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Christopher Gandy's avatar

The athletic profile is there. Staying healthy is lucky! These big 260-270 violent lineman take a beating. We need Demarcus Ware tape to fast to help teach these guy different pass rush moves other than the bull rush. I’m clearly guess but hope this works out. Good depth in this draft to find a pass rush specialties!

Casey Frye-Davies's avatar

Love this flyer. Was hoping they’d bring him in for a look.

Wes's avatar

I don't see any risk when they are paying him vet minimum. He will have no effect on the cap and he is a very talented player if he can ever stay healthy. If he gets injured again you find another cheap player.

Jay Scott's avatar

Not a bad move to add to the 90 man roster a vet minimum no guaranteed money player. If he doesn’t make the roster no money owed. If he’s stays healthy and plays well enough to make the roster you have a very inexpensive player for depth and/or in the rotation.

roar back's avatar

low risk, possible good reward. tons of slots to fill. low risk hire. hard to complain unless you just want to complain and feel your plan is better than holmes.

newmanian's avatar

Another ‘never heard of him’ hire. It sure looks like the plan in Detroit is ‘hope’.

Jeff Guynn's avatar

Lol you think the only hope they have is signing guys you've heard of?

newmanian's avatar

Of course not. My point is that they're filling their roster with non-key players, some not even starters, for any other team.

My point was that they've not made a strong move in 2 years to establish a hard rush. There can be no argument on that. They've not done it. No money- I get it. Somehow the Eagles and Rams keep managing to find ways to plug holes with high level players. We look like a team selecting guys and crossing their fingers in hope.

roar back's avatar

aqm generated 10+ sacks last year opposite hutch and unfortunately davenport was hurt again. not sure what a "strong move" means. we still have the draft ahead of us. it is all roster management, hard to pay 2 edge players top money. most super bowl winning teams do not allocate that much money to the edge. teams like the eagles use a 6 round pick to play opposite their star edge player.

Jeff Guynn's avatar

I think extending Hutch is a pretty strong move. They have drafted a bunch of studs that they've been extending. Blow the bank on another top tier edge and they won't be able to extend everybody they need to. The fans clamoring for that aren't being realistic.

Deacon's avatar

The odd thing is he was drafted to eventually take over for Davenport in New Orleans. Hendrickson took off to Cincinnati and it was clear they weren’t gonna drop a bank on Davenport either. The Saints have had as hard a time getting a guy to play opposite Cam Jordan as Detroit trying to find someone oppo Hutch.

Karma says Detroit should sign Cam, put him with Hutch, and lift the curse. But alas….

Deacon's avatar

Oh and the next guy up is Tanoh Kpassagnon…then Keldric Faulk…then the next 6-6 freak athlete with a talent for getting hurt

Andrew Jazdzyk's avatar

Maybe one of these oft injured but very athletic guys will work out one day. Maybe one

Day

Andrew Jazdzyk's avatar

I yield

Nor's avatar

New conductor for the ir train. Gonna be tough to replace Davenport but the bust vet has the upper hand over lions bust Ennis broken straw due to more time spend on ir? Does polymarket take bets on this?

Just kidding, hope he blooms into greatness