No we don’t. The Lions need to roll cap space from this year to next year. They helped themselves a little in the short term since they lowered Hutchinson’s cap number the next couple years, but they got at least four more extensions to give out next year plus free agency.
The Jets will likely be bad enough that they will be able to draft their QB without packaging those picks. What helped with the Lions rebuild is they didn’t need to package picks for a QB.
Looking at teams who could make a trade, Bitonio from Cleveland may be a better option than Zietler since he’s an actual LG. Last year if his contract and playing well.
Roseman has been in the GM capacity since 2010. He didn’t have final say during the Reid years or Chip Kelly, but he’s been in the front office a lot longer than Holmes and inherited a much better team.
These blue cities literally prop up most states. I would like to see Illinois survive without Chicago. The GDP of the Chicagoland area is about 75% of Illinois GDP.