Martin Mayhew’s Shrewd Moves Have Lions Positioned for Playoff Run

October 21, 2014   ·   Jeff Risdon   ·   Jump to comments

The Detroit Lions improved to an impressive 5-2 with the Week 7 win over the New Orleans Saints. This win provided a great validation of general manager Martin Mayhew's work over the last two years.
Trailing 23-10 late in the fourth quarter, it was two key Mayhew acquisitions spearheading the unexpected victory charge. 
First came wideout Golden Tate's invigorating what had been a sluggish, ineffective offense with an outstanding individual effort:
Re-watched the #Saints-Lions for the third time & I still can't figure out how Golden Tate went 73 yards on that harmless 10-yard out.
— Jeff Duncan (@JeffDuncan_) October 20, 2014 It was the defense's turn to make a play, and Glover Quin responded:
Quin was a primary Mayhew free-agent target in 2013. Tate became the big-ticket signing one offseason later. Both have paid handsome dividends.
Today was a home run for Martin Mayhew. His top free agents of the past two years, Glover Quin and Golden T...

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