Lions all tied up with cap issues

in that case, try to just get what you need, not what the fans want

What - they don't want Manning???

Well, it was interesting seeing the Lions win a few games. We'll wait until the next decade to see it again.

Bring in the wrecking ball crew.

They have to be so worried about treading water they can't look to get much better. Very bad sign.

The Lions are not the only ones with Cap problems, it sure does make it impossible to keep your team together

That's a consequence of having had a top draft pick for the past five years or so: you draft good players, they play well, and when their rookie contract is up, they merit a big salary boost.

You mean it's not only the Steelers who have cap problems? ;)

They call it re-structereing Contracts!!!

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Originally posted 09:17 AM ET  03.09 by Not4Nutten

They call it re-structereing Contracts!!!

I'm guessing that's what they mean by "trying to squeeze the books for every available dollar."

Thats the irony of the NFL that I like, the money side of it. You suck for many years getting all those high number one picks, then the reality sets in that you have to pay those few people the big bucks and everyone else gets squat.
Now your faced with losing players you can't afford and there is nothing you can do. Interesting stuff really.
If I was the Lions I would be moving towards dumping my high draft choices for more middle of the draft picks so I could afford those players, keeping the core of the stars in tact. Its called the Packers model.

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Originally posted 08:57 AM ET  03.09 by Glenlivet18

Well, it was interesting seeing the Lions win a few games. We'll wait until the next decade to see it again. Bring in the wrecking ball crew.

LMAO!!

"Who cares?" neck of the woods.

Finnegan seems like a good fit for that defense.

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Originally posted 09:01 AM ET  03.09 by Mangler.

The Lions are not the only ones with Cap problems, it sure does make it impossible to keep your team together

Right? You don't hear the Steelers making excuses.

Thats what happens when you pick in the top 5 every year before this draft

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Originally posted 10:35 AM ET  03.09 by THE BISHOP!

Right? You don't hear the Steelers making excuses.

The article is from the detroit News, not the Detroit Lions. The Lions say, quite correctly IMO, that they will use their resources to keep what they have rather than to get new.

Every NFL team lives (or dies) with the cap. Some manage it better than others.

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Originally posted 08:57 AM ET  03.09 by Glenlivet18

Well, it was interesting seeing the Lions win a few games. We'll wait until the next decade to see it again. Bring in the wrecking ball crew.

Premature.

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Originally posted 08:57 AM ET  03.09 by Glenlivet18

Well, it was interesting seeing the Lions win a few games. We'll wait until the next decade to see it again. Bring in the wrecking ball crew.

The owners who really run the NFL want to clear the books of there dumb mistakes, so they created a cap, this allows them to get rid of ageing Old Timers without them imbarassing themselves (Hines Ward etc). The teams with the most cap money are the losing teams with the exception of the Pats who really dont give a rats ass about ther Veterans. So the winning teams have to sharpen their pencils, the weak teams will sign all the players the strong teams drop for less money, and The winning Teams will keep on winning because their Rookies will be stronger than those old Timers. Get It?

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Originally posted 12:07 PM ET  03.09 by Not4Nutten

The teams with the most cap money are the losing teams with the exception of the Pats who really dont give a rats ass about ther Veterans.

The Pats do a good job of not only hanging onto their veteran players but attracting veteran FA's as well.

I hope the Lions enjoyed themselves in their one playoff game this decade. Looks like they might have a hard time getting back anytime soon. Megatron is awesome, but he can't continue to make the rest of the team look good forever. With these cap issues, the arrow is no longer pointing up.