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Jerry Angers

@CoachAngersMCGL

Scout & Training Director Bullrush Sports, Retired Football Coach , Track coach, Strength and Conditioning, IYCA speed certified. ST Scout Coordinator SVSU

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Timothy Ray Brandon@TBrandon84·
A lot of us are in the same place emotionally right now as fans of the Detroit Lions — excited about where the team is, but also confused and a little frustrated about the lack of splash moves. On one hand, the frustration is understandable. This roster has core players in their prime. The window to win is clearly open right now. When you look around the league and see contenders adding pieces in free agency or making aggressive trades, it’s natural to ask why the Lions seem content to mostly sit tight. Fans see a team that feels one or two impact players away from being even more dangerous, so watching other teams load up can make it feel like an opportunity is being missed. But the other side of the conversation is the reality of what this front office has built. Brad Holmes has been the best general manager this franchise has had in decades, and Dan Campbell is easily the best head coach the organization has had in a very long time. The turnaround didn’t happen by accident. It came from a very specific philosophy about how the roster should be built. The Lions don’t operate like teams that chase big outside names every offseason. Their blueprint is based on drafting, developing, and extending their own players. They want guys who buy into the culture from day one and are molded into their system. That mindset is part of the reason the locker room chemistry has been so strong. Bringing in outside talent isn’t always a clean fit with that approach. We already saw an example of how that can go sideways with C. J. Gardner-Johnson. Sometimes you bring in a talented player expecting them to adapt to the culture and system, and it just doesn’t work the way it does with players who were developed inside the program. There’s also the financial reality. The Lions still have major cornerstone players that need extensions, and those deals are going to be massive. The front office has to manage the salary cap carefully so they can keep the core together long term. Spending aggressively on outside free agents might feel good in the moment, but it can easily create cap problems that force the team to lose the players who actually built the foundation of this roster. I know some feel like they should gamble that foundation and future for the shot at a SB but the failure of that means all of this built, will crumble. So the frustration fans feel is real — because the team is close. But the reason they’re close in the first place is because Holmes and Campbell stick to their plan instead of chasing short-term hype. It might not always be exciting in the moment, but the Lions are operating with a long-term blueprint: build through the draft, develop their own stars, pay the core, and add pieces that fit the culture rather than forcing talent into it. And honestly, that’s a big reason the team is in this position to begin with. Roll with it. See what happens and trust the group that finally made this team relevant. Trust those that finally gave you a reason to be this crazy about firing guys because they're so close.
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Jerry Angers@CoachAngersMCGL·
How many playoff games did they win prior to Holmes? How many League Championships did they win prior to Holmes? How many All Pros did he draft and secure with large contracts to keep them in house? You build a team through draft picks and build around the superstars.
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Holmes seems to just want his guys and is paying every star he drafted big money and they’ve won 2 playoff games since Holmes took over. Name a big name free agent he’s brought in that has made the team better? That is a short list. My fear is that Holmes and Campbell see no pressure to win.

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Well done!!!! Great info!!! @JCSportsDetroit
Joe Chapp@JCSportsDetroit

As tampering opens Monday, I’m honestly perplexed by the amount of hate Brad Holmes gets for one down year. I’m constantly told the gold standard of GMs in this league are John Lynch, Les Snead, and Howie Roseman. And they are — phenomenal executives. No question. But let’s look at reality. Times they missed the playoffs after a winning season: Snead – 2 Roseman – 3 Lynch – 2 So what’s the point? Point One: Winning consistently in the NFL is extremely hard. Staying in the playoffs every single year is even harder. We’re also told it doesn’t take long to build a contender. Lynch was hired in 2017. It took three years to make the playoffs — that third year they went to a Super Bowl and lost. Since then, they’ve still missed the playoffs twice. Roseman was hired in 2010 but didn’t have personnel authority until 2013. They won the Wild Card that year, then missed the playoffs the next three seasons before winning the Super Bowl in 2017. He’s missed the playoffs four times total, even with two Super Bowl wins. Snead was hired in 2012 when the franchise was still in St. Louis. They had five straight losing seasons, including their first year in Los Angeles. Their first playoff appearance was 2017, and since then they’ve missed the playoffs twice, while winning one Super Bowl. Point Two: It’s extremely difficult to build a team that can consistently compete for championships — let alone win one. Another thing I constantly hear is that the Lions are “built only through the draft.” That’s partially true… but if you could build through the draft at a high level, why wouldn’t you? Players drafted during each GM’s tenure: Holmes – 29 Roseman – 81 Lynch – 74 Snead – 89 Pro Bowl players drafted: Holmes – 6 Roseman – 8 Lynch – 7 Snead – 10 First-Team All-Pros drafted: Holmes – 2 Lynch – 2 Roseman – 3 Snead – 3 Hit rate of drafted players becoming starters: Holmes – 49% Roseman – 39% Lynch – 39% Snead – 38% Average starters produced per draft class: Eagles – 3.2 (elite) 49ers – 3.2 (elite) Lions – 2.8 (borderline elite with far fewer picks) Rams – 2.4 (good) Typical NFL benchmarks: • 2–3 starters per draft class = very good GM • 3+ starters per draft class = elite drafting Now let’s talk trades. Average player trades per year during their tenure: Roseman – 1.7 Lynch – 1.6 Snead – 1.4 Holmes – 1.2 Point Three: Yes, trades matter. But drafting is the backbone of every successful franchise. The truth is, trades account for a tiny percentage of roster building. What matters most is drafting well — and every GM listed here does that. Brad Holmes does too. So when people panic after one season or demand massive roster overhauls, remember this: Even the best GMs in football miss the playoffs. Even the best GMs in football take years to build a contender. And the best teams in football are built through the draft. Holmes isn’t behind the curve. If anything, he’s right in it.  #OnePride | #NFL

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