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Man With Hat 
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Posted: March 08 2016 at 15:45 |
Well, with the start of free agency tomorrow/today, the next season of the NFL is officially underway.
Also, Iwanted to start this to poke at our beloved lions fans, on a day that swirls the deja vu...
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000642221/article/lions-announce-calvin-johnson-has-retired
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micky
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Posted: March 08 2016 at 15:50 |
yeah but buck up man.. not a complete loss... at least Peyton retired! 
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Posted: March 08 2016 at 16:01 |
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At least Calvin can retire knowing that he won as many Super Bowls as all other former Lion "greats". I suspect that this is a step in the wrong direction for the Lions, but it does free up a whole lot of money that if spent wisely.....might buy one other really good player. :)
Edited by rushfan4 - March 08 2016 at 16:11
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micky
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Posted: March 08 2016 at 16:09 |
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at least baseball season is coming Scott. What do you think of the Tigers this year!?
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rushfan4
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Posted: March 08 2016 at 16:15 |
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My tickets came in the mail last week so I am ready to go. Any Tiger success this season will entirely depend upon whether or not the big guys can stay healthy. They completely revamped the bullpen, which was their weakest link, but at this point I don't know if they actually plastered over the holes or just slapped wallpaper on top of them. Pitching is definitely the number 1 question mark. Both starters and relievers. We may have to beat everyone 9-8; but that won't happen if the big guys don't stay healthy.
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Posted: March 08 2016 at 16:17 |
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I'll be watching closely.. the Tigers were always my second fav.. Behind the O's of course!
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Posted: March 08 2016 at 16:39 |
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Seahawks baby
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 08 2016 at 17:00 |
 rushfan4 wrote:
At least Calvin can retire knowing that he won as many Super Bowls as all other former Lion "greats". I suspect that this is a step in the wrong direction for the Lions, but it does free up a whole lot of money that if spent wisely.....might buy one other really good player. :)
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Ehh...they could have signed him to an extension to rearrange some of that monster cap hit. Shame that Detroit just sucks the life out of it's stars. 
Any thoughts of the hiring of Quinn?
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 08 2016 at 17:01 |
Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:
Seahawks baby |
I can't imagine them not being in the mix.
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Posted: March 08 2016 at 17:29 |
Man With Hat wrote:
rushfan4 wrote:
At least Calvin can retire knowing that he won as many Super Bowls as all other former Lion "greats". I suspect that this is a step in the wrong direction for the Lions, but it does free up a whole lot of money that if spent wisely.....might buy one other really good player. :)
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Ehh...they could have signed him to an extension to rearrange some of that monster cap hit. Shame that Detroit just sucks the life out of it's stars.
Any thoughts of the hiring of Quinn? |
He's no Matt Millen....THANK GOD!!!! I don't think that he will be turning the Lions into the next Patriots' dynasty, but I hope that he will at least bring some respectability to the team.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 08 2016 at 19:04 |
rushfan4 wrote:
Man With Hat wrote:
rushfan4 wrote:
At least Calvin can retire knowing that he won as many Super Bowls as all other former Lion "greats". I suspect that this is a step in the wrong direction for the Lions, but it does free up a whole lot of money that if spent wisely.....might buy one other really good player. :)
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Ehh...they could have signed him to an extension to rearrange some of that monster cap hit. Shame that Detroit just sucks the life out of it's stars.
Any thoughts of the hiring of Quinn? |
He's no Matt Millen....THANK GOD!!!! I don't think that he will be turning the Lions into the next Patriots' dynasty, but I hope that he will at least bring some respectability to the team.
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I wonder if it would be possible to bring in someone as incompetent as MM (from someone who has been in the football world).
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Posted: March 09 2016 at 16:46 |
Giants throwing around big money today.
Jenkins, Harrison, and Vernon.
Probably a bit rich, but I'm glad JR is trying.  And lord knows we need the help! |
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Posted: March 09 2016 at 17:07 |
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The Lions replaced Calvin Johnson with Marvin Jones, who was rated the top wide receiver in free agency. They also resigned Haloti Ngata; which it was important that they did that.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 09 2016 at 17:15 |
I would think they would need to sign at least 22 more WRs to match Megatron's impact. Strangely enough, I saw that Jones turned down interest from the Patriots (and the Bangles) to join the lions. Curious to know what the pats were offering, however.
Ngata was a good move indeed.
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rushfan4
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Posted: March 11 2016 at 10:06 |
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The Lions have enough problems with "too many men on the field" penalties. What do you think would happen with 22 WRs? :)
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 11 2016 at 13:59 |
rushfan4 wrote:
The Lions have enough problems with "too many men on the field" penalties. What do you think would happen with 22 WRs? :)
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^ Maybe be able to stop a hail mary pass?
Too soon I'm sure! 
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Posted: March 11 2016 at 13:59 |
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Also...lol at the broncos for signing the buttfumble, Mark Sanchez.
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Posted: March 11 2016 at 14:48 |
^ No! Really...crazy
Browns let Johnnie Football go, not surprising.
Steelers have been quiet thus far in FA, as usual.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 11 2016 at 18:51 |
^I can't wait for the cowboys to pick up Johnny Football!!
As for your Steelers...they don't seem to have too many needs at the moment. Defense (specifically secondary) is a big issue but they can probably get away with dipping into the second or third wave of free agency and just use the draft for their needs.
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Posted: March 16 2016 at 02:54 |
If Sanchez is EVER going to prove himself, it's now. Elite defense, (Im sure will still very good in 2016) stacked with weapons, some time away from the cespool of the Jets. This is his time to finally shine.
As mentioned in the last, happy about the Giants pick ups. Certainly address some major needs, and hope they can draft well. This year is too soon to be thinking SB or anything but I'm hoping for at least a return to respectability. If Eli and Beckham were able to drag the team as far as they did, a few improvements is all that's needed to go from 6 wins to 10 easy.
The Calvin news was kinda crazy to me, flat out retirement but MWH hit it, good ol Detroit is a soul sucker. Painful as it is to say now, this does free up a lot of $ for the Lions, addition by subtraction is unsexy and unpopular but it does work.
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