Detroit Lions FA Thread

[sggatecl]

Verner to the Bucs for 4 years and 26.5, thats is actually a damn good deal. Wish the lions could have been in on him

How in the actual fuck?!?! Sam Shields got more money than that. Players fucking love Lovie Smith.

 

[mhughes0021]

How in the actual fuck?!?! Sam Shields got more money than that. Players fucking love Lovie Smith.

peanut tillman supposed to visit too.

 

[swami45]

Byrd to Saints too. Clemons now best Safety avalible

 

[swami45]

Phil Costa visited with Lions today too. Cowboys backup center

 

[cheeno]

Verner to the Bucs for 4 years and 26.5, thats is actually a damn good deal. Wish the lions could have been in on him

Houston gets more than that. My Mack pick is looking good. Bucs are building a good D.

 

[mhughes0021]

I'd do that, lol.

Pshhh....collect talent by trading low rd picks for once highly regarded players to add value? Ya....lions aren't allowed to do that. We piss picks away on the likes of whitehead and mike Thomas.

 

[swami45]

Talib signs with Denver. 6 years and 57 million, wow

 

[mhughes0021]

Talib signs with Denver. 6 years and 57 million, wow

damn...is it possible to be 1/1 favorites to make the super bowl? lol

 

[swami45]

damn...is it possible to be 1/1 favorites to make the super bowl? lol

Ware is suppose to meet with Denver too.

Jared Allen is meeting with Seattle though also

The rich get richer

 

[Mitchrapp]

Ware is suppose to meet with Denver too.

Jared Allen is meeting with Seattle though also

The rich get richer

If you were a FA wouldn't you go with a proven winner? Like I've said multiple times, why would people come to Detroit?

 

[mhughes0021]

talib, ware, tj ward is a quick way to upgrade a defense lol.

 

[kmd47]

talib, ware, tj ward is a quick way to upgrade a defense lol.

That team should be favored to win the SB opening next year, if not the Seahawks.

 

[inkfreq]

Golden Tate really does dictate a lot for us right now.

If he's willing to sign a mid-loaded deal, where he makes a little this year (1.5M lets say), more next year (3.5M) a tidy sum in 2016 (7M), and all of that is guaranteed, and then an un-guaranteed year of 7M in 2017, we could fit him into the cap room we have very nicely, and still have the pieces to make a few other moves.

Now, let's assume for a minute we sign Tate today for a deal like that.

We still have the money to pursue a starting safety like Chris Clemons. ($2M this year, three years for $9M overall)

We still have the money to go after a DE to replace Young and push Taylor, like Julius Peppers (3M this year, two years for 7M overall)

We can draft a kid like Gilbert in the first.

I lines things up very nicely for us. With no Tate, we look more like this....

We overpay for a WR like LaFell, who deal from a position of strength knowing we lost out on Tate.

We still have the money for Clemons.

We can't bring in a DE.

We need to make a move in the 1st for Watkins.

We go another year without drafting top secondary help, and continue to be abused by Rodgers, Cutler, etc...

 

[thehippo73]

Golden Tate really does dictate a lot for us right now.

If he's willing to sign a mid-loaded deal, where he makes a little this year (1.5M lets say), more next year (3.5M) a tidy sum in 2016 (7M), and all of that is guaranteed, and then an un-guaranteed year of 7M in 2017, we could fit him into the cap room we have very nicely, and still have the pieces to make a few other moves.

Now, let's assume for a minute we sign Tate today for a deal like that.

We still have the money to pursue a starting safety like Chris Clemons. ($2M this year, three years for $9M overall)

We still have the money to go after a DE to replace Young and push Taylor, like Julius Peppers (3M this year, two years for 7M overall)

We can draft a kid like Gilbert in the first.

I lines things up very nicely for us. With no Tate, we look more like this....

We overpay for a WR like LaFell, who deal from a position of strength knowing we lost out on Tate.

We still have the money for Clemons.

We can't bring in a DE.

We need to make a move in the 1st for Watkins.

We go another year without drafting top secondary help, and continue to be abused by Rodgers, Cutler, etc...

I like the plan but see no way Peppers is signing a deal like that. He is gonna get at least $10 million a year. Even on a short term deal.

I'm hoping that was sarcasm about Peppers. But if you could become the Lions GM and make it happen, we would all appreciate it.

 

[Monster]

No way tate does that. He could get that deal and stay with seahawks. No, we're looking at 6-7m per for him.

 

[mhughes0021]

No way tate does that. He could get that deal and stay with seahawks. No, we're looking at 6-7m per for him.

pay Emmanuel sanders 5 per.

 

[mhughes0021]

I like the plan but see no way Peppers is signing a deal like that. He is gonna get at least $10 million a year. Even on a short term deal.

I'm hoping that was sarcasm about Peppers. But if you could become the Lions GM and make it happen, we would all appreciate it.

It only takes 1 team so theoretically he could get 10 mil. But Clayton puts his market at around 4-5 mil per year.

 

[thehippo73]

It only takes 1 team so theoretically he could get 10 mil. But Clayton puts his market at around 4-5 mil per year.

Clayton hasn't heard of idiot owners like Jerry Jones or Dan Snyder. lol

Peppers name will get him more money than his recent production will. I would love him in a Lions uni for a one year deal. But I'm sure he will get multiple years even as a 34 yr old DE.

 

[thehippo73]

I just saw that Scott Chandler is a possible option to replace Pettidrop. I like it. He is big 6'7". I'm not sure what kind of blocker he is. But would definitely be a good red zone target. With a two TE set, we could have Chandler 6'7", Fauria 6'7", Durham 6'6" and the small Megatron 6'5", could Stafford still find a way to overthrow all of them?

 

[Mitchrapp]

The only way Peppers comes here if we severely overpay him. I wouldn't mind Tate but I expect him to want a small fortune.