00:00All right, let's get started on a Tuesday, day two of free agency.
00:04We'll get some Scooble conversation later.
00:07I am going to attempt, I don't know that it'll be successful.
00:11I'm going to attempt to unify every member of the Lions fan base
00:18with one free agent signing.
00:21And no, it's not Trey Hendrickson.
00:24I'm not even saying his name beyond what I just said.
00:28Because Rico has a presentation and I need you, the people, not to fight this man.
00:37I don't want that.
00:39We are all in a very good mood today.
00:41I just would like people, if you don't like what Rico is asking, argue it.
00:49Because as we enter day two of free agency
00:52and several players that are good no longer play here
00:58and you are either not replacing them as of yet or dumpster diving,
01:05like, it's hard for me to personally argue with Rico.
01:09And that's how we set it up today.
01:12Because your question, it's not a matter of mean or unfair.
01:17It's a question that it's an observation looking at what everybody is doing in the league.
01:24And this is day two of the Lions.
01:26Now, no, things can change as we're talking.
01:29But as of right now, May, I mean, March 10th, you have to ask yourself,
01:35you look at the fact that all the players that are no longer with the Lions,
01:39whether it's Anzalone, Robertson, Lopez, Glasgow, Decker, Montgomery, Allen, Raymond,
01:50Kalief Raymond, just left.
01:51He's going to the Bears.
01:52You've added a couple of marginal pieces.
01:56It leads me to wonder, is this team still in that retool
02:01or has this become a full-on rebuild?
02:05Because the Super Bowl window, as we all know, there is a window.
02:09I don't see how you've gotten better.
02:12You haven't gotten better from last year to this year.
02:16You've just replaced David Montgomery with Isaiah Pacheco.
02:21That's not an upgrade to me.
02:23You haven't gotten better.
02:25You seem to be getting worse.
02:26You seem to be having a lot more of your players walk out the door.
02:29It leads me to wonder, to the Lions fans out there, 248-539-9797,
02:37are we in a rebuild or are we in a retool?
02:41Because at first I thought maybe we were retooling.
02:44Okay, you get a couple of pieces here.
02:47All we need is this person and this person.
02:49We now, you have to look and say, okay, your O-line, it's worse than last year.
02:55Your D-line, it's worse than last year.
02:58Your secondary, it's worse than last year.
03:02Linebacker level.
03:03I was about to say, and linebacker.
03:05Now they can replace, and look, we're sitting here today.
03:09I don't think any of us expected eight, ten signings.
03:13I don't think any of us expected to be the Raiders, nor do we want to be.
03:16But before you yell and scream at Rico, understand,
03:20I'm not ready to go all in on an opinion on this,
03:26but I don't think you're wrong to ask.
03:28Like, what bothered me the most was Roy Lopez leaving last night.
03:31Like, we make jokes.
03:32Roy Lopez outplayed Aleem McNeil last year.
03:35Roy Lopez was your best defensive tackle.
03:37He didn't leave for $15 million a year.
03:40He didn't leave for $15 million total.
03:43How the hell you let Roy Lopez leave the building?
03:45Who's playing up front?
03:47Right, this isn't a lender bomb where you're like, okay,
03:49that's just not fiscally responsible.
03:51Can't do it.
03:52I understand that.
03:53But it's just the fact that you're letting some of the other players
03:57that you were going to be counting on walk out the door,
04:00and it's like, for what?
04:01Like, okay.
04:03Like, I can't wait to see what the project contract's going to be.
04:07It can't be much.
04:08The guy's dead, basically.
04:10His body is breaking down because of the hellacious running style he's had.
04:15I mean, he's basically Kyle Monungai in four years.
04:18Right.
04:18I mean, I was talking with Ortiz before the show, Tony Ortiz,
04:21and he's like, well, you know, he can catch the ball out the backfield
04:24and he can run, and I was like, and that's what you have Jameer Gibbs for.
04:29So why did you bring him in?
04:30It's weird with Pacheco is he had one year near 50 catches,
04:33but then every other year, like last year, I think he had 19 catches.
04:36I don't know.
04:37I don't know if that's schematics.
04:39Obviously, he missed time.
04:40Look, to your point defensively, you know you need help at every level,
04:47and right now, they haven't signed a defensive player.
04:50No.
04:51Offensively, look, losing Kalief Raymond, I'm not going to overreact.
04:54Fine, you have Tesla, but okay.
04:57You lose Montgomery, you're not better.
04:59You lose Decker and Glasgow, you're not better in the aggregate.
05:04I'm not going to freak out about losing a backup QB,
05:06but it's just not something I really want to deal with and have to, what?
05:10Probably get worse than Kyle Allen.
05:12Go to your defensive line.
05:15Who's playing?
05:17Bob Muhammad's out the door, unless you plan on paying him 15 mil per.
05:21You just lost Roy Lopez.
05:22Why, I don't know.
05:23Two years and $11 million?
05:25You just pay the guy.
05:26Right.
05:26Linebacker level, you lose Anzalone, who you're replacing him with.
05:29I don't know.
05:30And don't say Derek Barnes.
05:31They're two completely different players.
05:33We know your safeties are dead.
05:35And your corners are either dead or stink.
05:39So, I don't know.
05:41But I think it's a fair question.
05:43I'm not going to marry myself to either side of this.
05:46But it is feeling like, thus far, two things are true.
05:49Let me offer you this.
05:50Okay.
05:51Because you're in your Caribbean green.
05:53Use it.
05:53I didn't forget.
05:56Well, it's hot in here.
05:58Oh, boy.
05:59Two things are true to me.
06:01A, thus far, the reporting by Dave Burkett, pristine as always.
06:06They're not going to be aggressive in free.
06:08Correct.
06:09And two, it feels like a bit of a gap year.
06:13That's what it feels like.
06:14Could it change on a dime?
06:16Sure.
06:17It could.
06:17I mean, if all of a sudden, hey, and I know it's the name you're not going to say, but
06:21we find out that Trey Hendrickson is coming to Detroit, then that goes, this all goes out the window.
06:26But right now, it just, I don't see the same movement that I see in other cities and other teams.
06:32And I'm not seeing that here.
06:34And it's not like you're coming off of a Super Bowl where it's like, you know what?
06:38We really don't have to do much.
06:39You're coming off back-to-back years you didn't win a playoff game.
06:41Right.
06:42And I'm just not seeing progress.
06:44Where I'm seeing people walk out the door and I'm looking at the replacements like, okay, how many more?
06:50Well, he's a roster guy.
06:52You know, he's depth piece.
06:54How about we go out and get starter guy, and this is a guy that's going to be around for
06:59a little bit.
07:00I don't want to be in the business of helping you.
07:02It hurts me emotionally, spiritually, and mentally.
07:06But I'm going to.
07:07You're pulling a cow rally on me?
07:09Oh, that was amazing, by the way.
07:11No, I think the other angle to this is we are yet, and I know, they don't have to be
07:16legal until tomorrow.
07:18Where are the restructures?
07:20I laid out the off-season plan, and guess who else did?
07:24Dave Burkett.
07:26Dave and I are simpatico on this.
07:28I just beat him to the punch by six weeks.
07:31The idea of restructuring Goff, ASB, and Sewell would have created north of $80 million of cap room.
07:38They are yet to do any of that.
07:41Well, and it's just kind of funny when you see St. Brown talking about how much he's going to miss
07:47his brother, Khalif,
07:48and his locker mate, and all of this.
07:51It's like, or you could have just restructured your deal.
07:54What if the team doesn't approach you to do it?
07:56Rico, this is about Brad Holmes.
07:59This is it.
07:59Look, none of us are ever going to know the absolute truth, okay?
08:04But if I'm Dan Campbell, I'm pissed.
08:07Right.
08:08I have a team to run, and what are you handing me?
08:11But, Mike, here's the thing.
08:13If it's somebody that you feel like this person needs to be on the team, and I've been talking to
08:18him,
08:18he's about to walk out the door.
08:19That's when you, if you're one of, if you're ASB, you walk into the office, hey, we need to work
08:25out something.
08:26He can't leave.
08:28Take it from me.
08:29Give it to him.
08:30But make sure he stays right here in Detroit.
08:33That's where, you know.
08:34Well, the other part, too, and look, I mean, I've already told you, I'm not paying Sam Laporta.
08:40I'm just not interested.
08:41Not off of back surgery.
08:43But we need multiple tight ends.
08:46I haven't seen it.
08:47You know, the offensive line, I'm sorry, but if you think you're starting Larry Borum, God bless.
08:53Like, I just am unsure thus far what the plan is, other than a lot of bargain basement stuff.
08:59And let me help you with that, because it's not like you're possessing nine or ten picks in the upcoming
09:06draft,
09:06where I could just say, all right, I get it.
09:09You're going to take a bunch of rookies, and you're going to do your homework,
09:12and of the nine guys you're drafting, you're going to be leaning on seven to play significant time.
09:18You don't have that many picks.
09:19No, and, well, they're not premium picks either.
09:21Right.
09:22But I don't know.
09:24I'd love to hear from the people on it.
09:25Look, I have a name.
09:26I have a name that I think could unify the fan base and make people feel a hell of a
09:30lot better about the defense.
09:33It's not Hendrickson.
09:34I can sell you this pen, but I'm going to apologize in advance, because I don't want you to be
09:40underwhelmed.
09:42I'd like to say I'm sorry I can't offer more.
09:45Is he a former South Carolina edge rusher?
09:48No.
09:48Okay.
09:49No, he's better than that.
09:51And he's a guy that's not an injured player, so I don't think Brad will consider them.
09:56But can I offer one unifying player that I'd love to see during this show, the Lions have signed.
10:03Yeah.
10:03I'll do that next.
10:04Oh.
10:05It's good, Tease.
10:06It's good, Tease.
10:07It's good, Tease.
10:08Don't say it on vacation.
10:09He's right here.
10:10It's good stuff right there, huh?
10:13It's good stuff right there, huh?
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