Official 2023-2024 Detroit Lions Thread.
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They don't have a big, "go up and get it" WR and Holmes kept that cap space for a reason. I'd be thrilled if they added Evans.
Piff Perkins
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My issue is the draft was full of those guys and we passed on them. I thought Jonathan Mingo would have been perfect in the second round. He's looking good in the preseason too. Draft had a few big X receivers. Would have preferred that, given the guys we gotta resign in the next couple years.
I'm not gonna complain if the rumors are true, obviously. Evans prob shores up any concerns people had about the offense taking a step back, and could make us unstoppable once Jamo comes back. Whether he lights it up or not, taking safeties deep ensures everyone else can dice up defenses.
Dem313wayz
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Don't miss him and his wife at all.
Man the problem is his wife. What you doing sharing pillow talk for your podcast nobody listens too.
I'd be pissed if I was Matt cuz now I gotta deal with this in the locker room
She's been doing this for a long time. Either, she has his blessing to say this stuff or he's speaking through her. If he wanted her to stop, she would have.
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Here’s a look at the Lions’ initial 53-man roster:
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Quarterback (2)
Jared Goff
Teddy Bridgewater
Reserve/NFI list: Hendon Hooker
Running back (3)
David Montgomery
Jahmyr Gibbs
Jason Cabinda (FB)
Wide receiver (5)
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Josh Reynolds
Kalif Raymond
Marvin Jones
Antoine Green
Suspended list: Jameson Williams
Tight end (3)
Brock Wright
Sam LaPorta
James Mitchell
Offensive line (8)
Taylor Decker
Jonah Jackson
Frank Ragnow
Halapoulivaati Vaitai
Penei Sewell
Graham Glasgow
Colby Sorsdal
Matt Nelson
Interior defensive line (5)
Alim McNeill
Isaiah Buggs
Levi Onwuzurike
Benito Jones
Brodric Martin
EDGE (7)
Aidan Hutchinson
Charles Harris
John Cominsky
Josh Paschal
James Houston
Romeo Okwara
Julian Okwara
Linebacker (6)
Alex Anzalone
Jack Campbell
Malcolm Rodriguez
Derrick Barnes
Jalen Reeves-Maybin
Anthony Pittman
Cornerback (7)
Cameron Sutton
Jerry Jacobs
Emmanuel Moseley
Brian Branch
Will Harris
Steven Gilmore
Khalil Dorsey
Safety (4)
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
Kerby Joseph
Tracy Walker
Ifeatu Melifonwu
Special teams (3)
Jack Fox (P)
Scott Daly (LS)
Riley Patterson (K)
Piff Perkins
Veteran
Looks like they're bringing Craig Reynolds back as RB3 but are waiting for tomorrow afternoon, which is the deadline for adding players to IR. Players you add to IR have to be on the roster currently so I'm guessing there are a couple guys who will be shifted there to free up slots. Ifeatu Melifonwu is injured, and Julian Okwara is injured too. Putting them on IR would free up a slot for Reynolds. And we'd still have one more slot to add somebody.
The other big news is that Emmanuel Moseley was officially added from the PUP list. He hasn't practiced so I'm guessing he won't play in week 1. Could see him in week 2.
I'm hoping they actually go and sign a back that's recently been released for rb3. I've never been impressed with Reynolds as a backup. There's gotta be better out there.
Caldwell had some good teams. This isn't the first time there have been expectations.
Piff Perkins
Veteran
He had one good team (2014), which fell apart after Suh left. We never had a deep team with Mayhew and it hurt Caldwell, resulting in a lot of mediocre seasons. Stafford heroics got us to 9 wins a couple times after that, but those teams were not good.
I feel like the current front office has built the type of complete team we thought/hoped we had that year. Remember that d-line was good but was pretty sparse outside of the starters. Only had one good DE. And yet we overperformed in large part due to just how great Suh was. The secondary had less depth in 2014 too. LB room was damn good. I think the offense is better now than it was then, due to more balance (run game, better o-line, better OC).
I feel good. We already passed the first test, which we failed last year: getting out of the offseason fully healthy. Last year we were missing key d-lineman going into the season, and the quick injuries we got early (Cominsky, Charles Harris) depleted us. This time we're loaded and healthy. Not expecting this team to stop Mahomes next week, but after the first couple weeks (KC, Seattle) we won't be facing many explosive offenses. I feel good.
I think they're beating the Chiefs on opening night. In fact, I'm gonna make a thread saying that and stake my questionable name to it.
That game is their statement to the league.