Is Brad Holmes becoming the next great GM?

[frm710]

@najacks

I don’t even knock him much for free agency. He’s not using it to finalize a roster. He’s looking for low end bandaids to patch holes while building through the draft. I’m going to wait and see what he does as this team gets closer to competing. Next year I believe is the target and where we’ll see the shift in free agent philosophy. I’ve been very impressed with Holmes so far.

Agree with this 100%

[CuriousHusker]

He’s taken some gambles on injured guys. That’s backfired and have represented the few of our “big dollar free agents”. But he’s also found some big time barhains in FA.

[stephenboyd57]

The 2022 draft could be one of the best drafts in Lions history if Jamo turns out to be a stud. Holmes has already got 4 starters out of it, could be 5. And that isn’t even counting Houston who had 2 sacks yesterday. Shit what a draft. Kerby and Hutch are already the 2 best players on the defense in their rookie year.

[Lionpile]

@stephenboyd57

Shit what a draft. Kerby and Hutch are already the 2 best players on the defense in their rookie year.

Agreed. Plus we get Tracy Walker back next year. He may not be an outstanding pro bowl type player, but would be good back up or spot starter if needed. I’m thinking we upgrade our safety position this year. Obviously, Kerby is a lock.

[stephenboyd57]

@Lionpile

Plus we get Tracy Walker back next year. He may not be an outstanding pro bowl type player, but would be good back up or spot starter if needed.

Yea the achilles can be a tough one. Okudah made it back! Wishing Walker a smooth recovery. A healthy Walker and Kerby together would be terrific. But, we better have a plan because counting on a guy coming back from an achilles is risky business.

[BarrySanders20]

Too early to tell imo

[Lionboy1970]

There’s a chance for sure….St Brown and Rodrigo were awesome picks. Now I’m thinking Houston may have something to offer as well. Grabbed some nice UDFAs as well.

[Phunnypharm]

@Mongoose

@HSVLion

And why should we expect every pick he ever makes to be a hit? Every GM has bust picks, but the good ones hit way more often than they don’t, just like Holmes.

For every Levi, there’s a St. Brown, Rodriguez, and Joseph.

And he hasn’t even spent that much money in FA either. It’s too early to judge his FA skills because he hasn’t spent any money.

Correct, I mean the standard for evaluation in the NFL is expected to be around 70% range. If you can’t grade in that area scouts are fired. Leaving an extra 20-30% to account for misses because it’s inevitable. Human beings judging other human beings

I give him an A for drafting so far. You might be right regarding too early to judge FA but I’m still going to give him a C in that area

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The tricky part is injuries.

It is a violent sport… so I don’t really have a problem with drafting a guy coming off an injury… because pretty much ALL players will get injured. There are obviously some injuries that are worse than others… but I don’t have any concern with picking Jamo or Paschal given the info we have.

Heck… even Levi didn’t seem to have a bad back injury based on all the pre-draft info… which usually comes out…. but seems to have aggravated an injury.

If a GM rules out every player that has had an injury in HS or college…

they won’t have many players to choose from…

[Mongoose]

Agreed, definitely tricky.

When talking injury history I would put that more on the medical team to make that decision. Decision in this context=medical grade. So long as they properly diagnose & correctly communicate the information to the GM. Then the decision maker can decide what round value someone might be worth taking a flyer on

[Phunnypharm]

@stephenboyd57

@Lionpile

Plus we get Tracy Walker back next year. He may not be an outstanding pro bowl type player, but would be good back up or spot starter if needed.

Yea the achilles can be a tough one. Okudah made it back! Wishing Walker a smooth recovery. A healthy Walker and Kerby together would be terrific. But, we better have a plan because counting on a guy coming back from an achilles is risky business.

Luckily… safety might be one of the best positions to come back from an Achilles injury.

[BigNatty]

@Phunnypharm

The tricky part is injuries.

We’re gonna draft an injured Hooker in the 2nd this year.
Carter
Dijon
Hook
DE, LB, CB S or WR (BLPA) for the rest of the way …in no particular order.

[barreb101]

I was actually going to raise the potential of taking hooked/levis/richardson if they are available with one of the seconds or with the third etc. Not sure many qbs will be selected in the first once again this year

[Phunnypharm]

Hope they do NOT draft Hooker in the 2nd round.

5th round?… sure.

He is already an older prospect… and now will lose a year while he rehabs the knee. Then he has 3 years under contract to prove himself… and learn to play under center.

[barreb101]

Where do you see the potential qb options, after young/stroud, going? Anyone else in first? Fall into the second/third? We do have an extra pick in the second if holmes feels one of these guys can be an upgrade to goff.

[socko]

Stroud seems a lot like Goff with a deep ball. He better go to a team with a good o-line that has weapons. He’s not an improvisor much like Goff.

[CuriousHusker]

Don’t sleep on Chase Lucas.

[barreb101]

Actually was surprised we hadnt seen him get some burn in nickel with all of the injuries etc

[CuriousHusker]

I believe Chase had been banged up.

[BigNatty]

@CuriousHusker

Don’t sleep on Chase Lucas.

@CuriousHusker

I believe Chase had been banged u

[Bigswinginbeef]

@HSVLion

It’s too early to judge his FA skills because he hasn’t spent any money.

To be fair, he did sign Romeo, Walker, Williams, etc. and passed on resigning Prater. So he’s had a few FA signings, but his best FA decision may have been not extending Golladay.