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It's amazing how many people fall for fake twitter accounts. The fun one yesterday was Jakobi Meyers signing for 5 years $87m or something like that and people running with it. He signed for 3 years $33m today which makes a lot more sense.

I believe it. Been saying it for a while, Miller is the #3 in this draft and I could see a few teams liking him more than Scoot because he fits the modern NBA archetype with size and shooting (not to mention the improved shot creation) more than a shortish PG with a questionable outside shot. Not to say that Miller is the better prospect but I could see a case for at least a discussion between the two to be had by some.

Jamaal? I don't see that anywhere

The chances of Wagner signing in Detroit were always slim or none. The Lions don't have the cache to pull in a high end vet right now.

Holmes doesn't put a lot of value into LB so I doubt they take one early in the draft and I'm ok with it. Keeping building those lines and a playmaker for the offense assuming that Chark walks.

Not a huge fan of the Anzalone deal but he was quite good the second half of last season (which some folks seem to be forgetting) so if he carries that into next season, I won't have a problem with this deal. Need to see the full structure of the contact before final judgment, the guaranteed money in particular.

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Interesting. I wonder if this takes them out of the market for a QB at 7, might hurt potential trade down options.

Big fan of this signing because I like the player and because now they don't have to feel the need to take corner at 6. I'm pleasantly surprised that Holmes splurged today.

I think Cominsky is worth twice as much as Buggs which is why I think he could very well go somewhere else, there will be a pretty stout market for him.

Very different players, I don't think signing Buggs has much effect on Cominsky re-signing. Glad to have Buggs back, nice cheap deal too.

For sure, I wasn't implying that they don't want to spend or that they don't recognize the window. I just think they stick to a long term plan and primarily build through homegrown growth and free agents that are hungry to prove their worth. I also think that having these extra high picks this year will lessen the urgency to splurge in free agency due to having more shots to find starters in the draft. I will say though that I'm a bit surprised that they were in on Ramsey so perhaps this indicates that they might go bigger in free agency. We'll find out soon either way.

Why does this surprise you? Everything that Holmes and co. have done and said in their tenure indicates that the Lions won't be big spenders in free agency and won't chase big names via trade. You'd figure that maybe that strategy might change a bit now that expectations are rising but I don't think the Lions are a player or two away from Superbowl contention so I don't see them going big game hunting quite yet.

It seems like these trades into the top 5 tend to happen well before the draft. Happened twice two years ago with the San Francisco and Miami trades. I also remember the RGIII and Goff trades happening well before the draft way back when. In any event, this is probably good for the Lions because it enhances the chance of 4 QBs going top 5 depending on what Seattle does and one of Anderson and Carter dropping to 6 although I don't see the Lions taking Carter. I thought the Bears would get at least two 1sts in addition to dropping that far to 9 but they did get two 2nds and I'm sure they value Moore pretty highly so it seems fair.

Yeah, it's all about the off the court stuff with Miller. If all his off the court issues check out then I think he's pretty clearly the #3 player in this draft and fits seamlessly into what the Pistons need.

I think Chark is gone regardless. He's somewhat of a luxury player and I don't see Holmes splurging on a luxury. I also think the WR market is playing out in Chark's favor, somebody will pay him more than he's worth. I don't think a 32 year old Thielen changes the WR market much, supply of quality receivers is very thin.

That's fine. This draft is a Big 3 as far as I'm concerned and Miller is a far better fit for the Pistons than Scoot anyway and I think he has a higher floor. It gets a little dicey after Miller but the Thompson twins (Ausar in particular), Walker and Whitmore are good fits for the Pistons. The positive of this draft is that the top prospects are almost all wings which is the biggest need so they're in a good spot.

I don't think anybody doubts that Lamar has more upside than Goff. I mean... DUH, but there's also far more risk with Lamar and the risk of paying two 1sts and $20m/yr more for the next two seasons isn't worth it. The upside is enticing though but I think continuing to build a TEAM, a team that is building chemistry with Goff is the way to build this thing. I will say that acquiring Lamar would juice up this market like nothing we've seen since ??? I don't know if that would lead to more wins but it sure would generate a crapload of excitement.

"The Lions ceiling with Goff is a playoff win or two". Yet Goff actually led a team to a Superbowl....in real life. "But the ceiling with Jackson is getting to the Superbowl and winning it". Yet Jackson hasn't even won a playoff game or "two", he's won just one, ya know, in real life. Somebody actually pays this yutz to write articles? Jackson would make the Lions more exciting but, I don't know, I prefer wins over excitement and I'm not sure that paying a glorified running back $50m/yr, a runner that is becoming injury prone, while also giving up two 1sts is conducive to winning but that's just me.

How so? Paying a part time QB who isn't a great passer max money while also giving up two 1sts (a Goff trade is unlikely to recoup a 1st) is more preferable to keeping the draft capital, drafting a high upside QB and having Goff for one possibly two relatively cheap years?

I'm mildly annoyed that the pundits completely ignore that Goff is a pretty good QB. Imagine giving up two 1sts only to pay Lamar Jackson (who barely gets on the field anymore) a max QB contract?

I think it's very likely that Chark takes the "bag" and walks. The Lions had a nice season and could take another jump forward next season although development isn't always linear but, lets be honest, they aren't a Super Bowl contender. I don't think they have the cache right now to be on the short list for high end vets looking to win now.

I'll stop posting here for a month if Chark gets less than $10m/yr. It's a weak WR free agent class, Chark will be one of the more attractive options available and there's plenty of teams with more money to spend than the Lions so if he signs that cheap, it'll mean that he left money on the table which I don't see happening. I could see Williams taking a discount to stay so I suppose that one is possible. If Wagner signs that cheap, it'll be with a true contender IMO not here.

I was thinking that FA signings are even more of a pipedream. Chark at 2 yrs $20m? Jamaal at 2 yrs $7.5m? Wagner at 1 year $9m? Those guys would REALLY have to love Dan Campbell to sign at those prices.

Just listen to Richardson speak, you can tell right off the bat that teams are going to fall in love with him in the interview process. Add in the elite physical tools and strong arm and somebody is going to take a shot at him way higher than he should go. One can say that Malik Willis was a great interview and also had the strong arm but he didn't have near the physical tools that Richardson does, Willis was also a couple of years older. Personally, I wouldn't take him with a top 10 pick nevermind a top 5 pick but it's becoming increasingly likely that he'll go top 10, maybe even top 5. The three things that could really shake up the group before the Lions is a 4th QB being taken, a team reaching for Tyree Wilson (some smoke to the Cardinals really liking him) or Carter's legal troubles scaring teams off. All 3 are possible.