2012 NFL Free Agency, Draft, and Offseason

**Geo** · 15 Feb 2012, 03:53 PM

Let's get this thread started with some great news: moron Ron Jaworski has been removed from the Monday Night Football booth! Hooray!

**jyoung** · 15 Feb 2012, 04:19 PM

I liked Gruden and Jaws.

Tirico is the worst member of MNF. He has no personality. Just the stereotypical "announcer" guy.

**Yoshi** · 15 Feb 2012, 04:29 PM

He's not Joe Buck, so it could be worse.

**Geo** · 15 Feb 2012, 04:41 PM

Buck is the absolute worst.

I like Tirico. Just him and Herbstreit on ESPN Thursday Night College Football was the best imo.

**jyoung** · 16 Feb 2012, 01:03 AM

Joe Buck is yuck. I think his face is stuck in a perpetual "smug asshole" look.

**Joust Williams** · 16 Feb 2012, 01:15 AM

I like Jaws. He's smart.

**Hot Like Wasabi** · 16 Feb 2012, 10:55 PM

I've never liked Jaws so thats good news to me.

Anyways, on to the Lions needs for the offseason:

1. Contract extension for Megatron. Should make it him the highest paid WR however what sucks is that it is going to tie up a lot of the Lions money and chances of fulfilling some other needs.

2. Resign Cliff Avril and Stephen Tulloch. Those two will probably be highly sought after in the free agent market but Avril has a desire to stay and Tulloch was team leader in tackles. Both are needed for next season.

3. Address secondary and the offensive line in the draft. The offensive line held up for the most part and kept Stafford in all 16 games but age is a big concern with Jeff Backus protecting the blind side. While the secondary went through up grade last season, there is still work to be done. Early signs point to the Janoris Jenkins to be drafted in the first round.

4. Find the running game. Jahvid Best doesn't look like he can shoulder the load after two straight seasons of injuries. Kevin Smith is a question mark and the team doesn't exactly know what they have in Mike LeShoure after being on the IR his rookie season.

**Yoshi** · 28 Feb 2012, 03:48 PM

Plaxico Burress wants to be an Eagle. They're going to need to change their color to orange and be the NFC version of the Bengals if this comes to fruition. Maybe they can replace their DC with a parole officer. He couldn't be any worse, right, Advocate?