Lions not likely to make a big splash in free agency after the lockout

[News Bot]

If the NFL lockout ends in time for free agency to happen, one of the league’s up-and-coming teams doesn’t plan to be a major player for the biggest players available. “I think you have to consider all the rules,” Lions president Tom Lewand recently said, per Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press.* “I think…

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[ivo610]

have they ever?

 

[Helmets]

That is just the opposite of the talk out here in Metro Detroit. The Lions and their fans feel they are 2-3 players from being a playoff contender - and their desire was to try and land a couple or more big name free agents.

I hate the Lions...

 

[Calhoun Lambeau]

They went out and got a few players last year. Corey Williams, Kyle V-B, Chris Houston, Bryant Johnson, Tony Scheffler, etc. I think they'll focus less on FA/trade this season. There are only so many outside bodies you can bring in and convert, you can't continually make splashes, I think the Lions are pretty content with what they have and will focus on the draft this off-season.