Just Want A Title Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 After going through free agency and the draft, I have consistently had the feeling that there is this "other shoe" that seems like it is going drop. I don't know if it is the presence of EDGE guys like Romeo Okwara and Charles Harris who will have limited roles or something else. It seems like one more surprise roster move is coming. If Shane Zylstra really did get down to 215 it would give us a taller and more physical WR that we really need. This kind of change might also signal that the Lions may decide to move on from Josh Reynolds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Just Want A Title said: After going through free agency and the draft, I have consistently had the feeling that there is this "other shoe" that seems like it is going drop. I don't know if it is the presence of EDGE guys like Romeo Okwara and Charles Harris who will have limited roles or something else. It seems like one more surprise roster move is coming. If Shane Zylstra really did get down to 215 it would give us a taller and more physical WR that we really need. This kind of change might also signal that the Lions may decide to move on from Josh Reynolds. I don't know if Zylstra is going to be the guy to do that but he's an indication of what they're trying to do at WR - get bigger. We have enough speed between Gibbs and Jamo. The bulk of our WRs have been like 5'11 and 180. A lot of our recent additions have been bigger dudes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Want A Title Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 I know the Lions were doing pretty good with respect to salary cap space. Apparently, our rookie class consume about $12 million of salary cap space this year. https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/how-lions-rookie-class-impacts-2023-salary-cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_shadows Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 The one major concern I have with the way this off-season has gone is the frequency of hutch facing double teams last year...I don't see anything the lions have done this off-season helping with that so hopefully he works hard on his ability to beat the double team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnivolcm Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 40 minutes ago, rob_shadows said: The one major concern I have with the way this off-season has gone is the frequency of hutch facing double teams last year...I don't see anything the lions have done this off-season helping with that so hopefully he works hard on his ability to beat the double team. Hopefully Paschal and Onwuzurike can get healthy and Houston can continue to dominate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Want A Title Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, rob_shadows said: The one major concern I have with the way this off-season has gone is the frequency of hutch facing double teams last year...I don't see anything the lions have done this off-season helping with that so hopefully he works hard on his ability to beat the double team. Alim McNeil and Josh Pascal have to be able to add some pass rush help this to help keep the pressure off of Aidan Hutchinson. If Brodric Martin can step into a significant role quickly that would help also. Edited May 7, 2023 by Just Want A Title Forgot something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Want A Title Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 3 hours ago, Nnivolcm said: Hopefully Paschal and Onwuzurike can get healthy and Houston can continue to dominate. I think the biggest thing with James Houston is that he needs to be a more complete player. In our last game in Green Bay, the packers kept him in check by sending a receiver into area from which James Houston was rushing. Teams were doing the same thing to Micah Parsons until he learned to recognize that tactic. James Houston will need to do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Tso Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 4 hours ago, rob_shadows said: The one major concern I have with the way this off-season has gone is the frequency of hutch facing double teams last year...I don't see anything the lions have done this off-season helping with that so hopefully he works hard on his ability to beat the double team. Cominsky added a lot to Aidan after coming back from injury as we saw in the latter half of the season. Also, I expect Alim to take another step forward. He's looking a lot more fit, there was an interview where he said he's lost 10% body fat. Martin and Buggs should free him up to become the 3T. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 If NFL coaches ever played a game against other NFL coaches which team would win? It is flat out insane how many very recently successful NFL players the Detroit Lions have. Mark Brunell QB WR Antwaan Randle El Aaron Glenn CB Dre Bly CB Dan Campbell TE Kelvin Sheppard LB JT Barrett QB Shaun Dion Hamilton LB Minnesota Vikings for example, most accomplished player they had is Keenan McCardell and that is about it. Talk about player lead team, I imagine that many young former NFL players as coaches helps that unit overall. And guys like Brunell, Glenn, Randle El and Bly were high level players. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37589507/suspended-wr-stanley-berryhill-waived-lions Lions have waived Stanley Berryhill, WR Mac McCain, CB Demetrius Taylor, DT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Want A Title Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Karnage84 said: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/37589507/suspended-wr-stanley-berryhill-waived-lions Lions have waived Stanley Berryhill, WR Mac McCain, CB Demetrius Taylor, DT I think that says a lot about their plans for Brodric Martin and Antoine Greene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 51 minutes ago, Just Want A Title said: I think that says a lot about their plans for Brodric Martin and Antoine Greene. Agreed. I'm not suggesting that Greene is going to be an every-down starter but he's likely going to stick around as WR5 or WR6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10075551-nfl-schedule-2023-dolphins-vs-chiefs-in-germany-all-international-games-revealed Dolphins will be playing the Chiefs in Germany this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Lions have signed DE/DT Christian Covington 6'2, 305 lbs SNAPS DLT - 34 DRT - 45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 The family of Devin Willock is suing the Georgia Bulldogs and Jalen Carter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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