Coming off a 6-10 season last year, the Lions didn't mess around in free agency.
The results were ... varied.
Asked about Detroit's free agent acquisitions at Monday's wrap-up presser, Quinn said the Lions got the production they expected. And he went out of his way to defend his three big moves.
Contract: 5 years, $90 million ($56 million guaranteed)
There's no denying that Flowers started slow after missing most of the offseason program recovering from shoulder surgery. But he found his stride in October and wound up producing the type of numbers he was known for in New England: 7.0 sacks, 8.0 tackles for loss, 33 solo tackles and two forced fumbles. Whether that's worth $18 million per year -- the third highest salary among defensive ends -- is a different question.
Quinn: "I think Trey Flowers played exceptionally well. I think Trey the first couple of weeks of the season was still kind of battling through the shoulder thing. But once he turned it on, I think he played really well for us in all aspects – run defense, pass defense, quarterback hits, hurries, sacks."
Contract: 4 years, $36 million ($17.9 million guaranteed)
Quinn: "Justin Coleman is another guy that we signed. He played really, really well at the beginning part of the season, had a little bit of a lull mid-year and then kind of played really good towards the end of the season again. So I think I’m good there."
Contract: 4 years, $22.6 million ($10.5 million guaranteed)
Quinn: "Jesse James needs to get more involved in the offense. I think when you sign a tight end in the offseason and then you draft one in the first round, it’s kind of hard. It was kind of a hard thing for Jesse. But I know Jesse is excited about going forward with a really deep tight end room and that’s going to be a big part of our offense going forward.”