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https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2019/7/1/20676888/2019-nfl-positional-rankings-top-10-edge-defenders
Pride Of Detroit Lions Podcast: 2019 NFL positional rankings: Top 10 edge defenders. 76 minutes.
Who are the best 10 edge rushers in the league?


Last week was short of Detroit Lions news. And by ?short,? I mean completely devoid of anything. The players are mostly vacationing or spending valuable time with family. There haven?t been any movements on holdouts or contract extensions. And all seems quiet on the front of the Lions? currently-open 90th spot on the roster.

So this week on the PODcast, we are lamenting the end of the Lions 2018 season?which decisively happened in Week 8. Their loss to the Seattle Seahawks seemingly led to the subsequent trade of Golden Tate a few days later and... well we all know what happened next. We discuss whether the Tate trade was the right move, now with the benefit of hindsight, as well as discuss the start of bad Matthew Stafford.

Of course, t?is the season of lists. So this week we move to edge defenders. Does Trey Flowers make our list? This week, we had 10 writers/contributors submit their ballot to LISTCAST (you can view all the individual submissions here). Our PODcast will count down the master list of the top 10 edge defenders for the 2019 season.

This week on the PODcast:
Way Back takes us to Lions vs. Seahawks. Did Seattle expose the Lions as frauds?

The Lions secondary had major issues vs. Russell Wilson. Are they fixed now?

Golden Tate trade revisited: Right move? Giving up on the season? The crew debates if Detroit?s bold trade was ultimately worth it.

LISTCAST: Will Trey Flowers make our top-10 list of edge defenders?

The NFC North is STACKED with pass rushers.

Mailbag discusses the origin of the PODcast, makes Week 1 predictions, and lists the best five free agency signings/trades in Lions history.
 
Barry Sanders would still dominate in today?s league.
One writer argues Sanders could hold his own in the NFL today.
Age ain?t nothing but a number baby, and Barry Sanders is no exception.

SB Nation?s Charles McDonald listed the 50-year-old Lions legend among six Hall of Famers who would still kick butt (sorry, language) in today?s NFL. Calling him possibly the greatest running back of all time, McDonald argues that Sanders could be dropped into a game today without missing a beat. For reference:
McDonald writes that in 1990, Sanders averaged 13.3 yards per reception, which would have ranked 41st among current qualifying players last season. Just imagine him back in Honolulu blue. Hey Sanders, bet you won?t do it. Bet you?re too scared to try. Ch-chi-chicken, buh-gooock. (Do you think this is working? Was that a decent chicken noise?)

Of note, this article popped up just as The Athletic?s Matt Brown highlighted* Sanders? achievement?the greatest individual season in college football history. In 1988 at Oklahoma State, he ran 344 times for 2,628 yards and 37 touchdowns in 11 regular-season games. Then, another 222 yards and five touchdowns in the Holiday Bowl. He rushed for at least 154 yards every game.

POD

https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2019/6...2019-barry-sanders-lawrence-taylor-dan-marino
6 Hall of Famers who would still kick butt in today?s NFL.
Some players from back in the day could absolutely still play now.
SBNation
 
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Trey Flowers? contract named Lions riskiest offseason move.
The Lions gave the edge defender a huge deal, will it prove to be worth it?
It is impossible to build a winning football team without taking a few risks. The Philadelphia Eagles maxed out their cap and traded up to draft Carson Wentz second overall in the build up to the 2018 Super Bowl. The New England Patriots are known for trading away players at their prime to replace them with more cap-efficient options, and they have had success for the better part of the past 20 years. The Los Angeles Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints all also made incredibly risky moves in the build up to successful 2018 campaigns.

The Detroit Lions are hoping that a few of the risky moves they made this offseason will lead to similar success.

Bleacher Report?s Kristopher Knox listed what he believes to be the most risky move made by every team this offseason, and for the Detroit he named the mega-deal the gave former Patriots edge defender Trey Flowers.

Knox said:
On one hand, the move appears solid. Flowers was one of the best and most versatile ends in the game last season, and he?ll enter a familiar scheme under Patricia. On the other hand, there?s no guarantee that his success over the last couple of years wasn?t largely a product of the talent around him.

The choice makes sense. While Flowers could prove to be a star, if he does not live up to expectations then his cap number will handicap Bob Quinn and the Lions going forward.

POD

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2843200-every-nfl-teams-riskiest-move-this-offseason#slide11
Every NFL Team's Riskiest Move This Offseason.
Detroit Lions: Signing Trey Flowers to a $90 Million Deal.
 
The future is bright in Detroit, the #Lions could have one of the best young trios in the NFL.

RB Kerryon Johnson (@AyeyoKEJO):
Age 22
81.1 OVR
77.9 RUSH

WR Kenny Golladay (@kgxix):
Age 25
81.1 OVR
81.4 REC

*TE T.J. Hockenson (@TheeHOCK8):
Age 21
90.0 OVR
90.8 REC

*NCAA stats

Johnson ranked in the Top 15 among RBs

Golladay ranked in the Top 20 among WRs

Hockenson was the Top TE in the NCAA

No team had a player earn an 80.0+ at each position in 2018 while being 25 or younger

PFF
 
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