complement to Gibbs for that term and price.

Given that we don't know the status of Terrion Arnold and his legal troubles, we may need another starting CB. He may or may not be on this roster to start the year, depending on where his legal matters go. Furthermore, he hasn't exactly been great as a starter when healthy and playing.

If at the end of today we've come away with a starting offensive tackle, a DE/Edge, and help at CB then I'll feel much better.

I'll give it time, but right now, on the whole, this roster doesn't feel better or upgraded. Let's see what happens over the next few weeks.

It was tank for either. I think most fans would have been just fine with either at the time.

With Alim back and fully healthy, maybe they just feel the need to spend the money elsewhere. I would be pretty disappointed though if they spend money bringing Reader back and not Lopez.

Losing Roy Lopez hurts. He was an important depth piece for this team and started when they needed him too. I would have signed him for the 2 years @ $11.5 million that the Cardinals are paying him.

I too would like to see a tackle signed prior to the draft. There are guys that fit the mold of what Brad and Dan like. Players that are football guys, love the game, fit the culture, and won't cost them a lot due to injuries. Jedrick Wills is one guy obviously, as we've talked about him quite a bit here. Alijah Vera-Tucker, former Giants G/T combo is another. When healthy, Vera-Tucker offers the versatility to play guard or tackle and is a quality starter. The trouble is he is rarely healthy and able to play.

You can create nearly $90 million in cap space with the contract restructures. So you can indeed afford it. It is just a questions of choice and do you want to afford it. It is also a question of who don't you resign if you make a splash move like that.

Well, they got me then. I fell for the fake graphic and new report. In any case, I don't think we're going to be in the market for a high-priced contract like this, Hendrickson or otherwise.

Yeah, the Gary Bears are missing out on all their main pass rusher options thus far.

I haven't seen him sign anywhere. He had 10.5 sacks last year and was still a productive pass rusher. He also plays against the run and can be an every down guy, which we know the Lions like that versatility, not just situational pass rushers.

Steelers signed Bucaneers CB Jamal Dean for 3 years, $36.75 million. Dean was a guy I had really liked for the Lions in the past before Tampa Bay brought him back. I would have taken Dean at that price I think as a potential insurance for Arnold.

Does this mean James Connor is out in Arizona? If so, Connor would be a perfect fit here.

He was never going to come here and we were never going to pay him. The idea of having a 21015 Denver Broncos style defense with two elite, bookend pass rushers was always a pipe dream. Oh well.

Canine to the Chiefs. Assuming Mahomes comes back healthy next season, this seems like a good signing for them.

I don't understand what the Colts are doing here trading Pittman. They trade for Sauce Gardner less than 4 months ago, thinking that he can elevate their team. They thought that somehow they could ride with Daniel Jones to playoff success, when he has no proven track record of success. They also thought a guy like Gardner would elevate them to being true contenders in the playoffs. Then, they turn around in less than 4 months and trade their best receiver and potentially lose their other top receiver, Alec Pierce, in free agency. Either rebuild or go all in to win. They are doing neither and will be stuck in the 8-8 middle for the foreseeable future.

Why do we need to extend Gibbs this early? Why not ride him out to the franchise tag and year 6?

I expect to see gas up around the $4 mark here in Metro Detroit within the next week or two. I think it's feasible that by April, if Trump's war drags on, that we hit $5/gallon.

Finkle is Einhorn, Trump is Bush. This may well be Trump's "Now watch this drive" moment the Bush had while the Iraq War was raging on.

So Elias Pettersson remains a Vancouver Canuck.

I agree with you on fans expectations for 4thround picks or later. I think the average fan out there has an unrealistic expectation of what type of player a 4th round pick or later will actually develop into. If they're a contributing depth piece, much less a starter, that's a success for most any GM and team. I haven't complained here or anywhere about the 4th round picks or later that they've made. I could not really care if Brad spends a 4th round pick on a project tackle or RB who could develop into a contributing player. It's the Josh Paschal picks in the 2nd round and Hendon Hooker or Broderic Martin in the 3rd round that really impact this team in a negative way.

It's a shame that we used to universally agree that childhood pedophila was abhorrent, repugnant, and morally wrong. Now that Donald Trump had been exposed as a child pedophile and sexual pervert towards teenage girls, one side of the political asile is alright with grown men walking in on teenage girls changing naked at teen beauty pageants.

There will be many "Sure Jan" moments during this unjust, unconstitutional war with Iran. Saying the war will last a few days or weeks will be one of them. This is turning into Iraq 2.0 right before our very eyes.