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It's tempting. But Herm won't make any trade that involves us having fewer draft picks than before. At the absolute most, he'd trade first round picks with the Lions and offer a few more players as compensation.
Where are the Lions hurting right now (ignoring the fact that they suck just about everywhere)?
DE: They signed Dewayne White, but they need another big sacker.
Depth at DT.
They're dying at OT. They signed George Foster, but they're going to need at least two more, including one more solid starter.
FS: They're dying here.
MLB: They got nothing here.
TE: Nothin'. God this team sucks.
QB: This team has absolutely nothing for QB.
The good news is, we have a ton of expendable players at these positions that the Lions might consider valuable.
We've been thinking about trading Jared Allen. At OT, Sampson, Turley, or Svitek would give them depth, if not a starter. Greg Wesley at FS. Kawika Mitchell at MLB (if we resign the guy), not to mention Fox or Bell if we go as far to put them on the trading block. It'd be unpopular with ChiefsPlanet, but we could trade Kris Wilson at TE since we already have an All Pro there and FB prospects. And Trent Green would add leadership and a solid QB to either back-up or start.
We could trade a number of these players and replace them without much difficulty (save Allen). And include the prospect of switching first round picks, and it gets a lot more interesting.
The bad news is, the Lions want picks, not players, so I seriously doubt they'd go for it.
You know the Broncos are in the market for this deal, though. They were already trying to get the Redskins' 6th. I bet they make a run for this 2nd.
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