Lions Fans Are Split About Re-Signing Darius Slay

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In a LionsPassion.com small survey of Lions fans concerning the team re-signing Darius Slay for 5 years, 3 years, or Other (either Letting him walk, trade, or some variation to the 5 year or 3 year deal); where $17 Million is the base salary. The fans were split with 37% willing to do everything to keep and 37% willing to add stipulations to the contract or even play hard ball with the probowl cornerback.

If the Lions go the cheap/low ball offer Slay will have already have hs bags packed and be on the “proverbial plane” headed elsewhere…

I will for sure leave lol https://t.co/XurFCyoLeA

— Darius Slay (@_bigplayslay23) February 10, 2020

So making a serious offer to Big Play Slay is in the Lions best interest for a long list of reason. Here are a couple that we see:

• It says that they are interested in being loyal
• It says that they value home grown talent
• It says that they have learned from the flaws in the way of how they handled Barry, Suh, Calvin, and even Quandre Diggs, and  are now ready to make players; especially home grown players a life long Lion; etc.

So what will life look like if the Lions try to play hard ball and let Darius Slay walk?

Well they’ll have considerable capspace that seemingly none of the best of the best Free Agents at his position would want because presumably the idea would be look at how they do their own people (drafted players); so the Lions would be an immediate scratch off all of their lists for years to come!

You won’t games like this where he makes life so much easier for coach Matt Patricia and us Lions fans!

And then the clock will be reset with the team:

• Trying to draft a top level DB,
• Or develop a Defensive Back on their roster into a bonafied starter
• But with either path…the player(s) will likely know or be reminded of the team’s track record with contract negotiations and already have “their bags packed” too!

Not a got recipe for success!

Solution: Pay Big Play Slay…

and work like hell to develop all current or incoming DBs to make sure there’s not a gigantic dropoff when Slay goes to the sideline for a play or two!

Which route would you take with Darius Slay?

1. 5 years @ $17M (at least)
2. 3 years @ $20-25M
3. Other (either Letting him walk or some ADDING stipulations to the 5 year or 3 year deal)

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Lions Fans Are Split About Keeping Darius Slay

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