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Gman: ...we're going to attack the issue [of LT]

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FWIW, G-man already said that it's a weak draft class. I kinda think that once he weighs FA vs. the draft, FA is going to win. That being said, I'm not ruling out anything. When G-man was talking, he was talking in terms of the Oher situation and this season, not waiting for a day two or three project out of a weak class to develop.

BTW, Jared Veldheer did leave Oakland in FA, so sometimes LTs do become available.

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Echoing other thoughts, Matt Kalil or a (longshot) bandaid like Whitworth are probably the only realistic options.

The quick fix is of course trade for a legit LT...but it of course would be pricey, both in cap room and draft picks.

Sign Kalil to hopefully mesh with his brother (hopefully he's fine playing in his shadow), draft a mid-round guy to groom, and then grab some UDFA and hope one sticks. 

Oher, Remmers, Kalil, Draft Pick, and projects is probably our only option without going wild. 

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Riley is decent, but look at the market, he will be overpaid. If it's reasonable I'd like him. I'd just prefer Kalil at cut rate.


The #1 reason I am high on him is because he stays healthy... there should be no higher priority at LT for us... maybe no higher priority on the team.

He is a young, nfl proven LT... proven to be average to above average... but would anyone argue he is a downgrade from Oher. If it takes 13M/yr to get him... worth it.

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4 minutes ago, Lasus83 said:


The #1 reason I am high on him is because he stays healthy... there should be no higher priority at LT for us... maybe no higher priority on the team.

He is a young, nfl proven LT... proven to be average to above average... but would anyone argue he is a downgrade from Oher. If it takes 13M/yr to get him... worth it.

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You realize he played RT all this year right?

The Lions drafted a real LT in the 1st last season in Decker.

Speaking of staying healthy, Rieff missed their 2 most important games this season with a hip injury. He missed the last game against GB and their playoff game. 

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6 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

You realize he played RT all this year right?

The Lions drafted a real LT in the 1st last season in Decker.

Speaking of staying healthy, Rieff missed their 2 most important games this season with a hip injury. He missed the last game against GB and their playoff game. 

A real LT lol. You do realize sometimes teams want 2 good tackles right? Decker was just best suited on the left side and since you can only have 1 LT playing on the field, Riley was moved to RT.

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Plus, we are not the only ones looking for something that is not in the cupboard.  Price advantage - players

http://12thmanrising.com/2017/01/26/seahawks-free-agent-offensive-tackle/

http://billswire.usatoday.com/2017/01/27/bills-2017-nfl-free-agent-targets-ot-riley-reiff/

http://stripehype.com/2017/01/12/bengals-free-agency-target-riley-reiff/

 

And then you get this

http://detroitlionspodcast.com/ash-thompson/2017/01/17/riley-reiff-price-may-exceed-value/

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