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The Lions are shopping quarterback Matthew Stafford, and they have a whole lot of potential customers.

About a third of the league has reached out to the Lions about a potential Stafford trade, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Among the teams that have been mentioned as potential trade partners for the Lions are the Colts, 49ers, Broncos, Patriots, Football Team, Panthers, Raiders, Rams, Texans and Cowboys.

The Lions are said to be seeking at least a first-round draft pick for Stafford. With so many teams interested, they may be able to get more than that.
Texans and cowboys make no sense
 

The Lions are shopping quarterback Matthew Stafford, and they have a whole lot of potential customers.

About a third of the league has reached out to the Lions about a potential Stafford trade, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Among the teams that have been mentioned as potential trade partners for the Lions are the Colts, 49ers, Broncos, Patriots, Football Team, Panthers, Raiders, Rams, Texans and Cowboys.

The Lions are said to be seeking at least a first-round draft pick for Stafford. With so many teams interested, they may be able to get more than that.

Rams?

I would be interested to see Stafford on the Patriots just to see if he was being held back in Detroit and what he is capable of.

Colts and 49ers are probably good landing places for him too.
 
A Stafford/Watson swap?

Can't see Watson enjoying that idea.

Can't see either guy enjoying that idea.

Detroit seems to be committing to a rebuild anyway so I doubt they'd want Watson back. And I'm guessing they'll only look to send Stafford to a good situation.
 
Sorry that titans decision goes down in history as one of the worst playoff decisions of all time and it's not close. You don't punt the fucking ball from the opponents 40 on 4th and 2 while down in the 4th quarter of a playoff game... With the best running back of the year
 

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Texans and cowboys make no sense
Wut? You know Watson wants out, right? If OBrien was as inept of a coach as many think, the Texans should bounce back nicely bc there is still a good amount of talent there. If they can add a Stafford and still have something left over from dealing Watson, then they need to explore that.

And as for the Cowboys, Prescott has no contract and previously was demanding to be the highest paid QB. If the Cowboys balked before, they arent going to jump now as he comes off a broken ankle.
 
Wut? You know Watson wants out, right? If OBrien was as inept of a coach as many think, the Texans should bounce back nicely bc there is still a good amount of talent there. If they can add a Stafford and still have something left over from dealing Watson, then they need to explore that.

And as for the Cowboys, Prescott has no contract and previously was demanding to be the highest paid QB. If the Cowboys balked before, they arent going to jump now as he comes off a broken ankle.
Texans don’t have a first and have a roster 2 years from competing (at least). Giving up an assets for a 33 year old qb who will be ready to retire by the time you’re ready to compete makes no sense.
 
David Culley is 65 years old and has never been a head coach at any level. He's also never been a coordinator or play caller in the NFL either.

He's the oldest first time head coach in league history.

Anytime you can hire the 65 year old passing coordinator from a team whose main weakness was its passing, you've gotta do it.

Honestly, I think this was a fall guy hire. They know this team is going nowhere fast and probably in line for a nasty, lengthy rebuild, so they hire a guy who is essentially set up to fail knowing they'll fire him in two or three years once they've been able to accumulate some talent with their picks next year plus whatever they get for trading off Watson and all their vets.

And this guy isn't some promising young coordinator who could have his career derailed by failure. It's an NFL coaching veteran who will be able to step right in to another position coaching job after he's fired. Culley has nothing to lose here. It's free money. If he succeeds, he wins. If he doesn't, he still makes a hell of a lot more money than he would have otherwise and can likely go right back to doing what he was doing before if he gets fired.
 
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Anytime you can hire the 65 year old passing coordinator from a team whose main weakness was its passing, you've gotta do it.

Honestly, I think this was a fall guy hire. They know this team is going nowhere fast and probably in line for a nasty, lengthy rebuild, so they hire a guy who is essentially set up to fail knowing they'll fire him in two or three years once they've been able to accumulate some talent with their picks next year plus whatever they get for trading off Watson and all their vets.

And this guy isn't some promising young coordinator who could have his career derailed by failure. It's an NFL coaching veteran who will be able to step right in to another position coaching job after he's fired. Culley has nothing to lose here. It's free money. If he succeeds, he wins. If he doesn't, he still makes a hell of a lot more money than he would have otherwise and can likely go right back to doing what he was doing before if he gets fired.
A sort of "John Beilein" hire then.....
 
Big Ben wants to give it another year! Him and the Steelers are currently working on restructuring his contract so he doesn’t destroy their cap.
 

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