NFL General Comments 2025 Season

[MichiganCardinal]

28 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

What would you rather have if given the choice: next year's first round pick or a player of Trey Hendrickson's caliber, knowing you might not be able to resign him, but having increased odds to make a Super Bowl?

I ask this question because we're likely giving up a 1st if we get a Hendrickson-caliber player.

For the sake of argument, say Hendrickson is healthy and would be great for the rest of the season.

I still think the answer may very well be the first round pick.

Holmes doesn’t miss on 1sts. Sewell, Hutch, Jamo, Gibbs, Campbell, Arnold, Williams. Obviously the jury is still out on the last two, but if we are talking a rental of a great Edge instead of a future LT? I don’t know.

And it’s not like edge is a glaring need right now, like it was last year. Hutch plays 100% of snaps. Mohammed has done well. Davenport will be back at some point for some amount of games until he’s hurt again. Paschal should be back too… the relative benefit of a single player on an NFL team tends to be very small on a game by game basis, other than at the QB position.

I talked about my opinion of windows earlier, but I don’t think it’s worth sacrificing a first round pick and a potential decade long contributor for a few months of a slight upgrade at one position.

[Motown Bombers]

The Lions do t have cap space for Hendrickson. They need to roll cap over from this year. Hendrickson would blow that all up. He’s also not even healthy and Muhammad has out performed him. The Lions need first round picks because they have to keep supplementing the roster with cheap talent. The downstream impacts of Hendrickson would be enormous and not in a good way. 

[Motor City Sonics]

43 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

The Lions do t have cap space for Hendrickson. They need to roll cap over from this year. Hendrickson would blow that all up. He’s also not even healthy and Muhammad has out performed him. The Lions need first round picks because they have to keep supplementing the roster with cheap talent. The downstream impacts of Hendrickson would be enormous and not in a good way. 

There is a player or even two out there that the Lions could acquire with 4th/5th/6th round picks that they frankly don't even need.    It's like that Charlie Parker song  "Now's the Time".   I agree on holding on to 1st and 2nds - they're going to need a starting tackle.  I have no doubt about that.  Decker's at the end.   Plus, since they seem to be signing everyone, they are going to need some cheap contributors.          There is a pass rusher and a defensive back that can help this team out there that won't cost a top draft pick.    T.I.B.   Trust In Brad. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Jason_R]

13 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

LET'S ****ING GOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I want a Super Bowl and I want one now. Hendrickson would put this team over the top and make them the clear favorite to win it all.

 

In her article she wrote

• Many teams, including the Rams, 49ers, Lions, Colts and Eagles, have called the Bengals on numerous players, including LB Logan Wilson, CB Cam Taylor-Britt and, of course, DE Trey Hendrickson. For now, some teams don’t believe Cincinnati has any real interest in moving its core pieces.

She put five teams in a bucket as having called the Bengals about three players. Clearly not every team asked about every player. And clearly Brad is not looking to add to the LBs, which is probably the team's deepest unit. I don't believe for a second that Brad had any conversation about Hendrickson beyond "What are you looking for in return?" Brad is looking for depth at CB. 

[MichiganCardinal]

Yeah the logical link there is for Taylor-Britt. Makes more sense than the two players she named in her Tweet.

[Jason_R]

He’s their best offensive player. 

[Sports_Freak]

Cam Little (who??) kicked a 68 yard field goal. They need to make the goalpost less wide, or something. No name kickers are easily making 50+ yard field goals.

[Sports_Freak]

11 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

The Lions do t have cap space for Hendrickson. They need to roll cap over from this year. Hendrickson would blow that all up. He’s also not even healthy and Muhammad has out performed him. The Lions need first round picks because they have to keep supplementing the roster with cheap talent. The downstream impacts of Hendrickson would be enormous and not in a good way. 

Get a couple of offensive linemen. And maybe a corner, for depth? Use late round picks.

[GalagaGuy]

We need Offensive line help more than we need another Edge rusher.  

[Jason_R]

Well, at least Detroit didn’t lay as big of a turd as Washington is. 

[Sports_Freak]

Jayden Daniels with a disgusting injury. Looks like a badly broken arm. Or dislocated. 

 

 

Edited Monday at 04:11 AM by Sports_Freak

[Sports_Freak]

1 hour ago, Jason_R said:

Well, at least Detroit didn’t lay as big of a turd as Washington is. 

They left their franchise QB in there down by 38 points with less than 8 minutes left and he got seriously injured. Now that's a coach to fire.

[Sports_Freak]

Lions gonna face Mariota next week.

[lordstanley]

6 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Cam Little (who??) kicked a 68 yard field goal. They need to make the goalpost less wide, or something. No name kickers are easily making 50+ yard field goals.

Right, and coupled with the shortened field from the 30 yard line field position (I guess that's up to the kickoff team to start resisting and kick into the landing area), it seems like teams are just two 1st downs from FG position now. 

[romad1]

7 hours ago, Sports_Freak said:

Lions gonna face Mariota next week.

I turned that one off after they fumbled on the kickoff return down 14-0.  I don't have the local fishwrap because of reasons but it seems like having Daniels damaged for no good reason and the poor play i witnessed seems like coach is no longer owning the locker room. 

[RedRamage]

As much as I hate the Packers, I loved (no pun intended) that uniform. 

 

How incredibly AWESOME would it be to have the Packers wear this and the Lions wear a similar uni decked out like the Portsmouth Spartans?

 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Multi-time Super Bowl winning GM Howie Roseman strikes first, second, and third now with the additions of Jaire Alexander, Michael Carter, and Jaelan Phillips. The Eagles are clearly all in to win now.

[Motown Bombers]

1 minute ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Multi-time Super Bowl winning GM Howie Roseman strikes first, second, and third now with the additions of Jaire Alexander, Michael Carter, and Jaelan Phillips. The Eagles are clearly all in to win now.

You do realize the Eagles let their top two defensive linemen walk in the off season in Sweat and Williams? 

[Motown Bombers]

Jaire Alexander is washed and Carter doesn’t fit their scheme which is why Aaron Glenn got rid of him. 

[Sports_Freak]

2 hours ago, romad1 said:

I turned that one off after they fumbled on the kickoff return down 14-0.  I don't have the local fishwrap because of reasons but it seems like having Daniels damaged for no good reason and the poor play i witnessed seems like coach is no longer owning the locker room.  

It was pretty gruesome. I posted a pic but removed it because it was too ugly. The video is all over twitter. Yuk...

[Mr.TaterSalad]

3 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

You do realize the Eagles let their top two defensive linemen walk in the off season in Sweat and Williams? 

Yes and that's why they are now looking for more help at DL/Edge Rusher.

[Motown Bombers]

1 minute ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Yes and that's why they are now looking for more help at DL/Edge Rusher.

Well bully for them. If they just retained their players like Holmes, they wouldn’t be forced to make trades. 

[Motown Bombers]

 

[MichiganCardinal]

4 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

That's a good trade for the Jets. They need assets and would have wasted Gardner's career if they kept him. This will help them build from the ground up, if Mougey is any good.