Very good Lions!!!

[cheeno]

I want him to march into marthas house and demand the gm gets fired.

Drunk off airplane vodka

 

[adam86107]

Fuck, fire them all. I'll go coach them for free. What's the worst that could happen? They lose?

 

[zyxt9]

Fuck, fire them all. I'll go coach them for free. What's the worst that could happen? They lose?

NO, at this point it is worse for them to win. They have pole position as long as they continue to lose, don't fuck that up by winning.

 

[dubbsco]

I think it's pointing more and more to drafting a QB with the #1 pick. You HAVE to start over from scratch. Draft the Memphis QB and start over.

 

[zyxt9]

Agreed, but do they keep Stafford as a starter until the new guy grows into it? Cap wise that might be their better path.

 

[everyoneneedsasmil]

Agreed, but do they keep Stafford as a starter until the new guy grows into it? Cap wise that might be their better path.

Cap-wise the Lions save 33 million in salary letting Stafford go in the offseason, with 11 million in dead space (salary savings are 11 million in year one and 22 in year two). If we keep him one more year, we'll still save 17 million in 2017, with 5.5 million of dead space. Keeping him or cutting him this year sounds good, but may have minimal impact since we can retain the players we have and clear space for big contracts coming up either way.

I still suggest drafting a QB and keeping Stafford for one more year. Nothing to do with chances of winning or cap space, everything to do with hits. Draft a QB and do our best to rebuild the O-line. Throw Stafford behind the new line for a few games to see how it holds up. If he's getting beaten all to hell again, then let him play out the year and keep building it up for the new QB the following offseason. If the new line DOES hold up, then he'll likely put up big yardage numbers and be tradable. Move him for a pick, then let the new guy take over without worrying about turning him into a new Harrington or Stafford.