Detroit Lions: Five Things The 2016 Preseason Taught Us
![Sep 1, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions head coach Jim Caldwell (right) shakes hands with Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan (left) after the game at Ford Field. Lions win 31-0. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Sep 1, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions head coach Jim Caldwell (right) shakes hands with Buffalo Bills head coach Rex Ryan (left) after the game at Ford Field. Lions win 31-0. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/fb5d7341ba668a9f66d6baca3fac6bd64445e375f20eb8a44f5529cef3c82e9e.jpg)
5. Bob Quinn is not worried about losing some money or cutting bait early.
General Manager Bob Quinn has already shown a propensity to cut players who are not going to make the roster despite any cap hits the team absorbs as a result.
The Lions cut bait on Stevan Ridley in spite of his $250,000 cap hit when it became apparent that he was not going to make the team, and did the same with Geoff Schwartz ($200,000) and Jeremy Kerley ($50,000).
They also cut UDFAs with guaranteed money, including Chase Ferris ($20,000) and Quinshad Davis ($3,000, although he re-signed on Thursday).
This should not come as a surprise considering Quinn’s New England Patriots background, as the Patriots themselves released running back Donald Brown and absorbed a $300,000 cap hit. Props to our own Erik Schlitt for pointing all of this out.
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The Lions will trim the roster down to 53 players by Saturday and open the season on Sunday, September 11 at 1:00 against the Indianapolis Colts.