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1 hour ago, UK SKINS FAN 74 said:

Damn, slept through all the fun.

 

Please make this happen. Pick #19 has to be offered up. Don’t think that will be enough though, plus he’s got to be after a new deal as part of the trade, that would be my guess.

 

Stafford back to his college number 7. He ain’t rocking 9.

Joey shouldn't have okay'd DH getting that number, now it's forever open to any stud QB that wants it.

Dp

Stafford is a bum. No playoff victories, played with the best WR of our generation for half his career, and even enjoyed a top 10 defense for a small window during that time...yet still couldn't get it done. What exactly can we offer him to be successful that Detroit hasn't already, aside from not having an Aaron Rodgers in the division?

56 minutes ago, dyst said:

Bruce 100% shook hands with Snyder so hopefully Dan is next. 

God, I only wish.

Bruce Allen was just a symptom of what was wrong with this team.

I think we should stick with Allen and Heinicke. They performed quite admirably with the limited offseason and sessions with the 1st team. Let them compete for the starting position during a normal offseason schedule, and by week 1 we'll have a solid #1 and #2. Unfortunately, a part of me is concerned that the "business side" of the organization will insist on bringing in a big name QB to help spur public awareness and interest in the team but I hope Ron and company are able to stave off those concerns and put restraint ahead of impudence in Free Agency.

This front office overhaul has all the signs of an aggressive offseason in the works, suggesting we'll be pretty big players in free agency and maybe even on draft day. I just hope this new squad realizes our quarterback situation is in flux, and that they don't go for broke this season before that part is settled first; otherwise, they'd be spending big money on weapons and other supporting pieces that will go underutilized.

2 hours ago, veteranskinsfan said:

Just heard on the radio that Martin Mayhew missed on picking Rams star Aaron Darnold in the draft.  Ugh....

But the Lions reporter said that he was ok as a General Manager.

1 hour ago, veteranskinsfan said:

Just heard on Team 980 radio that Mayhew's picks in free agency were awful.

What were his top 5 draft and FA selections?

I'm pretty comfortable with the head coach hiring the general manager. Naturally, any head coach will want a GM who's capable of getting the players he wants but in order for that to happen the GM has to at least have a firm grasp of the many nuances of player personnel and coaching from which to form a strong basis of communication and collaboration with the head coach. Another suit like Bruce Allen would never understand a team's personnel needs on the same level as the coaches, nor would he want to, and such an important position in the hands of someone that inept would be a detriment to the team. Add to the fact that such a GM would be beholden to the whims of a mediocre owner who's not yet demonstrated any remarkable football prowess himself, as opposed to those of a head coach who knows more about the team's needs, and you're left asking yourself who's more qualified to hire a GM than Rivera?

Pick up a vet, then draft Kyle Trask in the third round and let him sit a year. 

39 minutes ago, JoggingGod said:

You can’t make a lateral hire in the NFL unless the team allows you to. The Seahawks won’t let their prized GM go.

The NFL will review the proposed contract from the Lions and if it contains language indicating he'd have greater authority, autonomy, and responsibility, then the league will deem it a promotion. They'd probably give him a new title, sort of like the whole "Assistant head coach - defense" loophole we popularized at the start of the Gibbs II era.

11 minutes ago, CapsSkins said:

 

So play this forward. You draft a QB, let's say he turns into the next Cousins - good but not elite. You trading him away or letting him walk in FA after his rookie deal? How do you handle

 

Personally, I would keep the 'good' QB, even if it means slightly overcompensating him, and improve all the pieces around him, then pray the QB is at least competent enough to sufficiently utilize a talented supporting cast. A good QB can stall a talented team, that's true, but a bad or even an average one can debilitate a team. Plenty of just good QBs have won a Super Bowl, and it's usually with a good defense and strong coaching, both of which I'm confident we already have.

I believe the main crux of these stories, if not the details. Snyder amassed nearly the entirety of his fortune through overleverage and debt prior to being team majority owner, so I have no doubt of financial malfeasance at play here. You'll need a team of at least 50 forensic accountants to comb the organization's books but I'm 100% certain they'd find enough GAAP irregularities and violations to propose criminal penalties.

Just more on Jacoby Brissett from teammates:

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Talk to people around the league about Brissett and they’ll tell you he’s razor-sharp in the film room, has a good passing arm and is a big-time athlete. As important, though, they say he’s a selfless teammate who is well-respected in the locker room. 

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“Diligent, sharp, loves football,” Andrew Luck told reporters. “I hope I can continue to support him in different ways, so thankful for our friendship."

 

“A lifelong friend, he means so, so much to me. He’s a big part of me, and a big part of me having one of the most rewarding years of my life last year. Cannot wait to support him and see him lead this team. Excited for the future of the Colts, in large part because of Jacoby.”

https://theundefeated.com/features/jacoby-brissett-has-been-here-before-only-now-he-has-a-chance-to-become-a-star/

His attitude towards the media:

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It has been well-documented and repeated week after week how Patriots head coach Bill Belichick feels about the media. He may have drafted a kindred spirit in Brissett who uh, let’s just say can think of a few -- okay, quite a few things -- he would prefer to do than interviews.

 

While at N.C. State, Brissett would at times miss interviews because he was watching video or working on timing routes with teammates or . . . football stuff, you know. . It wasn’t so much as a slight to the media but more about where Brissett’s focus lies -- on the game of football -- and how he wanted to limit as much as he could anything that he perceived would interfere with that.

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/new-england-patriots/four-cool-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-new-england-patriots-qb-jacoby-brissett

Young, smart, athletic, very coachable, and has his head on straight. Also, having played behind Tom Brady, Andrew Luck, and now Rivers, and coached under Belichick, and you have a young QB who's gone to the NFL equivalent of Harvard throughout his career.  I'll be shilling this kid throughout the offseason lol

10 hours ago, Warhead36 said:

You're in coo coo land if you'd take Jacoby Brissett over Matt Stafford.

Yeah, I must be for wanting a serviceable QB who won't cost us high draft picks, put a big dent on our cap, and doesn't have a coo coo spouse bringing distraction to the team, all to just post pretty numbers and take us nowhere year in and year out. He's had top defenses to help him, a generational and future hall of fame wide receiver to throw to, and an assortment of head coaches to work with him over 12 years, all of which yielded 3 playoff visits, all ending in immediate first round elimination.

I suppose we're somehow going to give him something different, that missing piece he hasn't had yet, to succeed. It'll just cost the team a lot to find out. No thanks.

Personally not sold on Stafford.

From 2011-2013, the Lions had the top 5-6 defense in league, Stafford threw for nearly 15,000 yards in that span, and they only won 21 games in those 3 years.

Some would blame poor coaching, and to an extent I'd agree, but I've never been a big fan of the modern day NFL gunslinger. They put up huge numbers and, given a long enough career, become first ballot Hall of Famers, but their improvisational plays and highlight throws come with the caveat of costly turnovers, especially at times when the margin of error is so thin, like in the playoffs.

Is Stafford an improvement over what we have? Yes. But he would be a costly one and I don't think the few positives he'd bring to this team would outweigh those negatives. I'd much prefer we explore a game-manager who can move the chains and avoid making costly mistakes. I really want the team to look at Jacoby Brissett. Young, smart, and a great teammate going by reports. I think Ron can really tutor this kid better than his treatment in Indy, and he has the prerequisite skillset/experience to win us a lot of games.

We don't have a single #1 receiver here. Our WR corps consists of 2's and 3's. Our star tight end can't stay healthy and our pass catching RB is hurt. Alex Smith had young and explosive probowlers for weapons in KC, we got JAGs or injury proned players. He went from the penthouse to the outhouse by choosing to come here.