Transactions Tracker: What the Lions Have Done in March So Far

I am definitely happy that Mayhew and company have at least made SOME kind of movement. Not like the past regimes where they kept trying to convince us we were one or two players away and were not really in need of signing any free agents of note.
 I am not sure how some of these players are going to impact the team however. Aside from the fact that they did overspend on a couple guys-I am aware what it takes to sign guy to a losing club. We made some noise but it may be more warm body roster filling.
The two corners we picked up are both guys who had fallen out of favor with their former teams. They were replaced for a reason. I am not going to speculate as to why. I
 do not watch either of the teams they came from so I have not gotten a chance to see either man play. The stats do not make me real confident though.
I do believe that Burleson is a good signing as far as taking heat away from CJ. Yes he was a bit more expensive than I would have liked to see. He should be good for 600 yards though and that will take a load off Calvin. It will also hopefully quell the abuse that put him out of some games because of injury last year. The Lions cannot afford to have CJ sitting on the bench with a cast on or worse.
I like Scwartz’ boy from the Titans too. He is getting a bit grey around them temples but he will improve the pass rush at least some and we sorely needed that. Again a bit costly. But he will bring leadership and stability along also.
So i guess I am just going to be cautiously optimistic. At least we did not sit by and watch other teams sign away all the top FAs. We made some noise and that is a start. Kind of like when the Tigers signed Pudge. It made it look more attractive to other FAs when there was little more talent on board. If you build it they will come….lol..kind of corny i know but it does kind of apply here.
Anyhow thanks for providing me a place to state my humble opinion. You folks enjoy the rest of your day.

But none of these guys has ever produced at a level that is on par with what Randy Moss has performed at. I am not knocking the pickups they made. There really were not that many quality players out there who were realistically going to come to Detroit to help rebuild. They really did the best they could do. Yes they overspent a little but, they were smart enough to front load the contracts for the uncapped season. The trades were made with minimal loss to the team. The talent level on our team is for sure higher now. So i am going to do as i said. Wait patiently and see what happens with my fingers crossed like I have been doing since 1979 when I watched my first Lions game. LOL God Bless.

The CBs we got may never be a shut down corner. Just keep in mind we will be taking at least 1 CB that will become a shut down corner type of player. Wade was added for depth and to play some nickle. Houston has a lot of potential. They style of D they ran in Atlanta was not what he played through college and he was a stud there ( this is why he was a 2nd round choice ). Getting him for what we gave, virtualy a 6th round pick, was a steal. At worest he is a decent starter and very good 2nd string depth player. We are not done adding to the CB spot, it will get addressed in the draft. Rome was not built over night.

GO LIONS !!!!

He has been getting a lot of bad press this off-season, and rightfully so. He was bench during the regular season and post-season by the Jets. If Rex Ryan can’t get the most out of him, why in the world would the Lions be able? He is not a franchise CB. Heck, for most clubs he’s not even starting material…except for the Lions. I would like the signing in hopes he can resurrect himself, but let’s be realistic about the type of player he has become.

The more new faces the better.We’ve had a losing mentality on this team for to long.You could see this team waiting for something bad to happen.It was like they knew they weren’t supose to win.The only way to change that mentality is to basically gut the team.Bring in players that are hungry and that don’t already have that mental block.And you have to know before he is done Jim Schwartz will put his stamp on this deffense.

Correct – Not that high. They’d take Berry before that pic.
I know some of you really want Berry, but that won’t happen either. It will be Suh/McCoy/trade. OL was not as bad as we all want to think. No take it to the house rb hurt more then ya know. Other teams new it too and just t-up on our ass. Now I’m not sayin we won’t take an OL pic in the draft. We will just not at 1. I do hope Houston is not another Buchanon. That kid had all the tools but refuses to be coached. Hopefully Houston is different, at least in that way. If we stay healthy for a change, our cb core will be better just because of the pressure ablied by the d-line. I think there hardest part of the whole draft will be which/who to take in 2 rd. I believe they will have a great shot at the best cb’s and rb’s. As in every draft, other teams do funy things for what ever reasons. Certain players fall and others rise, not always for the right reasons. No matter, it is why we wil have a heck of a shoot at one of the best cb/rb this class has to offer and it will be the hardest choice they have to make. I think where all on the same page, as far as expecting them to make that pic the right one. A.