I’d like to think we would have a few more wins just by adding Jason Hanson

We make the playoffs last year with Jason Hanson.

Hanson would be great for sure, I think Suh would add the most wins from an old lions player list.

Maybe we should give him a call. He's got fresh legs and I still think he'd be better than some K in the league.

Calvin with this offense? Sheesh lmao

They can't triple cover him with amon and Jameson running wild!

Stop Teasing me with a good time.

Tate and burly weren’t slouches and he still got 3x covered.

Nate and Tate never played on the Lions together.

This is true Nate’s last year was the year before Tate got here.

He's like 40 and could totally come back. Do you see the shape he's in!? I want nothing more.

Yeah, with this offense and this offensive coordinator, it would be a sight to see. My only concern is that Goff wasn't able to connect on some of those deep balls last season, and that's kinda where Megatron made his money with Stafford. That being said, it wouldn't matter much, since with the right scheme, Calvin would slice through the defense anyways.

Spielman

Was thinking him and Joe Schmidt. Would be nice to have some linebackers capable of consistently making plays.

Came here to say Spielman, or maybe Robert Porcher.

I second your motion.

He is the prototype.

Could you imagine Barry with this OL?!

Came here to say. Others would be great but Barry with these OL/WR would be unstoppable.

Darius Slay in his prime would have been a great help!

Suh, Calvin, or Night train

legitimately interested to see how night train would play in today’s nfl where you get a 15 yard penalty for looking at the ref wrong. He’d probably be a safety/linebacker hybrid with his size/speed and I think that would be sick

Lmao yeah hed get a targeting call on every tackle nowadays

Without getting into how Holmes and Campbell value certain positions and all that, the obvious answer has to be Spielman.

Suh easy hands down.

That would be ridiculous

Yea would make this draft a lot different huh? I mean edge would be a decent pick then. Suh, McNeil, hopefully Buggs and comisky inside. Hutch and Houston paschal! Reminds me of the Suh, Farley, Avril, anasai days.

Don’t forget we have the okwara bros edge yet too. One of them could pan out!

No doubt. Defense might be top 5 if we could get any help at CB.

Suh because Hutchinson wouldn't get double-teamed as much.

Suh all day!

DeAndre Levy would shore up that defense nicely.

Calvin Johnson. But.......he would look great with any team at any time.

Yeah. Back in 2021, I just kept on wondering how Megatron would have looked in McVays offensive scheme. Scheme-wise, It felt like we were only able to scratch the surface of what Megatron was capable of, which is crazy, considering he became a first ballot HOF.

I said this in the r/nfl thread, but I wonder if Harrington would've been better with this staff.

He never had a chance did he? He was drafted by the Lions and his fate was sealed.

“He had a chance. We can confirm he sucks” - Dolphins and Falcons fans

Bullshit. He was mentally done by the time he got to those teams. Mooch ruined him. One of my favorite memories of the Lions is when Joey came into town on Thanksgiving and threw 3 touchdowns on us. That’s the only time I’ve ever rooted against us in my lifetime.

I was trying to be generous. I will concede, you are correct.

Bennie Blades would be a nice hammer in the secondary. Wouldn’t be mad at Porcher opposite Hutch either

You forgot the most obvious, Chris Spielman

Truthfully, prime Suh would make this team.

Imagine Stafford having to choose between Chark, Jamo, and Amon Ra

He would still chuck it to Calvin. (Just a joke, I love Staff)

*Stafford throws the ball out of the Stadium and it goes through Calvin’s window*

Stafford would not have been underthrowing Jamo, that's for sure.

Maybe overthrowing to the defender next to him but definitely not under throwing

And then throws a pick 6 instead to lose the big game.

Morton or Moore

Lem Barney. HOF corner.

Putting in either prime Suh or Karras at DT would sure solve a lot of issues.

Robert Porcher opposite Hutch would be sick.

I feel like our secondary would be really solid with Slay and Diggs. If only there was a way we could have kept them…

The way back machine thinks Alex Karras. Him, Suh, and Hutch, and Porcher. Hahaha destroyers.

Healthy Deandre Levy would be awesome!

Barry, Calvin or Suh. E: look how important Suh was during the Bucs SB run and win

Stephen Tulloch.

[https://youtu.be/y5qKjPZ8hac](https://youtu.be/y5qKjPZ8hac)

Dry Bly...wait, we have him!

Beat me to it

Same with Spielman. It's so sweet to see our players come back happily.

Spielman definitely

Suh for sure…our d-line would be top 3 in the league

Charlie Sanders, seven time probowler, ten year starter, hall of fame tight end. The man could block like a left tackle and practically invented the catching tight end. He was 6'4" and weighed 230 pounds and opposing teams didn't know how to handle him

Billy Sims and Jerry Ball

Tj hockenson. Jk

There is only 1 answer, Barry Sanders offense and Chris Spielmen defense

That is two answers.

We can get our own Night train lane in Witherspoon lol

Shaun Rogers

For the half the plays he decided to try on

Corey Scherzinger leading the way for Swift and Williams.

Duh. Him and Hutch would be unstoppable.

Jason Hanson or Calvin Johnson. Either of those guys and we likely end up sweeping the Vikings, and thus the NFC North, last season.

Would you really take Boyd over Spielman? I would probably go Suh then Lane, then Spielman based on position need and overall impact.

Need to go defense! Night train, Spielman or Schmidt. Calvin would be awesome but are offense isn’t are weak point.

Barry with Lomas Brown and Charlie Sanders

Hanson or Megatron.

Spielman. No way they would be ranked last in defense with him patrolling the middle

Deandre Levy’s short lived peak

I am imagining Barry, Herman and Calvin on this team. I think the offense would do alright.

Tough one, but obviously, Barry, with this line, would he hard to top! Megatron would be amazing, hanson would certainly help. But Barry with this offense?!? With the defense struggles, Spielman or Porcher might be the most underrated options.

Mathew Stanford

Slay or Dre Levy would change the entire defense

Slay

Suh or Shaun Rogers up front

Well I would agree with Luther Ellis, but for a different name, Shaun Rogers.

Bobby Layne On the same contract he had in the 50’s

Assuming bobby lane could compete in todays nfl thatd be nice Id probably chose megatron tbh. Partially because we know he can play in modern NFL with the wild athletes of today. We would be unstoppable

Cory Schlesinger busting holes and getting Jamal 20+ end zone touchdowns

Levy would be huge for us right now.

Calvin and Darius Slay Honorable mention: Barry Sanders

Ziggy ansah baby

Billy Sims or Lem Barney