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<blockquote data-quote="OldSchool101" data-source="post: 1035211" data-attributes="member: 10086"><p>The Lions went after their obvious weakness..Pass Defense. They ranked tied at #30 overall in Net yards/pass. They also sucked in several other Passing Defense categories (29th Pass TD’s; 27th Pass Yards allowed) Built similar to Chicago they excelled stopping the Run, but suffered in the D Passing game as a result.</p><p></p><p>THE FIX. Bolster the DB room.</p><p>Bolster they did by trading up to #14 overall, CB Terrion Arnold. Then followed in suit with #61 overall, Ennis Rakestraw. They tripled down (similar to GB) to fix this with star all-around athlete, DB/RB Sione Vaki at #132 overall. Throwing a 1st/2nd/4th to upgrade their secondary.</p><p>It was clear what their mission was. Secure the DB room (3 draft picks) and then bolster their OL (2 picks).</p><p></p><p>They then turned focus intently by trading their 2025 3rd Rounder to grab British Columbia’s Giovanni Manu in Round 4. Known as “Baby Shaq” in HS Basketball. He stands 6’7” and 350lb. But make no mistake he ran a 5.06 (85th % 40 time) and jumped 33”. He’s got that Nijman athleticism for a Large man. So it’s a hefty price for a hefty player, who by many accounts was rated a late Day3 to priority undrafted prospect. Still going to be hard to run through 350 with length and quickness, so I get it.</p><p></p><p>I don’t see Detroit as a regression team. Pretty good chance 2024 has GB and Detroit at the forefront once again. The outlier that makes it difficult to determine if the Packers improve markedly on their 9-8 record is our schedule and our division. Both will bring a higher grade of competition and exceeding our 9-8 mark would imply we are much improved, even if only at 10-7 etc. Anything beyond a 10-7 finish would imply we’ve had substantial improvement imo.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OldSchool101, post: 1035211, member: 10086"] The Lions went after their obvious weakness..Pass Defense. They ranked tied at #30 overall in Net yards/pass. They also sucked in several other Passing Defense categories (29th Pass TD’s; 27th Pass Yards allowed) Built similar to Chicago they excelled stopping the Run, but suffered in the D Passing game as a result. THE FIX. Bolster the DB room. Bolster they did by trading up to #14 overall, CB Terrion Arnold. Then followed in suit with #61 overall, Ennis Rakestraw. They tripled down (similar to GB) to fix this with star all-around athlete, DB/RB Sione Vaki at #132 overall. Throwing a 1st/2nd/4th to upgrade their secondary. It was clear what their mission was. Secure the DB room (3 draft picks) and then bolster their OL (2 picks). They then turned focus intently by trading their 2025 3rd Rounder to grab British Columbia’s Giovanni Manu in Round 4. Known as “Baby Shaq” in HS Basketball. He stands 6’7” and 350lb. But make no mistake he ran a 5.06 (85th % 40 time) and jumped 33”. He’s got that Nijman athleticism for a Large man. So it’s a hefty price for a hefty player, who by many accounts was rated a late Day3 to priority undrafted prospect. Still going to be hard to run through 350 with length and quickness, so I get it. I don’t see Detroit as a regression team. Pretty good chance 2024 has GB and Detroit at the forefront once again. The outlier that makes it difficult to determine if the Packers improve markedly on their 9-8 record is our schedule and our division. Both will bring a higher grade of competition and exceeding our 9-8 mark would imply we are much improved, even if only at 10-7 etc. Anything beyond a 10-7 finish would imply we’ve had substantial improvement imo. [/QUOTE]
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