Lions Look To Trade Chase Daniel

[detroit1811]

Lions have had trade discussions with other teams regarding their backup QB Chase Daniel, per sources. Daniel has been considered an ideal mentor for young QBs, something he learned from Drew Brees during their time together in New Orleans.

If Holmes can manage even a 7th for him that is a win. Plus we would save an extra 1.5mil against the cap if he is traded vs cut.

 

[detroit1811]

This is Adam Schefter reporting by the way

 

[boogerlovejoy]

literally ANYTHING they could get would be a plus.

Mr. Irrelevant would be a fantastic deal.

 

[detroit1811]

literally ANYTHING they could get would be a plus.

Mr. Irrelevant would be a fantastic deal.

With him being almost a guaranteed cap cut, the extra 1.5mil of savings if they trade him vs cutting him means I would take a back end of roster type of player who is most likely a camp body. Like you said ANYTHING to get the trade done without giving up any assets of our own (Daniels is not an asset).

 

[Mitchrapp]

Not sure why they even gave him a deal. A vet like that only works when you have a starter who is young. No point in getting a vet to backup another vet.

 

[tomdalton22]

I don't understand why a team would trade for him. H is due $4.3M in a base salary next year.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

Not sure why they even gave him a deal. A vet like that only works when you have a starter who is young. No point in getting a vet to backup another vet.

There is if you think you are going to be a playoff caliber team and your starter missed 8 games the previous year with a broken back.

The problem was, we weren't talented enough to be good, and weren't coached will enough to even be average. Hence 5-11.

He was just another stupid signing from a leadership group full of them.

 

[Mitchrapp]

There is if you think you are going to be a playoff caliber team and your starter missed 8 games the previous year with a broken back.

The problem was, we weren't talented enough to be good, and weren't coached will enough to even be average. Hence 5-11.

He was just another stupid signing from a leadership group full of them.

Hence why it was a bad sign. If if was because of Matt's injury you draft a guy don't get a vet that has done absolutely nothing. Just a waste of money.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

I don't understand why a team would trade for him. H is due $4.3M in a base salary next year.

I can see a team wanting him as a 3rd/covid backup. For the team that trades FOR him, they aren't on the hook for anything else besides base salary.....meaning he could be cut or restructured at no penalty to them.

Either way, it's not likely to happen and the Lions will eat his additional costs when they cut him.

Yay Bob Quinn......you're the best!!!

 

[mhughes0021]

I don't understand why a team would trade for him. H is due $4.3M in a base salary next year.

They won't. This is a lame attempt at holmes trying to shed cap space.

 

[tomdalton22]

this is an example of how bad the prior GM was. He signed Daniel to a 3 year $13M contract ($5M guaranteed). This year, he signed with the Chargers for about $1M...which is all he was worth last year.

 

[LKP]

this is an example of how bad the prior GM was. He signed Daniel to a 3 year $13M contract ($5M guaranteed). This year, he signed with the Chargers for about $1M...which is all he was worth last year.

Many players have less value this year due to the lower cap/COVID. Daniels also proved some things that he couldn't do when Stafford went down last year so lowered his value even more.