In this week's mailbag we dive into a number of topics, including thoughts on why the Lions have held open a roster spot ahead of the season opener and whether the team's cap is in good enough shape to extend Aidan Hutchinson as early as next offseason.
DFN is one of the greatest values in media. The content is honest and not transparent giving us insights to your life and professional evaluation of the Lions. I've been waiting for 67 years (I'm 71) for a Super Bowl appearance, so I hope you have to spend that 5k this year!
After the season we all expect from Hutch I’m pretty sure he’s gonna reset the market for defensive players….until Dallas extends Parsons after he holds out of training camp and threatens to miss week one.
Do you think that only a Super Bowl victory can erase this perennial thought from the minds of longtime Lions fans? Lions trauma runs deep across many eras. Tom Dempsey’s kick; Dave Williams’ KO return; and Eddie Murray’s 43 yd FG attempt going wide right in SF to name a few. Of course I could go on, but you get my point. If, as I believe, the victory over the Packers at Lambeau at the end of the 2022 season ended the curse of Bobby Layne, then a Lions Super Bowl victory will surely heal the hurt of generations of Lions fans. Forward down the field…….
The Brett Favre 40 yard throw to Sterling Sharpe in the final minute of the playoff game in 1994. The Aaron Rogers hail mary, a.k.a. Miracle in Motown. The Justin Tucker 66 yarder.
Sustained success, multiple division titles, playoff appearances and playoff wins would go a long way, but, yeah, a Super Bowl title would be the intravenous pain killer.
I want a Super Bowl as much as any fan. But it has been so gratifying to have a Lions management that is doing things the right way — long-term vision, build through the draft, strong on the OL and DL, developing a culture of winning — that I find that my six decades of being a Lions fan is already paying off.
Do I still feel pain when you mention Josh Reynolds’ two drops in the NFC Championship game? Of course I do. But that does not take away from how much I love being a Lions fan right now, rooting for a legit Super Bowl contender.
That 53rd man just might be the fans. By now, we have no reason not to trust Campbell and Holmes. Together they have seemed to make far better decisions than all the other's in their positions combined since the Barry Sander's days.
Hey Justin, I am a 60+ year, now retired, lion s fan and I want to thank you for making so much of your great content available to those of us who don't feel we can spring for a paid subscription. With the proliferation of podcasters and freelance writers needing paid subscriptions to support their work, I have to pick and choose those I can pay for. So to have such great content available even if it's just a paragraph or two along with the occasional long article you provide is very much appreciated.
The work you put into this project along with the results, are obvious, so thank you.
Justin,
DFN is one of the greatest values in media. The content is honest and not transparent giving us insights to your life and professional evaluation of the Lions. I've been waiting for 67 years (I'm 71) for a Super Bowl appearance, so I hope you have to spend that 5k this year!
I'm really enjoying this new "how will we ever pay all our home grown, amazing/pro bowl/all pro talent over the next couple years?!.." problem. A lot.
After the season we all expect from Hutch I’m pretty sure he’s gonna reset the market for defensive players….until Dallas extends Parsons after he holds out of training camp and threatens to miss week one.
“You’ve been hurt before”
Do you think that only a Super Bowl victory can erase this perennial thought from the minds of longtime Lions fans? Lions trauma runs deep across many eras. Tom Dempsey’s kick; Dave Williams’ KO return; and Eddie Murray’s 43 yd FG attempt going wide right in SF to name a few. Of course I could go on, but you get my point. If, as I believe, the victory over the Packers at Lambeau at the end of the 2022 season ended the curse of Bobby Layne, then a Lions Super Bowl victory will surely heal the hurt of generations of Lions fans. Forward down the field…….
The Brett Favre 40 yard throw to Sterling Sharpe in the final minute of the playoff game in 1994. The Aaron Rogers hail mary, a.k.a. Miracle in Motown. The Justin Tucker 66 yarder.
Sustained success, multiple division titles, playoff appearances and playoff wins would go a long way, but, yeah, a Super Bowl title would be the intravenous pain killer.
I want a Super Bowl as much as any fan. But it has been so gratifying to have a Lions management that is doing things the right way — long-term vision, build through the draft, strong on the OL and DL, developing a culture of winning — that I find that my six decades of being a Lions fan is already paying off.
Do I still feel pain when you mention Josh Reynolds’ two drops in the NFC Championship game? Of course I do. But that does not take away from how much I love being a Lions fan right now, rooting for a legit Super Bowl contender.
I am willing to die on the "Alim McNeil would have been a pro bowler if he didn't get hurt last year" hill.
Still work shopping the name
Great questions and great answers. Thanks
That 53rd man just might be the fans. By now, we have no reason not to trust Campbell and Holmes. Together they have seemed to make far better decisions than all the other's in their positions combined since the Barry Sander's days.
Hey Justin, I am a 60+ year, now retired, lion s fan and I want to thank you for making so much of your great content available to those of us who don't feel we can spring for a paid subscription. With the proliferation of podcasters and freelance writers needing paid subscriptions to support their work, I have to pick and choose those I can pay for. So to have such great content available even if it's just a paragraph or two along with the occasional long article you provide is very much appreciated.
The work you put into this project along with the results, are obvious, so thank you.