Brad Holmes’ first act as Detroit Lions general manager was to pull off the biggest trade in franchise history, and in doing so, he admitted just how big a rebuild he has in Detroit.
Holmes sent Matthew Stafford to his old team, the Los Angeles Rams, for three draft picks and quarterback Jared Goff late Saturday night.
The Lions get a third-round pick this spring and first-rounders in 2022 and 2023 in exchange for helping the Rams get out of Goff’s albatross of a contract.
Goff should be the Lions’ starting quarterback this fall, but if we’re being honest, he’s a two-year placeholder for whomever the Lions eventually pick to run their franchise.