Motown Bombers Posted October 29 Posted October 29 Now you can see why they couldn’t afford Hendrickson. Quote
Motown Bombers Posted October 29 Posted October 29 Hutchinson annual average is less than Parsons but more guaranteed. Quote
MichiganCardinal Posted October 29 Posted October 29 Really good job locking up Hutch. That’s a fair deal. Quote
Motown Bombers Posted October 29 Posted October 29 (edited) I’m trying to think of a player Holmes signed that he ended up having to cut because they didn’t perform? Brockers comes to mind. I think he ended up cutting Tracy Walker. I think Okwara was cut too. Both Walker and Okwara tore there Achilles and were never the same. Edited October 29 by Motown Bombers Quote
MichiganCardinal Posted October 29 Posted October 29 44 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: It shouldn't be understated the amount of impact good coaching can have towards turning high-level talent into superstars. Looking at Jacksonville, Trevor Lawrence was primed to be a superstar. Bad coaching seems to have killed his potential career trajectory. Maybe Hutch would have been just as game-wrecking in Duval, but I doubt it. Likewise, I'm willing to bet Travon Walker would have been a much more impactful here. All the same, I'm glad it worked out how it did. Quote
holygoat Posted October 29 Posted October 29 That's less than I thought they'd have to pay to sign him, so I love it. Quote
MichiganCardinal Posted October 29 Posted October 29 This gives them some more financial certainty as well, should any attractive trades present themselves. Quote
Hongbit Posted October 29 Posted October 29 The cap doesn’t really exist for smart teams that draft well. It’s a huge problem for the ones that don’t and are forced to overpay for available talent in free agency. Quote
Motown Bombers Posted October 29 Posted October 29 16 minutes ago, Hongbit said: The cap doesn’t really exist for smart teams that draft well. It’s a huge problem for the ones that don’t and are forced to overpay for available talent in free agency. This is what finally did in the Saints. They spent a lot of money on average players and kept kicking the can down the road. Quote
Jason_R Posted October 29 Posted October 29 49 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said: Yes, I’ve been thinking about the contrast between how Brad did it, silent like an assassin, and how Jerry did it, all clumsy and in the press. We have a well run team. Quote
4hzglory Posted October 30 Posted October 30 16 hours ago, Motown Bombers said: The fact that there are no void years and no dead cap for 2030 is great and obviously leaves a lot of room for restructuring/extensions to help the 2027-30 cap #'s. A great job again by the front office. 1 Quote
Sports_Freak Posted October 30 Posted October 30 I heard someone say to enjoy this Lions team because this is....the days we'll someday say were the good old days. Quote
Jimbo Posted October 31 Posted October 31 A lot of experts and even just friends think this is their best year to win a superbowl. I personally think it all depends on the health of the team. I think that goes for all the top NFL teams. If we can prevent from any serious season ending injuries than I truly think we are the favorite this year. I think the Lions window is the next 3-4 years. For future years the biggest question will be who will be adding depth and eventually replace Decker. I think that will be a big focus in the draft next year. The other question will be can they resign all their 2023 draft picks. I actually think they can with some maneuvering. You can do that when you sign your own draft picks instead of overpaying in free agency and trade deadlines. That is why I don't think they are going to make a big splash at the trade deadline (unless a major injury happens on sun). They can use extra cap space next year which will help with resigning the 2023 guys. I expect them to trade for some depth. Their trade deadline will be getting injured players back. 2 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted October 31 Posted October 31 2 hours ago, Jimbo said: I personally think it all depends on the health of the team. pretty much Quote
Motown Bombers Posted October 31 Posted October 31 Didn’t the media say their window was closed after 2023? The core of this team that they locked up are mid 20’s. It’s a young team just now entering their prime. At 31, Goff is still young for a pocket passing QB. Still has at least another 5 years of high level play. Continue to draft to keep the pipeline going and spend carefully on free agents to plug holes. Baltimore has been doing this for nearly 20 years. Quote
MichiganCardinal Posted October 31 Posted October 31 "Windows" are different in the NFL than they are in other sports. It's not like we have a rotation of aces and a lineup of bats that will need to be locked up on decade-long contracts that will either (a) cripple the team in seven years with mediocre performance we can't afford to cut or (b) cripple the team with replacement level players when they are all traded. In the NFL, it's all about winning 10-11+ games and being hot enough in January to win 3-4 in a row. A lot of that is talent, absolutely. But a lot of it is also just health and cohesion and everything working in synch at the right time. I think it's something this year's team understands on a fundamental level, and it's why a guy like Decker is taking an extra game off against an opponent like the Chiefs. I bet you he plays on Thanksgiving against the Packers. For as fun a run as 2023 was, I think 2022 could have been special in its own right if the refs didn't bungle the ending of the Seahawks-Rams game. That team was hot and they weren't going to just roll over against the 49ers in the wildcard round. Likewise, the Rams were hot in 2023 when they came into Ford Field. If a couple 4th downs went their way and they squeezed by us, it wouldn't have surprised me to see them go the distance as a 6-seed. As a final example, the Commanders were probably the least talented team on the NFC side last season. But they caught the Bucs on a walk-off field goal and then the defensively depleted Lions flat footed. Just like that, a game away from the Super Bowl. Football is just different. We can ride this wave a long time if the front office does it right, which they are. 2 Quote
Motown Bombers Posted October 31 Posted October 31 Saw a clip from ESPN where Ryan Clark said college players want to be drafted by the Lions because they develop and pay their players. It wasn’t that long ago when Nick Fairley was on stage after being drafted by the Lions and looked like that was the last place he wanted to be. 1 1 Quote
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