| 05 March 2010
The Schwartz camping out at Vanden Bosch's front door (ala Rex Ryan romancing Bart Scott during '09 free agency) paid off, as the Pro Bowl defensive end agreed to a contract with the Lions today.
Any man whose eyes glow with evil...I want on my team!
Vanden Bosch, who played under the Detroit Lions head coach when Schwartz was Tennessee's defensive coordinator, reportedly agreed to a four-year, $26 million deal with the Lions.
Yes, it's silly money for a defensive lineman on the bad side of 30. But these aren't Matt Millen's Lions. Martin Mayhew has apparently learned what NOT to do in free agency by watching the mustachioed moron.
ESPN has the contract details, and it turns out Vanden Bosch's contract is big time front loaded:
The deal is worth $26 million, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. Vanden Bosch, 31, will be due $10 million in the first year of the contract, The Tennessean of Nashville reported.
With 2010 being an uncapped season, front loading large free agent deals is good salary cap management. $10 million is a large chunk of change fpor old man Ford to swallow, but it does greatly lessen the cap hit in coming seasons (as we all realize there will be a salary cap whenever a new CBA is signed).
Even if Vanden Bosch isn't quite the player he was a few years ago, he is still a very effective one and a monster upgrade to the Lions' rapidly improving defensive line.
With the addition of Vanden Bosch, Corey Williams and either Ndamukong Suh or Gerald McCoy (I still think the Lions are taking one of the big tackles in the draft, regardless of what happens in free agency), the Detroit Lions defense will be greatly improved.
I like the Vanden Bosch signing better than the Burleson deal, but both players are better than anyone the Lions currently have at their respective positions. In Bosch's case, significantly better.
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