NYLion Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 4 hours ago, Motown Bombers said: I highly doubt the Lions would go down this route but it seems more pluasible than drafting a backup QB 6th. How so? Paying a part time QB who isn't a great passer max money while also giving up two 1sts (a Goff trade is unlikely to recoup a 1st) is more preferable to keeping the draft capital, drafting a high upside QB and having Goff for one possibly two relatively cheap years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalpigsmuggler Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Motown Bombers said: I highly doubt the Lions would go down this route but it seems more pluasible than drafting a backup QB 6th. The lions could get a healthier, younger version of a Richardson. Not to mention cheaper. although after the combine they might have to trade up. I wouldn’t go after Jackson. Dude is injury prone at this stage. Don’t trust him. Not that I trust Goff either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hongbit Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: This sucks for the Lions but good for him. He earned it on the field and will probably get overpaid by someone else. Hopefully it’s not Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 the lions defense was much better when he was healthy. he set up hutchinson a lot. was really good on stunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KL2 Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Hongbit said: This sucks for the Lions but good for him. He earned it on the field and will probably get overpaid by someone else. Hopefully it’s not Chicago. Oh God comisky in Chicago, he comes another two pages on chicago stadium issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 I would be curious to know if Cominsky prefers Soldier Field or Ford Field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 Interesting Chark was there but not Williams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganCardinal Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 40 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: Interesting Chark was there but not Williams. I think Chark being there is somewhat of an encouraging sign. I wouldn't read too much into Jamaal not being there. He only had 16 targets all season, he's not exactly a pass catching threat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 25 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said: I think Chark being there is somewhat of an encouraging sign. I wouldn't read too much into Jamaal not being there. He only had 16 targets all season, he's not exactly a pass catching threat. I should clarify I meant Jameson. I do think Chark being there is a good sign. Not sure I would be working out with players if I knew I wasn't going to be on the team but players from other teams workout together in the offseason so it wouldn't be unheard of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganCardinal Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: I should clarify I meant Jameson. I do think Chark being there is a good sign. Not sure I would be working out with players if I knew I wasn't going to be on the team but players from other teams workout together in the offseason so it wouldn't be unheard of. That makes more sense. It is odd he wouldn't be there. He's super active on Twitter, but I don't see anything indicating where he might be doing his off-season workouts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, MichiganCardinal said: That makes more sense. It is odd he wouldn't be there. He's super active on Twitter, but I don't see anything indicating where he might be doing his off-season workouts. And he's the most critical guy that needs to get timing down with Goff. Everyone else has a good amount of experience with Goff/ timing. Jameson close to zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Quoting Jeremy Fowler if ESPN. Can't find the source so take it for what it's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.TaterSalad Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 It's nice to hear, at least in one singular report, that Holmes is willing to be aggressive in free agency or via trade to make this team better. This team has a window to win now and is ahead of schedule on the rebuild. They should be aggressive in working to make this team better for next year in my view. We'll see what pans out when it starts next week, but this is at least semi-encouraging. I don't want to hear any of that Ken Holland-esque "we like our team" BS coming from this organization. Be aggressive this year to win big next year. That means getting a Jalen Ramsey, Jamel Dean, Dalvin Tomlinson, whoever in the offseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RandyMarsh Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 I want them to be in win now mode not cause their window is closing cause of course that isn't the case but I just want them to take advantage of a weak division and conference that is there for the taking with the right upgrades. Who knows what the conference will look like in 3 years but right now its weak and we should try to strike while it's in this state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, RandyMarsh said: I want them to be in win now mode not cause their window is closing cause of course that isn't the case but I just want them to take advantage of a weak division and conference that is there for the taking with the right upgrades. Who knows what the conference will look like in 3 years but right now its weak and we should try to strike while it's in this state. The team to watch out for in the division could be Chicago. Minnesota is not in a good cap situation, they have an aging roster and Kirk Cousins is turning 35 and in the last year of his contract. Green Bay looks to be moving on from Rodgers and their roster had some holes. Chicago has a ton of cap space and will have a bounty of good picks. If Fields is the real deal they are a threat. Probably not next year but soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Vikings are releasing Thielen. At 32 isn't a long term solution but if we don't resign Chark or draft a WR he could be a 1 year filler for outside receiver. Had 76 grabs and 6 TDs last year so he isn't completely finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 2 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: The team to watch out for in the division could be Chicago. Minnesota is not in a good cap situation, they have an aging roster and Kirk Cousins is turning 35 and in the last year of his contract. Green Bay looks to be moving on from Rodgers and their roster had some holes. Chicago has a ton of cap space and will have a bounty of good picks. If Fields is the real deal they are a threat. Probably not next year but soon. Agreed if they play their cards right and Fields improves they could be dangerous by 2024. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.TaterSalad Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 28 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: Slay must want out after the Eagles hired Matt Patricia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 minute ago, Mr.TaterSalad said: Slay must want out after the Eagles hired Matt Patricia. The Eagles didn't hire Patricia. Not sure why Slay wants out. If it's just because the Eagles talked to Patricia he really needs to get over Patricia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motown Bombers Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Slay's cap hit shoots up from $9 million to $26 million and then he has a couple void years on his contract. The Eagles don't have a ton of cap space so maybe that's why they are allowing him to seek a trade. They don't save much though by trading or cutting him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_R Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 44 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: The team to watch out for in the division could be Chicago. Minnesota is not in a good cap situation, they have an aging roster and Kirk Cousins is turning 35 and in the last year of his contract. Green Bay looks to be moving on from Rodgers and their roster had some holes. Chicago has a ton of cap space and will have a bounty of good picks. If Fields is the real deal they are a threat. Probably not next year but soon. Yes, Houston’s win could haunt the Lions for years. Chicago may parlay that #1 pick into three top tier starters. I’m not sold that Fields will ever develop into an average passer, but he may have a few more 1000 yard rushing seasons in him before his body gets beat up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganCardinal Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said: The team to watch out for in the division could be Chicago. Minnesota is not in a good cap situation, they have an aging roster and Kirk Cousins is turning 35 and in the last year of his contract. Green Bay looks to be moving on from Rodgers and their roster had some holes. Chicago has a ton of cap space and will have a bounty of good picks. If Fields is the real deal they are a threat. Probably not next year but soon. Chicago's leadership didn't inspire fear in me by trading what turned into the #32 overall pick for Chase Claypool. They have the draft capital and cap space to prove me wrong, but I think there's a decent chance they're blowing it up again by 2025. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddha Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 20 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said: Chicago's leadership didn't inspire fear in me by trading what turned into the #32 overall pick for Chase Claypool. They have the draft capital and cap space to prove me wrong, but I think there's a decent chance they're blowing it up again by 2025. they may OBTAIN draft capital, but they dont have a lot of it right now. as you say, they traded a prime pick for chase freaking claypool, who was terrible for them. they have mountains of cap space and could be a recipticle for teams needing to cut decent aging players for cap space, like deandre hopkins or mike evans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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