Detroit Lions a laughing stock on the Verba deal

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thats true, that is an absolutely outrageous sum of money for a guard of his caliber.

[Harlan Huckleby]

If Verba is very good guard for two years, the deal won't be that obnoxious.

I guess this remark goes into the "duh" category. The point being that Verba is at end of his career and unlikely to be in the "very good" class.

[Fritz]

It's so, so much fun to be a Packer fan living in Lion territory.

Matt Millen may be the GM other teams' fans fantasize about: the one your team sends last year's sixth-round back-up safety to in exchange for the Lions' first round pick next year.

But the way Millen keeps his job is by hiring crappy coaches and then firing them. That way he can say "see, I got the right coach this time; I just need a couple years to let him install his system and then we'll be in the playoffs."

Yes, it's the same Ford family that is making such ugly-ass cars now.

[Bretsky]

I wonder if when heard the deal, Verba was laughing his ass off?

That or Verba is crazy(Which some people think he is, a.k.a. "Show me the money" incident) and he really thinks he deserves that type of money.

Verba has always been a me first money guy; he'd go to any team in the world that would pay him the most. He undoubtedly had his agent pimping him and demmanding that much money and they were going to do it until they found a taker. And it only takes one, the Detroit Lions

[Fritz]

This is the kind of transaction that gives me hope that Rod Marinelli will have as much success as his predecessors.

Here's hoping the Fords give Matt Millen another extension. The last one came BEFORE the start of the season - cuz he'd had such a great draft!

[BooHoo]

I am surprised by the deal. Not in his signing, just with the amount they are paying him for this year. Maybe Verba has something on someone in the organization.