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Oh, 100%. On the redneck booty fabbing scale, that's pretty high. I've seen much MUCH worse.

He's lucky he's a football player. Better to have your wife beat your ass with a football than with a 9 iron.

If Earl Thomas wears a helmet again, it'll be inside a padded room. Dude is GONE. I have no idea who he was before he went batshit crazy, but it makes you wonder if the CTE got him.

Earl Thomas is probably the second best FS I've seen in my lifetime behind Ed Reed, but the guy has gone completely batshit crazy. Given that Fitts was still in Seattle when he went off the rails, I'd say that other than the Seahawks we're probably the least likely team in the league to sign him. Well, put the Ravens ahead of us too since that's where he REALLY went completely off the rails.

The #3 WR spot is Marshall's to lose this year. IMO, the long-term plan is for Marshall to take over as the #2 WR after we let Robby walk in FA and for Shi Smith to be the long-term answer in the slot. We'll see how it all plays out, but that looks good to me on paper.

The combine, not the draft. I don't even think there's any fan attendance.

LOL! Sorry, I just had to.

I think we'll see an entirely different defensive approach this year from Snow now that he has some talent to work with at CB. What we saw from him last year was quite the departure from his past defensive philosophies based on what I've been able to read up on him.

It's Haason Reddick by a landslide. We have a guy on the roster who had 12.5 sacks last season - literally the 4th most sacks in the NFL last season - and virtually no one is talking about him. Wild.

It always blows away that these types of places can find an insurer. I have to out myself in the shoes of the insurance company. So... tell me about your business. Alright, yeah. We're a bar that features axe throwing. We got people good and boozed up then they throw axes at targets . Like literal axes? Like you chop wood with? Yeah, it's awesome! People love it! *gets up and walks the fug out*

I just don't think he's physical enough to play it. Teams would run the ball right at him like Especially since most of our DEs are more adept at rushing the passer than stopping the run.

Yeah, something isn't adding up here. It's weird.

Yeah, it's weird we haven't at least entertained Hooker. The guy must just be done for physically

Not for the hell of it, but if you're not a contender with lots of holes elsewhere IMO it would be dumb not to trade the guy. Yeah, were drafting in the top 10 again, but at least we have a backup OT that is the jealousy of the league! Winning!

I disagree. Yeah, ideally you'd want that quality depth and if they were a contender it would be an argument to keep him as depth. As is, the Lions are likely more of a contender for the #1 overall pick than they are a SB berth. They'd be much better off trading him to bolster another roster spot or to get more draft capital IMO.

I don't. I think we're going to see some roster churn throughout the process of the off-season and I think there are some guys who end up on our roster who won't be signed until after final roster cuts.

I'm quite okay with that given that we have two proven starters and some high level unproven talent behind them. IMO, that's a very healthy mix to have on your roster.

How does this in anyway refute the hypothetical situation I proposed?

No it's not. That's the risk you take when you sign guys with a significant injury history. At the end of the day, I think there's a very real chance that Moton is playing LT this year. He very well could be using that as leverage for a new deal. Sure, I'll give it a go at LT but I need the long-term security of a new multi-year contract first. Hell, that's what I'd be doing.

I would disagree with those people. When he's been healthy he's been pretty good. His issue has primarily been injuries. We've seen horrible. Byron Bell was horrible. Nate Chandler was horrible. Matt Kalil was the worst combination of horrible and highly paid. That's not Erving.

It could be as simple as they didn't anticipate a better option being available. $2.5M isn't much in the grand scheme of things if you think he's going to be the best option available. He's the 29th highest paid safety in the NFL.

Therein lies the issue. Burris should be a depth piece at most. He was a liability last year and is likely to be one this year too if he's forced into a role he isn't cut out for.

FS is the biggest glaring weakness IMO. There's no one on the roster there who anyone should be happy to see getting meaningful snaps. LT is a question mark for sure, but there are guys here to compete. If Erving is healthy he can be a decent option. There's the possibility of Moton kicking over to LT also. I think this staff is deemphasizing LB and that's okay with me. DE depth doesn't concern me. I think we'll look for potential upgrades across the roster, but I don't see DE being a priority at all.

Given what we had to endure from Teddy last year, I honestly wouldn't mind a bit of this. I'd rather fail while trying than fail for lack of trying. If that's the expectation every QB will always come up short. They're all gonna occasionally fug up. No way around it. Those guys on the other 31 teams are professional football players and coaches for a reason.