Detroit Lions FA Thread

[LKP]

We can get Pettigrew and defense. 2 million cap number is a cheap number for a starting TE. Ihedigbo plus draft.

Jones/Houston/Slay are the vets we need to play well who didn't most of 2013. I'd take an experienced player over a rookie for immediate help. Some rookies can come in and shine. DE and CB is tough to do though. Long term CB Round 1 and DE Round 2 would be good picks but for 2014, it's mainly up to Houston/Slay and Jones whether you like it or not.

And Pettigrew had a good catch rate in every year but 2012. His blocking is good every year but 2013 run blocking. Overall he's a good pass catching TE and blocker. Just not a seam guy. And we should rely on him less with 16 games of Tate instead of 9 games of Burleson. Plus any drafted WRs who can contribute faster.

 

[Mitchrapp]

We can get Pettigrew and defense. 2 million cap number is a cheap number for a starting TE. Ihedigbo plus draft.

Jones/Houston/Slay are the vets we need to play well who didn't most of 2013. I'd take an experienced player over a rookie for immediate help. Some rookies can come in and shine. DE and CB is tough to do though. Long term CB Round 1 and DE Round 2 would be good picks but for 2014, it's mainly up to Houston/Slay and Jones whether you like it or not.

And Pettigrew had a good catch rate in every year but 2012. His blocking is good every year but 2013 run blocking. Overall he's a good pass catching TE and blocker. Just not a seam guy. And we should rely on him less with 16 games of Tate instead of 9 games of Burleson. Plus any drafted WRs who can contribute faster.

This isn't about Pettigrew and his cap or the safety we got. Or about the reasonable price his contract is..I though we could use it on defense , simple. I don't need anymore of your he's awesome we're perfect BS.

 

[lucke]

This isn't about Pettigrew and his cap or the safety we got. Or about the reasonable price his contract is..I though we could use it on defense , simple. I don't need anymore of your he's awesome we're perfect BS.

and now for the third time, since reading comprehension is apparently not your strong suit...

who would we have signed on the defensive side of the ball, if we didn't resign Pettigrew?

 

[LKP]

This isn't about Pettigrew and his cap or the safety we got. Or about the reasonable price his contract is..I though we could use it on defense , simple. I don't need anymore of your he's awesome we're perfect BS.

Jones/Taylor and Houston/Slay can be good or at least solid players for Detroit in 2014. And we still might take Gilbert or Barr.

 

[LKP]

Who did you want Jared Allen? The guy who bashed the city of Detroit a few years ago. Peppers?

 

[Mitchrapp]

and now for the third time, since reading comprehension is apparently not your strong suit...

who would we have signed on the defensive side of the ball, if we didn't resign Pettigrew?

CB maybe, there were only about 12 of them out there that we could afford.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Can never have enough secondary help, especially us since we're the injury factory. Can't say the same about TE.

 

[LKP]

Can never have enough secondary help, especially us since we're the injury factory. Can't say the same about TE.

Who did you Verner? 8.5 million. I believe Shield and Davis and Talib got way more than.

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/alterraun-verner/

 

[Mitchrapp]

Who did you Verner? 8.5 million. I believe Shield and Davis and Talib got way more than.

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/tampa-bay-buccaneers/alterraun-verner/

Did I say those guys? Don't assume..there were many CB that were within our price range, Pettigrew price range.

 

[LKP]

Rodgers Cromartie. Cheap year 1 but year 2 not so much
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-york-giants/dominique-rodgers-cromartie/

Cromartie was 1 year 3.5 millin

We don't know if Detroit offered either of those guys anything. They might have but 3.5 wasn't enough or the Cards and Giants just got to them first.

Tillman is off a bad injured year and has been a Bear for life. Makes sense him going back there.

 

[LKP]

Name some names Mitch.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Rodgers Cromartie. Cheap year 1 but year 2 not so much
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-york-giants/dominique-rodgers-cromartie/

Cromartie was 1 year 3.5 millin

We don't know if Detroit offered either of those guys anything. They might have but 3.5 wasn't enough or the Cards and Giants just got to them first.

Tillman is off a bad injured year and has been a Bear for life. Makes sense him going back there.

Again, don't assume ..

 

[lucke]

Did I say those guys? Don't assume..there were many CB that were within our price range, Pettigrew price range.

who was available at that time? and who could we have actually signed?

 

[LKP]

Again, don't assume ..

Tell me who you wanted. I can give you any contract detail.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Name some names Mitch.

I'm not going through a fkn list for you. You know who was out there..but your love for Pettigrew makes you blind..

 

[LKP]

Again, don't assume ..

You are the one assuming Detorit didn't try to sign any of those guys.

 

[LKP]

I'm not going through a fkn list for you. You know who was out there..but your love for Pettigrew makes you blind..

I do know who was out there. I'm giving you names and contract. Let me know when I found one you wanted. And let me know if you know for a FACT that the Lions didn't offer them anything.

 

[Mitchrapp]

who was available at that time? and who could we have actually signed?

That I don't know, would you want to come here? But hypothetical I would went with someone on defense..

 

[LKP]

That I don't know, would you want to come here? But hypothetical I would went with someone on defense..

Yeah they should have signed a safety or DE. Maybe we did.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I do know who was out there. I'm giving you names and contract. Let me know when I found one you wanted. And let me know if you know for a FACT that the Lions didn't offer them anything.

No one knows nothing for sure but I can take an educated guess that the whole off-season has been about $tafford.