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 Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:03 pm Post subject: RashaanSalaami: Lions have 3 of NFL's 6 best cornerstones |
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6) Ndamukong Suh
3) Matthew Stafford
1) Calvin Johnson
For those interested, his criteria are age (all under 28 as of 9/1/12), potential, production, risk, maturity, position, and marketability. All three of these guys obviously qualify pretty strongly on those scales. Note, it isn't intended to be a list of the 50 best players in the league, just those that are young and look like franchise building blocks (hence why Andy Dalton and Sam Bradford are both included).
What can I say? Feels good man. The only thing is that we have 50 other spots on the roster, and no other Lion cracked his top 50--which I think is about right. But I think this positioning perfectly encapsulates why Lions fans feel so optimistic about the franchise's future; no other team in the league has the kind of young, three-player foundation the Lions currently have.
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Absolutely. And your last sentence was well said.
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Good to see. I think if maturity is taken into account though, Suh may be a bit high.
Pretty close to where I would have them all on my list though 
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RyanFuller003
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| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2012 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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| FootballPhreak wrote: | | Good to see. I think if maturity is taken into account though, Suh may be a bit high. |
That was my thought on the matter as well. I was expecting to see Suh somewhere in the top 20 because of his ridiculous speed/strength thing he's got going on, but I would think his 2011 production and anger management issues would have docked him on the list a little. But if you're looking at maturity as an indicator of how far long his game is compared to the rest of the NFL, Suh plays the game like a veteran--he's got a solid repertoire of moves and doesn't just feel like a raw project in the making like, say, Aldon Smith (who is #14 on this list despite the fact that he was asked to do almost nothing but rush the passer last year).
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| RyanFuller003 wrote: | | FootballPhreak wrote: | | Good to see. I think if maturity is taken into account though, Suh may be a bit high. |
That was my thought on the matter as well. I was expecting to see Suh somewhere in the top 20 because of his ridiculous speed/strength thing he's got going on, but I would think his 2011 production and anger management issues would have docked him on the list a little. But if you're looking at maturity as an indicator of how far long his game is compared to the rest of the NFL, Suh plays the game like a veteran--he's got a solid repertoire of moves and doesn't just feel like a raw project in the making like, say, Aldon Smith (who is #14 on this list despite the fact that he was asked to do almost nothing but rush the passer last year). |
Ya, I was thinking that as I posted it. His maturity within the game is off the charts. It is his personal maturity in life and emotional reaction to events that I question. But I do think that can affect a players career just as well, so I stick to my original statement.
Did you know Suh never apologized for the stomp and still blames the other player? How can you excuse that? He still don't even see a problem with it and that, IMO, is an issue.
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Kind of shocked Cliff Avril didn't get an HM at least given that he states Pass Rushers are the second most important. I also don't see too many teams with more than 3 so to have 3, all in the top 10 is pretty ridiculous.
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| Sllim Pickens wrote: | | Kind of shocked Cliff Avril didn't get an HM at least given that he states Pass Rushers are the second most important. I also don't see too many teams with more than 3 so to have 3, all in the top 10 is pretty ridiculous. |
Personally I wouldn't have Suh that high. What's scary is if Avril is the real deal and continues to improve. Then there is also the Lions problem child Nick Fairley. He has all the talent in the world and if he can stay healthy and get his head right the sky is the limit for him.
The Lions actually have the potential to have three pro bowlers on the dline and all of them are kids.
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| diehardlionfan wrote: | | Sllim Pickens wrote: | | Kind of shocked Cliff Avril didn't get an HM at least given that he states Pass Rushers are the second most important. I also don't see too many teams with more than 3 so to have 3, all in the top 10 is pretty ridiculous. |
Personally I wouldn't have Suh that high. What's scary is if Avril is the real deal and continues to improve. Then there is also the Lions problem child Nick Fairley. He has all the talent in the world and if he can stay healthy and get his head right the sky is the limit for him.
The Lions actually have the potential to have three pro bowlers on the dline and all of them are kids. |
Some of the plays Fairley made in that Saints game were incredible.
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| TL-TwoWinsAway wrote: | | diehardlionfan wrote: | | Sllim Pickens wrote: | | Kind of shocked Cliff Avril didn't get an HM at least given that he states Pass Rushers are the second most important. I also don't see too many teams with more than 3 so to have 3, all in the top 10 is pretty ridiculous. |
Personally I wouldn't have Suh that high. What's scary is if Avril is the real deal and continues to improve. Then there is also the Lions problem child Nick Fairley. He has all the talent in the world and if he can stay healthy and get his head right the sky is the limit for him.
The Lions actually have the potential to have three pro bowlers on the dline and all of them are kids. |
Some of the plays Fairley made in that Saints game were incredible. |
I'm excited to see what he can do.
I hope he stays healthy because he has the ability to have the same type of impact as Suh.
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If Fairley realizes his potential and Willie can become a top 15-20 end... 
We could have a top 5 DL all time if that comes to fruition
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| SuhPLEX wrote: | If Fairley realizes his potential and Willie can become a top 15-20 end...
We could have a top 5 DL all time if that comes to fruition |
Yes, the Lions could. We can't dismiss what RonL brings to the table either. He's a rookie but he is talented. We just have to see out of the young fella's who steps up.
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| diehardlionfan wrote: | | SuhPLEX wrote: | If Fairley realizes his potential and Willie can become a top 15-20 end...
We could have a top 5 DL all time if that comes to fruition |
Yes, the Lions could. We can't dismiss what RonL brings to the table either. He's a rookie but he is talented. We just have to see out of the young fella's who steps up. |
is it sunday yet?!
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I love it.
I do think that Suh is probably a tad bit too high, but it's still pretty awesome. The only concern that we need to have with these three is the financial aspect - if they're really three of the top ten cornerstones in the league, they're going to need to get a ton of money. It might be tough to keep them all satisfied unless they're willing to get creative.
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| Lions017 wrote: | I love it.
I do think that Suh is probably a tad bit too high, but it's still pretty awesome. The only concern that we need to have with these three is the financial aspect - if they're really three of the top ten cornerstones in the league, they're going to need to get a ton of money. It might be tough to keep them all satisfied unless they're willing to get creative. |
Well, Calvin already did us a favor by signing a long term deal that didn't exactly value him for what he is.
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| TL-TwoWinsAway wrote: | | Lions017 wrote: | I love it.
I do think that Suh is probably a tad bit too high, but it's still pretty awesome. The only concern that we need to have with these three is the financial aspect - if they're really three of the top ten cornerstones in the league, they're going to need to get a ton of money. It might be tough to keep them all satisfied unless they're willing to get creative. |
Well, Calvin already did us a favor by signing a long term deal that didn't exactly value him for what he is. |
And the other two allready cost a lot and are locked up for a while but both have restructured to help us out allready.
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