Leeroy Jenkins Ph.D.

Ask him;

How he feels about comments made regarding the lack of redzone work in practice. 

Has Joe Brady expanded on his offensive philosophy or was he hampered by having another new QB learning his system.

How do the additions made in the off-season make his job harder or easier for the upcoming season

Ask him house or ceaser salad. 

 

I suspect we kept 20 TEs for a reason. I fully expect Ian Thomas to be part of a trade.

How can you not love Minshew.  Great sense of humor. 

Looks like Will Grier was claimed by the Cowboys

Benardrick McKinney at ILB

Tyrell Crosby swing OT

Nigel Warrior DB

Nigel Warrior looked really good for the Ravens in preseason. Not that we need another Safety, but he is an upgrade to some of our current DB talent. Hopefully the team will have plenty of tape due to the joint practices.

For me, there are 2 FAs available I think would be great additions to the team this year. 

Benardrick McKinney is only 28 years old. The former pro-bowler stands at 6-4, 257lb.  Could be a solid veteran presence to the LB core, even in a backup role. 

Tyrell Crosby is a swing tackle from Detroit who has started and looked good at both Left and Right tackle.  May have been released because he was unhappy about losing his starting gig after Detroit spent a top 10 pick on a tackle in the draft.

What FAs are you watching?

Some things Lions fans are saying about the Crosby cut: 

I really liked Crosby and was hoping we'd keep him. Seeing how well he played as a fill-in starter for so many games last year, I have a hard time believing he was not worthy of a roster spot. Oh well, "what have you done for me lately" is what it comes down to, and I guess they didn't see it in him through the offseason. Wish him the best.

This looks like a red flag to me with this staff. You don’t cut swing tackles on rookie deals who have played well in previous seasons. The only way this makes sense is if they think the injury is going to hamper him/prevent him from playing all year and they know he is walking in FA next year. I suspect we will not look back kindly on this move.

Let's not forget, I'm not exactly sure on the waiver period, but they potentially could be trying to sneak him through for the practice squad which can have 16 members this season same could be said for Mike Ford

Some responses to the trade by Bills fans: 

Damn. He was great on ST and has shown flashes of potentially be a contributor on defense. However…. ST standouts are a dime a dozen, and we’ve spent a 1st and two 2nds on edge guys the past two years, so he likely wouldn’t have gotten a shot anyway.

Bam... I liked you and Routed for ya. Sorry to see you go.

Later Bam. I guess this is karma for stealing Andre Smith lol

The Detroit Lions waived-injured Crosby on Monday in a stunning move that comes months after they made their presumptive swing offensive tackle available via trade.

Apparently he has a hamstring injury.  I am thinking he was unhappy Detroit drafted a tackle in the 1st and he lost his starting job.  Played both left and right tackle for the Lions last year.  

Get 'em Fitterer!!!

I guarantee that will not be the starting 5 going into week 2.  Quote me on this

I don't believe the fullback position will disappear from football, but it is going to definitely evolve. Where that position used to be an extremely large, short yardage specialist who could block, will now need to have those characteristics plus the ability to move in space, run a particular route tree, and contribute on special teams.

I am going on the record with not being excited about this move.  I would have been perfectly fine with trading away Anderson before the season.

His attitude coming into camp was poor. He was barely there, and when he was, he was injured. We have plenty of talent at WR, especially if our draft picks show out.  This feels like a waste of money IMO.

Personally, I think it is another example of Rhule looking out for his college players. The nepotism is starting to get old.

I would be very curious as to why he was cut. Moves like this are often due to off field concerns or locker room problems. If that isn't the case, we could definitely use the depth.

11 hours ago, 54th man said:

Np practice squad players can be poached by any team as long as a team puts them on their 53 man roster 

I believe we have the ability to protect 4 players on the practice squad this year.

*Expansion of practice squads to 16 players, including up to six who have more than two accrued seasons. The ability to protect up to four practice squad players per week from being signed by other teams.

Well, when we draft the next Luke with that 7th rounder, joke will be on them....

NFL bite dot com

8 hours ago, Snake said:

80mph on 485 is just cruzing speed. You drive 90 and you still have people riding your ass.

LMAO, y'all come down to Texas. Our posted speed limit is 85.  Talking bout 80 is cruising speed haha. You would get your slow butt rear ended driving 80.

Less than Ramczyk.  I was worried.  Moton got 18 per year. 

Ryan Ramczyk signed a 5-year, $96 million contract extension. The deal comes with $60 million in guaranteed money with a $19.2 million yearly average

S Jeremy Chinn (59.0)

Yeah, ok.  Sure.....

How can you expect to do anything when the team is carrying 43 million in dead money. There are drawbacks to having the most dead money in the league. 

We don't have to trade draft capital.  How about a player at a position where we have plenty of depth. Possibly drafting Terrace Marshall Jr. made Robby Anderson expendable. Lions could definitely use a WR. We could possibly even pick up draft picks with this trade and clear cap space in the process. 

2 minutes ago, joemac said:

Smart teams DO NOT trade away coveted quality offensive line depth.  Just because they bring in a new starter doesn't mean those guys will stay healthy or that they still will not rotate other guys in.  What happens if Sewell gets hurt or the other starter goes down?  What happens if Sewell sucks?

Devil's advocate..... We are talking about the Lions after all. 

1 minute ago, joemac said:

Why would the Lions want to get rid of quality depth at the offensive tackle position?  Especially with a rookie coming in?

Smart teams trade superfluous talent on the final year of their contracts. It is how you build draft capital and manage the salary cap. 

When the Detroit Lions selected Penei Sewell right before the Panthers selection, a lot of us felt a little let down. He was a sure fire starting left tackle for years to come.  The Lions already had a top 12 LT in Taylor Decker who remains with the team, so the pick almost didn't make sense at the time. It was announced that Sewell would be switching positions to play RT, a position the Lions already had a Oregon player in Tyrell Crosby, who performed admirably at Left Tackle when Decker was injured last year. He also played left tackle during his college career at Oregon. He is set to make 2.1 million this year on the final year of his contract. He could play opposite wherever the front office staff decides to move Moton. He is at least solid competition. 

For now, Crosby is slated to be the Lions 6th man on the O-line with position versatility to play either tackle or guard spot. However, he could very well be our answer at left or right tackle. The Lions stealing Sewell right before our pick, could possibly work out in our favor if we are able to make a decent trade offer.