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I don't think they will need to tag Decker. He has already said he would love to do a deal and knows others need paid. I also think there are other options at RT for a year if you would lose Decker and Sordsdal/Manu aren't ready. I definitely don't see them signing him long term unless he takes a reasonable amount below what he could get on the market and they are only locked in for 2 more years. Again, Decker's comments indicate that could happen, but I don't see him being franchised at all. Also, they are in a completely different situation now than they were in 2022. Even if they were 6-1 then, they knew they were not a championship calibar team. They know they are now.

I'd be surprised if they used it as the only compensation you would get would be the normal comp pick formula for lost FA's and with drafting Wingo I think the goal is to develop a more cost effective option long term. I could see them paying McNeil for a year at the Franchise Tag #, but don't know they want to go long term at $25 mil +/yr that he would likely get on the market if he puts up another Pro Bowl caliber season. Not that they don't like him, or he won't deserve it, just you can only pay so many guys top $. Definitely the 1 problem with drafting so many guys that hit. Obvious positive is, if you keep doing that, you can pay the guys you have to pay and keep bringing in/developing young guys to take the other's spots when they get too expensive.

If he plays worth deserving it and they want, they can always franchise him next year and then trade him.

2 All Pro players, 3 Pro Bowlers, 5 Starter/significant rotational players, everyone still on the team that should have won the NFC Championship game and the don’t get a straight A or A plus? so if St Brown was just a starter, but Levi was a significant rotational guy they would have gotten an A? LOL

There are still veteran FAs also

And the Vikings have now traded 2nd, 3rd, and 4th round 2025 picks

Yeah, we had a great starting 5 the vast majority of the playoff run. It was the bullpen that was unpredictable.

Actually the cost is now $500k more for the Lions to cut him and he gets the $500k now that he wouldn’t otherwise.

The NFLPA doesn’t say anything because it’s common practice and the player would rather take the pay cut rather than be cut, not likely find a better contract and have to move. if the player thinks they can get a better situation, they refuse the pay cut and are released. Cominsky also got an extra $500k of his contract guaranteed and paid right away as a bonus.

The bears had the most cap room and were cutting players.

Not sure- how many have they released? You hear of teams asking guys to take ay cuts all the time and if they don’t, they cut them. It isn’t a Lions only thing.

Wait, the 49ers asked him to take a pay cut? I thought only the Lions did that.

This does happen all the time in the NFL. The Packers just did it with Aaron Jones who decided to take being cut and sign with the Vikings

Yes, it was used in the XFL-first article that came up https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nfl/news/nfl-xfl-kickoff-rules-changes/vqjfcemjh6xexxygvslwha2r

I believe they got this idea from the XFL or some other league anyway

By trading for him now, they will at least get a draft pick if he leaves. (He would obviously get a qualifying offer)

The average salary is $205k. for comparison, mlb umpires make between $150k and $450k and have 9-10 times as many games

Or just win 1 game. If they lose to Minnesota twice in 3 weeks they probably don’t deserve to be in.

They actually upgraded to Holton by letting Chafin go. AZ had to waive Holton to sign him.

It was from 2019-absolutely terrible statement, but not sure why it’s brought up 4 years later

Cooper coached them to 11-1, just could never beat Michigan

If they took Stroud, it may have been a great trade. He was incredible today finishing up with a TD drive with 46 seconds right after TB took the lead. Rookie yardage record 470 yds and 5 TDs

Like LaPorta and Branch?

I actually remembered wrong-we played more man against Baltimore than we’ve averaged this season. 38.2 pct instead of 20.8 pct. we played zone only 52.7 pct compared to 75.4 pct the previous 6 weeks

There was an article on the Athletic about how we changed our whole defensive ratios for that game. We played much more zone and blitzed much more against Baltimore (and Seattle) than our season averages. Seems maybe we focused too much on the opposing offense strengths than our own.