To The Offseason We Go
by Sean Yuille on Jan 9, 2012 1:53 PM EST
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PrintFor the last decade, the most exciting time of the year for Detroit Lions fans was the offseason. Sure, there was hope and optimism entering the regular season, but it typically faded away after a slow start or a second-half collapse. By November, all eyes were usually on getting to the offseason, when free agency, trades and the draft rolled around and provided new optimism for the next season.
This year, things are much different. The Lions enter the offseason fresh off of their best year of football in more than a decade. They returned to the playoffs for the first time since 1999, and getting to the offseason wasn't something fans were excited about. The hope was the offseason would be another month away, but a loss to the New Orleans Saints on Saturday means that it is now here.
Although the NFL Draft is no longer considered the Lions' Super Bowl and I'm not excited that the season is over for a change, you can bet the offseason will be an interesting time for the Lions. No, there aren't as many holes to fill as usual, but that's a good thing. It'll be exciting to discuss all of the possibilities for the offseason as the Lions look to tweak a few things here or there in order to take the franchise to the next level -- a championship caliber level.
Already talk about who the Lions should draft and sign and who they shouldn't bring back has begun. Personally, I'm not ready to completely shift into offseason mode just yet. You can bet there will be plenty of discussion about all of those things on here in the coming months like always, but I'm going to take a week or two to wrap up the 2011 season before turning all focus to the offseason and beyond. I'm just not ready to switch gears yet, as I want to savor this great season a little bit longer.
Once we do start to shift into offseason mode, here are some of the things you can expect on Pride of Detroit in the coming months: a position-by-position look at the roster, discussion about contracts, extensive coverage of free agency, coverage of the combine and other pre-draft events, mock drafts, a community mock draft and, finally, extensive coverage of the 2012 NFL Draft in late April. The offseason has always been a very active time for Pride of Detroit, and even with the success the Lions had in 2011, I don't anticipate that being any different this year.
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I look forward to our mock draft
So I can redeem my 39% approval from last year.
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by Enforcer on Jan 9, 2012 1:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions
If you go back and look at who you picked it was probably accurate or a good pick.
Really, what the hell do we know?
"I’m sorry for all the people who want us to run the ball 40 times a game, but we’re going to put the ball in No. 9’s hands and he’s going to make plays for us like he did today," Lions coach Jim Schwartz said. Amen to that Jim!
I liked doing that draft
I’d be in again if let be
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the team is getting a jump on things
freeplions
Ross Weaver has signed a futures deal with the Lions
already bringing in DBs
keep up the good work
you guys are my primary go-to for Lions news…keep up the tremendous job!
who cares who we draft?
I don’t. I have tons of faith that our front office will get a quallity guy. Thats the awesome part. We finally have continuity. We keep plugging guys in that fit the scheme and we keep getting better. Like the good franchises do. Next years schedule is gonna be tough. If we end up 10-6 next year I see that as an improvement. And, much like the packers last year we are gonna be a lot better simply because of Leshore and Fairly actually playing. This is the best football experience Pro wise as a fan I have ever had. Oh, and in stahdard Schwartz fassion I would like to say I have all this hope for one HUGE reason. No. 9
I have a 9" personality
by Waitingfortheroar on Jan 9, 2012 2:15 PM EST via mobile reply actions
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I have a 9" personality
by Waitingfortheroar on Jan 9, 2012 2:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Why is next year's schedule going to be tough?
They get the AFC South and NFC West. Could be a LOT worse.
playing all the 2nd place
Teams from all the NFC conferences.
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by Waitingfortheroar on Jan 9, 2012 5:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
That's the Eagles and the Falcons.
Is that all that scary? There’s a reason we were in second place, we don’t need to think like that anymore. We are a good team, and we will be a good team next season.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
My Detroit Mock Draft
1st round – Peter Konz C (Wisconsin)
2nd round – Trumaine Johnson CB (Montana)
3rd round – Harrison Smith SS (Notre Dame)
4th round – Tyler Nielsen OLB (Iowa)
5th round – Jeff Fuller WR (Texas A&M)
6th round – Marc Tyler RB (USC) * Could be from Seattle not sure though
7th round – Robert Golden CB (Arizona)
That is my way too early prediction for the draft any other thoughts out there.
Don't we forfeit our 6th round pick?
Because KC is a little bitch?
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That we do
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did you not see the note
We might be getting a 6th rounder from Seattle this year for a trade we had with them from a couple of years ago.
The note is not the clearest explanation in the world
I thought you were talking about the player, not the pick.
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Players who know how to tackle
Thats who we should draft
If you can't dazzle them with brilliance baffle them with bullshit
by craggt on Jan 9, 2012 2:23 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Put that on the field and see if it can tackle Pierre freaking Thomas
What’s the worst that could happen? It whiffs?
Just wanted to say thanks for covering the season with such vigor
It was a lot of ups and downs and for the first time in my life, there were more ups. Thanks to the writers for the recaps, analysis and work. Was a fun part of my week.
Winning in the playoffs
Whatever we do it has to be done with an eye on winning playoff games. That means beating NO and GB. We need to make some tough decisions on defense. For Lions fans some of these players look good because we have seen such crappy play for so many years. Houston is good but can we win in the playoffs if he is our best CB? I don’t know but if we can get a stud opposite him and make someone of Wrights caliber our nickel guy then we can hang better with these passing teams. Our offense is already championship caliber and I’m hoping between Leshoure, Best, Smith and Bell we have to be better running next year. We play the AFC south and NFC west next year so playoffs shouldn’t be the issue. We need to win when we get there. Let’s not turn into ATL and win 10+ games and lose our first playoff game every year.
by dtowntigers4life on Jan 9, 2012 2:34 PM EST reply actions
Our Team is on the RISE
What we need in my opinion is a secondary that can tackle. We arent as far from having a quality secondary as some of us think. We are a player or two away from being the Team we have wanted for all of these years. We need a strong guard to help in the running game and we are off to a great season barring any major injuries or losing any of key players to free agency.
Thought 1: Yielding around 1100 passing yards
the last two games I have no doubt that Mayhew and Schwartz will do everything possible via the draft and post draft free agency season and will watch what happens as a casual observer.
What I will be more interested in seeing is: whether Schwartz is “married” to the wide DEs or whether or not he will adjust the defensive scheme in some way. Secondary will be as good as the defensive line allows them to be and if there is no pressure, well 1100 passing yards in 2 games.
On offense, the Lions said that they were going to take whatever opposing defenses give them. Why not do the same on defense? Why not throw in a series or two a game a 3 – 4 scheme with Hill in the middle and Fairley/Williams and Suh/KVB playing DEs? Have Avril/Carpenter be that rushing LB. Wonder what that would do to an opposing offensive coordinator’s game plan?
What I’m saying is I hope Schwartz isn’t locked into the wide DEs scheme like Marinelli was locked into the Tampa 2 scheme.
Thought 2: Ndamukong Suh
I think we all can agree Suh did not have as good a year as last year, maybe it was of all the double teaming, maybe it second year in the league thing or maybe it was…..
Notice Stafford’s first 2 years in the league. Made all those hair product commercials that would make all the guys irresistably attractive to the ladies. Seemed to me Stafford was more interested in having fun and obtaining endorsement dollars rather than realizing that the NFL is a business. So, after another year of injuries to the shoulder, it looks like Stafford grew up, bulked up and now the talk is Stafford is elite or soon to be elite.
Notice Suh’s first offseason in the league. All those endorsements, off to Europe for a road rally and my presumption is Suh while working out, Suh’s workouts weren’t on a preparing for training camp level routines and as a result Suh had an off year. The hope is Suh will pay more attention to the 2012 season between seasons than making a lot of endorsement dollars and come into camp ready to resume his rookie season pace.
Just can't get mad at endorsements.
more interested in having fun and obtaining endorsement dollars rather than realizing that the NFL is a business.
That’s part of the business. These guys got a short time in the spotlight and maybe it’s because I would do the same, but I can’t get mad at ANY of these guys for trying to get as much money as possible during their short time in the limelight. I totally don’t agree with you regarding Stafford, so I’ll just skip over that one. But I think the problem is Suh didn’t shine like he did last year. The first place everyone is going is to his endorsements and the Gumball 3000 (or whatever it was). There is this assumption that if Suh wasn’t driving in the cross-country race (which I personally see as very unique opportunity which I wouldn’t pass up) that instead of galavanting around or whatever, he’d be at home studying his playbook or watching film or something. I don’t buy it.
I just can’t get on board with the thinking that off season activities take away from mid season performance. Even on that show “Football Life” you see Belichick out on his boat talking about how he doesn’t have to worry about “3rd and short” or whatever when he’s out there. Are you gonna say Bill Belichick doesn’t have the necessary work ethic? C’mon. You’re pissed about Suh’s performance not the offseason activities.
Why aren’t you bitching about Calvin’s endorsements. I’ll tell you why. Because he performed on the field.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-Aristotle
They're one injury away from retirement
So I agree. Suh had a bad second year, he still played hard when he was in. He’ll come back next year.
its merely a thought and not something up for debate.
you could be right, Michael Jordan made more off endorsements than he made playing basketball and it did not affect his play.
what I’m trying to point out is something like how Suh attended the players organized workouts at Brother Rice HS during the lockout. Suh showed up 1 day and he showed up with a national TV crew. While attending the workout was voluntary Suh was there one day while Stafford was there all days. Then there was the Suh youth camp. All of this away (Gumball 3000, Subway commercials etc) from the gym had to have an effect and that showed up in Suh’s down year this year.
Opining not debating about Suh, seems to me everything came all too easy for Suh, especially college ball and rookie pro season … best DT to come out of college this decade were the acclaims about Suh. Then a down year and there has to be a cause for the effect of the down year.
I dont know if ppl remember or not but Suh dropped some weight in offseason
He said he wanted to be faster off the line, but unfortunately that hurt his strength, He just needs to build back up enough to toss the linemen around i remembered him doing his first year
1. konz
2. bacarri rambo
3. brandon boykin
4. jordan white/ryan broyles (whoever is still there, at this point, im sure one of them will be)
5.?
7.?
Love them Dawgs!
Rambo is a beast!
And Boykin is hands down my favorite player on UGA. He’s everywhere. In the bowl game he had a punt return for a TD, a Safety, and a receiving TD. And those are just the plays that scored points.
I love the kid, but I do have concerns where he would fit in on a pro team. I have trouble seeing him as more than a PR/KR/special teams player. That said, he is smart player and immensely talented. I wouldn’t be surprised if he can learn to be a decent pro CB but he’ll need some development.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-Aristotle
Mock Draft, woo hoo!
"You simply cannot escape it. It's everywhere. There is a feeling the likes of which we haven't seen in decades. Emotions are high. Morale is climbing. People, once again, have something to talk about other than how disastrous our financial situation is and the collapsing of modern society." - Yahoo sports blogger.
(Very Early) Preliminary Wishlist
Resign Avril at whatever cost.
Reluctantly let Tulloch walk if he can’t fit under cap. Wright too.
Cut Burleson, Cherilus
1. MLB Hightower/Burfict
2. S Rambo/Barron
3. C Brewster
4. WR Jenkins/Posey
Sign CB Cortland Finnegan, CB Corey Graham, S Mike Adams, T Gaither
"I’m here to cause you problems and meet your quarterback." - Ndamukong Suh
How are we going to sign all those guys under the cap?
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-Johnny Cash
#1 on the list needs to be re-sign/re-structure Calvin
that has to happen before they can even think of signing (or re-signing) anyone. his cap hit next year is set to be around $22-23M…. and if they can’t get him signed to franchise him it would be in the $25-26M for the next year which has to be factored into any signing.
they need to figure out a way to get that into the $18-20M a season range. that’s still high, but I don’t see them getting him for less than that. even that will take quite a signing bonus.
I would rather resign Tulloch than Avril.
We’ll get him cheaper and DE’s can be found/developed.
Likewise
Someone’s likely going to overpay for Avril, and that will be that. Still a lot of talent in the D-line rotation.
I think Tulloch is more important to the overall development of the defense than Avril. Not so much a comparison of relative talents of the players, but more about the depth of each position.
This is DBB, and this is what we do.
by V. on Jan 9, 2012 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
THAT
will never work…just to much cap room I can’t see us getting all of them to fit. Nate re did his deal this year there is no point in cutting him at his current cap.
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you lost me
at “Cut Burleson”
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-Aristotle
2012 Detroit Lions
Year of the pad level and tackling dummys
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Pad Level? Did Moronelli Sneak Back In or What?
…though buying a few tackling dummies OR REFS as free agents isn’t a bad idea. Could use a few of either on our side after the Saints game.
by LionFanInChiefsLand on Jan 10, 2012 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
What I'm about to say will rain a cloud of shit down on me
We still have to many holes, too many to players to sign. Not to mention I think a lot of FA will want to come here but with all the money were gonna spend were not gonna be able to offer alot.
CJ turns 27 next year if I’m not mistaken, his not contract will probably very equal to Larry Fitz contract if he doesn’t try for more. Pettigrew is coming into his own, Young showed some big play ability, can you guys start to feel where I’m going with this….
I’m just saying call a few teams and put some feelers out there what CJ trade value is worth, I’m not saying trade CJ but if the right deal comes along we could get players and draft picks and cap space to sign our current talent and future talent that wants to come in.
Our other option would be to break the bank sign CJ and maybe one or two other players we have to keep and keep patch jobs around Stafford, CJ and the defense, but we might always be screamin at the T.V. in the 1st or 2nd round of the playoffs, which is still alot better where we have been the past few years.
I can’t believe I’m gonna hit post!!!!! to late just did
how about we keep him
And draft well? You know the draft? You know where good teams get better? You know the draft? You get it? Draft?
I have a 9" personality
by Waitingfortheroar on Jan 9, 2012 6:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Results of a Calvin Johnson Trade
Breaking News, The Detroit Lions trade Johnson, Calvin to the Dallas Cowboys for Dez Bryant and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th picks from 2011-2013. Detroit Lions fans are puzzled, but excited at all the potential pieces and cap room.
With the new found cap room, Detroit is able to resign all their free agents.
In the impending draft, Mayhew and co. use the picks to draft an all new shiny offensive line, and shore up the secondary.
On day 1 of training camp, Dez Bryant meets unfortunate career ending injury, Nate Burleson is moved to #1 receiver and Titus Young thrusted into the 2nd spot.
Game 1 of the regular season, Stafford drops back, and due to severe ineptitude of an all rookie offensive line and the inability of his wide receivers to beat double teams they didn’t have to face with Calvin on the team, Stafford goes down hard and injures his 3rd shoulder, return doesn’t look plausible.
The Lions lose game after game without their top Quarterback and Receiver pairing, and drop to 2-14 on the season.
Mayhew is disgraced as a GM, accused of getting trade ideas from local blogs, Schwartz is fired, Linehan is fired, and Gunningham resigns.
Desperate for a GM with top wide receiver drafting ability, Ford Sr. reaches out to the man who drafted Calvin in the first place, Matt Millen. He’s back ladies and gentlemen.
Every draft pick gained from the Calvin trade is botched on pot smoking wide receivers, suicide rates in Detroit reach record numbers, the Lions are the first team to somehow go 0-17. PoD has now been converted to a website for homemade pottery, all records of msivits and his profile are lost to big recycle bin of the internet.
The curse of Bobby Layne has now been replaced with the curse of Calvin Johnson, have a nice 50 years!
We didn't lose the games, we just ran out of time -- Bobby Layne
by detpistons3 on Jan 9, 2012 7:27 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
So thats how Stafford throws so well.
He has a 3rd shoulder. Who knew?
by NewSchoolLionFan on Jan 9, 2012 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
This Can't Happen
After Mayhew hijacked JJ in the Roy Williams deal, the NFL put in a secret rule barring Jones from making a trade with Mayhew ever again.
This is DBB, and this is what we do.
by V. on Jan 9, 2012 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
I was ready for the shit storm that would hit by saying what I said
CJ- 2nd pick over all- mega contract that is expiring
Stafford- Mega contract that is locked up
Suh- Mega contract that is locked up
Guy’s we have three super stars on our team, I don’t mean 3 really good players but 3 players who could be the legit stars on most any other team. Down fall of that is now a lot of money is locked up in 3 players…
I don’t have all the salary numbers I won’t act like it, but we were strapped for cash last year that’s why we signed guys to one year deals. Even had to re-work contracts to make that happen.
So let’s resign CJ let’s say 8 years 130 million wit about 60 million locked up, Sounds about right
Now let’s sign Tulloch, that would be the next guy on my list that we can’t let walk. I don’t have a clue on his contract but let’s say it will be in the 6-7 million dollar range and I don’t think thats reaching with that number. After those 2 siging I just don’t see alot of money for much else.
So yes some tough decsions are gonna have to be made, some of them might be patch jobs around Stafford and CJ and Suh for the rest of there careers here because there won’t be the cap space to do much else.
You don’t build teams around your WR core, you build them around your QB, you can build them around your D-line. I love CJ, one of the best things that ever happened to us. But with him living up to all that hype he’s no gonna get that type of contract also. If they sign him great, just be ready for patch jobs and don’t be pissed if we always have holes and can’t figure out why we can’t solve them.
Yes the draft is a great place to fill holes, but that takes time. Some of the great teams have been drafting well for many many years, we have been only drafting well for 3, it’s gonna take a few more years to draft all the correct players to fill those holes,
t need a team full of all - pros.
The Pats did it with Brady and Moss, and a whole bunch of role players. Heck, look at two of the better teams this year. The Pats and Packers both have very low rated defenses, yet they both earn bye weeks. If Mayhew is good enough, he will be able to get some good role guys to fit the schemes in here and be an elite team.
Did you guys see the size of that chicken?
The Pats did it with Brady and Moss
What did the the Pats do with Brady and Moss???
Brady is the only mega contract on that team, the Pats dump huge contracts all the time reguardless of who the player is. Horrible example to bring up, unless your trying to help me out… ; )
Almost had a perfect season
and damn near won it all, if not for an enigmatic Giants team that came out of nowhere.
I don’t necessarily disagree with your post.
Suh’s year was subpar, all things considered. Maybe he should give himself a paycut
Did you guys see the size of that chicken?
That catch was payback for all the running up of scores they did during the season.
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This is a good thing, if so.
Not to mention I think a lot of FA will want to come here but with all the money were gonna spend were not gonna be able to offer alot.
Spending our FA money on our own, instead of chasing after players that other teams have allowed to get to free agency (usually for some good reason) is what we do, and it really is the right way to build, and maintain, a team in today’s NFL.
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but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence."
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After further review,
the Munsters of the Midway still suck!
I'll agree with that 100%
But not many NFL teams have a 1st overall with two 2nd overall picks bunch that close together with the contracts to boot. This puts us in a slightly different problem with even signing are own talent…
cloud of shit?
More like hurricane of diarrhea! Did you just say to trade the best dam receiver in the NFL? For what? Another Wr to develop? Or a bunch of defensive players? To be honest I would not trade Calvin for any player in the NFL….just my opinion…. I mean even my raider fan friends say Calvin is the best in the league….and they think every raider is the best player literally! I mean what would be equal value? If that call was even made to me and i was another team I’d give up whatever to get an indefensible player like Calvin….. So trade him no….get a defense yes! In my opinion Calvin and stafford are untouchable!
by hostage42 on Jan 10, 2012 9:57 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Stupid thought to trade Calvin
He has the potential to get 2000 yards and 20 touchdowns. He has the potential to get 2000 yards and 20 touchdowns. He has the potential to get 2000 yards and 20 touchdowns. He has the potential to get 2000 yards and 20 touchdowns. He has the potential to get 2000 yards and 20 touchdowns. He has the potential to get 2000 yards and 20 touchdowns. He has the potential to get 2000 yards and 20 touchdowns.
AND we now know that Mr Stafford is a very good QB who already has chemistry with him, and he had an elite season, and had an insane game in the playoffs already. So, stop thinking. Megatron is a keeper.
yeah
But what does he have the potential to do?
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by Waitingfortheroar on Jan 9, 2012 7:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
2000 yards, I get it.
But what about touchdowns?
I'm not sure what happened there
but fuck these hack writers on a Lions blog still discussing Suh and his" behavioral problems" like it happened yesterday. That was on Thanksgiving, remember, not the fucking playoff game.
Everywhere you go, negative shit spewed about the Lions no matter what. Go shit on someone elses team.
His name is Calvin Johnson.
His name is Calvin Johnson. His name is Calvin Johnson. His name is Calvin Johnson. His name is Calvin Johnson. His name is Calvin Johnson. His name is Calvin Johnson. His name is Calvin Johnson.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it."
-Aristotle
R-r-r-r-REEEEEEMIX.
"You've got to respect your opponent, no matter who it is. You respect him best by going out there and beating him up." - Calvin Johnson
I think people are going be very suprised at what the front office "doesnt" do
I dont think you will see any FA signings, only the players we have will be resigned. They are gonna draft and start next season back over.
Its prolly the best thing they could do. Unless they find an absolute stud CB they can get for cheap, which I doubt.
I can see them grabbing a C or a T in first round and grabbing defense the rest of the way. getting LB, and CB players for starting and depth
building for 2012 is a process
not breaking news everybody knows this.
First thing thats going to happen is Mayhew and Schwartz are going to have a sitdown and discuss where the Lions are and what is needed going forward. Undoubtedly Lions free agents and what to do about them will be in the mix of the conversation.
Mayhew and Schwartz will try to resolve as many as possible needs with the draft, but with drafting in the upper 20s slot probably isn’t going to resolve all the issues.
Mayhew and Schwartz have repeatedly said the draft doesn’t end the search for roster improvement and suspect this year is no different. I don’t know if something like, “lets get a guy like Burleson” and the brass decides to sign Burleson rather than someone like Burleson will occur.
Not familiar with all the free agents going to market and more importantly not familiar with Linehan’s, Cunningham’s, and Schwartz’s opinion on these free agents … you know, like Schwartz saying about Bell, “we liked him at the Bowl game, we coached him at the Bowl game” he is available, lets sign him to a 2 YEAR contract. The two year contract implies the Lions have some kind of role in mind for Bell.
Then there is the trade route, tried to trade up in the 2011 draft for Patrick Peterson, late season breaking news the Lions had almost acquired Assante Samuel.
Regardless of what happens between now and the 2012 season, this offseason is probably the most critical of the Mayhew Schwartz era.
looking forward
to a great offseason for us. clearly there were some glaring issues in the secondary on saturday night (i.e. who busted that coverage on meachem) as well as tackling all season (i.e. michael turner running us all over!) with that being said, there are some things that can be tweaked technique wise but there are also some issues that have to be resolved through either the draft ,trade market, or free agency. having everyone healthy for next year like best, and leshoure should be a significant help as we won’t be so one dimensional offesnively. watching the monday night game against chicago to me was an example of who the lions are when they are firing on all cylinders. Go Lions!!!!!!!!!
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CJ
Some of us take CJ for granted. Having him is like having 3 above average receivers because he forces single coverage for Pettigrew, Young, and Burleson all while producing league leading stats. Trading him means trading our entire offense because everything resolves around him. Stafford is the oil that keeps the engine(CJ) running smooth.
Losing KVB’s and Burleson’s contract next year will be huge as we can resign them for much less.
Hey MJD your "requiem" post
is just another insult. Stop talking about Suh and his “behavioral” problems like its still an issue. Negative asshole. That was a month and a half ago. Move the fuck on. Bunch of teenagers writing garbage on Yahoo constantly.
I'll clarify that
FUCK YOU MJD. Throw fuel on a fire that was out 2 months ago. Find a new line of work.
Shit ass “writers”
I'm still enjoying stuff like "winning season" and "playoffs" ... looking forward to following draft discussions, etc.
But not just yet … still savoring the afterglow
Lion fan in the Great Land!
Question...
Does anyone know how close Johnny Culbreath, or Dan Gerberry are to competing for starting roles on the team? The reason I’m asking is because aside from the help we need on defense we are going to have to replace our center and left tackle positions vary soon and I’m not sure if those two positions aren’t as big of a concern as their defensive woes are in the secondary. I would like to see us get Konz to replace Raiola, but God only knows what that will do to our salary-cap, because I doubt he will be cheap, especially being the first center taken.
I don't get it...
What is the point of a salary cap if teams like Dallas, Denver, Green Bay, New York Giants, and New York Jets are all over the salary cap? Dallas for instance was at 138.6 million on July 21, 2011 which is more than 18 1/2 million over the salary cap.
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- Alex Smith gets blown up by Jon Beason over Cam Newton comments
