Why would the day he signed influence the comp pick value? I thought it was all the same until a couple days after the draft.
I think this might be the philosophy, have high level (and high paid) players at LT, C and RT, and then plug in cheaper or less experienced guards who will be lifted by whatās either side of them and the quality of Fraleyās coaching.
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Which is all-in-all a very solid philosophy. You can find iOL help cheap, like we did Zeitler last year or Glasgow the year before, like Philly did with Becton this year, like the Niners did drafting Puni, etcā¦ Those guys were some of the best in the league at their spots the year they were brought in (Glasgow obviously faded since then).
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Yea, privy to the article postedā¦
whack, but heās probably already been replaced.
too bad the bears didnāt overpay for him
Bingo! The whole no guards in the first round philosophy.
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Lions have the best offensive line coach in the NFL. Lions will probably steal an interior olineman in the 2nd or 3rd who can also play Center. If Glasgow sucks or Frank misses time the rookie goes in and Iām sure Hank will have him up to speed. Mahogany is going to start and heās going to be a beast. Glasgows play was not great to finish the year and as great as Ragnow is he is on borrowed time and will miss some games. I am glad that Holmes didnāt spend that much for Zeitler.
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I once said heād only sign with a super bowl contenderā¦ Haha wow was I wrong.
Turns out his wife is getting all that moneyā¦ Dude hasnāt worn the pants since 2009ā¦
Anyways thx for playing hard last yearā¦ Good luck winning 6 games next year
Dang it. Emoji colors worked for both teams @stephenboyd57
By the way, I think the spotās Glasgowās. He thought it was his last year until Zietler whored himself out to us LOL.
Oh well. Back to GG at RG and G/C depth remains as much a need as it would have been even with Zietler.
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*sucked when he wasnāt hurt
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To me thatās what exactly is going down theyāre going to spend a first two round pick on a guy who eventually take over for rags
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the new year started already.
9M was barely a 5th rounder yesterday.
its probably a sixth rounder in this new year, but that would be for the 2026 draft.
but i would get @DeadStroke to verify.
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I get it, because of the rise in salary cap.
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Itās all goodā¦ Mahogany is a legit talent. He deserves a shot and is very cheap
We got mahogany in the 6th, so yeah we can find a long term replacement for cheaper.
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When healthy, OL play 100% of the snaps, so if healthy, Zeitler should be a 5th, but if he gets hurt, heāll probably be a sixth.
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I credit Hank Fraley
The Lions already have a lot of money invested into the OL. I think tossing another 9-10 million on a guard probably just didnāt feel like value to BH. I mean look at corner - they liked Davis but at that price you have to find the next best option. I think thatās where we are with guard. They will definitely sign someone but for less than 9 mil a year.
They kept Fraley and gave him a raise. Theyāre going to make him earn it by replacing Zeitler with someone cheaper and asking for there to be no drop off from the unit.