Lions now looking at Tate

[Old Lion]

Saw it on Roto. Much better than Jones that is for sure. Still not my top choice though.

 

[superdave2773]

with all 5 bucks we have to spend since Suh decided to make this take a year to sort out! quite the team player he is! next years team wont be much different than this years except the draft picks thos os what we got pretty much!

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

I think Tate would be a great fit in Detroit, but if he wants the kind of money they are projecting for him -- I'm not sure if the Lions could afford to sign him. I thought I read he wanted somewhere in the 7-8 million a year range.

If Detroit is going to spend 7-8 million a year on a player -- I'd much rather see them shore up a spot in the secondary. After re-signing Bell -- Detroit is roughly 8 million under the cap. Though I'm positive that isn't entirely accurate as the GMs are experts about fitting contracts under the cap.

 

[tpaulus_2]

We're actually sitting ok on cap space, Dave.


We have more right now then we did at this time last year, and we were able to have a damn good free agent haul last year...

 

[tpaulus_2]

Tate won't get $7 mill per when he's never even sniffed a 1,000 yard season, imo...

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

Tate won't get $7 mill per when he's never even sniffed a 1,000 yard season, imo...

Here is what they project it will take to sign Tate. I agree with you, but I guess the price went up for WRs in the pass happy NFL.

Wide receiver Golden Tate
Contract package: Five years, $35 Million
Guaranteed money: $17.5 million
First three years: $22.5 million
Tate was Seattle's leading pass catcher in 2013 with 64 receptions and 898 receiving yards. He didn't crack the NFL's top 30 in either category because the Seahawks ranked 31st in pass attempts. Tate fared better with advanced statistics. He had the fifth-best drop rate among wide receivers on catchable balls at 4.48 percent and was second with yards after catch per reception with 7.9 yards in 2013 according to PFF. Robert Meachem signing a four-year, $25.5 million deal ($14 million guaranteed) at the start of the 2012 free agent signing period after a 2011 season with 40 receptions, 620 receiving yards and six touchdowns should be encouraging to Tate.

 

[black_magic]

Id rather have Sander + Moore for the same price as Tate. Just my opinion tho

 

[lionstop1]

Blah!

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

I think Tate would be a great fit in Detroit, but if he wants the kind of money they are projecting for him -- I'm not sure if the Lions could afford to sign him. I thought I read he wanted somewhere in the 7-8 million a year range.

If Detroit is going to spend 7-8 million a year on a player -- I'd much rather see them shore up a spot in the secondary. After re-signing Bell -- Detroit is roughly 8 million under the cap. Though I'm positive that isn't entirely accurate as the GMs are experts about fitting contracts under the cap.

YEP..

 

[tpaulus_2]

Here is what they project it will take to sign Tate. I agree with you, but I guess the price went up for WRs in the pass happy NFL.

Wide receiver Golden Tate
Contract package: Five years, $35 Million
Guaranteed money: $17.5 million
First three years: $22.5 million
Tate was Seattle's leading pass catcher in 2013 with 64 receptions and 898 receiving yards. He didn't crack the NFL's top 30 in either category because the Seahawks ranked 31st in pass attempts. Tate fared better with advanced statistics. He had the fifth-best drop rate among wide receivers on catchable balls at 4.48 percent and was second with yards after catch per reception with 7.9 yards in 2013 according to PFF. Robert Meachem signing a four-year, $25.5 million deal ($14 million guaranteed) at the start of the 2012 free agent signing period after a 2011 season with 40 receptions, 620 receiving yards and six touchdowns should be encouraging to Tate.

I read that too, but that's purely a guess by people who aren't the ones dishing out the $$. If some team thinks that Tate was just beginning to scratch the surface, then he might get paid as a top-15 wideout. As of now, I just don't see it yet.

He would be a really good fit for us if he's cost effective, though. He's got the versatility to line up in the slot or on the outside, and is a playmaker in space. He'd thrive in our passing attack, imo...

 

[tpaulus_2]

Id rather have Sander + Moore for the same price as Tate. Just my opinion tho

Gimme Tate and Sanders. Then pick up a tall outside WR in the 2nd or 3rd and all of a sudden we're in great shape at WR.

 

[tpaulus_2]

Both Tate and Sanders have the versatility to play inside or outside, and the pair of them with Megatron would give opposing secondaries fits.

Develop another rangy option from the draft (6'2" or taller, please) and let the rest of our holdovers (Durham, Ogletree, Ross, and Fuller) compete for the last two WR spots...

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Gimme Tate and Sanders. Then pick up a tall outside WR in the 2nd or 3rd and all of a sudden we're in great shape at WR.

IF they got Tate and Sanders, there'd be no reason whatsoever to draft a WR this year unless someone fell into the 4th round somehow, IMO. Durham would then become the taller outside WR option as a #4 or #5 WR along with developmental player Corey Fuller.

 

[Cleaves2000]

Tate would give us the type of guy we need.....imagine him running the reverse instead of nate...1 yd just turned into 10-15 yds....imagine if we got tate AND somehow we got watkins.....add in fauria and we would have better weapons than GB and chi....im still OK with evans tho....imagine the height we would have.

 

[jayfan]

3m[/ame]

 

[lionstop1]

I still would like Watkins or Evans.

 

[TrustMeIamRight]

I still would like Watkins or Evans.

I would guess Detroit has to address the defense at some point, unless they are just going to try and outscore everyone and win games 38-35 all year.

If they use the money they have free under the cap to sign a WR like Tate -- unless Watkins unexpectedly falls to #10, I'm guessing they are going to draft defense. I wouldn't be surprised if they were able to sign Tate if Detroit went defense with their 1st 3 picks (CB, Safety, OLB in no particular order and maybe even DE if Willie Young leaves).

 

[RobBase]

I still would like Watkins or Evans.

Drink!

 

[lionstop1]

I'm saying that I would perfer them over Tate. Not a big fan of his even though he is decent.

 

[jdwills126]

Good sign Tate came to Detroit first day of FA. Tate would blow up in a passing attack with CJ on the other side. I like Sanders and Edleman but you know what you get with them. They are pretty much at their ceiling. A guy like Tate could be a pro bowler. It's how much upside are the Lions willing to gamble on.

Detroit backloads a contract they will be fine. My guess is the cost of DBs will force Detroit to look at a FS or a CB in the draft.