Availability is the best ability. Iffy did us no good on IR.
So then why do you ask why? LOL, well, cheap entertainment until they lower the boom.
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If some of us doon’t know what were talking about at least it shows how far you are from knowing whats going on. First study who roster not it pick to suit your point of view.
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The funny part is we need him to stay healthy for Miami so he can help us with comp beans… Even on a different team he can still let us down. Hopefully he doesn’t.
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I don’t know which of you are correct but I do know that the there doesn’t seem to be a lot of difference between those two positions the way the Lions use them.
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You seem to be under the misunderstanding that how the Lions use a player one season is how they will always use them. Yes that is not how the Lions handle players.
As far as where i get the information, from the beat reporters. The only place most of us get information. Not the national media but the local guys who are in communication with Lions staff even in the off season.
Campbell talked highly of Strickland last season despite him being buried on the depth chart. That was last year and none of us know how the Lions feel about their players. Just because you believe the Lions need to bring someone in at the position, does not make it a fact or even something me or anyone else needs to be concerned about.
Maddox played some safety in 2024.
Here is a quote from one of the beat writers (and link to full story https://atozsports.com/nfl/detroit-lions-news/lions-bringing-home-detroit-native-and-former-fourth-round-pick-but-he-may-not-be-coming-home-to-play-the-position-you-think-hell-play/):
He might actually be coming home to play safety. While in Philadelphia, the Eagles had Maddox play linebacker, free safety, and strong safety as well as playing corner.
This season the Eagles used him at safety in eight of the 18 games he played. That includes the Super Bowl, where he got a big pass breakup in that position.
From Tim Twentyman of the Lions website:
" The Lions signed veteran cornerback Avonte Maddox this offseason and Holmes said he has the versatility to play nickel and safety, which he was excited about."
Twentyman also lists Maddox with the Safety Group: Lions safety depth chart: Joseph, Branch, Maddox, Loren Strickland, Morice Norris, Erick Hallett.
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And he blocked me???
Why is this dude asking questions and then mocking the answers he is being given???
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Loren Strickland is a viable development and depth player. Turns 25 May 31st. Was a team captain at a small school. Undrafted in 2024 and has been with us since day one.
As mentioned, Maddox is likely a key #3 safety for us in 2025.
Then we also have Dan Jackson. Dan likely makes this club. Experienced and smart.
Maddox, Strickland and Jackson feel like solid safety depth to me.
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Blessing in disguise, no need to waste your time anymore. Much more valuable to jump in the Tiger game threads, they are very non lion like, well, as long as @KarlKaliente stays off the bourbon
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IDK he calls everyone Downriver Fans and Brad the director of pro scouting crap.
Yet this is the only guy here that doesn’t have a clue what players fit this team, he just wants the top or most expensive player on the market not the slightest question of fit. And then bashes Brad and all us downriver fans for not knowing crap. Lol He is so desperate he makes shit up and discredits actual facts to support his opinion.
I get people want more pass rush and you can be alittle disappointed , but to act like your smarter then Brad who went 15-2 with 16 people going on IR through out the season is ridiculous. You can question Brad but no one can argue with his results.
I mean this guys is just flat out full of shit.
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Thank god!!!
Our Tigers are in first place, and have #2 run differential and #4 record in baseball- SOME FANS: we need to trade for Arenado, Robert, Bichette, or Bohm!!! Likely the same fans that wanted to cast Tork aside for nothing…
Our Pistons went from historically bad to a hard fought playoff series as the #6 seed. A little less ref help for NY, and we may have won it. With Stew and Ivey we would have. SOME FANS: let’s either fantasize about “stars for scrubs” trades that will never happen… or actually trade young potential studs like Duren and Ivey, maybe Ausar and some picks for Giannis??? Maybe 25 year old Giannis, not the guy turning 31 that has played 70 games just one in 6 years!!! Giannis is next level for sure, but he, Cade, and some scrubs aren’t winning it all, or even getting to the finals. The odds are more favorable that Ivey, Duren and Ausar add 2-4 points per game each and become more efficient. A stretch 4/5 that protects the rim, and shoots the 3 for 15 ppg and 8 boards won’t cost us half the foundation
Our Lions have back to back Divisions, 2 playoff wins, and back to back playoff runs with an NFCC game appearance and a large half time lead. SOME FANS: trade the farm for Garrett, Crosby, Hendrickson, sign every veteran free agent who’s ever been to a pro bowl… AND DO IT NOW!!!
Translation:
Tigers- fans want a .260 bat that will hit 18-24 home runs for 24M per the next 3 years…. I doubt the 36-37 year old version of Arenado even gets to those numbers.
Pistons- fans want a star, but Duren, Ausar, and Ivey will be 21, 22, and 23 with Duren and Ausars defensive ratings trending up, Iveys deep shooting was 40% a full 30 games in, and all 3 are freaky athletes. I see more potential improvement from those three entering their prime than any trade.
Lions- we are literally talking about a #3 safety, what to do at WLB (if we don’t extend AA for a year btw) in 2026, and our edge #2…. That’s it’s as far as questions for an NFL Team….
Anyone remember finding 8-1 with 1.5M FA and a raw 3rd round rookie as our starting safeties? I mean we did have the corpse of Tracy Walker coming off a torn Achilles I guess.
NOW WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT A PAIR OF ALL PROS STARTING, and athletic starting safety from Georgia in rookie Dan Jackson, and a guy with some safety reps in Maddox… we also have 2 projects and the team seems to like Strickland.
#3 safety???
They will sign both a safety and an edge if guys like Muhammad, Hassanein, Maddox, Jackson etc don’t shine in camp. Guaranteed.
If they do, we will probably hope are starters stay healthy like 31 other teams…
We only fear injuries so much because of what happened last year. If it happens again, we probably don’t win the division and likely don’t win a playoff game again.
Common sense would say if any team loses 1/3 of its best players it’s screwed… and fixing that problem is later draft picks and downward trending vets won’t cut it.
Casting Tork aside was an understandable thought based on his play the last two years. But wrong thread.
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I have definitely been concerned about who is going to be our #6 WR. I have a feeling this keeps others up at night as well.
God damn it’s a great time to be a Lions fan. From holes in the starting lineup to holes in the bench. Next year will be be looking at holes in the PS?
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Yeah I mean we’re talking about safety’s and opinions
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Not shabby. Especially when the two starters are young studs!
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Yep, but it was mentioned…lol
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I hate the term #3 safety because there’s really no such thing.
The Lions typically carry 4-5 safeties and I suspect we carry just 4 this year on the final 53 and the rest get stuck on the PS.
We use NB’s, and box safeties as interchangeable roles.
At NB we’re very deep. Amik, Maddox and Rakestraw will all likely make the final roster.
At SS we have Norris as well so the box safety, strong safety rotation is deep and with Branch taking a heavy snap count at SS I think we’re good on this side.
At FS we have Kirby, Jackson and Strickland (who has taken snaps at both safety spots) along with Hallett. But on our defense it’s not hard to swap a FS out for a CB and the Lions could easily do that if injuries mounted.
I wouldn’t be surprised if we added another body but my guess is we run with what we have.
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I don’t mind the term. I think when you say #3 it insinuates he’s part of a rotation. It’s better than saying he’s the backup Strong Safety. As a backup, he’s riding the pine.
As an aside, I totally love listening to Nick Saban during the draft. His terminology is a little different than conventional, but 100% understandable. For Instance, he was talking about one DE prospect as “not an Edge, rather he’ll be down over the Offensive Tackle”. His definition of Edge is the player we all have such a hard time defining becasue we tend to call all DE’s “Edge”. I don’t think you’re an Edge player to Saban unless you have the speed to get out to a sideline. You might be a DE who is responsible for outside contain, but you’re not Edge.
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How did Maddox play NB when captain America cooper Dejean was playing NB last year ?