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Diggs needs to both get volume targets and be on a winning team to be happy. He might get the targets here, but we won't be winning and that will cause huge problems with a player like him Just a real bad fit

Because there is about a .1% chance that the Bengals just let him walk in FA. They’re going to tag and trade him And hellllll noooooo on Chark coming back, what a bum

I still think the Bengals are a trade partner for TMJ, pair him back up with Burrow and Chase, might be the best way to get something out of him. Plus they are going to lose Higgins this offseason, so it makes sense that they might want to see if those two can rejuvenate his career. Burns + TMJ for Higgins and a 3rd would work for me

Yes, an elite pass rusher is needed to be competitive in today's NFL Yes, paying big money for that pass rusher is acceptable No, paying big money for a pass rusher who doesn't put up elite pass rushing stats/impact (not just sacks), when you're at the literal bottom of the rung of a re-build ladder isn't acceptable. If we didn't have such a garbage roster with a QB who is going to be out of the league within a few years, missing our 1st this year and our 2nd next year, then it might make more sense. But all things considered, paying Burns is just stupid as he'll be 30 and the contract will be up by the time this team has any real chance at contending, in the best case scenario. You trade him, get the picks, and use it to help re-build this roster, period.

I'd do the exact opposite and sign him to an extension this offseason, and no, that's not a joke. Sign him to a 2 or 3 year extension at around 8-10 million a year with it structured in a way that we can get out of it with minimal future dead cap hits. Horn should want to sign it as it would be far more than he could get as a free agent if he were to have another injury filled season. Panthers should want to sign it as it would limit the downside of the deal, but if he were to stay healthy, we'd have a bargain for a #1 corner. Really would be a win-win for both sides, and if he can prove he can stay healthy, we can then sign him to a bigger extension in 2 years. As he has no legit trade value for us right now to where whatever we'd get in return would help us more than he could. I think at best, we'd be looking at a 4th rounder for him, and that would be the absolute best case scenario right now.

This roster is too thin on talent to waste any picks on another QB right now. I don't think Bryce is the guy, but trying to draft his replacement in the middle rounds, the season after we drafted him, isn't the solution. Need to use those picks to fill in gaps and hopefully hit on a player or two, only way we are going to be able to replace Bryce is through a 1st round pick in the next year or two, or through FA when we give up on him.

Any best case scenario for the panthers next year is to finish in last place so we get the #1 pick to replace Bryce He’s not the guy

Evans is either re-signing in TB or going to an elite contender that needs a WR like KC 0% chance he comes here

I'd bet good money that Aiyuk isn't on the 49ers next year No, they don't/won't want to move him, but they just can't afford to re-sign him, they have too many huge contracts that they won't be able to afford a second big WR contract. He's widely been discussed as a trade target for WR needy teams this offseason because of that. So unless they decide they don't need both CMC and Deebo and want to trade Deebo instead (as I do think there is some overlap there between them and maybe Aiyuk/CMC is a better combo for varying skill set), I 100% believe Aiyuk will be traded before next season.

Unless they cut Lockett and we can get him on a severe discount, I have no interest in Lockett. He'll turn 32 early into next season where DK just turned 26 in December. I think JSN was drafted to replace DK long term so they don't need to give him another big deal, as they'd need to do that next offseason. Tag and trade Burns for DK and then give him a new 4 year contract extension And if we can't/won't do this, I still think we need to try and find a way to trade for Aiyuk, although that could be more difficult as I think the 49ers are going to want draft picks in return, not someone they have to give a big contract to, as that's why they'll need to trade Aiyuk anyways, too many big contracts on their books and won't be able to afford to re-sign him long term.

I don't think Seattle wants to give DK another big contract next offseason, have to think he has some sort of relationship with Canales. I'd look into a trade of Burns for DK if I were Morgan (assuming him and Canales have a good relationship of course)

Vrabel can be for us, what Dan Campbell was supposed to be for the Lions. It's worked out far better than they ever imagined with Campbell, but in reality, the fans didn't expect him to be their longtime HC when he was hired. He was essentially brought in to change the culture in the franchise, set them on the right path for once, and then they'd find their hopeful longterm solution at some point in the future. Sure, would be nice if we could find that long term guy right now, but we need to flip this franchise around from the ground up, and a guy like Vrabel knows what well run franchises look like and would get the players to buy in.

Or... any good candidates left decide to pull a Ben Johnson from last year and just hold firm and look to next offseason to take a HC job Which is a legitimate fear of mine with Johnson himself. If/when they lose to the 49ers this weekend, unless he's utterly enamored with the thought of either having the #2 pick with Washington or coming home to Carolina, I could see him going back to try and get the Lions over the hump and to a SB. He bet on himself this year and did absolutely nothing to hurt his HC chances, really only made himself look better, and at his age, he doesn't need to just take an HC job when it's offered because it won't be there again.

And if that happens, I'll happily "settle" for Vrabel (although him going to Seattle also just makes sense, feels like the right culture fit there)

Great news for the Panthers This significantly increases our chances at landing Ben Johnson now, I always figured he'd have gone to the Chargers to have Herbert.

I want Ben Johnson as I want an offensive minded guy so we don't have issues when the person who runs the offense might leave for an HC job. But if we can't get him, Vrabel is probably my choice, dude is a great coach and I'm still shocked the Titans let him go

Trade Burns for picks, re-sign Luvu, extend Brown, try to get Horn to sign something like a 2 year extension at a reasonable number to see if he can stay healthy and play at a high level (it would be beneficial to both sides as playing out the season carries risk for both parties pending his ability to stay healthy).

Not sure how many of these teams will make any hire while the Lions are still alive and keeping Ben Johnson from taking any job yet.

Well for one, I know players don't enjoy playing up on completely torn up fields like we used to have late in the season because of non NFL use. And I'm not so sure stadiums make enough on their 8 NFL game days a season to be profitable, it costs a lot of money to run a stadium of that size. Sure, if you just look at how much money an NFL team makes, they're not losing money, but I'm sure if you looked at the profits/loss statement for solely stadium operations and game day profits, there's no way they're profitable without using the stadium for other things the other 350+ days out of the year.

Shanahan, McDaniel, Harbaugh, Tomlin, McVay Reid if disregarding longevity of the rest of their career

You would "settle" for Vrabel? He might be my #1 choice, the guy can coach. Only one that I think I'd rank above him of likely candidates would be Ben Johnson, and only coach I'd absolutely rank over him would be Tomlin if the Steelers are stupid and decide to not sign him long term and decide to mutually part ways (which I can't see happening anyways).

Long term, the offensive savant Right now, the leader of men Dan Campbell was never meant to be the Lions long term solution. I live in Michigan and all my Lions friends loved the hire but admitted that he likely would only be there for a few years, they viewed him as someone to come in and just right the ship for a franchise lost at sea and get it moving in the right direction for the next and hopefully long term coach. Turns out that he's done even better than that, but it's what we need right now. We just need to get a culture in the locker room and get this franchise moving in the right direction. And since I don't think Bryce is the long term solution either, I'm less concerned about fixing him than I am just getting a sense of normalcy and fight back in the locker room.

So not reading through this whole thread and hadn't heard this before, but this just doesn't even make sense to me. How can they brag about having award winning talent when the only "evidence" of them winning the award is the fake physical award they gave to the people? These awards are listed online somewhere, it wouldn't be hard for anyone, including the on air talent who they gave the trophies to, to look it up and see they didn't actually win. Or am I missing something obvious?

We have no HC or GM No poo you’re not their top priority right now This is my final straw, I don’t want him back, must tag and trade for anything anyone will give us at this point.

I was just thinking that this could be what makes them push BB out the door. They can hire Vrabel and then draft a new QB and be set for a while