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I'm a fan of Sweat, I brought him up in the GDT as a realistic target but that's when I thought it would cost a 3rd. Seeing that the Bears gave up what is almost a 1st for him, I realized how unrealistic it was for the Lions. It also illustrates my other fear that this is a sellers market because there are so few sellers and plenty of buyers. Little did I know, however, that the Bears would be one of the buyers. It's not just about whether the draft pick turns out to be as good as Sweat. It's also about cap management. You're giving up 5 years of cheap contract high upside for a 28 year old player that's going to command big money when the Lions have a lot of key guys due for enormous raises in the next 2-3 years starting this offseason with Jonah and that's assuming that you get Sweat locked up as he could just as easily test the market. I just think a 1st, even a late one, would have been too rich. I'm aiming higher and for a player with term if I'm parting with a 1st.

The Bears traded what will be very high 2nd for him so how else do you expect the Lions to beat that offer? I guess they could have offered a 2nd+later of the two 3rds, would you have done that?

You would have traded a 1st for Sweat?

Was busy watching the Lions game so I missed this one. I'm not surprised by the result, the Thunder are what the Pistons hope to be in 1-2 years. Oh and Cade with 7 turnovers is a real eye sore. He has to clean that up, he's way too loose with the ball in his NBA career thus far.

It was a BS call, period. He lost the ball after he was laying on the ground, that is not a fumble by NFL rules. Running right at Maxx Crosby with your backup RB on a 2nd and goal from the 4 is not a good playcall, but that's just my opinion. If Montgomery was in, I run the ball but not with Reynolds even though he had a solid game. Either way, it was a sloppy game by the Lions even with the yards domination so we agree there.

That wasn't a fumble though. Didn't like the playcall however.

6-2 get me a pass rusher Brad and lets get healthy for the Chargers.

They've made more mistakes than the Raiders have yards.

Still a 2 score game somehow. Should be like a 6 score game.

I hear you but that shouldn't play into Holmes decision to improve the roster now. They could get a quality player without giving up a 1st, they have two 3rds. The Crosby thing was tongue-in-cheek, I know it's pure fantasy. Montez Sweat is a name that peaks my interest that could be had for a 3rd or so.

Correction. Bury this team, make sure Maxx Crosby doesn't leave Detroit and then get two weeks off.

Gibbs is having himself a GAME. This is like a 41-7 game disguised as 23-14

Another bad playcall. 2nd down run from 4 yards out with your 3rd stringer.

It was a 2nd and 1, I would have run it. I get frustrated when they run on 2nd and 10 like they did in the previous redzone trip.

That's why you don't get cute or run with a backup RB in the Red Zone when you have weapons like St. Brown and LaPorta. The saying "Keep it simple stupid" applies here.

Bad design. Running between the tackles inside the 10 with a backup RB then throwing a toss to the RB on 2nd down from the 10, being stupidly cute on a 2nd and 1 when you just hit two big plays up the middle with conventional throws. There are others too but these are the ones that immediately come to mind.

He's not wrong today. This is a horribly called game by Ben.

I'm going full TP. Ben Johnson is a clown tonight and he hasn't really been very good most of this season tbh.

Duren is a better defender than Drummond ever was and Duren absolutely has skills, did you not see those passes in the 1st quarter? That's not something that most bigs can do. Duren is also far more athletic than Drummond, he has Dwight Howard/Shawn Kemp level athleticism. Drummond can't compare to that.

Webber definitely had more range than Duren at the same age, Webber had more refined ball skills. Duren has that Webber passing ability out of the high post though and he's a better rebounder. Dwight Howard is the guy I see, a complete force in the paint. Maybe like a Howard/Adebayo hybrid? Either way, he's special already and just to think that he's only 19. How good is he going to be at 23? Sky is the limit really.

Cousins is one of the more underrated QBs of this generation, the guy just puts up numbers no matter who is at receiver and usually behind questionable offensive lines. That's a crippling loss for the Vikings and perhaps for Cousins career unfortunately.

What the heck are you guys talking about? Ragnow has missed 1 game the last two years while playing at a high level. He said many times that he can manage the foot issue which he has, the guy is a warrior. I guess Decker missing 2 games in 2 years makes him injury prone as well, eh @TP_Fan Just unnecessary fear mongering. They do need to draft an offensive lineman or two mainly because no guards are signed past this season and Decker isn't getting any younger but saying that Ragnow is done or is unreliable or that the entire line is injury prone is absurd.

That was a hell of a lot of fun. I can't believe how advanced Ausar is at his age, he just locked down LaVine the moment they put him on him and the vision, rebounding, hustle, athleticism, Basketball IQ is all elite. If his offensive game ever comes around and I have a feeling it will a few years down the line, he's a perennial All Star. There's something special brewing with that Cade/Ausar/Duren trio. Give them a legit young shooter to play with and this team could take off eventually.

Cade is a far better decision maker. He's a little loose with the ball at times but so is Ivey but as a floor general, I much MUCH prefer Cade to be the primary ball handler. d

The team is building a defensive and physical identity, you can see the roots of a good team down the line starting to grow. Too many turnovers, they need to clean that up. Also, it needs to be said that the much maligned Isiah Stewart has been very good the first 2 games. If he keeps playing like this, he'll be worth that contract and then some.