Bob Quinn has brought a new way of doing things to the Detroit Lions and it has more to do than the types of players you might see on the field this fall.
He and Matt Harriss are also handling contracts differently than their predecessors, Martin Mayhew and Tom Lewand. In almost every contract Quinn and Harriss have handled thus far, the Lions have attached incentive-based bonuses into the deals, particularly for small to mid-level contracts.
By doing this, the Lions are putting more onus on the player to produce. Instead of offering more money or more in a guarantee, the Lions are essentially saying this: You play well, you’ll earn your pay.