Well shit, with all these DB’s might as well do this…
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Before this flurry of signings, I was thinking DL and then hopefully Deonte Banks at #18. That still looks good to me.
Brad has a lot of room to maneuver, which might even include trading down for future draft picks. That seemed unlikely a few days ago. But I’m several light years behind Da Villian.
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Can he play DT?
But we won’t get a CB in the first round. You can scratch that off. CB room is stacked this year we can get one in the second or even at 81.
That’s what I would think too.
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This is the closest I’ve seen the Lions going into a draft with the ability to do anything they damn well want.
Before any free agency or tampering period started I told my buddies at work that this is the first offseason where I can actually say I don’t care what they do. Simply because I have full trust in what the front office does.
This just puts a certified stamp on it for me.
Literally going into a draft and feeling comfortable with whoever they take. It’s amazing, and completely uncharted for Lions fans.
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same, bro. Just trust the Brad
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Since Brad has been fulfilling my offseason fantasies so far I’m going to predict that we exchange one of our first rounders for a 2024 first rounder plus …
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This is what I’m hoping for too. Gives us even more cap room + future versatility to move up if need be.
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My prediction for what next steps Brad Holmes will take.
- Trade up to 3 and take Will Anderson
- Trade up to 3 and take Anthony Richardson
- Stay at 6 and take Jalen Carter
- if Jalen Carter is gone, and Richardson trade back
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I’m just as happy as anyone else, but i’m a little confused by it all. Only Sutton has a longer term deal. The 30 other guys are 1 season rentals. Which includes Okudah, and I think Jacobs. I get it, whoever plays their arses off I’m sure will get an extension. That is, whoever wants to stay because he/they will want bigger contracts.
The other thing is that for the exception of Mosley, who still has to get healthy, and still has to prove he’s a good CB, every single one of these guys are best inside or at nickel. Sutton has been primarily a nickel guy. An inside/outside CB. CJGJ is a nickel/safety. Okudah was great inside. Jacobs is pretty much the same. A lot of us has said that’s their best fit. Will Harris is a nickel guy. The long ball was the problem.
It’ll be interesting to see how this all plays out. It’s pretty damn exciting to be stacked like this.
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I think the belief with the one-year-deals is to keep our options open, but at the same time give us a major leg up on keeping them if that’s what we want. It’s a test drive, more or less, for both the player and the team. I wouldn’t be surprised if we re-signed someone midseason if he was crushing it.
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Actually 80% of his snaps came on the outside 20% in the slot
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OK, thats good to know, but still. Like I said, he’s an inside/outside guy. we’re definitely stacked at nickel for sure…lol. Do they plan on switching to a cover-2 with DB’s blitzing? 
Can we stack at DT/DL now? As exciting as all these DB’s are, I’d wet my pants if this was the case for DL.
I think we’re very appealing to prove it DBs. Playing time is clearly there. The DC is a former defensive back. We have a player’s coach. In the case of Chauncey he knew both. Pass rush started to really come on. It’s a promising setup if you need to perform.
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Haha! I"m with ya, man.
Is that going to be easy? How robust is the Will Levis market?
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I think Jeff might be out of here
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The one year deal you can do that when you’re building a top class culture and family. Brad Holmes and Dan Campbell know when they come here and play and fight and see this culture I promise they’ll wanna stay and sign a new contract.
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