MichiganCardinal Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said: I would like to see Mitchell get the TE2 position. He seems like he can be the Holmes year three improvement candidate like McNeill, Melifonwu and Barnes. It would make sense, but he's got to stay healthy. He came in from VaTech with injury history, and fresh off an ACL tear, so he wasn't expected to be an immediate contributor in 2022, but he then had a hamstring injury in 2023 and finished the season on IR after getting hand surgery. He's played in 29 games over the two seasons, so clearly they don't hate him. But he's also only got 13 receptions and 1 TD in those 29 games, so they also don't see him as a weapon in the pass game. Compared to 31 receptions and 5 TDs in 31 games for Wright. I will say when Brock Wright went down with the injury to end the season, Mitchell's snap counts increased from an average of 5.7 per game (that he was active) across the first 14 games, to 24/game in weeks 16 and 17 without Wright, to 46 in week 18 when we were without Wright or LaPorta for most of the game. So they didn't mind putting him in there as the backup to Wright (or LaPorta), it's not like he was getting past up by Firkser. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 It’s 3/12 for Wright. I think he’s good as gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, MichiganCardinal said: It would make sense, but he's got to stay healthy. He came in from VaTech with injury history, and fresh off an ACL tear, so he wasn't expected to be an immediate contributor in 2022, but he then had a hamstring injury in 2023 and finished the season on IR after getting hand surgery. He's played in 29 games over the two seasons, so clearly they don't hate him. But he's also only got 13 receptions and 1 TD in those 29 games, so they also don't see him as a weapon in the pass game. Compared to 31 receptions and 5 TDs in 31 games for Wright. I will say when Brock Wright went down with the injury to end the season, Mitchell's snap counts increased from an average of 5.7 per game (that he was active) across the first 14 games, to 24/game in weeks 16 and 17 without Wright, to 46 in week 18 when we were without Wright or LaPorta for most of the game. So they didn't mind putting him in there as the backup to Wright (or LaPorta), it's not like he was getting past up by Firkser. Was it Wright that made that winning TD at the Jets in '22? I still see that play in my mind, I know it was a tight end. And it was a Stand Up and Whoop exciting play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganCardinal Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said: It’s 3/12 for Wright. I think he’s good as gone. He's not worth that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longgone Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 13 hours ago, MichiganCardinal said: He's not worth that. Hard to say. What are the guarantees? How much is the bonus? What are the cap hits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnoxP Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I wonder how much of SF offer is motivated by Wright himself vs. knowledge of the Lions. SF anticipating another possible playoff match? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganCardinal Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 5 minutes ago, Longgone said: Hard to say. What are the guarantees? How much is the bonus? What are the cap hits? How often does BH give a three-year contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I would have signed Reynolds to this contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.TaterSalad Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 5 hours ago, MichiganCardinal said: How often does BH give a three-year contract? Cam Sutton is the only one that comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.TaterSalad Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 I fully believe Holmes feels he can find another Brock Wright in the draft. I'd be shocked if he matched that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygoat Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 21 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said: Cam Sutton is the only one that comes to mind. David Montgomery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 3 hours ago, Motown Bombers said: I would have signed Reynolds to this contract. It makes you wonder if Reynolds truly was a priority for the Lions or if they really didn't even want him back. Maybe they feel that DPJ or a potential WR draft pick could provide just as much or more for the offense if given the reps that Reynolds got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganCardinal Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, Mr.TaterSalad said: Cam Sutton is the only one that comes to mind. And LOOK how well that worked out! /s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MichiganCardinal Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 16 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: Once Rashee Rice took the torch, there was no work left to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said: Man, that Deputy blew right by him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRamage Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I'm glad he turned himself in. Obviously this story line is far from over... but it's nice to know that he isn't still on the run and that he didn't do anything to make the situation even more sad (ie, off himself). Now let's let him have his day in court. Public opinion is certainly going to go against him given he "ran" for so long. People are free to form their opinion if they want and while I certainly think his running makes him look... shall we say less then innocent, he does deserve his day in court before the gov't is allowed to punish him. I think even if he's exonerated he's not coming back to the Lions. First, I doubt he'd want to after the team cut. Second, I doubt the Lions would want to be associated with someone who was running from police for weeks even if there isn't enough evidence to convict him of a specific crime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MichiganCardinal Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 The Jake Bates storyline is really giving the "you're telling me in a world with 8.1 billion people there aren't 32 better kickers than Michael Badgley" crowd something to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.TaterSalad Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 53 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said: The Jake Bates storyline is really giving the "you're telling me in a world with 8.1 billion people there aren't 32 better kickers than Michael Badgley" crowd something to work with. But is he a culture fit? So what if he can hit 64 yard FGs. Does he fit their culture. If Bates can hit them from 64 yards, but Badgley can hit them from 32 yards and fits their culture, you know who they're choosing LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzaki Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Wright is guaranteed 6 mil. So his deal is more like 2yrs for 8 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious D Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 2 hours ago, RedRamage said: I'm glad he turned himself in. Obviously this story line is far from over... but it's nice to know that he isn't still on the run and that he didn't do anything to make the situation even more sad (ie, off himself). Now let's let him have his day in court. Public opinion is certainly going to go against him given he "ran" for so long. People are free to form their opinion if they want and while I certainly think his running makes him look... shall we say less then innocent, he does deserve his day in court before the gov't is allowed to punish him. I think even if he's exonerated he's not coming back to the Lions. First, I doubt he'd want to after the team cut. Second, I doubt the Lions would want to be associated with someone who was running from police for weeks even if there isn't enough evidence to convict him of a specific crime. There had to be enough evidence for the police to issue an arrest in the first place. If he was truly innocent, he could have come forward weeks ago. I’m less sympathetic or optimistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 3 minutes ago, Tenacious D said: There had to be enough evidence for the police to issue an arrest in the first place. 'Truly Innocent' is sort of an ideality isn't it? There are millions of people who are not 'Truly Innocent' that can't be convicted of any crime. Since NFL deals are largely un-guaranteed, the Lions had the right to cut him before his case was resolved. That also creates a kind of momentum to assume he's as good as convicted. But you never know, it's not unusual for cases to end up being legally more complex than they appear initially. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRamage Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 49 minutes ago, Tenacious D said: There had to be enough evidence for the police to issue an arrest in the first place. If he was truly innocent, he could have come forward weeks ago. I’m less sympathetic or optimistic. On the first part, yes... there has to be enough evidence to issue and arrest, but that isn't enough evidence to convict a guy... It is possible for a person to be "truly innocent" and be arrested. Less likely than if an arrest warrant wasn't issue, but absolutely possible. And yes, it's certainly possible that the guy panicked and ran. It's again less likely that he was innocent and ran, but we can't know for sure. So, adding unlikely plus unlikely and I come to the same conclusion that I'm not very optimistic or sympathetic toward Sutton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sports_Freak Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 3 hours ago, Tenacious D said: There had to be enough evidence for the police to issue an arrest in the first place. If he was truly innocent, he could have come forward weeks ago. I’m less sympathetic or optimistic. This is correct. A judge looks at the evidence and signs the warrant. It's not just the police deciding to arrest him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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