Big Blue Huddle

Quote from: DaveBrown74 on Today at 06:10:43 PMCan't argue your point, but this is a team that has been basically a doormat for decades. They finally have a successful year, and they're supposed to let the QB go? They weren't in a position to draft a QB. If you let Goff walk what do you do? Pay Cousins similar money?

I'm with you on the broad point of not ever paying elite QB money to a non-elite QB, but when you look at this organization and their long run history it's hard to kill them too badly for this.

If you want to say they never should have gotten rid of Stafford, fair enough, but now that they were in this situation what should they have done? If you don't pay Goff, who is your QB in 2024?

They chased him until he caught them. That contract was way over his market value. Which team would have paid him that stupid money. Same with Jones, over rating their own players. Goff doesn't have the body of work Cousins has, and he was stupidly overpaid too.

Too many years of failed draft stock caused this. Too many teams giving up on their first round picks instead of developing them. The mentality of starting a first round pick year one has killed careers.

"The Detroit Lions and quarterback Jared Goff have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth up to $212 million with $170 million guaranteed, per a league source."

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5443054/2024/05/13/jared-goff-lions-extension/?source=user_shared_article

Here is how they made room

https://x.com/patricia_traina/status/1790144140526735803?s=46&t=1vcQIN8GqF5J2oLdxEVEJQ

Let's end this f***ing series tonight. Enough! I really don't need the stress of a potential collapse in a series that we led 3-0 in. God help this franchise if that ever happened.

Just get it done. Tonight. I don't even want to entertain these thoughts.

Man, if Jones had played last year like he had in 2022 his contract would be looking like a steal.  As it is, not so much.

Quote from: Ed Vette on Today at 05:33:09 PMThe Detroit Franchise can't seem to get it all together. Stupid contract for a journeyman QB who will never get them to the trophy. They would have been much better off building a team around Matt Stafford.

Can't argue your point, but this is a team that has been basically a doormat for decades. They finally have a successful year, and they're supposed to let the QB go? They weren't in a position to draft a QB. If you let Goff walk what do you do? Pay Cousins similar money?

I'm with you on the broad point of not ever paying elite QB money to a non-elite QB, but when you look at this organization and their long run history it's hard to kill them too badly for this.

If you want to say they never should have gotten rid of Stafford, fair enough, but now that they were in this situation what should they have done? If you don't pay Goff, who is your QB in 2024?

One for the good guys today.

Not sure if we've ever both been perfect in this game on the same day.

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Quote from: DaveBrown74 on Today at 05:30:55 PMAgreed. I got the first one no problem and then just struggled after that. I agree that we sometimes differ in which ones we find easy versus hard.

One of the very few times I got Purple first. I'm basking in my glory all day. 😆

The Detroit Franchise can't seem to get it all together. Stupid contract for a journeyman QB who will never get them to the trophy. They would have been much better off building a team around Matt Stafford.

Quote from: Ed Vette on Today at 05:27:50 PMI find it interesting how on one grid you can find it easily and I can't, while the opposite happens for me. This one just clicked for me.

Agreed. I got the first one no problem and then just struggled after that. I agree that we sometimes differ in which ones we find easy versus hard.