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[Forsh]

Johnson's only black mark this season was that he couldn't incorporate Jamo to any real degree ... altho I doubt that was his fault

[Whitley]

I don't think Johnson get hired this offseason. It's a real bad look if a team hires Johnson with what he did and Eric B. Can't get a sniff.

[jaadam4]

I don’t think we’ll lose Johnson but if we do, I’d like to bring in Frank Reich. I think any OC would love to work with the line we have here.

I would love that but I don’t see Reich as having to take an OC job. He needs to be a HC again

[jaadam4]

The good thing for us is that Payton, Kingsberry, Reich, D Ryans are out there. Plus if Ben Johnson gets hired and Beinemy doesn’t I’m going to rally the woke troops and get racist on whatever organization it is.

We need him for one more year.

[jaadam4]

And Harbaugh is out there as well. Sad for me to say but oh well

[Mainevent]

If you think most of these NFL owners care all that much about how they look to the masses them you haven’t been paying attention.

[-Deborah-]

‘Just getting started’: 7 things Lions GM Brad Holmes said in year-end presser
Holmes said Jared Goff has proven he’s the starting QB

The Lions finished the regular season on Sunday, rallying from a 1-6 record to a 9-8 record, the first winning record for the team in five years. Holmes will be entering his third season as GM next year.

Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the Brad Holmes year-end presser:

Holmes happy with the effort
Brad Holmes started his press conference thanking ownership for supporting their vision, and thanking the players for all of the effort and dedication. Holmes said head coach Dan Campbell and the rest of the staff did “an unbelievable job.”

Holmes gave a shout out to the front office, player personnel and analytics departments, as well as the trainers, and player staff. “It’s all hands on deck.”

Holmes also thanked the fans. “Our atmosphere every week was electric,” he said. “One Pride, you better buckle up for One Pride.”

Holmes said he was happy to end the season on a positive note, especially on primetime national television.

‘Just getting started’
Holmes said the 9-8 finish to the season was good, and a “step in the right direction,” but said there’s a lot of work to do, and that he believes they’re “just getting started.”

“The standard is set,” Holmes added. “Last year, a foundation was laid, a culture was put in place. This year, a standard was set now. That standard, it’s not going to be compromised. It’s not going to be compromised no matter what.”

“I remember at 1-6, everybody was ready to write us off,” Holmes said. “We made a commitment to build this thing the right way, and sometimes the right way is the hard way, but we stayed with it.”

Is Jared Goff sticking around? Seems like it
Holmes was highly complementary of Lions quarterback Jared Goff. “I respect the hell out of him.”

“I didn’t have any doubt, or waiver, and I never deemed him as a bridge,” Holmes said, referring to the idea that Goff was a stopgap solution to the quarterback job in Detroit after the Matthew Stafford trade.

“It’s a lot easier to get worse at quarterback than to get better at quarterback,” Holmes said. “I think Jared has proven that he is the starting quarterback for us.”

Holmes did say that he’s not totally against drafting a quarterback if they like the player enough.

How about that 2022 draft class?
Holmes said he wasn’t surprised by the performance of many in his rookie draft class last season.

Holmes said they knew they all had the potential to do what they did. “We’re not surprised that they ended up having success, that’s why we do all the work that we do.”

All players in the 2022 draft class either started or contributed:

• DL Aidan Hutchinson – Michigan
• WR Jameson Williams – Alabama
• S Kerby Joseph – Illinois
• TE James Mitchell – Virginia Tech
• LB Malcolm Rodriguez – Oklahoma State
• LB James Houston – Jackson State
• CB Chase Lucas – Arizona State

On Jameson Williams, who only played a few games due to injury, Holmes said he thinks next year will be big for him. “I think he’s gonna be just fine.”

Holmes on Dan Campbell
“He’s special, he’s elite,” Holmes said of head coach Dan Campbell. “He has an elite ability to pull the team out of a dark place.”

“He’s going to do what it takes for the team. He has a rare elite ability to pull a team out and right the ship. You either have it or you don’t, and he has that.”

Free agency moves?
Holmes said they’re interested in bringing back most of their unrestricted free agents, and conversations are already underway.

The Lions have a lot of cap space to work with, but will they use it?

“It’s got to be the right guy,” Holmes said, adding they don’t plan on spending just to spend. “If it’s the right guy for our culture, what we’re building here.”

Holmes said that even if they bring in a veteran or high price player, the young players will still get plenty of playing time.

Playoffs next year?
Holmes said he feels like the Lions could have been in the playoffs and competed this year. He said next year, the obvious step is to make the playoffs.

“When you get into that dance, anything can happen.”

Holmes said he would expect more improvement next season.

Holmes said finishing ranked last in defense will be an obvious area of focus for the offseason.

[edindetroit]

Lions GM: Jared Goff has proven he’s the starting quarterback

Goff is under contract through 2024 season

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 11: Jared Goff #16 of the Detroit Lions celebrates after defeating the Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field on December 11, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images) (Mike Mulholland, 2022 Getty Images) It sure seems like Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff is sticking around.

Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes, who traded for Goff in the Matthew Stafford trade two years ago, spoke highly of Goff in his end of the season press conference on Tuesday.

“I didn’t have any doubt, or waiver, and I never deemed him as a bridge,” Holmes said, referring to the idea that Goff was a stopgap solution to the quarterback job in Detroit after the Matthew Stafford trade.

“It’s a lot easier to get worse at quarterback than to get better at quarterback,” Holmes said. “I think Jared has proven that he is the starting quarterback for us.”

Holmes did say that he’s not totally against drafting a quarterback if they like the player enough.

It makes sense -- Goff had a great year at the helm for Detroit, passing for nearly 4,500 yards (6th most), 29 touchdowns (6th most), with a 99.3 QB rating last season, his best statistical season since he threw for 32 touchdowns with the Rams in 2017.

Goff is technically under contract through 2024, becoming a free agent in 2025. But the Lions had an option to cut him after this season, with minimal dead cap space as a penalty.

Goff’s cap hit next season is around $30 million.

https://www.clickondetroit.com/sport...F9ixbaIQC1AQnQ

[Whitley]

If you think most of these NFL owners care all that much about how they look to the masses them you haven’t been paying attention.

Owners? Maybe not.

The GMs and execs? I think it is a consideration especially if they think the backlash is big enough to get Goodell to bring the hammer (ie lost draft pick)

[jaadam4]

If you think most of these NFL owners care all that much about how they look to the masses them you haven’t been paying attention.

Oh I was kidding, I should have added a bit more sarcasm to my original post. I’ve never heard a good word about Bienemy’s personality and that offense is Andy Reids not his. He doesn’t have a HC gig because of something he’s doing not the color of his skin.

I just want Ben Johnson to stay for one more year

[Mainevent]

My response was more directed at Whitley. I was picking up on your sarcasm.

And GMs aren’t going to care about Bienemy. They’ll interview minority candidates (seriously or not) and then hire whoever the owner signs off on. I don’t recall Martha taking any heat for hiring a white guy who’d never been a coordinator before.

One or two minority candidates will get hired this year and there will be some articles about who got passed over and how the number of minority coaches are still too low and then everybody will move on.

[jaadam4]

Touché

[jaadam4]

This right here is so amazing to see. I can’t believe the culture that the Lions have right now.


Cominsky’s insta


Exit meeting 2021-22 season:“Can I please get released?”

Exit meeting 2022-2023 season:“Can you please bring me back?”. . .

Life is absolutely insane. Sacrifices had to be made and uncertainty was my reality for most of career. Let this season be a testament to the fact that your “plays” are coming. Keep putting your time and effort into what you want and your big plays in life will come to you naturally. Learned a lot from this game and excited for what’s next. Thank you to the Lions organization and my family for making this possible. If I haven’t said it already, I WANT TO BE A LION tag @detroitlionsnfl in the comments to make sure the message is loud and clear ”

[TheLondonLion]

People want to stay here and people want to come here. Something special is happening and this time it isn’t a mirage. It’s being done the right way and should be sustainable.

[ghandi]

Lions have 17 unrestricted free agents...who goes and who stays?

Anzelone
D. Elliott
E. Brown
Buggs
W. Harris
M Hughes
Cominsky
Amari O
Jamaal W
Skipper
Justin Jackson
Austin Bryant
Chris Board
Badgley
CJ Moore
Josh Woods
Nate Sudfeld