RedRamage

Yes please. I'd do that instantly. And with all those 1st round picks I might be tempted to grab Carter if he's available given we have enough insurance with other 1sts.

So, which ex-Lion ends up with more catches for the Giants: Galladay or Oruwariye?

And when has there been this good of a feeling about the Lions in terms of completeness of the team? When you don't know who the starter is at LT and you've got maybe two respectable WR and nobody but depth pieces as OLB with question marks at kick returner and Safety and maybe an over the hill RB... well, backup QB is pretty far down the list of priorities. But when you have some uncertainty at inside DL, low depth at LB, and are maybe a little lean in the WR room... well lack of QB depth starts to stand out a little more. I don't think there is a single fan here who doesn't think Goff did a great job last year. I don't think there's a single fan here who wouldn't be thrilled if he put up the same sort of year in 2023. I don't think there is a single fan here who thinks we need to ditch Goff in order to be successful for 2023. I think there are people who question is Goff will put up another 2022 year. Has he done it before? Yes. Has he also have poor years before? Yes. It's not crazy talk to wonder if Goff will repeat his success, and wondering about it doesn't mean we hate Goff. It's also not crazy talk to worry that Goff might get hurt. Prior to last year Stafford was a pretty reliable QB. He missed 8 games in the 11 seasons prior to 2022, and yet he still missed half of 2022. Football is a violent sport and season ending injuries happen. That's why you want depth. Wanting competent backup at QB is not hating on Goff. It's also not crazy talk to want an upgrade at QB. It's not crazy talk to want an upgrade at any position. Wanting another DE or another OL or another whomever is not saying that you hate the players currently in that position. It's reasonable to speculate what the team might to do upgrade now and to be ready for the future... especially with a team that looks on paper to have very few holes. This speculation is not hating on Goff.

I think you're mostly way over blowing what people are saying when they want to address backup QB. I think most people are saying it's an area that needs to be addressed but it isn't something that it's the most urgent thing in the world. Given that (at least on paper) the team seems to be pretty talented and with good depth in most areas, it's pretty natural to identify the areas where we may be in weaker shape depth-wise... like QB. Wanted to have a better backup is NOT an indictment of Goff anymore than people wanting to draft Anderson is saying that they don't like Hutch.

Not sure if I like the trade or not, but the price doesn't seem too high to me really. We're essentially trading two mid-second rounders to get a late 1st round pick, and then trading two early 6th round picks to get an early 5th round pick. I think I'd tend to want more picks for Holmes to work his magic, but I'd be tempted especially if they really like Washington.

I agree. If Character is not an issue (which as an outsider it seems like it very much is) then Carter is a perfect fit for the Lions need. He's talented enough to be worthy of a high pick and fits in a spot that the Lions need help with. Can't ask for more than that. But again... I worry seriously about his off the field stuff. Yes kids do stupid things, but his stupid things seem more stupid than normal. And not being in better shape for your pro-day after having to leave the Combine seems a big red flag.

What would life be like if we smelled with our fingers?

I love the opening by Don Meradith: "...well they [The Bears] haven't been able to pass the ball too well either. As a matter of fact last week against Washington Vince Evans, well he hit 12 out of 37 and you'd say that's not too good. Well the bad part is four of those he hit belonged to Washington." Ouch.

Is trading an option? Also, have we resigned Chark or gotten another WR free agent?

I remember that game very well. I was at my parents house watching it with many of my siblings. That's 4th and forever was amazing. I remember there was a big discussion after that game that even if Batch was healthy he should sit out against the Cards because it was going to be a cake wake against them. That was the game where the Lions scored a TD late and were down by 10 points. Bobby Ross went for 2 pts instead of kicking the extra point. If I recall correctly the Lions were in FG range at the end of the game but had to go for a TD because of the missed extra point.

RGB Bats to start with.

You don't happen to have a WearOS watch, do you?

I'm kinda sorta maybe leaning this way too. Obviously we don't know how the Lions are viewing the options here but it might be a possibility.

I wonder if this is active roster? Like, if he's injured and unable to play in a game, does he get the bonus? If not, might this be a not so subtle motivator to be ready?

Other than LB, is there any position where you really feel that the Lions are lacking talent? I mean, you can always upgrade any position of course, but is there really any area were you feel like we're below average beyond LB? I supposed you could say DT, TE, and WR (with Chark's status unknown)... but even those don't really feel like we're far below average if we are. Again, this is all on paper, but seriously I don't feel like there is any position where we NEED to draft a position or we'll be in poor shape.

So, by renegotiated does that mean he's taking less money? If they're just shifting money around it's it usually a restructured contract?

I think it's too early to say that the Secondary is a strength. They've certain added massive amounts of talent, but we need to know if it will all come together. Now, given what we know of Holmes and Campbell and how they are adding talent, I suspect that it will come together but I've been a Lions fan way too many years to assume that "on paper" will automatically translate to "on field" improvement. So, I'll go with the old Lions fans staple: I'm cautiously optimistic about the secondary.

I'm gonna say it's not air yards, unless the second column is reporting different information from the first. I don't think Josh Allen threw a 98 air yard pass.

I don't under the 2026-2028 years void part... if it's a three year deal, what does that have to do with 2026, 27, or 28?

Umm... I show Sudfeld had at least 6 snaps in 2022, so... I'm only joking... I get what you're saying. I would prefer to have someone other than someone's wasted 6th round pick, but I also don't want to overspend. I'm not opposed to drafting a QB early if they think someone is the next franchise QB (I don't see if with any current players, but I'm also far from an expert). I'm also not opposed to drafting a QB later if they see someone they think could be coached up to be either a competent backup they don't have to pay a lot of money for or even a diamond in the rough that will shock the league. I don't know that I target backup QB in the sense of: "Well, I really would prefer dude-A or dude-B, but I need a backup QB so I guess I'll draft dude-E or dude-F instead." But if at any given point in the draft dude-A or dude-B is a QB, I wouldn't not draft him just because Goff appears to be the QB for now and the near future.

Now that we've got Graham, why not shore up LB and DT with Jordan and Ryan? All positions of need!

Sutton's press conference: Dude sounds more like a coach than a player. Love it.

Here's you can see a video of his comments: https://nypost.com/2023/03/03/cj-stroud-says-he-looked-up-to-deshaun-watson-michael-vick/ FWIW, I think this is all very, very overblown. He said that Vick, as an AA QB inspired him and he thought Vick was underrated as a passer, that Vick showed an AA QB can be a pocket passer. What he didn't say was that he felt his game was similar to Vick. For Watson he said thought his playing style was similar to Watson's style. He did say he looked up to him, but that was right before he talked about the playing style so it seems clear he was referencing that he looked up to his playing style. He also said that Joe Burrow inspired him... that he doesn't actually need to be the fastest guy on the field to still be effective with his athleticism. It may not have been the smartest thing in the world to reference two QBs who had/have major off the field issues, but I think it's very clear in his (very brief) comments that he was talking about their on field actions that inspired and motivated him. I think Stroud kinda got taken out of context because it made such a good headline.

After last year, I want the Lions to volunteer every year. I loved watching Hard Knocks.