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The NFL trade deadline is quickly approaching, with the days counting down to 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 5th. It’s an especially anxious time for the Detroit Lions, who are in the market for replacements for injured pass rushers and perhaps some depth additions elsewhere on the roster.
If the NFC-leading Lions elect to make a trade, they figure to be buyers. The team does have enough salary cap room in 2024 to absorb a player or two without deviating too much from the long-term strategy and team-building structure. Detroit also makes for an attractive destination for veteran players looking to join a winner — if their current team is willing to part with them…
…and that’s the difficult part. Finding players who are available and fit the Lions stated and steadfast criteria for being part of Dan Campbell’s tight-knit unit isn’t easy. Pass rushers who don’t play the run on their way to the quarterback (see: Joshua Uche) have no place in Detroit. Offensive linemen who can’t move people or move well carry little use for these Lions, as well.
Enough with the fantasy nonsense about Maxx Crosby or Myles Garrett. Even if either superstar were available for trade, the price tag would figure to be so far beyond what Lions GM Brad Holmes and this regime have shown they would ever part with that it’s not worth considering — and neither is any more available than Penei Sewell or Amon-Ra St. Brown are for teams calling the Lions. Yes, Lions fans, it’s that absurd of an idea to those teams, whether you think Las Vegas and Cleveland are delusional franchises or not.
How about some realistic targets that the Lions could conceivably be willing to acquire before next Tuesday’s deadline?
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If the NFC-leading Lions elect to make a trade, they figure to be buyers. The team does have enough salary cap room in 2024 to absorb a player or two without deviating too much from the long-term strategy and team-building structure. Detroit also makes for an attractive destination for veteran players looking to join a winner — if their current team is willing to part with them…
…and that’s the difficult part. Finding players who are available and fit the Lions stated and steadfast criteria for being part of Dan Campbell’s tight-knit unit isn’t easy. Pass rushers who don’t play the run on their way to the quarterback (see: Joshua Uche) have no place in Detroit. Offensive linemen who can’t move people or move well carry little use for these Lions, as well.
Enough with the fantasy nonsense about Maxx Crosby or Myles Garrett. Even if either superstar were available for trade, the price tag would figure to be so far beyond what Lions GM Brad Holmes and this regime have shown they would ever part with that it’s not worth considering — and neither is any more available than Penei Sewell or Amon-Ra St. Brown are for teams calling the Lions. Yes, Lions fans, it’s that absurd of an idea to those teams, whether you think Las Vegas and Cleveland are delusional franchises or not.
How about some realistic targets that the Lions could conceivably be willing to acquire before next Tuesday’s deadline?
Continue reading...
