Good and bad news for the Detroit Lions new regime

Detroit Lions cap space good-bad news

The Detroit Lions have enough roster holes to be in the situation that no one player fixes the defense or is some magic band-aid. For their position, that’s bad news.

The good news is that they have a big need at wide receiver, could use a solid tackle on offense, or could think about a quarterback of the future. They also could take Parsons, Paye, or Rousseau if they believe that they are difference-makers. At least the plethora of holes on the roster makes it easier to find a candidate to draft!

After 2020 rookie cornerback, Jeff Okudah, didn’t do so well last year, we doubt that Surtain or Farley get selected in the Top-ten but cornerback is likely to be another need after cap cuts happen. More holes are not helpful and are definitely bad news.

Lions beat writer at MLive.com, Kyle Meinke, suggests the Lions could save $26.8 million dollars against the cap by cutting just seven players, Desmond Trufant ($6.2 million) and fellow cornerback Justin Coleman ($4.9 million), defensive tackles Nick Williams ($4.7 million) and Danny Shelton ($4 million), linebacker Christian Jones ($2.6 million), backup quarterback Chase Daniel ($2.3 million), and tight end Jesse James ($2.1 million). That’s good news, other than the fact that replacements need to be found to be starters.

Currently, the Spotrac website, which tracks pro sports transactions, has the Lions at negative-$1.5 million dollars in cap space not counting the estimated two million in additional cap space projected for 2021, so relief is needed for more than one reason. That’s the worst of the bad news.