This team is a Super Bowl contender right now. They are not that far away. They had the opportunity and the resources to get better today. They chose to stand pat. They could’ve taken a shot on someone today and not sell away any part of their future.
This is such a talented roster with much of the core locked up. They have a unique advantage of not needing late first and second round picks nearly as much as many other teams. These picks are a commodity that the rest of the league need to value much more than the Lions. It can be great advantage to cash in some of this equity now rather than making picks in April.
Both Dallas and Indy overpaid today and also used picks they really shouldn’t be getting rid of. I’m not saying the Lions should’ve made either of those trades but the Lions aren’t in the same position as those teams. I’m sure they found the asking price much too high but they could’ve easily afforded losing those picks for different players that met their needs.
Not deep enough at Edge. Muhammad has been nice overall but he’s still a young player and we will see if he can maintain consistency all year. It’s a long season and teams scout you differently when you have tape and play well. I don’t see Davenport as reliable even if he’s back and “healthy”.
Maybe. The public doesn’t really know what was offered and who was really available.
Technically, every player in the league is available if someone wants to grossly overpay and make a ridiculously one sided deals
I respectfully disagree they don’t need help on DL. They need another Edge which I still refer to as part of the DL. I have no knowledge of what is out there or what the asking price is.
I was guilty of thinking that Ben Johnson was good but not as special as he was made out to be. A product of being around high end talent and Dan Campbell.
I was wrong.
Ben is an elite play caller and we miss him.
Very true. Lost in all the drama is how poor of a managerial decision that was by John Schneider to bunt IKF with no outs and a runner on 2nd. Giving away one of your last outs to move a runner that was already in scoring position was so foolish. It lowered his expected run percentage for the inning. Tom Wopat could’ve made a better call.
Also not discussed is the Curse of Don Mattingly. The baseball gods once again showing their contempt for his nickname. 40 years and going strong.
I agree on JJ. Doing that will involve him improvising many plays with his feet. He will also have to make veteran decisions when to hold the ball and take a sack versus hero balling it into coverage. I don’t think he’s capable at this stage of his career.