There's no easy way out of this

Hot take here:
Hire someone from the Dan Campbell coaching tree. Sure it is in its infant stage right now, but it has that old school football mentality, with the new school approach, and is built for the current age of play. If the Lions team can be rebuilt, then so can ours

Fact. I also like what Houston did. They built the line, skill players, defense, then went and got a QB on a rookie deal. They'll use the cap to their advantage since guys like Collins will get paid before Stroud, but when Stroud comes due, the cap will be higher.