Which free agent EDGE do you like the best for the Lions?<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a quick look at who Brett broke down, with a brief excerpt from his piece (note: there is more detail on each in the original article):<\/p>\n
My thoughts: Instead of just picking my favorite, I\u2019ll rank them in order of my preference:<\/p>\n
First up, Cam Jordan. Stylistically, he\u2019s the best fit, and while his pass rushing has dipped, his run defense remains elite. If I were the Lions, I\u2019d be willing to bet on him fitting in like a glove, and believe lining up across from Aidan Hutchinson would give his pass rush a chance to rebound in 2026.<\/p>\n
Next up is Jadeveon Clowney. I\u2019m ok with a \u201cmercenary\u201d on the edge, especially if the plan is to draft a future starting pass rusher in the draft. Despite being 33 years old, he\u2019s still got plenty of pass-rushing juice left in the tank, and he remains a solid run defender. My only concern with Clowney is his price tag.<\/p>\n
Third in my pecking order is A.J. Epenesa, who may actually be the Lions\u2019 preferred target based on stylistic fit, age (he won\u2019t be 28 years old until the regular season), and price tag. In a rotational role, Epenesa can be a consistent contributor, but passing on Jordan and Clowney for him would put a lot more pressure on a potential rookie edge rusher to contribute right from the jump.<\/p>\n
Last is Joey Bosa. While he is a good stylistic fit and has plenty of pass-rushing effectiveness at his disposal, Bosa would be much higher on this list if he didn\u2019t have such a lengthy injury history. Last season, Buffalo may have found the secret sauce to keeping him healthy by reducing his time on the field, but he wore down as the season progressed and was a liability by the time the Bills hit the postseason.<\/p>\n
Your turn. Which edge rusher would you want the Lions to acquire? And was there anyone on your favorites list that we didn\u2019t identify?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Which free agent EDGE do you like the best for the Lions? Here\u2019s a quick look at who…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":819247,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[52105,84539,449,1262,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-819246","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-detroit-lions-conversation-starters-and-community-questions","9":"tag-detroit-lions-discussion","10":"tag-detroit-lions-analysis","11":"tag-detroit-lions-opinion","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116250669409843874","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=819246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/819246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/819247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=819246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=819246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=819246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}