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2 DI’s for legit DL would ‘seem’ like a gimme in place of 2 DI’s who barely play- you know what, forget it that’s crazy talk.

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but that would make way too much sense, and make us so much better....dont be silly lol

ideally, id rotate ayers with shay/smith so we can go full imp dl on passing downs. put in the dime db for jones. They can follow around the lber, or drop into a shallow zone easy enough

yeah he night and day from what he was when got there...but the clock is ticking on guy sadly...bonus for us in long run but this will be his PR yr and if he doesnt crack it next...I bet they release him, and he may play the PR dance a yr

he's turning 27 before the NFL season starts next yr, this was his last hurrah as at best again he will be a projected fringe guy with "possible" upside, and if Schoen couldn't make the cut withhis abilty at same age and non draft/FA signing history, Wilson surely wont Plus next yr there will be 100's of 21..22 yr old receivers churned out of the collegiate level with his ability, or better who if a team put 2..3 yrs into developing/PR'in would still be younger than Pokey is now....this was his shot Waiting around hoping for a PR spot, or a team liking his skill set to make their roster this yr is a basic pipe dream really....don't blame him if he decides to wait it out....but could amount to nothing all yr Did we not release him so his old deal is nul and void?...even if not....resign/extend him...Pro rate him for 200k a yr for this yr..so he banks roughly 90k for 8 games....add a 100k signing bonus now for 2026 salary payed on this yr's books.....as I sure we have the money kicking around as we didn't really spend any this yr. Continue with the 200k for next....done

he has, kid is soaking it up down there. he’s doing all the right things and working full time with the right people. the nfl will pass him by if he doesn’t crack an ar this year or gets hurt, it’s all gonna end real fast. tbh i think he deserves a shot on the ar of an nfl this year. I don’t think the lions are willing to take the plunge which is silly. they say they do but he’s camped on the back end of the depth chart. Which happens a lot with high upside prospects.

yup....and with Manu he has improved, but still 4th on depth chart...next yr is the yr for him to show he has earned a spot, as they will only put so much time into it...if 3 yrs in he not on the 53...they will likley move on

because his financial best interest is to sit down south the whole year and try to get on a pr. a short stint on an nfl pr would be more than a whole year of playing up here on his contract. if he sits, he maximizes his chance to earn this year, next year he could go ufl (if it stays in existence) then back to the nfl, or he could enter free agency in the cfl off the nfl and get a fat deal from any one. or try to get another nfl deal. His worst financial move would be to come back here and finish his basic contract.

yeah....sit Wilson for a bit and let Ayers run with it....Ayers has upside and yrs ahead of him.....Wilson not so much, and part of reason we in the pickle we are with roster...guys not transitioned in effectively. At this point Ayers is the better LB but gets the back seat due to Oshs penchant for favoring/valuing vets too much, and really Ayers been here now 2 yrs...It's more than time to make the move and he's definitely "earned" the shot If we feel the need to continue to dress 45 linebackers then yeah slot Woods in for Logan, especially if we are able to dress Echols right away. You then have another returner option with CFL experience doing it with him and Vaval

i expect both elgersma and manu to start out on the pr out of camp

love ayers. i’d rather take kyrie off and play ayers. tbh id consider taking logan back off for woods. i think we got a few options though. he only plays end in defensive heavy set packages. so goal line 3rd and 1 etc. hate dandy being cut. guess some one had to go probably staying in town. Cobb on is a given with injuries imo. atleast this week. woods runs like a mofo for a big man. which is usually a given here for imp dts. Yeah like echols. swerve is worth a shot but off an acl is a big question. echols i think is a very high floor guy who could fit really well with zach

Woods has played coverage on teams, and if you add Bailey for Thomas, he can play on coverage as well.....and as said someone else would pick up the slack A special teams guy who is not a big time returner is not gonna make or break you...A guy on defense who can take 20 reps or so, and have impactful play as well as allow the other's on the dline to play that much better too Ayer's basically takes reps on short yardage packages...Woods obviously would as well being a legit dline guy, and he plays defensive reps...and plays them well and plays on kick returns as well as field goal unit...so it's really a win win more I looking at it the more I like the Echols signing

few transactions today: Echoes and Moore signings confirmed. (both added to practice roster) Sterns transferred to the 1 game injured list. Dandy released. Cobb transferred to the active roster.

@DTonOB how many defensive snaps has Ayers taken the last couple of games?

and it's getting even worse....I feel like we just got the Wildbrain channel, what sucks is that we're losing Goosebumps and AYAOTD all over again.....is Goosebumps cursed it's like whenever a network picks it up it only lasts for like a couple of years longer (which is what happened with Teletoon Retro)

Yeah, it’s really a pretty easy decision. If Ayers actually played on defense, it would be tougher.

Someone else would make tackles on special teams. Look i like Ayers plenty, but he's a luxury and woods would provide more benefit to the defense which IMO outweighs a special teams player.

He had 4 ST tackles. He's good but its a luxury and one we can't afford. Woods taking 15-20 reps at DT (or more) would help our club way more than Ayers playing teams.

And assuming he wouldn't get a guarantee in his new deal, we could always walk away if he doesn't produce to a level that warrants a bigger salary.

Manu isn't going anywhere. The Lions are happy with his progress, even if he's still a project for them. Packers are announcing their cuts tomorrow apparently so we'll find out soon enough but I don't expect Elgersma to be released.

Do you think he's going to completely pass on any opportunity he might get in the NFL for the 2025 season for $30,000 Canadian? PR salary in NFL is $13,000 US per week. The competition is NFL and spring leagues that allow guys to leave immediately for NFL.

Nope. Nope. Nope. Take his Jersey, put it up in the dressing room and let him help coach the Dline if he wants to. 🙂

You do it to entice him to come back sooner rather than later, good will offering going forward locking him in for longer etc etc.