Stanley70

They have a lot of guys on the team that are going to get paid soon so i think thath they don't wan't to add many long term commitments. Davenport and Davis are both signed for just next year.

Walter Football gave the Bears a "Millen" grade for the Swift signing lol.

They could trade for one, that was the Rams MO with Ramsey and Stafford. You pay in draft picks though.

The Jets just took Breece Hall. Although he has been injured and teams like two backs these days.

The circumstances now are far different than they have been in the first two years. Not only do they have a much better team but they are in a better postion cap wise as well. One of The Athletic's rumor guys said the Lions are looking to add a top flight corner this off season. Personally that is what i'd like to see. If you rely on the draft and the mid level free agent bin it's probably 50/50 that you get a guy better than Cam Sutton.

Holmes has shown he will trade up to get a player they value. If they want a CB that looks like a starter right away they probably will have to trade up.

I think the big question is will they go after a big fish in FA or bring in a few affordable types like they have been. I'd like to see them bring in another impact guy for the defense, either at CB or someone who can get to the QB. I know they have a few big contracts coming up though so they may not want to go that route. If they avoid the big guys in FA they should look into trading up in the first to get a more immediate impact guy.

I think there is virtually no chance the Lions don't pay Goff. The risk is just not worth it now that they are actually a superbowl contender, with him playing as well as he has.

You wonder what would Johnson could do with another similarly skilled QB in this offense. Like say Mac Jones or David Carr. I think Goff's accuracy and his QB processor speed would separate him from guys like that. The potential for taking a chance on a guy like that to save cap space would not be worth it. If the Lions did let Goff go and their handpicked replacemant failed it would burn up all of the fan support they have now.

That is a good point. In the Baltimore game he threw some ugly passes, just looked it up and it was a 16 mph wind in that game.

It was this guy:

The athletic had a mock draft up yesterday. Mocks are usually worthless, double so trying to predict what Holmes will do. That said they had the Lions take T'Vondre Sweat the 360 lbs DT from Texas in the first. And in the second TJ Tampa a CB.

i don't know Hooker's value, but it was a 3rd rounder last year when he was hurt. It has to be in the same range since he is healthy, though a year of the rookie contract will have elapsed.

We have edges in Paschel as a 4 tech and Houston as a 5. You can usually find an older veteran that can still get to QB at an affordalble price in free agency to rotate in. I think they need a DT that can get to the QB just as bad as help on the edge.

I really hope they address the CB postion in free agency or a big trade. CB's taken at the bottom of the first can take a while to develop unless you get lucky. I'd still take one if they find a guy that they like though.

And if Matt Patricia couldn't turn things around, things must really be bad.

When you look how many great players teams like the Braves and Blue Jays have signed it's unbelievable that the Tigers have produced so few. You'd think they would have lucked into a few. They would have been far better off to just identify the best player and try to outbid everyone else for him. It should have been pretty clear to the FO that they were unable to develope those guys.

Take what the defense gives us. If Washington throws 8 man boxes at us, please dont keep running it up the gut like the TCU game. JJ is going to have to complete some passes to win this game.

He lost his hands too apparently. Wouldn't be surprised if he either transfers or goes pro.

Michigan spent the entire season playing with a 6 man box to prepare for the OSU passing attack. And they still came out as the number one defense in CFB. They should be ready for Washington. Wallace held up pretty good yesterday and the OSU game plus the safeties are experienced. Hopefully they can get after Penix like they did to Bama.

The questionable part in drafting Carter wasn't year one, it was year two and year three. Like Rueben Foster. The Lions weren't the only team to pass on him.

Goff is a legit top tier QB now. I didn't believe he could reach this level of play because QB's with his physical limitiations usually have a lower ceiling. Tom Brady's and Drew Brees are pretty rare. Even moreso in today's NFL. He processes plays in the middle of the field as well as any QB, plus he makes very few mistakes and knows when to give up on the play. His greatest strength is his accuracy however. I'm sure Campbell and Ben unlocked some of that but it is obviously difficult to to just teach those things.

I just think Holmes and Campbell rated Carter lower due to his not being enough of a knee cap biter. And maybe he will get into some trouble once he has a full offseason to himself. That said i wanted him too. I still think DT is a big need. I wouldn't be surprised to see them address it at the trade deadline.

This game will be a limus test for the defense. Atlanta has a bad passing offense, if they get torched again with zero pass rush it is time to panic.

I saw that both of Seattle's starting OT's were injured yesterday. Not sure of their status for next week.