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From the Detroit Press: Sacrificing two mid-round 2015 draft picks for aging Pro Bowl defensive tackle Haloti Ngata was yet another admission of the Detroit Lions' organizational failure. These draft picks should be considered useless in Detroit because of general manager Martin Mayhew's inability to regularly find starters from the middle of the draft. Good teams recognize the value in fourth- and fifth-round picks. Good teams consistently develop that value, making it much easier parting with a star whose salary investment isn't consistent with the expected level of production. More Lions moves: Team re-signs LB Josh Bynes The Ngata trade underscores why the Baltimore Ravens are one of the NFL's elite franchises and why the Lions struggle maintaining mediocrity. The Ravens are proactive. The Lions are reactive. The Ravens plan. And as a result, they keep advancing forward. The Lions panic. And as a result, they keep going back and forth. The Ravens know how the salary cap game works in the NFL. There must be a steady stream of young, inexpensive replacement pieces available giving them the necessary leverage to demand star players take pay cuts when their cap number grows too high or risk getting cut or traded. Linebacker Terrell Suggs agreed to restructure his contract because he knew the alternative and wanted to remain with a good team. Inside the Lions: Team could extend LB DeAndre Levy Ngata didn't. He apparently wasn't willing to restructure the $8.5 million due in the final year of his contract. Baltimore learned last season that it could live well without him when Ngata missed four games due to a suspension. That's why he's a Lion today and the Ravens are happier with two middle-round draft picks. The Lions were desperate for a big name after losing Ndamukong Suh. Ngata gives them that. He has been a defensive force for the Ravens, anchoring the interior defense that won the Super Bowl in 2013. Ngata's resume helps the Lions further sell the mandate of "The Time is Now" in the aftermath of Suh's absence. But they're crossing their fingers that time hasn't run out for Ngata. He's 31, having battled in the big boy trenches for nine years. Cap-wise, he'll cost the Lions $8.5 million more than $10 million less than the average salary Miami will pay Suh. The Lions are only contractually committed for one year. There are no worries about lingering dead money. In Mayhew's mind, he figures he had nothing to lose. And that's precisely the problem. He lost plenty in this transaction with two middle-round draft picks that are only considered throwaways with the Lions because that's what they've too often done with them under Mayhew's watch. The good teams win these kind of trades because they appreciate the value of those picks, motivating them to throw away a star who has potentially outlived that allure. Not all is cake and ice cream about the ngata trade

Remember Pops Brees was released from San Diego after that shoulder injury that needed surgery, question marks were all around Brees..at the time we made a business decision. We can play what if with most of the stars of the NFL going back to the Baltimore Colts days.

They setting them up big time for failure, isn't this Lucks final year?, he's going to want 2 Brinks trucks. They did the same thing in Manning's early years, spend spend spend on one side of the ball.

Let them keep spending on offense, that's not the prob!em

I'm perfectly content with the success the ravens have given us since 2008

Considering their d is pathetic, yes it is, so is the Gore contract..

More from the media outlets King: Nobody Holds Ozzie Over A Barrel Let's not pretend Haloti Ngata isn't a freaking stud. He absolutely is. He is a different breed and dominantly anchored the Ravens defensive line for nine years. In the words of Owner Steve Bisciotti, Ngata is an iconic Raven and will be greatly missed. Let's also not pretend that there isn't a business side to football, and GM Ozzie Newsome is freaking good at this stuff. http://m.baltimoreravens.com/mediaItem.html?media-id=912625&media-type=N

Article on Epsn, Willis retired because of the toe monster, amazing, something little on the vast as a toe can control your entire career, guess he's lucky he had 8 years in, at least he can draw some pension.

But our system is world's better then Washington's or cinncys.

Ravens' history is reloading, not rebuilding By Jamison Hensley | March 10, 2015 8:50:35 PM PDT Only 45 minutes had passed into the official start of free agency, and the Baltimore Ravens traded one of the best players in franchise history and watched three of their top four free agents sign elsewhere. For many teams, this is a tell-tale sign of rebuilding. For the Ravens, their history says it's time to reload again. Tuesday marked another gut-wrenching beginning to free agency as the Ravens said goodbye to defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (traded to Detroit), wide receiver Torrey Smith (signed with San Francisco), linebacker Pernell McPhee (signed with Chicago) and tight end Owen Daniels (signed with Denver). http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=baltimore-ravens&id=18601

The boys down here on ESPN seemed to think Bradford was traded to Philly so philly could do a blockbuster trade to move up for mariotta.. That all seems nixed now that the Tennessee qb Locklear abrubtly announced his retirement yesterday. It certainly seems mariotta will be a titan come late April. And Philly will be left with Bradford at qb.

Ridiculous

Let's not go hog wild with a contract for him, he is 30,

What about Webby? He's a 12 mil hit, no way we pay that for a part time corner

Thought when you said #1 you were referring to WR, I like Supernaw too.

Why not

Or a catestrophy,

Percy Harbin is a free agent

Have we ever made a move the first day of free agency? Relax

Looks like Cary will wind up in Seattle. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000477601/article/cary-williams-expected-to-choose-seahawks

Rice deal is a killer, we lost Mcphee, we better vet Ngata resigned. Our d is what cost us a trip to the super bowl this year, if we lost mcphee,ngata and Webb that would be a shame.

I don't think he told them the entire truth, then when the tape was released, the NFL had no choice.

He did lie, why in the hell do you think the league suspended him indefinitely, after issuing him a 2 game suspension?

You're wrong there, Cundiff anyone? He definitely cost us a sb trophy

Dam pops stole my thoughts