Lions 2020 FA thread

[Gulf of Brazil]

Rams released RB Todd Gurley with a post-June 1 designation.
Gurley just signed a "four-year, $60 million" extension in July 2018. The Rams spent weeks trying to trade Gurley but could not find a taker for his albatross of a deal. Even with the post-June 1 designation, the move provides only modest salary cap relief ($5.5 million this year). It was prompted by a $10.5 million roster bonus that was about to come due. The Rams benefit more in terms of real cash than salary cap. Gurley was cruising along as one of the best non-quarterback offensive players in the league until ankle and knee issues began to slow him down in late 2018. He was not himself in the playoffs and the reduced form carried over to 2019, where he averaged 3.8 yards per carry. Although he is still only 25 years old, Gurley's knee issues are chronic. His release further gluts the running back market.

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Let's be real here. GOTTA get this dude. Might actually have a running game for once.

exactly why you don't give RB huge contracts.

same goes for Le'Veon Bell, David Johnson and on and on.

you might as well roster churn RB via the draft or UDFA

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

WTf another patriot? lmao.
This is getting absurd.

our former S Tavon Wilson was a Patriot.

more than likely it was going to one or the other.

Harmon is somewhat better at coverage than Wilson

 

[Rollingthndr]

exactly why you don't give RB huge contracts.

same goes for Le'Veon Bell, David Johnson and on and on.

you might as well roster churn RB via the draft or UDFA

Yeah. They gave Gurley that contract a year or two early if I remember correctly.
He is still a special talent. Scored 14 TD's behind one of the worst lines in the NFL.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Yeah. They gave Gurley that contract a year or two early if I remember correctly.
He is still a special talent. Scored 14 TD's behind one of the worst lines in the NFL.

The Rams bit the bullet and signed Goff, Gurley, Donald, and others on very high $$$ contracts trying to make a run and now it's blown up in their face.

Paying RB and WR larger sums of guaranteed money is ridiculous and especially when you can't get out of those contracts without taking huge dead-money hits which kills a teams chances to competitive in that upcoming year or even years to come.

Just like it would be completely idiotic for BQ to give Golladay a 5 year - 100M - 60M in guarantees when your QB maybe has 2-3 years left, if that long, to make a run for SB.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Report: Detroit Lions signing CB Tony McRae

McRae led the Bengals in special teams tackles on a unit that was ranked No. 1 using Football Outsiders’ DVOA metric.

In addition to special teams work, McRae earned some spot duty on defense for the Bengals, most often utilized as a slot cornerback. Last year, he started two games in Cincinnati, tallying 22 tackles, a single pass defended and a PFF defense grade of 47.6.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

New Lions safety Duron Harmon seeking starting role in Detroit

Harmon spent his entire seven-year career in New England as mostly a role player. Behind such talented players as Patrick Chung and Devin McCourty for nearly his entire career,

I wanted to go into a spot where I can play 90, 95 percent of the plays,” Harmon said. “That’s where I’m expecting to expand my role at.”

In Harmon, the Lions are getting a strong coverage safety who earned the nickname “The Closer” in New England after tallying several game-clinching interceptions, despite his role as a sub-package safety. In the past three seasons alone, Harmon has 10 interceptions. Only nine players in the entire NFL have more over that span.

 

[Rollingthndr]

Just like it would be completely idiotic for BQ to give Golladay a 5 year - 100M - 60M in guarantees when your QB maybe has 2-3 years left, if that long, to make a run for SB.

Make a run at a SB?
The Lions?
MUAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[Rollingthndr]

Just like it would be completely idiotic for BQ to give Golladay a 5 year - 100M - 60M in guarantees when your QB maybe has 2-3 years left, if that long, to make a run for SB.

You don't think we could sign him to 15 million a year if he has another strong season?

 

[Stomp]

exactly why you don't give RB huge contracts.

same goes for Le'Veon Bell, David Johnson and on and on.

you might as well roster churn RB via the draft or UDFA

Goff and Donald among others also had down years compared to their 2018 efforts #don'tpaydefensivetackles #don'tpayQBs

Gurley was still excellent in the RZ last year 14 TDs even with limited use. He's being used as a scapegoat for the Rams other issues.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

You don't think we could sign him to 15 million a year if he has another strong season?

look at the most recent signings of WR contracts. I don't see it happening at 15M and then the total guaranteed money

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Goff and Donald among others also had down years compared to their 2018 efforts #don'tpaydefensivetackles #don'tpayQBs

Gurley was still excellent in the RZ last year 14 TDs even with limited use. He's being used as a scapegoat for the Rams other issues.

paying a RB all that guaranteed money when their position is #1 or #2 most oft-injured is setting your team up for failure and not to mention his previous injury history which came back to haunt him and the entire team.

I'm not blaming him solely for "the teams decline"

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Make a run at a SB?
The Lions?
MUAHAHAHAHAHA

some people, like me, live in a fantasy world.

no one else though.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Goff and Donald among others also had down years compared to their 2018 efforts #don'tpaydefensivetackles #don'tpayQBs

not at all what I was stating.

Donald earned getting his contract.

Goff was an entirely pre-mature extension. imo. obviously I'm the only person who believes that.

He had just completed 3 years and they extended him early on in the beginning of season 4.

 

[Stomp]

Gurley earned his contract too, but paying any player even the best in the league(as both Donald and Gurley were) the biggest contract for their position is going to hurt the team doesn't matter how good they are.

 

[Stomp]

Looking over their payroll from last year if any player deserves the blame its Brandin Cooks giving this guy 16-18 a year when they have Woods 8 million, Kupp 1 millon, and Reynolds .6 million is ridiculous.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Gurley earned his contract too, but paying any player even the best in the league(as both Donald and Gurley were) the biggest contract for their position is going to hurt the team doesn't matter how good they are.

My only reasoning for singling out Donald is because he can play anywhere from 9-tech down to a 0/1-tech. and does most of all that at an elite level. he has had minimal reps at 0/1-tech from the eye test and watching few games.

I do agree that his contract is so damn large it hurts other areas to expand upon.

Goff is eating up 18% of their cap this year.

Donald is close to 12.5%

That's a lot either way unless you have the flexibility to do so until the guarantees are completed.

and DeForest Buckner, who isn't anywhere near that level, just received nearly 57M guaranteed contract but the difference being is that Indy had close to 90M to piss away. Doesn't make his signing as being correct though.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Looking over their payroll from last year if any player deserves the blame its Brandin Cooks giving this guy 16-18 a year when they have Woods 8 million, Kupp 1 millon, and Reynolds .6 million is ridiculous.

100% agree.

I also have come to the point where CFB and it's spread offense with throwing the ball more than past years will give more options in the future to churn the WR roster every 3 or 4 years and not having to high $$$ for a WR1. maybe I'm wrong but it's trending that way.

 

[Stomp]

My only reasoning for singling out Donald is because he can play anywhere from 9-tech down to a 0/1-tech. and does most of all that at an elite level. he has had minimal reps at 0/1-tech from the eye test and watching few games.

I do agree that his contract is so damn large it hurts other areas to expand upon.

Goff is eating up 18% of their cap this year.

Donald is close to 12.5%

That's a lot either way unless you have the flexibility to do so until the guarantees are completed.

and DeForest Buckner, who isn't anywhere near that level, just received nearly 57M guaranteed contract but the difference being is that Indy had close to 90M to piss away. Doesn't make his signing as being correct though.

Yeah i'm not saying they don't pay your studs paying Donald, Gurley, and even Goff were the right moves. The Rams just brought in to much high priced talent in a short period of time imo

 

[Rollingthndr]

look at the most recent signings of WR contracts. I don't see it happening at 15M and then the total guaranteed money

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He definitely is not as good as those top 5 guys, along with DeAndre Hopkins.
Should still slot in less than 20 a year hopefully.

 

[Rollingthndr]

some people, like me, live in a fantasy world.

no one else though.

Visiting too many shops here in Vegas