Mike Florio Floats the Idea of Tom Brady to the Lions

Submitted by BursleyHall82 on January 25th, 2023 at 4:55 PM

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk has floated the idea of Tom Brady joining the Detroit Lions next season.

LINK.

The reaction seems to be OH HELL NO, but it's an interesting idea.

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Perkis-Size Me

January 25th, 2023 at 9:06 PM ^

He may want SF but I don’t think SF wants him. Especially if Brock Purdy leads them to a Super Bowl, that leaves them with a window of another few years of having a starting Super Bowl winning QB that they only have to pay pennies to. 

I’m more curious what the 49ers will get if they opt to trade Trey Lance away. If they win a Super Bowl, the writing will be in the wall for him if it’s not already. They may be able to trade him away to a team desperate for a QB and pick up a few draft picks in the process. 

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RAH

January 25th, 2023 at 9:27 PM ^

For an instant when I first noticed the Message Board heading, I thought it was about someone suggesting TB to Michigan. (As quarterbacks coach, of course.)

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BursleyHall82

January 25th, 2023 at 4:58 PM ^

Sorry - it was Chris Simms who first floated the idea on a podcast with Florio, and now Florio is running with it:

"Beyond football, there’s a very real business element to wanting Brady. He’d sell every ticket to every game at Ford Field. The Lions also would end up with multiple prime-time games, along with multiple 4:25 p.m. ET contests. In recent years, those games draw even more viewers than games played at night."

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DoubleWolverin…

January 25th, 2023 at 6:00 PM ^

I pray that the Lions do not draft Bennett at all. What a waste of a pick.

The general consensus on the blog, and my own view, is that OSU QBs should not be drafted because of the talent advantage their skill players have over college competition (i.e. easier to hit a wide open Marvin Harrison Jr. than make a tight window throw in the NFL or run through three progressions quickly).

Stetson Bennett is that on steroids. Below average arm talent, doesn't actually go through his reads well, and gets happy feet very quickly. He does have plus mobility, but his pocket awareness is average. His lack of height will also become a much bigger problem in the NFL because he wont have that massive 5 yard pocket to throw from and doesn't display the ability to throw accurately off platform unlike, for example, Bryce Young. He had an insane O-Line in both running and pass blocking, and Brock Bowers along with pretty decent crop of receivers. He also rode an incredible defense that cannot be replicated in the NFL because the talent margin is never that steep.

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stephenrjking

January 26th, 2023 at 12:02 AM ^

I'm not ready to tell myself that Goff is the long-term answer, and I think that the minute people start thinking about "Goff" in the same paragraph with "can the Lions go on a playoff run?" the sheen will start to crack.

But the Lions aren't built to be a Super Bowl contender next year. At least, I don't think they are, and I don't think they think they are, either, and getting a guy like Brady is a win-this-year-only type of move. A move that, potentially, skews the development of the rest of the team by forcing roster moves to contend right away. No thanks. Build the roster out, wait for the right QB situation.

I really like the idea of rolling with Goff for another year or two. Either he can be the guy with the rest of the team built around him, or you can look for the right guy in the draft (not at #5, but something like an end-of-the-first guy) that has potential to be a top-half starter on a rookie deal. Then you use your other resources to put the right roster in to win around him (or, you know, Goff). 

This looks like a roster that can make and win a playoff game next year. Keep it together and see what happens. 

 

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1VaBlue1

January 26th, 2023 at 7:52 AM ^

This is the correct move.  Goff has proven good enough that he can stick next year and let Holmes build out the defense.  Even with a playoff game (win?), you can sniff the QB's available in the '24 draft - including JJ McCarthy.  If the playoffs actually do happen next year for the Lions, the '24 draft would be about building depth across the team - headlined by a top QB choice.  They're set up pretty good right now...

Of course, if by some strange reason a ludicrous amount of ridiculous luck befalls the Kitty's, taking Bryce Young at #6 would not be a bad move.

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CityOfKlompton

January 25th, 2023 at 11:10 PM ^

This. Nobody was going to look good at quarterback from Tampa this year, not even Tom Brady. Put him behind a good O-line, and he'll be good enough to lead a deep playoff run.

Not advocating to bring TB to Detroit, but if Goff is the guy for the Lions in the future, they may as well just blow it up now and save themselves a few years of grief. I've seen this movie before.

 

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1VaBlue1

January 26th, 2023 at 7:56 AM ^

If by "for now" you mean next year, okay.  But if you mean beyond that, I'll have to disagree.  He played well enough that you can get away with him next year while you build the defense in April's draft.  But after that you need to find a replacement that can be a viable, long term playoff winning QB.

And that is not Tom Brady, either.  Even if he can still lead a team to the SB next year.

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