And just like that, Brandon LaFell is even more valuable.....

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(04-18-2018, 12:47 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: I wanted LaFell as a stopgap in 2016. It worked out well, but if we can get an upgrade at a decent price, I'm still all for it. LaFell wasn't meant to be a permanent solution.

Marvin Jones signed a 5 year, $40 million deal with the Lions. Overall, we've signed LaFell for 3 years, $11.5 million. If we signed Jones to that deal, do we still pull the trade for Cordy Glenn and his contract? Do we still sign Preston Brown?

And Jones has still maintained his inconsistent ways.

- He had a 16 game streak where he only posted 632 yards and 4 TD's. Before he went on a tear last year, he was shaping up to be a massive bust.
- In 2 seasons as a Lion, he's had 8 games with 2 catches or less, and 10 games with 37 yards or less.

At that price range, you want a reliable producer. Jones is not that.

I think Jones wanted to be a number 1 but in reality he will never be more than a very good #2. I have a hunch the Lions are still looking for a number 1 to push him to their #2. I am not trashing Jones, he is a very good number 2, but he will never command the attention of the Julio Jones, Green, A. Brown or any top tier number one. Why is that important? If are going to compare number ones to Jones, we need to realize teams game plan to stop the studs making it harder for them to get their yards, catches and TD's while Jones get easier coverages so his numbers should be better, but are they really?