Im putting on my GM hat

[SadLionFan00]

Here's what I would do were I the GM of the Detroit Lions this offseason.

Step 1) Jim Schwartz and the entire coaching staff is fired. Gunther can stay if the new HC is cool with it, and he wants to.

Hire Wade Phillips as the HC. He brings in his people.

re-sign
Chris Houston (This is the first thing after finding a HC)
Gosder Cherilous
Willie Young
Joique Bell
Deandre Levy
Sammie Lee Hill
Kassim Osgood
Ricardo Silva
Ashlee Palmer

Franchise Tag Louis Delmas. Give him one year to show he can be healthy.

FA signings
Rashean Mathis (Should come relatively cheap, will battle it out with youngsters)
Nate Clements (adding another vet back there that should come decently inexpensive)
Devery Henderson (with Broyles hurt again and Titus looking about gone, were gonne need help there)
Then a bunch of scrubs to fill in the backup holes. But these 3 can make an impact, all should come cheap enough to stay under the cap.

Onto the draft.

1. Barkevious Mingo DE LSU
With Wade Phillips coming in, we will, natually, be moving to the 3-4 base. With only Willie Young as a possible starter capable of playing OLB, we need to add one of the top available pass rushers. Mingo has huge potential, and fits well with the system. He wont pay immediate dividends, but will be a major piece down the road.

2. Eric Reid S LSU
Safety is probably our biggest immediate need. Delmas is always hurt, and the two scrubs we have rotating in each week always seem to mess up. Reid would obviously not start with Clements and Delmas slated to start, but he should see plenty of playing time, and ideally a starter by next year. The question is, which S will he replace?

3. Tavon Austin WR West Virginia
Never hurts to add a playmaker to the offense. We have plenty of big WRs in CJ, Pettigrew, and Scheff. Hopefully this time, our undersized playmaker stays healthy/isnt a jerk.

4. Braxston Cave C Notre Dame
A bit inconsistance, but could be good. See what he can do behind Dom, let him compete for playing time next year.

5. Damion Square DT Alabama
Losing C-Will and now playing 3 DTs, we need to add more depth.

6. Jeff Braun OT West Virginia
A part of an elite O-line, he could slide into guard. Always nice to add depth, hope he can push for a starting spot some day.

Here's what our product looks like on the field

QB Stafford
RB Bell/LeShoure
WR CJ/Henderson/Thomas/Broyles
TE Pettigrew/Scheffler
OT Reiff/Cherilous
OG Sims/Peterman
C Raiola

DE Suh/Fairley
NT SLH
OLB Young/Lewis/Mingo
ILB Levy/Tulloch/Lewis
CB Houston/Mathis/Bently
S Delmas/Clements/Reid


I didnt get too specific, but you see my general theme here. Sticking with what we've got, but putting things in the hands of a different, much more mature, coaching staff. We use the draft to help rebuild areas where we lose players to FA. Get some veteran stop-gaps to help too.

Thoughts?
_________________

[detfan782004]

Why does Gunther get a free pass?

If u are gonna fault Schwartz they all must go.

Fords ahold fire Mayhew too
_________________


FFMD II AGM- DETROIT LIONS

[Lionsfanforever]

Wade Philips no thank you.
_________________


Nacho League Season 5 Taco Bowl winner

[WillParks]

Pettigrew could be described in any number of ways but playmaker isn't one of them. He has serious trouble catching any passes more than 15 yards. Playmaker? Are you serious???

By the way, we traded our 4th round selection in last year's draft.

[DrRay11]

Wade Phillips???
_________________
Football is love, love is life.

[stylish313]

3 years, 3 tiny WR's. No thank you.

And claiming Willie Young is a capable 3-4 OLB is quite the stretch. He hasn't proven to be a capable anything, other than rest relief.

The other thing that caught my attention was franchising Delmas Lost cause
_________________

IAmPacman on the sig

[detfan782004]

[SadLionFan00]

[mijags]

i dont care who you are, 5'9 (tavon austin) ia TINY in the NFL.