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inheritedlionsfan
League MVP
Joined: January 13th, 2006, 4:18 am Posts: 3682 Location: Maryland
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 Tony Scheffler
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_ ... hree-playsSo Schef only got 3 snaps last night, and there are some theories about what it means. Wanting to see the young guys is more probable, but the article also mentions a trade possibly. Who needs a TE and could we get a decent LB or S for him?
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August 17th, 2013, 12:53 pm |
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WarEr4Christ
QB Coach - Brian Callahan
Joined: October 26th, 2005, 11:48 pm Posts: 3056 Location: Elkhart, In.
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 Re: Tony Scheffler
Our PS3 opponent needs a TE after their committed murder...
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August 17th, 2013, 12:58 pm |
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The Legend
Team President - Rod Wood
Joined: February 11th, 2005, 3:01 pm Posts: 5024 Location: WSU
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given the state of stafford s targets not named johnson or bush it seems hard to believe that scheffler would be traded. there is still not a a great No 2 WR. Neither Burleson or Broyles seem to be ahead of even Patrick Edwards at this point although they will eventually. Pettigrew cannot lineup as a WR the same way that Scheffler can. That means if Scheffler is traded than Fauria would be making the team and performing strongly enough to be a 2nd TE and a 3rd/4th WR. Im not convinced that has happened yet. Michael Williams is more of a Will Heller replacement not Scheffler. Further one would have to consider the state of job security in the front office and coaching staff, while it may be wise to gamble on Fauria's future it might not be so clear from Mayhew/Schwartz perspective if a losing season this year equals hitting the unemployment line.
If Scheffler were traded the Lions could use a starting OLB but seem to be more likely to land a late round draft pick and then try to use Scheffler s cap space to sign someone to help on the OL or LB spots.
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August 17th, 2013, 1:14 pm |
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inheritedlionsfan
League MVP
Joined: January 13th, 2006, 4:18 am Posts: 3682 Location: Maryland
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And I forgot about Baltimore. Maybe we could get a 4th rounder out of them
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August 17th, 2013, 1:14 pm |
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wjb21ndtown
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I'd rather we traded Pettigrew. He is a NE type of player. I think they would look past the drops. I think Bill would believe he could work those out of him, and probably can. NE is a focused team that plays like a well oiled machine. Pett needs that. He feeds off of other people's lackadaisical play. I'd love to see us fleece someone for a first or an actual quality player for Pett. IMO he's garbage and he's going to want way too much when he does resign. That said, if NE gets him, I'm picking him up for my fantasy team. Further, to Legends point, why we didn't get a quality WR in the 3rd round of last years draft is beyond me. Keenan Allen and Terrance Williams were there, and IMO ready. You guys that said we got our guy, and future big-bodied #2 WR in Fuller can start eating your crow now.
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August 17th, 2013, 1:44 pm |
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regularjoe12
Def. Coordinator – Teryl Austin
Joined: March 30th, 2006, 12:48 am Posts: 4212 Location: Davison Mi
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 Re: Tony Scheffler
wjb21ndtown wrote: I'd rather we traded Pettigrew. He is a NE type of player. I think they would look past the drops. I think Bill would believe he could work those out of him, and probably can. NE is a focused team that plays like a well oiled machine. Pett needs that. He feeds off of other people's lackadaisical play. I'd love to see us fleece someone for a first or an actual quality player for Pett. IMO he's garbage and he's going to want way too much when he does resign. That said, if NE gets him, I'm picking him up for my fantasy team. Further, to Legends point, why we didn't get a quality WR in the 3rd round of last years draft is beyond me. Keenan Allen and Terrance Williams were there, and IMO ready. You guys that said we got our guy, and future big-bodied #2 WR in Fuller can start eating your crow now. Really? Now? Don't you think it's just a tad bit early to say that?
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August 17th, 2013, 10:04 pm |
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The Legend
Team President - Rod Wood
Joined: February 11th, 2005, 3:01 pm Posts: 5024 Location: WSU
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regularjoe12 wrote: wjb21ndtown wrote: I'd rather we traded Pettigrew. He is a NE type of player. I think they would look past the drops. I think Bill would believe he could work those out of him, and probably can. NE is a focused team that plays like a well oiled machine. Pett needs that. He feeds off of other people's lackadaisical play. I'd love to see us fleece someone for a first or an actual quality player for Pett. IMO he's garbage and he's going to want way too much when he does resign. That said, if NE gets him, I'm picking him up for my fantasy team. Further, to Legends point, why we didn't get a quality WR in the 3rd round of last years draft is beyond me. Keenan Allen and Terrance Williams were there, and IMO ready. You guys that said we got our guy, and future big-bodied #2 WR in Fuller can start eating your crow now. Really? Now? Don't you think it's just a tad bit early to say that? Its too early to say that Fuller wont work out but it seems like a poor fit with the Lions. They need reliable pass targets now with Broyles coming back from injury and Burleson older AND coming back from injury. With both of those guys not quite at 100% and questionable durability the 4th and 5th WRs have to actually make the team with a chance to contribute and cant just be development guys incapable of making a 2013 impact like Fuller. It will be hard for the Lions to stash him on the 53 man roster and the fact is that this situation was pretty much a given when Fuller was drafted.
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August 17th, 2013, 10:14 pm |
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wjb21ndtown
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The Legend wrote: regularjoe12 wrote: wjb21ndtown wrote: I'd rather we traded Pettigrew. He is a NE type of player. I think they would look past the drops. I think Bill would believe he could work those out of him, and probably can. NE is a focused team that plays like a well oiled machine. Pett needs that. He feeds off of other people's lackadaisical play. I'd love to see us fleece someone for a first or an actual quality player for Pett. IMO he's garbage and he's going to want way too much when he does resign. That said, if NE gets him, I'm picking him up for my fantasy team. Further, to Legends point, why we didn't get a quality WR in the 3rd round of last years draft is beyond me. Keenan Allen and Terrance Williams were there, and IMO ready. You guys that said we got our guy, and future big-bodied #2 WR in Fuller can start eating your crow now. Really? Now? Don't you think it's just a tad bit early to say that? Its too early to say that Fuller wont work out but it seems like a poor fit with the Lions. They need reliable pass targets now with Broyles coming back from injury and Burleson older AND coming back from injury. With both of those guys not quite at 100% and questionable durability the 4th and 5th WRs have to actually make the team with a chance to contribute and cant just be development guys incapable of making a 2013 impact like Fuller. It will be hard for the Lions to stash him on the 53 man roster and the fact is that this situation was pretty much a given when Fuller was drafted. I agree
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August 17th, 2013, 11:37 pm |
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thelomasbrowns
Player of the Year - Offense
Joined: August 24th, 2010, 9:54 pm Posts: 2873
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Fuller was always a project whoever thought he could start was kidding themselves.
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August 18th, 2013, 9:26 am |
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The Legend
Team President - Rod Wood
Joined: February 11th, 2005, 3:01 pm Posts: 5024 Location: WSU
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thelomasbrowns wrote: Fuller was always a project whoever thought he could start was kidding themselves. exactly but why draft a project with no place to stash him?
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August 18th, 2013, 9:44 am |
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thelomasbrowns
Player of the Year - Offense
Joined: August 24th, 2010, 9:54 pm Posts: 2873
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The Legend wrote: thelomasbrowns wrote: Fuller was always a project whoever thought he could start was kidding themselves. exactly but why draft a project with no place to stash him? I don't think we'll have an issue getting him onto the practice squad (if we even want him there: he has shown absolutely nothing in training camp).
_________________ "Good teams don't worry about a whole lot of stuff. They travel, they play, they win. And it doesn't matter where they go, what the time block is, all those kinds of things. They never seem to bother teams that play well, and we want to be one of those teams." -Jim Caldwell
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August 18th, 2013, 12:19 pm |
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BillySims
Martha Firestone Ford
Joined: May 7th, 2005, 3:25 pm Posts: 9011 Location: Earth/Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy
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thelomasbrowns wrote: The Legend wrote: thelomasbrowns wrote: Fuller was always a project whoever thought he could start was kidding themselves. exactly but why draft a project with no place to stash him? I don't think we'll have an issue getting him onto the practice squad (if we even want him there: he has shown absolutely nothing in training camp). He will develop a hangnail and we will IR him. LOL.
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August 19th, 2013, 7:29 pm |
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