Sunday, January 6, 2013

Detroit Lions off-season plan 2013

Mayhew, Schwartz, Lewand
22-43 together

Cut

Cut Dom

Dom Raoila C $4.5 million cap savings.
Dom struggled the last half of the season. He ranked # 13 at Center on PFF. He ranked # 24 in 2011, #30 in 2010, #14 in 2009 and # 10 in 2008.

Replace him with a compeition between Bill Nagy, Rodney Austin and resign Dylan Gandy ($1 mil).





Kyle Vanden Bosch DE Cap Savings #5 mil
Is is well documented by the blog that Kyle has to go. He ranked #62 out of 62 in the NFL at DE by PFF. He had only 3.5 sacks and struggled vs. the run.

Defensive End has to be a priority in the draft. The enitre defense revolves around how these guys play. The group caused 1 turnover in 2012.  I would resign LoJack ($1.5 mil) and tender Willie Young. Ronnell Lewis is a camp project.


Jeff Backus OT $5 mil cap savings

A good pass blocking year for Backus. He only allowed 3 sacks by my count. He was awful as a run blocker, his days as a starter are over.

Riley Reiff will have to start at left tackle and I would hope to re-sign Corey Hillard ($1.25 mil) as a back up or right tackle.



Titus Young Team killer. $800,000 dead Money hit.




Free agents to let walk

Cliff Avril DE Rank# 55 PFF #59 vs the run. replaced by the draft.

DeAndre Levy LB #41 ranked out of 43. #42 vs. the run. Replaced by Ashlee Palmer or Tahir Whitehead


Drayton Florence #84 rated Cornerback Replaced by Bill Bentley

Gosder Cherlius #7 Tackle. Replaced by Jason Fox or a re-signed Corey Hillard.


Stefan Logan Replaced by Mike Thomas or draft.
Nick Harris and Jason Hanson Replaced by tryout players.


Jacob Lacey #62 ranked CB.



Kevin Smith RB


Amari Spievey Head injuries


Kassim Osgood WR

Pat Lee CB
Retire:


Jahvid Best $2.1 mil dead cap space.

Re-sign at the right price


Chris Houston CB. $5 mil cap hit. I do not think we will be able to re-sign him.


Louis Delmas S $3 mil cap hit Incentive laden deal.


Sammie Hill  DT $ 1.5 mil cap hit

Will Heller TE vet min. Stays healthy. Does his job.


Lawrence Jackson DE $1.5 mil not a starter by a good rotational guy.

Andre Fluellen DT Vet min Give a chance in camp.

Dylan Gandy $1 mil


Corey Hilliard OT ($1 mil)

DT Corey Williams $ 1.5 mil I do not think he sign for this

Justin Durant OLB 2 years $ 4.5 mill.


Bring Back at reduced rate.

Nate Burleson Like to take about $ 2mil off his cap hit.
Next years team at this point:

QB Stafford, Hill, Moore
RB LeShoure, Bell, #3 RB?
TE Grew, Scheffler, Heller?
LT Reiff, Hilliard?
LG Sims, Gandy?
OC Nagy, Austin
RG Peterman
RT Fox
WR Johnson, Robiskie
WR Burleson, Thomas
WR Broyles (PUP) #5 WR ?

RDE #1DE?, LoJack?
LDE # 1DE? Young, R. Lewis
DT Suh, Hill? Nwagbuo
DT Fairley Williams? Fluellen?
MLB Tulloch, T Lewis
SLB Durant? #2SLB?
WLB Whitehead, Palmer
CB #1CB?, Green, Greenwood
CB Bartell, Bentley
S #1S?, Carey
S #1 S?, Wendling

P?
K?
Snap Muhlbach

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