Stanley70

My fear is at 6M Brad isn't going to bring in much else unless they add someone in the draft. That price is the little too much to pay a reserve and not enough to land a 3 down starter range given their cap situation. Brad could add someone from your list though, they have some cap space and the ablity to create more. My guess is it will be another lower priced guy just going by how this off-season is unfolding.

The guy had 3 sacks in 15 games and "hasn't looked the same since his quad surgery". He will contribute setting an edge but is not the pass rusher most were expecting. I just hope this isn't they guy that gets most of the snaps opposite Hutch. I get that they prioritize run defense with the front four, but you have to be able to get after the QB in todays game. Brad seems to be doing the same things over and over with the defense.

Wonnum reminds me of when the Tigers acquire an injury prone SP that is coming off a year where he had a 4.65 ERA. But had a 3.25 ERA three years earlier.

If what they are saying about McCarthy is correct, he is very underdeveloped. Generally what you want from a backup is someone who can step in and run the offense. It sounds like JJ can not do that.

Reading how much of a bust JJ McCarthy is with the Vikings. He has been hurt but when healthy they say the team had to dumb down the offense for him to function. Kind of shocking that the coach who helped develope Andrew Luck sends a multiple year starting QB to the league that can't read a defense. And he was the best QB of his 10 year run. 2023 was a great year and I thank Harbaugh for that but I am glad he is gone. The cheating accusations are petty for the most part, especailly compared to the blatent cheating the SEC and OSU were doing. Just a weird dude who is also not very good at the one thing he should have been good at. If they had some decent QB's in those early years they win a few more big ten titles.

Had a teams meeting scheduled with some Stryker folks yesterday, noone showed up. Spoke with someone later yesterday and everyones laptops and cell phone that logged in got wiped. Those that tried to use their laptops got the blue screen of death. They sent everyone home from the Portage plant, no production indefinitely.

If they hit on this draft and a one or two guys from the Tyleik Williams, Rakestraw, and Terrion Arnold group breakout they will be fine. That and staying healthy. If they play a little more 2 deep safeties i'm hoping the CB's improve quite a bit.

It's like buying stuff on a credit card. Sooner or later the lions will have to pay all of the guarentees in Goff's contract. And with this restructuring they are converting some of the base salary due this year, which wasn't guarenteed, into guarenteed money due later on.

These prices are making those third round picks look more valuable.

A couple of trades. Rashaan Gary to the Cowboys and Minkah Fitzpatrick to the Jets. Two guys i wouldn't have minded picking up until i saw the cap hits, 18+ for each of them.

Plus it cost extra picks for Arnold, Manu, and Vaki. I think there is still hope for a few of these guys, but this is the year for them to show it.

As much as I respect Decker this is probably the best outcome for the team. Freeling or Fano would be nice. Then still a lot of money to address other issues.

I think they will add a FA to take over at C or guard. If they do not they are basically running the same line out as last year. That would leave those 3 fighting for one starting guard position, with the other 2 as backups. I guess i could see that, as long as they don't draft an IOL as well.

Can't see them keeping all three of Mahogany, Frazier, and Scruggs. He might have the edge since he can backup at center.

My mistake.