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#1: just have to try to find a way to win Autor: elaine95 PošaljiPoslato: Sre Jun 26, 2019 2:06 am
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Are the Lions playing a dangerous game kicking the can down the road?"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions NotesDetroit Lions AnalysisDetroit Lions TransactionsDetroit Lions Game RecapsBreaking NewsIntroducing the 2019 Detroit Lions Draft Class! 脳Detroit Lions PollsDetroit Lions AnalysisNFL Open ThreadsMonday open thread: Are you concerned about the Detroit Lions’ long-term cap plans?New Kerryon Johnson Jersey ,87commentsAre the Lions playing a dangerous game kicking the can down the road?EDTShareTweetShareShareMonday open thread: Are you concerned about the Detroit Lions’ long-term cap plans?Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY SportsIf there’s a criticism to be had about the Detroit Lions’ first week of free agency, it’s that they overspent on some of their prospects. Trey Flowers got a deal that ranks him in the top five of all defensive players. Justin Coleman broke the record for a nickel cornerback (if the Lions plan on using him that way). And Jesse James is getting TE1 money. But in each of those players’ first year with the Lions, their contracts are barely going to make a dent in their salary cap. Take a look:Trey Flowers: $6.4 million cap hitJustin Coleman: $3.4 million cap hitJesse James: $2.3 millionTotal 2019 cap hit: $12.1 millionOf course, eventually the Lions will have to pay the piper. In fact, just one year down the line, all of those players are taking a significant pay raise when it comes to cap hit.2020:Trey Flowers: $16.7 million cap hitJustin Coleman: $9.5 million cap hitJesse James: $5.3 millionTotal 2020 cap hit: $31.5 million cap hitAnd it only gets worse from there: 2021:Trey Flowers: $20.0 million cap hitJustin Coleman: $11.5 million cap hitJesse James: $6.4 million cap hitTotal 2021 cap hit: $37.9 million cap hit2022:Trey Flowers: $23.2 million cap hitJustin Coleman: $11.5 million cap hitJesse James: $7.2 million cap hitTotal 2022 cap hit: $41.9 million cap hitSo today’s Question of the Day is:Are you concerned with the Lions’ long-term salary cap plans? My answer: Yes and no. On one hand, the salary cap is obviously going to jump up a significant amount each year, and by 2021 or 2022 Womens A'Shawn Robinson Jersey , those cap hits aren’t going to look as bad as they do right now. Jesse James’ contract, for example, likely won’t rank that highly amongst other tight ends once other players start getting new deals.However, this isn’t generally good long-term strategy. Mortgaging your future for the present is something that got former general manager Martin Mayhew in trouble. And we’re not talking about four years down the line. The cap hit for these three players jumps nearly $20 million next year. Paying a guy like Justin Coleman $9.5 million is a risky move no matter how you look at it, and Detroit can’t comfortably get out of that contract until 2022 (they can save $6.4 million in 2021, but they’ll incur over $5 million in dead cap). But this is how free agency works. You gamble. You overpay players in the hopes that their talent becomes worth it over time. Detroit did their homework and got guys they know they’re going to be comfortable with. The big question now is whether the Lions will figure out a way to use their remaining cap space in a valuable way.Your turn. DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions won at Arizona for the first time since 1993, and the game was about as tedious as expected between a pair of also-rans.For Zach Zenner, though http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-anthony-zettel-jersey , it was a day to remember.Zenner was the only offensive player to reach the end zone Sunday in Detroit’s 17-3 victory , and he led the Lions in rushing with 54 yards on 12 carries. Detroit is still a longshot to reach the playoffs, but Zenner could have a lot to play for down the stretch. With Kerryon Johnson out injured, Zenner is trying to make the most of his opportunities.“It’s just fun to get to run the ball again. I like running the ball,” Zenner said after the game. “Fun to be behind a good offensive line and to have those holes open up like that. Those guys are doing a great job. I really enjoyed the opportunity and let’s keep rolling and get a few more wins.”Zenner rushed for 334 yards during the 2016 season for the Lions, but he’s played sparingly since then. He hurt his back in this year’s preseason finale and was waived in September, but he was back with the team by mid-November.Johnson, a dynamic rookie from Auburn Jake Rudock Jersey White , has helped rejuvenate Detroit’s previously anemic running game, but he’s missed three straight games with a knee injury. That’s left Zenner, LeGarrette Blount and Theo Riddick as the team’s top running threats.“I think Zach, again, he’s one of those guys that does a phenomenal job of just preparing and being ready to go, whatever the situation is,” coach Matt Patricia said Monday. “He goes out and plays a lot of special teams for us and he does a lot of different things that can help us win or can help us win in special teams and also on the offensive side of the ball.”Detroit (5-8) took a 10-0 lead over the Cardinals in the third quarter, when Darius Slay returned an interception 67 yards for a touchdown. The only other TD came on Zenner’s 1-yard run with 4:05 left in the game.The Lions won despite gaining only 218 yards.“I’m just excited to come away with a win. I think everybody has different views on what they think is exciting from football Womens Trey Flowers Jersey ,” Patricia said. “I tend to like the struggle, I like the battle, I like all of it. So, I think back in the day when I was growing up, SEC football used to be like 7-3 and I thought those were exciting, I thought they were great games. So, it doesn’t really matter however the game goes, you just have to try to find a way to win.”Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford passed for only 101 yards Womens Eli Harold Jersey , his lowest output since the 2010 season opener, when he left with an injury. The Lions were able to win anyway thanks to their defense — and the contributions of players such as Zenner.“He like everyone else is battling through things at this moment health-wise and doing a great job of being really effective,” Stafford said. “Part of what makes him a really good football player is he’s always ready to go. He’s always ready to go, he’s locked into his game plan and did a great job of hitting some runs right where they needed to hit.”



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