Lions have spoken with teams about trade for CB Darius Slay

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/287 ... arius-slay

Do Seahawks trade for him, yes or no?

Mizak":1752md4r said:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28723912/sources-lions-spoken-teams-trade-cb-darius-slay

Do Seahawks trade for him, yes or no?

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Maybe if the price is right? He's turning 30 this season, so if the Lions think they're gonna get a 1st or 2nd for him, they're high.

Never hurts to ask, as they say. I'm sure it's something JS would look into. Right now, we're kind of in the "banking on Tre Flowers just hit a sophomore slump" area. But I think Slay and Shaq would be a pretty solid duo, assuming Slay could play our style of D.

I don't see it happening. Pete's invested a lot of time into Flowers, and he typically doesn't give up on guys quickly. They might draft a guy to compete with Flowers, but they won't trade for a 30 year old and sign him to a major deal. The only way I could see this happening is if Flowers is a disaster during the season.

I would rather the front office target A.J. Bouye or Byron Jones, if the goal is replacing Flowers. Both guys have had success in Pete's scheme and you wouldn't have to give up picks to sign them.

Slay>>Flowers at this point. In many ways he's better than Quill.

He will cost a lot, so the question becomes priorities on the D. Get another EDGE that's out of box 80 percent or more of Clowney, now our secondary doesn't look that bad. Or don't and beef up the secondary.

It depends on their overall strategy, but if it's leaning toward the latter, I'd say sign him.

He'd be the best cb on our roster. Guessing Diggs could vouch for his play.

Mizak":2vdd36zm said:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28723912/sources-lions-spoken-teams-trade-cb-darius-slay

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No, they do not.

This would make the team immediately much better on D, period.
He's better than Griffin and Flowers.

Do it!

Slay, Griffin, Diggs, McDougald sounds like a solid secondary.

If Griffin plays at the same level next season as the last one, and Flowers could make the same improvement as he enjoyed from rookie to soph, we are quite OK there. Rather spend more $ on DL etc.


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toffee":1acyaz0t said:

If Griffin plays at the same level next season as the last one, and Flowers could make the same improvement as he enjoyed from rookie to soph, we are quite OK there. Rather spend more $ on DL etc.


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I think I'm there. :ditto: Pete prides himself on good DB play, it's his thing. But if they do it, I'll root for him. :mrgreen:

D-line, D-line, D-line

hawksfansinceday1":1pphe30g said:

D-line, D-line, D-line

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Yeah, some more pressure on the QB and our DBs look a lot better. :snack:

I've been beating this drum since the season ended. Give Detroit a 2nd or 3rd rounder and go get Slay, I'm done with Flowers, he singlehandedly cost us the GB playoff game. Adams made him look like a fool.

Reports came out this morning that the Rams are going to go after Slay, with what, the 15M of cap space they have before the draft even starts?

Aren't Diggs and Slay best friends? Would show both guys you're committed to them, pretty good move IMO.

No more Ancient Mariners....er...Seahawks
He'll be 30 by season. We should've kept Sherm if we're in to senior citizens at speed and agility positions

toffee":3kj7ydge said:

If Griffin plays at the same level next season as the last one, and Flowers could make the same improvement as he enjoyed from rookie to soph, we are quite OK there. Rather spend more $ on DL etc.


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That's a big if for Flowers. The secondary got burned a lot last season at cb. I'm not saying Slay is the answer but I'd be concerned if we stick with Flowers and dont have a back up plan. As mentioned he got burned a lot.

Cyrus12":8s5wwlnq said:

toffee":8s5wwlnq said:

If Griffin plays at the same level next season as the last one, and Flowers could make the same improvement as he enjoyed from rookie to soph, we are quite OK there. Rather spend more $ on DL etc.


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That's a big if for Flowers. The secondary got burned a lot last season at cb. I'm not saying Slay is the answer but I'd be concerned if we stick with Flowers and dont have a back up plan. As mentioned he got burned a lot.

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DBs will look better with a better pass rush, though. Hard for DBs to cover for 5 seconds.

sutz":28l521rc said:

Cyrus12":28l521rc said:

toffee":28l521rc said:

If Griffin plays at the same level next season as the last one, and Flowers could make the same improvement as he enjoyed from rookie to soph, we are quite OK there. Rather spend more $ on DL etc.


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That's a big if for Flowers. The secondary got burned a lot last season at cb. I'm not saying Slay is the answer but I'd be concerned if we stick with Flowers and dont have a back up plan. As mentioned he got burned a lot.

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DBs will look better with a better pass rush, though. Hard for DBs to cover for 5 seconds.

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Agreed but Flowers looked lost out there a lot of the time and did not match up well with above avg receivers.