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Getting Reader for 3 and half times less money than Christian Wilkins is more Brad Holmes sorcery. Great add!

I’m not sure how you fire Juwan right now and allow Warde Manuel to pick the next head coach. He’s going to screw it up and the school will be locked into an expensive 5 year contract for someone just as bad.

I’m glad the Tigers are no longer in a a position where they have to face this guy 3 times a season. We made him look like a hall of famer.

It’s not Alex Lyon’s fault. It’s Priority Trash’s fault. For the love of god, just give them their money back and take the trash patch off the sweater. This is the hockey gods punishment for Chris defacing one of the most iconic jerseys in sports.

Digging deeper, there are some intricacies to his contract that I’m not sure about. He’s got a $7M restructure bonus that is part of the contract and I don’t know if that would go with him in a trade or if the Chargers are on the hook for it. That may not even be an issue as he’s got another $7M roster bonus due on Friday. Ideally neither the Chargers or the Lions would want to pay that. It’s possible that he could end up just getting cut this week.

I’d like the Lions to see if they can take a one season flyer on Joey Bosa. He’s due $17M and has a $7M bonus that I’m sure the Chargers would prefer to eat instead of the salary. I can’t imagine it would take more than a 6th as he’s probably getting cut post June 1st. He can be a beast if healthy and the risk is minor if he gets hurt early.

Good for him. We paid him $6.5 and he ended up doing very little. Getting 3 years $33M after that season is great work from his agent. Danielle Hunter should ask for his number in 2 years.

That’s a really nice contract for the Texans to get Hunter.

Smart move to take the pay cut. The other option was to get released and face an uncertain market after a disappointing 2023 season.

Here’s all 13 pitches. Filthy!

I love everything about this signing. Will help right now but love the potential. Still has a lot of room to grow and get maybe get really good.

An expectations for Day 2 of FA or is Brad done with the major moves? Still some nice pieces out there including Hunter, Fuller, Gilmore, Young, and others.

6 seasons in the league and the most games that Davis has played in a season is 14. He’s seems to have an injury problem.

I’m very meh on this trade. I’ll trust Brad but it sounds like we’ve acquired another #2 corner at the cost of a 3rd round pick.

The PFF grading model where each play is graded -2 to 2 and then totaled up for a game score is a far from perfect system to grade corners. It’s very possible to get burned deep for the game losing TD and still get a high game grade. You can do the opposite and get a game winning pick 6 and end up with a low grade.

The cap is very real when you carelessly throw money around a few years in a row. Entering today, the Dolphins had 6 players making over $20M against the cap. The Lions had 1.

Glad the Lions didn’t pony up for Jonah. He’s hasn’t played like a top 15 guard for a few seasons and now he’s getting paid like it

So hard losing a 1st line Center. It impacts every line and the PP and PK. Every unit has to switch up.

Fitting Swift and Pollard get the same deal. They seem like the same player.

My assumption is it won’t take a 1st to get Sneed. I may end up being wrong. I wouldn’t trade our 1st for him.

So are you against making trades for anyone other than a QB? I also don’t think parting with one of the 3rds is a big deal as far as draft capital. The late 2nd is something but it’s still not as valuable as a 1st. If we keep seeing these massive increases in the cap every year, it will end up mattering less and less, to the point it will become a virtual non-factor for many teams.

Amon-Ra’s college teammate gets $23M per. Thinking his number will be closer to $30M than $25M

We will see what the market is for Sneed. I don’t envision him costing a first. Our late second would be ok by me for him. If they could flip one of the 3rd’s, then draft compensation is no big deal in a trade. That is probably wishful thinking if he does end up with a market.

This contract is bonkers. $21M for a guard. Wow.

Having to pay for past performances that you didn’t bear any fruit is the downside of every big free agent signing. The Lions are entering a win now stage where a risk on a big free agent at the expense of draft capital may not be a bad idea. They don’t have nearly as many holes as they did a few years ago. Brad has also shown an uncanny ability to find diamonds outside the first two rounds. Don’t get me wrong, draft picks are important but they are in a spot where they could roll the dice at giving up a few picks.