Lions crush the Stafford trade

[Mebert]

2022, 2023 1st round picks, 3rd this year, and Goff

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

I wish Matthew and his family the best
Greatest Lion QB ever.

Go win a SB and quiet the naysayers.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

2022, 2023 1st round picks, 3rd this year, and Goff

Exceptional thread title Mebert.

 

[Mebert]

Exceptional thread title Mebert.

Bummed Stafford is gone, but 2 1sts?

 

[Edonidd]

I'm sure we'll still screw it up. But I'm almost more happy for Stafford than I am for us. He deserves better.

 

[elguapo]

The tale of the tape will be in the contract numbers. If we are taking all of Goff's hit it is a good trade but not great. If they are eating some of the hit, then it is great!

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Bummed Stafford is gone, but 2 1sts?

me too however, he deserves the opportunity to win a title and prove everyone wrong.
That defense if they can stay together is lockdown and with Stafford throwing they've got the chance to do great things.

 

[redseat]

How much money are the Lions taking of Goff's contract? All of it?

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

No need for a QB this year in the draft but I've never been a fan of Goff.

Hopefully this team of coaches and Front Office personnel builds the team right.

 

[elguapo]

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

 

[Mebert]

The tale of the tape will be in the contract numbers. If we are taking all of Goff's hit it is a good trade but not great. If they are eating some of the hit, then it is great!

I believe with a trade Rams take 22 million in dead money. Not sure hownitnworks out past that.

 

[Skin'EmAll]

Ahhhhh Canton is already making room for Brad Holmes, what a move

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

tbh, that's not all that bad.

Getting a vet qb even though he has question marks to his game and the price isn't all that horrible for two years.
I wonder if Matt kinda forced this trade to the Rams.
There were cheaper options coming up in FA.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Does Goff stay in Detroit or does Holmes have a balls-ack and flips Goff to some other team before those guarantees hit ? IDK

 

[Mebert]

It looks like Lions could cut Goff after next year and only take 15 million in dead cap

 

[Zwalt]

No need for a QB this year in the draft but I've never been a fan of Goff.

Hopefully this team of coaches and Front Office personnel builds the team right.

Why not? We won't win this year anyway, you've got Goff to carry the load, and let the rookie learn.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

JMO, but taking Fields or Trey Lance is going to be a huge mistake.

Fields melts when the pocket collapses and when the LB, CB or S blitzes come because he's not aware, it usually doesn't end well. He had a damn good game against Clemson but his field awareness, pocket presence leaves something to be desired. A lot to be desired.

He's not as good as the media boasts. I have nothing against OSU players either. Just watch him in those games against Northwestern, Indiana and Bama and you'll see. He hold onto the ball and take the ill-advised sack and he rarely gets beyond his pre-snap read. You don't see him get to his 2nd progression all that often and his 3rd progression is even more rare.

Trey Lance and 13 games in FCS does nothing for me. He's a rsSoph and hasn't been tested. He's got the size and arm but he's got a long way to go and the Lions should piss away the No.7 pick for either of those two. jmo.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

It looks like Lions could cut Goff after next year and only take 15 million in dead cap

Lions need to stop the dead money. Prior to Staff being traded they pissed away 27+M in dead money for 2020 and now add in 19M more for Stafford. They were 10th in most dead money and this trade shoots them into top 5.

Stop wasting money. It kills this team for future FA signings. Just think of what 27M could get in FA. The team had only 1M in cap space prior to this trade.

They need 6.5M for Draft
6-7M for IR cap
2M for Practice squad

and now that they have Goff someone is going to get a re=structure (Trey Flowers and probably Taylor Decker) which is going to extend Flowers time here and he hasn't been worth his contract in either of the two years.

It's bad business.

 

[Mebert]

Lions need to stop the dead money. Prior to Staff being traded they pissed away 27+M in dead money for 2020 and now add in 19M more for Stafford. They were 10th in most dead money and this trade shoots them into top 5.

Stop wasting money. It kills this team for future FA signings. Just think of what 27M could get in FA. The team had only 1M in cap space prior to this trade.

They need 6.5M for Draft
6-7M for IR cap
2M for Practice squad

and now that they have Goff someone is going to get a re=structure (Trey Flowers and probably Taylor Decker) which is going to extend Flowers time here and he hasn't been worth his contract in either of the two years.

It's bad business.

It is not ideal, but total rebuild is happening. I would rather spend 15 in dead money next year over 25 million a year for the next 3.