Well, the always sorry NFL Puddy-Tats of Motown are at it again. No doubt, they and their ever-faithful media and koolaided fans will claim the Lions made a big splash in free agency. Nothing could be further from the truth. All they've accomplished is getting a few has-beens at ridiculous prices.
Trey Flowers.
For all the hype, he's basically an average defensive lineman. Twenty one sacks in four years is hardly Hall of Fame material. But wait -- he came from the Patriots? Correct. They know when to let a player go, especially one that starts mouthing off about being worth a bazillion bucks, and will reload with a younger one. Can anybody doubt their ways of late?
Danny Amendola.
Also a former Patriot. The receiver got cut in New England, signed on with the woeful Miami Dolphins, and got cut there. Plus he's 34 years old. Not good enough for Miami, and Detroit thinks he's a big catch? Please.
Jesse James.
True, the Lions haven't had a decent tight end in forever, but THIS guy? I mean, who's next? Wild Bill Hickok? Annie Oakley?
Justin Coleman.
Supposedly the "answer" to complement Darius Slay at cornerback. You know, the self-proclaimed "Big Play" Slay. That he is. In any typical name, he'll get torched a couple times by opposing wide receivers on deep routes. And while Coleman was OK in Seattle, do you think the Seahawks would have let him go if they thought he had a major up-side? Likely not. It's also telling that Coleman would opt out of a beautiful city like Seattle, which is a Super Bowl contender every year, to come to the crime-ridden dregs of Detroit, which hasn't sniffed one since Super Bowls started over a half century ago. Kinda like Golden Tate did a few years back. Not exactly mental heavyweights, those two.
The "Patriot connection" in Detroit has become yuk-worthy. General Manager Bob Quinn, who was only a mere scout for the Patriots, hence not nearly qualified to be a GM, has pretty much botched the drafts since he's been in charge of player procurement for the Lions.
Head coach Matt Patricia, formerly defensive coordinator under Bill Belichick, appeared clueless in his rookie season as the field general in Detroit.
And now the Lions have been busy signing a few former Patriot players to eye-popping contracts, and will no doubt claim they "made a killing"
That they did. They've killed themselves salary cap wise in the near future by signing a bunch of retreads to exorbitant contracts.
Just wait for the draft. It won't matter who the Lions take -- they'll proclaim from on high they made yet another "killing".
And yep, you can be sure the above mentioned media and eternal sappies will jump on the bandwagon once again. They always do. By God, this just might be the year, they'll scream
Um, no. It won't.
They keep forgetting the obvious.
It's still the same old Detroit Lions. Everybody is great, until they prove themselves to be busts.
And if there's a way to screw something up, rest assured they'll find it.
For whatever reason, it's just in their DNA.
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