Your Lions Offseason

[motorcitym]

If we were to bring in Long, it would force the Lions to make a business decision, and they never do that. Cut Backus, save $7 million against the cap and give it to Long. Pipe dream for sure, only teams like NE and GB make those types of moves to improve the team from an aging vet.

 

[Mitchrapp]

If we were to bring in Long, it would force the Lions to make a business decision, and they never do that. Cut Backus, save $7 million against the cap and give it to Long. Pipe dream for sure, only teams like NE and GB make those types of moves to improve the team from an aging vet.

Wait a minute, forget Long for a moment - but if we cut Backus we save 7M against the cap? That can't be right can it?

 

[motorcitym]

Wait a minute, forget Long for a moment - but if we cut Backus we save 7M against the cap? That can't be right can it?

http://kentskorner.nflen.com/2012/12/2013-silver-lining.html

This is where I read it from, pretty good article too.

 

[Mitchrapp]

If this is right, I'd say do it: (if I'm reading it right)

Jeff Backus
2013 Cap Hit: $7,900,000
2013 Projected Cap Penalty: $750,000
Projected Savings: $7,150,000
Projected Trade Value: None

 

[motorcitym]

Backus' play really took a hit last year. He use to be an average run blocker and an above average pass blocker. Now he's a below average run blocker and an average pass blocker, he hit the wall, just like any other 13 year vet. I'm predicting that he either retires or restructures (takes a pay cut) before March 12th

 

[mhughes0021]

cap hit is 3.5 mil. other 4.4 mil looks like its from incentives if he plays 90% of snaps in 2013.


Contract: 2 yr(s) / $5,850,000 Signing Bonus $1,500,000 Average Salary $2,925,000 End Year: 2013 Free Agent: 2014 / Unrestricted


Base Salary S. Bonus Misc. Bonus Cap Hit

2012 1,600,000 750,000 - 2,350,000
2013 2,250,000 750,000 500,000 3,500,000
2014 UFA

?Signing Bonus: $1.5 million
?2013 Roster Bonus: $500,000
?2013 NLTBE Incentives: $4.4 million, 90% snaps 2012-2013 (89% in 2012)

 

[LKP]

That's a big incentive he could easily hit for 4.4 million in 2014. Try to resign gosder or another good right tackle and roll with reiff at left tackle. If Backus remains he probably hits the incentive. Dick move to bench him and if in a playoff run we would need him. Don't cut Backus until you have a right tackle secured though

 

[mhughes0021]

Woodson released by pack.

 

[ruff]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...il-wont-rule-out-shot-at-mario-williams-money

 

[Slick]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap10...il-wont-rule-out-shot-at-mario-williams-money

makes that decision much easier....don't let the door hit ya in the ass on the way out Cliff.

:rush:

 

[mhughes0021]

nfl should reduce salaries down to about 200k max so they can afford all the lawsuits their employees place on them.

 

[mhughes0021]

Around The League suggested last month that the Detroit Lions would be a logical landing spot for impending free agent Reggie Bush. The idea has picked up steam in recent weeks, with NFL Network analyst Willie McGinest and SI.com's Peter King agreeing that the Miami Dolphins' running back would be a great fit.



Unofficial list of free agents

NFL free agency is set to begin on March 12. Check out this unofficial list of the 2013 NFL restricted and unrestricted free agents for every team, which includes Greg Jennings. More ...

Lions players are now taking it up a notch. After quarterback Matthew Stafford started following Bush on Twitter, wide receiver Nate Burleson took it a step further with a Bush-directed recruiting pitch while appearing on "NFL AM" on Monday.

"I'm going to just say this, 'Reggie Bush, you already took your talents to South Beach, come on to Detroit,'" Burleson said. "He still has that legend behind him. ... And if I can get Reggie Bush in a Detroit Lions uniform, ooh-wee, watch out."

While Bush does fill the receiving-back vacancy created by the probable end of Jahvid Best's career, there are two hurdles to clear with the Lions.

Bush won't come cheaply, and the Lions are just $2 million under the projected salary cap with 23 unrestricted free agents on the roster. There's also the question of whether Bush represents a true upgrade on Joique Bell, who finished second behind only Darren Sproles in receiving yards among tailbacks last season.
Follow Chris Wesseling on Twitter @ChrisWesseling.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I'm not much into players going through Twitter to get a guy interested in coming here. Just call him, geez.

 

[schles192]

he'd be perfect, but I don't see us being able to afford him.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I was looking at Scott Wright's recent mock, 4 days ago - has Geno Smith going 1 to KC.

 

[motorcitym]

Around The League suggested last month that the Detroit Lions would be a logical landing spot for impending free agent Reggie Bush. The idea has picked up steam in recent weeks, with NFL Network analyst Willie McGinest and SI.com's Peter King agreeing that the Miami Dolphins' running back would be a great fit.



Unofficial list of free agents

NFL free agency is set to begin on March 12. Check out this unofficial list of the 2013 NFL restricted and unrestricted free agents for every team, which includes Greg Jennings. More ...

Lions players are now taking it up a notch. After quarterback Matthew Stafford started following Bush on Twitter, wide receiver Nate Burleson took it a step further with a Bush-directed recruiting pitch while appearing on "NFL AM" on Monday.

"I'm going to just say this, 'Reggie Bush, you already took your talents to South Beach, come on to Detroit,'" Burleson said. "He still has that legend behind him. ... And if I can get Reggie Bush in a Detroit Lions uniform, ooh-wee, watch out."

While Bush does fill the receiving-back vacancy created by the probable end of Jahvid Best's career, there are two hurdles to clear with the Lions.

Bush won't come cheaply, and the Lions are just $2 million under the projected salary cap with 23 unrestricted free agents on the roster. There's also the question of whether Bush represents a true upgrade on Joique Bell, who finished second behind only Darren Sproles in receiving yards among tailbacks last season.
Follow Chris Wesseling on Twitter @ChrisWesseling.

Why are they still saying the Lions are only $2million under the cap. Cutting Peterman, KVB, and restructuring Doms deal has us $8million under I thought?

 

[mhughes0021]

Why are they still saying the Lions are only $2million under the cap. Cutting Peterman, KVB, and restructuring Doms deal has us $8million under I thought?

I read all the cuts put us at the cap. restructuring dom couldn't have saved us 8 mil. 2 mil sounds about right.

 

[cheeno]

Reggie Bush and his six mil per can pound salt. That being said he's our day one overpay that fades in two years and cripples our future cap with dead money.

 

[dtroitlionsfan951]

I read all the cuts put us at the cap. restructuring dom couldn't have saved us 8 mil. 2 mil sounds about right.

no, we are definately more than 2 mil under...we were about 3 mil over before the releases of kvb and peterman..i think peterman freed us like 2.5 mil..and kvb's was like 5 mil saved..so..before dom's restructure..we were abount 4 mil under..i bet right now we are about 8 mil under after his restructure...because he probably didn't get much more than he would have got if he got cut..(which i believe was 2 of his 6 million)

 

[dtroitlionsfan951]

we still need to re-sign stafford...pay cut for burleson...and figure out wtf we are doing with backus....which should hopefully free us up some..if we had only 2 mil under..after the cuts and restructure...we would be in BIG time shit.