Detroit Lions 2024 Offseason Thread

[Sports_Freak]

Back on topic;

 

[Sports_Freak]

Mack staying put;

 

[buddha]

30 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

I saw five new pages of posts since I checked this morning and assumed we must have acquired Mack. Imagine my surprise.

khalil mack wouldnt sign here.  not after he heard john cominsky took a pay cut...

[Longgone]

34 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

I came here to check if the Lions renegotiated another contract and it’s just bickering about the bickering. 

Says the perp.

[MichiganCardinal]

If Ben Johnson didn't run the ball on 2nd down so much, this never would have happened.

[Motown Bombers]

Enough. We got to keep this thread clear for all those Lions signings. 

[Shinzaki]

If the sign Reader...I hope he stays healthy and becomes our Weekly Reader

[holygoat]

2 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

They never tried to get Slay to take a pay cut. I'm not talking about major players, I'm talking about depth players. You can't pay fringe players like top line starters. 

The Packers asked Aaron Jones to take pay cuts two years in a row. Why hasn't the NFLPA stepped in yet?

[Motown Bombers]

He saw the 49ers try to get players to renegotiate and changed his mind. 

 

[Motown Bombers]

Reports had the Lions connected to Rankins. This probably also means the Bengals are out on Reader. 

 

[NYLion]

Yeah, I'm thinking Reader to the Lions is likely now as long as he passes the medicals. At least I sincerely hope because he's a game changer for this defense.

[Tenacious D]

Any thoughts on a veteran backup QB?  Will we ride with Hooker as the #2? 

[Motown Bombers]

Hooker is and should be the backup. The only veteran would be to bring Sudfeld back as a practice squad guy. Sudfeld is familiar with the system and could be valuable in the QB room to break down film. That's why they always wanted to keep Blough around. 

[1984Echoes]

37 minutes ago, Tenacious D said:

Any thoughts on a veteran backup QB?  Will we ride with Hooker as the #2? 

Hooker will be the #2.

Any veteran backup will be vying for the #3 spot.

Rumor was the Lions were interested in getting Sudfeld back..

[MichiganCardinal]

Your #3 should be the best clipboard holder in the building and if that’s what they see in Sudfeld I have no complaints.

[Tigeraholic1]

 

[Motown Bombers]

I wonder if these are new contracts that replace their current contracts? I believe they both signed 6 year contracts. I'm wondering if they renegotiated *ducks* the last three years of their deals? 

[MichiganCardinal]

3 minutes ago, Tigeraholic1 said:

 

sO tHiS iS wHaT tHeY'vE bEeN dOiNg iNsTeAd oF sIgNiNg fReE aGeNtS?!

Makes sense, they earned it. They originally signed six year contacts in 2021, and this is only adding a year, through 2027. So it's likely more of a raise than it is a one-year extension for four years from now.

Is this the first Lions coach to get a second contract since Wayne Fontes?

[Motown Bombers]

Looks like they reworked the last three years and added an extra year. 

 

[MichiganCardinal]

 

 

[Motown Bombers]

Seven coaches were hired in 2021. Three still remain and Campbell is probably the safest. Saleh is hanging on by a thread and Sirianni has the seat warmers on. 

[MichiganCardinal]

1 minute ago, Motown Bombers said:

Seven coaches were hired in 2021. Three still remain and Campbell is probably the safest. Saleh is hanging on by a thread and Sirianni has the seat warmers on. 

I'm willing to predict that this will be Saleh's last year. Last year he bowed to the will of a 39yo prima donna QB who would have rather been hosting Jeopardy... Now he gets to reap the consequences with a 40yo Sandy Hook denying QB who would rather be Vice President, fresh off an Achilles tear.

[Motown Bombers]

7 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I'm willing to predict that this will be Saleh's last year. Last year he bowed to the will of a 39yo prima donna QB who would have rather been hosting Jeopardy... Now he gets to reap the consequences with a 40yo Sandy Hook denying QB who would rather be Vice President, fresh off an Achilles tear.

Yeah I don't think he survives. Especially with how there were rumors about he wanted to control narratives from leaking out and confiscating players phones. I don't blame him for bending the knee for Rodgers. That seems to be from the top down. Ownership made that decision and Saleh was set up to fail. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[1984Echoes]

It's calling them extensions... not renegotiations.