Motown Bombers

I think the Bears are going to be most aggressive for receivers, OL and maybe one of the top backs. They also need pass rushers which I don't see the Lions being as aggressive for defensive lineman. The Lions will probably be most aggressive for a CB and the Bears can't sign them all.

The Bears and the Lions needs also don't overlap very much. I don't think the Lions and Bears will be competing for the same free agents. I expect the Bears to invest heavily on offense where the Lions will be looking to spend on the defense.

Meh, I think the Lions have positioned them to where they can match a contract from the Bears and lure the free agent away. I honestly don't expect the Lions to go crazy in free agency. They'll likely try to resign their own free agents like Chark, Williams and Cominsky and one or two other outside free agents.

If you designate Okwara and Vatai as post June 1st cuts, the Lions would have $59 million in cap space. They can still sign Goff to an extension to clear even more space if they wanted to. They also have the option of restructuring Ragnow or Decker if they want to. They also have to be cognizant of extensions coming soon for St Brown and Sewell.

I expect Okwara and Charles Harris to be cut. Brockers is a no brainer cut. Vaitai is a high possibility. That's about $28 million in cap space if all were pre June cuts (Could save more on past June 1st cuts). They can also create about $12 million if they restructure Goff. That's about $40 million in cap space they can create. Added to what they already project to have and that is about $55 million in cap space this off season.

I find it much more likely that Goff gets extended than the Lions drafting a QB. At the very least I would be surprised if Goff's contract isn't restructured to create cap space.

You know, with this whole we need to draft a backup QB thing, I decided to look up who the Chiefs backup QB is. It's Chad Henne. I legitimately thought he retired like 10 years ago. Connor Cook would still be 8 years younger and has started a playoff game.

I don't think the Lions should draft a QB at all. After Holmes found players like Rodriguez and Houston in the 6th round, I would rather he not draft a QB who is most likely not to play at all. The Lions have a top 10 QB who is 28 and signed to a very reasonable contract. I haven't seen a fanbase want to move on from a young top 10 QB since Matthew Stafford.

I will jump off the Brad Holmes bandwagon if he drafts a backup QB in the 1st round. This whole backup thing is overblown. Goff didn't miss a snap this season. He's missed a total of 5 games the past 6 seasons and only 3 were due to injury. One was because the Rams had everything locked up and another was due to COVID. Just sign a veteran.

These mocks get worse and worse. That same mock has Seattle trading with Carolina so Carolina can draft a QB but they have Detroit taking a QB and not Seattle. Apparently they believe in Geno Smith and not Goff. Then to top it off they have the Lions trading up with Green Bay to draft a QB instead of using the 6th pick to draft a better QB. I just can't believe how many mock drafts still have a QB going to Detroit but not Seattle.

With the Minnesota loss, Lions top 4 picks now are within the top 55.

Kind of surprised no one ever mentions Pete Carroll. There are really a lot of good candidates.

I want the Lions host a playoff game so bad.

Why is Hockenson even running a check down? It's 4th down. Your season is on the line. Every player needs to be running a route that's a 1st down.

I still can't get over Cousins throwing a check down 4 yards short on 4th down with the season on the line.

Why in the world do you throw a pass about 4 yards short of 1st down?

The game is in Minnesota so it's only 6:45 there.

Terrible call.

I have never seen Hockenson get so many yards after catch. WTF happened to Hockenson going down immediately after contact?

If I took a shot for every time this broadcast crew said wide open against the Vikings defense, I would be blasted by now. Vikings are frauds.

Do not like either of these teams. Both of them have negative point differentials. Lions are plus 26 and not in the playoffs. These two teams are frauds.

Looking at the teams in the playoffs in the NFC, you have Sirianni, Shanahan, O'Connell, Daboll, and Mike McCarthy was originally hired in Green Bay as a young offensive coordinator. Todd Bowles and Pete Carrol were non offensive coordinators in the NFC. Looking at the AFC you have Reid, Taylor, Pederson, and McDaniel as offensive coaches. Only McDermott, Staley and Harbaugh were non offensive coaches. This also doesn't include McVay who won the Super Bowl last year or LaFluer who had the best record in the NFC last year.

Jacksonville's last loss was to the Lions. The Lions beat this team 40-14. The Lions put them away unlike the Chargers.