Bad Brad has already made the Lions better this offseason and has done it economically.
Without mentioning he’s a few weeks away from adding at least 2 and probably 3 impact players in 2024.
Still see him bringing in a couple more additions.
Im hoping for 2 of the following:
Justin Simmons -
Andrus Peat— can backup every spot other than C.
Mechi Becton- Love his tangibles and could see him having a poor man’s Trent Williams career arc.
Steven Nelson- Gritty and always in the mix
Stephon Gilmore- makes too much sense.
Lattimore post June1- would harden my loins
Calais Campbell- Have wanted him a Lion for damn near 2 decades now. Still bullies Olinemen
I agree on both positions needing depth. I assume if the draft goes away from these spots then Brad will circle back post-draft. Safety feels a bit odd to me tho - the Lions are planning on starting Iffy and Kerby who are both young and on rookie deals. Adding a rookie as depth feels dangerous. With all the veteran depth out there, love to see a guy added who’s capable of starting.
Diggs I could see taking a role here. Dugger has a transition tag so don’t see him coming here on a “Brad Deal”, Pats would most likely match anything we offered him. I think Simmons would want a starting role, could be wrong about that.
Adams with his injury history makes total sense for a 1 year Brad signing
Not sure about dangerous. The draft is full of mid-round safety types. Iffy has an injury history and Kerby hasn’t exactly lit it up. Take away Rogers and he’s pretty pedestrian.
Veteran depth makes sense, but I wouldn’t question Brad if he drafted a mid-round safety. If he beats out Kerby, all the better.
Beats out Kerby? So then we’re counting on Iffy to play 20 games next season? The guy who averaged 8 games a year the first couple of seasons in the league with injuries? And we’re supposed to hope a mid round rookie holds up against Mahomes and guys like him in the playoffs?
Not sure how you got from A to B? All I’m saying is safety is a sneaky need for us. Veteran depth - sure. But I wouldn’t exclude a developmental safety who could become good quickly - eventually passing KerJo and even Iffy. If you’re saying its dangerous to rely on ONLY a mid to late round safety as our third safety, I’m not saying you’re wrong. I am saying Brad will draft the best player in a given spot and if a safety he likes falls to him in the third round, I’m not going to question it.
Clearly, we’re not going to go into the season with Brandon Joseph as safety #3, unless he transformed into something he wasn’t .
