Jimmybigrigs69 366 Report post Posted March 12 Pretty darn happy with the lions offseason so far. Lalonde joked about bringing in Campbell to inspire the boys. But now I'm thinking Illitch should bring in Brad Holmes to show SY how to GM... Biggest offseason issue = CB1 Brad handled this masterfully. Carlton Davis's contract was up and he went all aggro saying he would no longer take team friendly deals. So Davis signed with the Pats and we signed former Jet DJ Reed (yes we now have DJ Reader and DJ Reed on the team). In doing so we saved 12 million dollars, gained a compensation 3rd round pick, AND got the better back. DJ Reed is hungry to win, and he took the team friendly deal that Davis wouldnt. Absolute A+ move by the Lions. Signing NT Roy Lopez from the Texans Sneaky good move. Tex fans are saying this guy is criminally underrated. I watched a video they (texans) put out about his personal life earlier this year. This guy literally does nothing but train and chill with his family. Like he literally says my mom and my sisters are my best friends and I hang out with them everyday... after I train with my cousins of course. He fits the Lions culture perfectly. Hardworking family man. He probably wont start on the DL, but as a depth piece hes going to be pivotal if our future is anything like last year. McNeil and Reader probs start, with Wingo and Lopez subbing in. I suspect Broderic Martin will get cut. Shocker: Z Smith cut Didnt see this coming. Smith played well and definately seemed well liked. However his departure saves 11 million over 2 years. Unfortunately we are at the stage where our big players contracts are forcing us to be frugal in other places. Because of this we need another edge rusher all of the sudden, like bad. I highly suspect this need will be addressed at the draft, and we will select a first round DE to pair wity Hutch. Despite the disspointing end to an amazing run last year, we have only gotten better. And the injury bug couldnt possibly hit that hard again. Plan the parade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 366 Report post Posted March 13 And now Stuard... colts fans saying similar things to Lopez. Criminally underrated balls to the wall LB. Nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 366 Report post Posted April 24 Stoked for the draft tomorrow! Brad Holmes is one of the biggest draft day wheeler dealers, so I'm expecting action. Thinking he may try to move up in the 1st to snag the edge rusher he wants. But if that guy isnt in range I could see us taking an interior O linemen as well. One of the interesting storylines is NFL insider Breer reported Monday morning that the Lions are open to trading WR2 Jameson Williams at the draft. Breer is a bit untrustworthy... so i didnt put much stock into that. Losing your already primo WR2, whose probably going to get even better, doesnt make much sense when your in the superbowl hunt....right? But then later that day Williams started posting a buncha angry cryptic messages on his instagram about "loyalty" and "suckas" and "choosing sides". And I was like fuqqqqq maybe the Lions already informed him to prepare for a trade. But then Lions social media posted a pic of Williams this afternoon saying "were all good here!" So maybe the insta crap was an unrelated coincidence??? Either way, were not going to be able to afford keeping all our young stars, and as long as we have StBrown, Williams is expendable. Couple that with his off field antics, and rookie contract ending after this season, I see a case for moving on him from now... i just dont know how you replace his talent b4 the season starts... Also, Kerby Joseph extended today. Now the highest paid safety in NFL history. Lez fuqqin gooooo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
town123 231 Report post Posted April 24 I have tonnes of Lions fans for friends and as a Saints fan I'm pretty jealous. You have a GM who you trust completely and your team benefits from his smarts and how he puts his team together. My draft viewing party of one just keeps muttering things like don't fugq it up. again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 366 Report post Posted Thursday at 10:32 PM 5 hours ago, town123 said: I have tonnes of Lions fans for friends and as a Saints fan I'm pretty jealous. You have a GM who you trust completely and your team benefits from his smarts and how he puts his team together. My draft viewing party of one just keeps muttering things like don't fugq it up. again. It's really Campbell IMO. It's amazing how quickly a great coach/leader can fix an entire franchise. Lions players will go through walls for him, and other teams players want to play for him. We went from Gronkowski saying he'd rather retire than play for the Lions, to 5 years later Gronk saying he'd love to come out of retirement to play for the Lions. And Campbell and Holmes are really in sync. Always talk about how they make all decisions together. Dan has a blueprint of the type of player he wants, and if a guy doesnt fit that, Brad aint drafting him. Lions team mantra is "GRIT" I wish the Wings had something like that... or any type of mantra for that matter... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
town123 231 Report post Posted Friday at 12:26 PM Ya I miss Dan. We couldn't keep him because our mgmt team in N.O. thought he was just an overgrown cheerleader with no real football IQ. Our loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 366 Report post Posted Friday at 09:19 PM 8 hours ago, town123 said: Ya I miss Dan. We couldn't keep him because our mgmt team in N.O. thought he was just an overgrown cheerleader with no real football IQ. Our loss. God bless the Saints for not taking Sanders last night lol Honestly I can see how Saints mgmt would think that. Campbell is a "players coach" and I complain about these types all the time in regards to hockey. Mostly because I think the mast majority of them are not effective in this approach, and one who is is really rare. 1 town123 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmybigrigs69 366 Report post Posted Saturday at 02:48 AM Lions cooking 5 star meals in the draft again. 1st rd - DL Tyleik Williams - 6'3" 326 lbs out of OSU. Big n fast. Film nerd who loves to prep. Perfect replacement for McNeil (injured) and then for Reader (likely gone after this year). 2nd rd - IOL Tate Ratledge - 6'6" 320 lbs out of Georgia. Reporters saying you couldnt have stopped Dan from selecting this guy even if you had heavy weapons. Mullet. Mustache. Loves hunting. Him and Ragnow are about to be boyssss. Perfect Zeitler replacement. 3rd rd - WR Isaac Teslaa - 6'4" 200+ lb out of Arkansas. Grew up in Hudsonville MI. Fast and big. The white/light version of megatron. Vanillatron. This is your jamo replacement when we cant afford to pay him after his 4th/5th year. Lions drafting, development, and culture is insanely ahead of the rest of the league. Yzerman needs to take notes. Dynasty time boyos lez go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
