Posts Tagged ‘Martin Mayhew’
Thursday, March 21st, 2013
Dee Milliner tortured the Wolverines, but don’t expect him in Detroit (photo courtesy Toledo Blade)
Jeff Risdon, DLD Editor
This is the time of year where far too many people fall victim to the phenomenon of groupthink. A spurious idea about a team or a draft prospect catches fire and burns up mock drafts, internet message boards, and Twitter. Often it begins innocuously enough, with a simple projection by a popular pundit positing a player to a team because the need seems to fit the talent. Somehow this gets construed as some sort of Old Testament commandment from the NFL Draft Gods, of which Mike Mayock from the NFL Network is the reigning Zeus.
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Tags: Bill Bentley, Chris Greenwood, Chris Houston, Darrelle Revis, Dee Milliner, Jim Schwartz, Jonte Green, Martin Mayhew, Mike Mayock, Mikel Leshoure, Ron Bartell
Posted in Detroit Lions, NFL, NFL Draft | 12 Comments »
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
GM Martin Mayhew successfully brought the intensity this week
Jeff Risdon, DLD Editor
Wednesday shaped up as one of the most dramatic in Detroit Lions history. Martin Mayhew & Co. signed four players to just over $65M worth of total contracts, something that seemed unlikely at best and downright impossible less than a week ago because of salary cap issues.
If Wednesday doesn’t turn the opinion of the anti-Mayhew crowd, which remains way too Huge-ly irrational, those people are just hating on pure ignorant principle at this point. Mayhew has been an absolute magician in contract work, no doubt with help from President Tom Lewand and new assistant Brian Xanders.
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Tags: Chris Houston, Glover Quin, Jason Jones, Louis Delmas, Martin Mayhew, Reggie Bush, Sammie Lee Hill, Tom Lewand
Posted in Detroit Lions | 10 Comments »
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
The Lions didn’t tag Louis Delmas, but he could still return to The D. (Photo courtesy MLive)
Jeff Risdon, DLD Editor
Monday was the deadline for NFL teams to use the franchise tag on their potential free agents. True to his word, Lions GM Martin Mayhew opted not to place the tag on anyone this year after using it on Cliff Avril a year ago.
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Tags: Buffalo Bills, Cooper Taylor, Dashon Goldson, Glover Quin, Jairus Byrd, Jonathan Cyprien, Louis Delmas, Martin Mayhew, NFL Free Agency, Patrick Chung, Safeties
Posted in Detroit Lions, NFL | No Comments »
Monday, February 25th, 2013
#5 overall pick Ezekiel Ansah?
Jeff Risdon, DLD Editor
If defensive end isn’t the Lions top offseason need, it ranks no lower than 1A. The linemen worked out on Monday. Here are some potential Lions and how they fared.
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Tags: Barkevious Mingo, Bjoern Werner, Corey Lemonier, Damontre Moore, Datone Jones, Devin Taylor, Dion Jordan, Ezekiel Ansah, Jamie Collins, Jim Schwartz, Malliciah Goodman, margus hunt, Martin Mayhew, NFL Combine, Sam Montgomery, Tank Carradine, Trevardo Williams
Posted in Detroit Lions, NFL Draft, Scouting Reports | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
Lions GM Martin Mayhew has made the tough choices needed to progress (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Jeff Risdon, DLD Editor
A day after releasing malcontent wideout Titus Young, the Lions made two more moves with much broader significance on Tuesday. Two longtime starters, right guard Stephen Peterman and defensive end Kyle VandenBosch, were released by GM Martin Mayhew.
On the surface, these moves are all about saving money under the salary cap. The constraints forced on the Lions having to pay over $50M of the approximately $122M cap number to just three players (Stafford, Suh, Johnson) mean that pennies must be pinched. Young’s release did little to impact that bottom line, but the Tuesday moves are a significant step forward in cap reduction.
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Tags: Bill Nagy, Brian Xanders, Gosder Cherilus, Kyle Vanden Bosch, Martin Mayhew, Riley Reiff, Rodney Austin, Stephen Peterman, Titus Young
Posted in Detroit Lions, NFL | 2 Comments »
