Mayhew and Lewand Fired - Mayhew signs with Giants

[boogerlovejoy]

alright board, 2 of my avatars have been fired this season, who do you want next?

lkp

 

[tomdalton22]

Due to popular demand...

That's too easy!

 

[grandy]

To be fair to the front office's handling of money, they drafted near the top during the absolute worst point in rookie contract escalation (eventually resulting in the creation of the rookie cap). It created something of a snowball effect, they restructured/extended big contracts to make room for other big contracts. Now I know a couple of those were technically 2nd contracts, but I still think they were bumped up due to the previously high rookie contract. They deserve a lot of blame for having to work with such tight cap space, but the situation didn't help either. Who knows what would've happened had the rookie cap been implemented earlier, I don't know if it would've been much different but there certainly would've been more flexibility in the earlier years to fill out the roster.

CJ is a tremendously talented player, but I don't think people realize just how much he is making. Last I checked, he's the highest paid WR by a good margin.

 

[biggunsbob]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep the pink slips coming! !!!!!!!!!

 

[atxlion82]

To be fair to the front office's handling of money, they drafted near the top during the absolute worst point in rookie contract escalation (eventually resulting in the creation of the rookie cap). It created something of a snowball effect, they restructured/extended big contracts to make room for other big contracts. Now I know a couple of those were technically 2nd contracts, but I still think they were bumped up due to the previously high rookie contract. They deserve a lot of blame for having to work with such tight cap space, but the situation didn't help either. Who knows what would've happened had the rookie cap been implemented earlier, I don't know if it would've been much different but there certainly would've been more flexibility in the earlier years to fill out the roster.

CJ is a tremendously talented player, but I don't think people realize just how much he is making. Last I checked, he's the highest paid WR by a good margin.

His cap number next year is going to be huge.

 

[JScottWriter]

Alright board, 2 of my avatars have been fired this season, who do you want next?

Swanson!

 

[tonyballs]

lkp

Sheldon White

 

[Mitchrapp]

Sheldon White

I have to agree with this one. If they continue with the good ole boys.. ugh.

 

[motown1958]

His cap number next year is going to be huge.

It sucks because basically this team should right off the next two years. Understand that we need to shed these contracts and draft well over that time. We are just maxed out on 1/4 th of the roster and the rest just aren't producing. You need to draft good players and this organization has been inept. Let's get it fixed.

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[tonyballs]

It sucks because basically this team should right off the next two years. Understand that we need to shed these contracts and draft well over that time. We are just maxed out on 1/4 th of the roster and the rest just aren't producing. You need to draft good players and this organization has been inept. Let's get it fixed.

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The Lions will have over 30MIL in cap money next year I believe...

 

[zyxt9]

I'm going to the Pats office tomorrow and begging them to send their lowest performing executive to the Lions. Pretty sure their most incompetent fool is a billion fold improvement to what the Lions have had.

 

[tigermud]

This a welcome news, now go find someone that knows what the hell thier doing

 

[kalinecountry]

http://detroitjockcity.com/2015/11/06/lions-ford-family-dynamics-a-story-to-watch/
Lions: Ford Family Dynamics a Story to Watch.

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/156654978
LIONS: WORST SPENDERS IN THE NFL.

 

[cheeno]

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/156654978
LIONS: WORST SPENDERS IN THE NFL.

Wow that is pretty damning KC. I have been preaching how bad it had got under Mayhew and Lewand but there it is in black and white. Pretty bad too when the Bungles have become the model franchise for front office management while we have sunk further into the depths of another fiasco. Carrying loads of dead money has not been just a recent development for us either. I think we just got through paying Kyle Vandenbosh!

 

[biggunsbob]

Holy crap They were bad... Man People working at Allen park must just laugh every-time they wake up and know The Ford's will keep paying them.. Get a gig in that front office is like Hitting the lottery..

 

[mhughes0021]

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/156654978
LIONS: WORST SPENDERS IN THE NFL.

lol our top 5 dead money consists of Suh, Ngata and Tulloch. Money well spent Mayhew!

 

[kalinecountry]

Wow that is pretty damning KC. I have been preaching how bad it had got under Mayhew and Lewand but there it is in black and white. Pretty bad too when the Bungles have become the model franchise for front office management while we have sunk further into the depths of another fiasco. Carrying loads of dead money has not been just a recent development for us either. I think we just got through paying Kyle Vandenbosh!

As everyone knows, it has been a front office mess for years.

found this little story on profootballrumors. I asked in comments section about Inkfreq's choice Sean McDermott and also the Saint's coach. No reply as of this post.
http://www.profootballrumors.com/detroit-lions-news-rumors/

 

[cheeno]

As everyone knows, it has been a front office mess for years.

found this little story on profootballrumors. I asked in comments section about Inkfreq's choice Sean McDermott and also the Saint's coach. No reply as of this post.
http://www.profootballrumors.com/detroit-lions-news-rumors/

Interesting article that caps by saying there would be a healthy trade market for Stafford. Although I'm not in a huge hurry to see him gone. I have to agree and a new GM has to do their due diligence in seeing what's out there. A couple ones from someone else over a two year period and a high pick this year combined with healthy cap space can get things rebooted pretty quickly if you hit your mark.

 

[inkfreq]

Interesting article that caps by saying there would be a healthy trade market for Stafford. Although I'm not in a huge hurry to see him gone. I have to agree and a new GM has to do their due diligence in seeing what's out there. A couple ones from someone else over a two year period and a high pick this year combined with healthy cap space can get things rebooted pretty quickly if you hit your mark.

Problem #1: You won't get two ones for Stafford. A one and a three is most likely.

Problem #2: Given the bust rate of QBs in the NFL, it's unlikely you will even get someone of Stafford's talent level with the one. Not that Stafford has been shit hot, but you aren't likely to even hit that high with a pick.

Problem #3: The Lion's don't have a great history of "hitting their mark", and I'm not entirely sure I trust the current ownership to find a better GM who will.