Jason_R

Yes, that was the point. For the record, I hope Goff gets paid. He came to a bad, bad football team after a bad breakup with the team that drafted him. He looked bad at the start of his tenure but almost everyone around him was bad. He is every bit as much of this turnaround as St. Brown, Sewell, and Hutch.

Injuries happen but with the new defensive additions, including Reader, there is not really a weak unit.

Or, you know, maybe win a Super Bowl.

Any WR they may sign will be no better than the sixth offensive option, behind Montgomery, Gibbs, ASB, LaPorta, and Williams. They’ll be fighting with Kalif Raymond for three targets a game. I’d guess Brad has given Chark’s agent suggested terms on a one year deal, but both parties are waiting for the market to settle after the draft and before training camp. But Chark developed a rapport with Goff and it would be surprising if there wasn’t mutual interest. I would love to see him back.

Goff struggled when protection broke down or players missed blocking assignments. But he knows where to go with the ball when the blitz is coming.

Yes, and they have been players, so they rarely put players in roles they can't handle. And if they do, like with Cam Sutton last year, they back him up publicly when he is seen to be in over his head. What a massive change between that turd Patricia and the MCDC regime.

Oddly, all were related to Cam Sutton.

Can you imagine 6’7” 350 pulling across the formation with speed? He will block guys into another dimension.

Franchise altering draft for sure. Taking nothing away from McNeil, who went from good to great, but Detroit has drafted a lot of players who were OK just skating by on talent and who did not make the extra effort to become great. I’m sure it didn’t hurt McNeil to have tone-setting, culture-changing players like Sewell and St. Brown and others to set expectations.

This report says they view him as RG. Maybe if he works out at RG they would eventually kick him out to RT then move Sewell to LT. https://atozsports.com/detroit/if-this-guy-was-at-a-divsion-one-school-hed-be-a-first-round-draft-pick-get-to-know-new-lions-offensive-lineman-giovanni-manu/

I've seen pics of this guy now. 350 pounds but probably 12% body fat. Never seen anything like it. The closest comp to his body type is the giant statues on Easter Island. Brad is playing 4D chess here. Not only will the guy take over the left tackle position, he'll also take over left guard at the same time.

“Holmes watched the tape and loved the physical traits at 6-foot-7, 351 pounds but with athletic traits that would have put him in the 90 percentile among tackles at the Combine.” https://www.detroitlions.com/news/key-questions-how-does-holmes-feel-about-lions-depth-at-cb-following-nfl-draft

Well, if the worst thing we can say about a draft is that we didn’t pick a kicker, we truly have come a long way.

Manu is this season’s Brodric Martin.

I heard Arnold get interviewed on SiriusXM “Moving the Chains” before the draft. Pat Kirwan tests these kids to see how far he can take them with schematic questions. Sometimes it is not far. But he pressed Arnold a long way and raved about his football knowledge. That’s when I started to hope that maybe it might happen.

Questioning? I hope he uses the other four draft picks on CBs.

Got their two top ranked CBs in the draft.

This team will be significantly better than the one that went to the NFC Championship game last year.

That's why I put need in "". The point was that it would be easy for the media or fans to complain that the team doesn't "need" (in "") a CB because they just drafted one, traded for another, and re-signed Moseley. But Brad is so secure that he doesn't give that stuff a second thought. And yes, I agree that when you are rolling out five or six DBs, and you factor in injuries, there is almost always a need here.

Let's replay the NFC Championship game now.

This is the pick of a guy who DNGAF. He is very secure in his status with the front office, he is very secure in his relationship with the coaching staff, and he is very secure in the roster he has constructed. All of these allow him to take a player at a position they don’t “need” but who fits their player profile perfectly.

All your cornerback are belong to me.