Nick Saban?
/s
DB or LT
I'd take DeMarcus Milliner.
Also, as much as I love Jeff Backus, I think it might be time to think about drafting his successor - possibly Lewan or Joeckel?
Jokenjin
That’s a lot of money to tie in OTs.
Their defense lacks playmakers at LB, DE, CB, and S. Drafting an offensive linemen with the 5th pick is simply not wise. It is either a DE or a trade down. The Lions desperately need defensive playmakers. Offensive tackles can be found anywhere and as the Packers and Pats have proven, you don't need elite OTs to be a dominant offense. However, a guard and center is needed.I would not mind drafting Barrett Jones in the 2nd if he is available. His versatility is something the Lions do covet.
I just as soon re-sign Cherilus, start Nagy at center, and resign a FA guard then draft a tackle high this year.
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
Elite QB's
The Packer's and Pats have just proven when you have arguably the best two QB's in the game it;s not that bad.
Yeah, well... I'm gonna go build my own theme park, with blackjack and hookers. In fact, forget the park!
What? The Packers and
What? The Packers and Patroits haven't proven that at all.
They've proven that if you ignore your offensive line issues and rely totally on your elite QB to have to bail you out on every occasion, eventually it's going to come back to bite you in the ass when you face an elite pass rush.
This is of course aside from the fact that you're completely wrong about the Patriots O-Linemen being found later in the draft. The 2 best offensive linemen on the Patriots, Logan Mankins (G) and Nate Solder (LT), were 1st round picks. Their other tackle, Sebastian Vollmer, was a 2nd round pick. So no, the best organization in football isn't digging their O-Linemen out of the trash heap, or waiting until the later rounds to draft them.
The past few years they've made an effort to draft O-Linemen, specifically tackles, in the 1st 2 rounds for the precise reason that their patchwork O-Lines were getting Tom Brady killed, not allowing them to run the ball successfully, and were pretty much the main thing that prevented them from winning 2 more Super Bowls.
As far as the Packers are concerned, 2 of their last 3 1st round picks have been offensive tackles, so as an organization they've clearly been trying to get top flight O-Linemen in the early rounds of the draft.
It's not as if the Packers are starting late round draft picks by choice, or as part of some organizational decision. They've been forced to as a result of injuries.
HOKEAMANIA RUNNIN' WILD
Formerly, TheLastProphet
D end or Millner
Personally I
D end or Millner
Personally I would like to see us trade down and rack up a ton of future picks
If the Lions are run by Bill
If the Lions are run by Bill Belichick or Ted Thompson, then getting extra picks is a no-brainer.
However, since the Lions are run by Martin Mayhew and Tom Lewand, more picks may mean more WR's and DT's...
"I would hope that understanding and reconciliation are not limited to the 19th hole alone." - President Gerald R Ford, Michigan '35
Trade down to the mid 10s and
Trade down to the mid 10s and take Milliner or Ogletree or some other defensive player / OL.
Trade down is usually
Trade down is usually suggested every year but it rarely happens - but the organization really can't handle another big contract.
Under the new rookie salary
Under the new rookie salary structure, even a high first-round pick isn't cost-prohibitive. The 5th overall pick last year, Justin Blackmon, signed a 4-year, $18.5 million contract. It's not like several years ago, when the Lions had to give Stafford/Suh/Johnson $12 mil/year.
They need to help the
They need to help the secondary. They've put it off too long. Go with Millner if he's there. If he isn't, I would consider trading down (or take Moore if he's still there).
At 5? He is a #2 , not a shutdown corner.
The only way they draft him is if they trade down. He isn't worth the #5 pick in the draft.
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
he may be a #2
but assuming there is no QB worthy of going that high, I'd love it if the Browns took him at 6 to pair with Joe Haden. The Browns secondary (minus Haden) is atrocious.
ALWAYS remember the golden rule: He who has the gold, makes the rules
What makes you say that?
What makes you say that?
"Gentlemen, it is better to have died a small boy than to fumble this football." - John Heisman
Trade down, Te'o is a 4th
Trade down, Te'o is a 4th rounder after last night..
Go Blue.
...a waste of money. Whoever
...a waste of money. Whomever that may be.
Lomas Brown
Lomas Brown
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."
MLBs shouldn't be drafted
MLBs shouldn't be drafted this high, especially ones that whiff on multiple tackles in one game. Remember when Aaron Curry was a once-in-a-decade linebacker?
Mayhew's always gone the best player availabe route, but the Lions have a lot of glaring weekenesses. I say Moore if he's avaiable or hope that someone wants to trade up.
I once witnessed Crable choke a girl at Bell's....
Curry not MLB
Curry wasn't/isn't a pure MLB - even though there was talk the Lions would make him one if drafted - but your point still stands. He was a major draft whiff by Seattle.
Out of curiosity, why are MLB's rated so low in relation to other positions and not generally worthy of a top 5 pick? Who is the most successful recently-drafted MLB in Round 1...Patrick Willis? I think he went somewhere between 10-15.
kuekle (sp?)
Kuekle went in the first round no?
I will fucking cunt punt the next person I hear about doing something like that, and I don't give a fuck if you SOR me, I WILL FUCKING ASSAULT YOU.
Not certain
But I think it's because you don't need guys who are wildly athletic at MLB. All you need are good tacklers with high football IQ. It's great to have a Patrick Willis, but it's the same reason no one drafts a kicker in the third round of Fantasy Football...no one else will, either, so you don't need to take them high.
No excuses. Play like a champion.
MLB is just not as valuable
MLB is just not as valuable of a position relative to other positions That's not to say that it isn't important, it's just not as valuable. It would be like taking a TE in the top 10. That guy had better be a superstar or else you're not getting good value for your pick.
I'm not that familiar with the new rookie pay scale yet, but basically, when you draft a position like MLB with the 5th pick, the amount of money that guy gets from that pick will automatically place him either as the highest, or one of the highest paid MLBs in the entire league. So basically, if the Lions draft Te'o, he has to be a star just to break even on the pick. He can't be just a solid player for 10 years, he has to be one of the best MLBs in the game. That's why drafting Te'o at 5 doesn't make any sense, and isn't a high value pick.
It would also be incredibly stupid for the Lions to draft Te'o because IIRC, they just signed Tulloch to a long term deal, so it would be throwing a shit ton of money down the drain, something this organization desperately cannot afford given their cap situation.
HOKEAMANIA RUNNIN' WILD
Formerly, TheLastProphet
Kenny Vaccaro
Lions need help S more than at CB. Vaccaro is a stud and can cover WR/TE one on one as well as come up to stop against the run. He shut down Tavon Austin before he got hurt.
first option - Jarvis
first option - Jarvis Jones
second - Luke Joekel (spelling?)
If neither are there trade down into the 9-14 range and get Dee Millner. Something tells me Millner does not have great top end speed and that will bump him into that range. Just my opinion.
I'm no expert, but I've read
I'm no expert, but I've read that Jarvis Jones is more of a 3-4 linebacker. Since the Lions run a 4-3 D, he may not fit their team best. I do like the way that guy plays, though. If he fit their D, he would be exactly what they need - a playmaker.
I like Barret Jones, but someone earlier said he might be available at the top of the 2nd round. That would surprise me, but whatever. Bring him on.
I also like Milliner. #1 corner...#2 corner...I don't care. Everytime I watched Alabama the kid made plays.
Trading down would be best, but it never seems to happen for the Lions.
There is a ton of offensive
There is a ton of offensive line talent coming out this year, they can probably take a starter in the second round. There doesn't seem to be a DB worth the #5 pick this year, or even the #10 pick imho, no matter how bad we need one. Either we take someone worthy of the #5 pick, or we trade down and pick twice, for DB and OLine. If we keep our pick I'm hoping we take Jarvis Jones as he seems like the second coming of Terrell Suggs. He's a qb's worst nightmare with sacks, tfls, and batted passes. His speed and tackling out in space is impressive, too. If we trade down I hope we can swing a tandem of Milliner and Lewan/Warmack/Jones who could fall due to other teams addressing needs at other positions.
How many times have you been on the freeway and had someone fly by you at 100 mph then end up 2 cars ahead of you at the off ramp? What's the point? -Mark Harmon
Roy Roundtree
Roy Roundtree
And put him in
The #1 jersey.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
Another good player to help
Another good player to help them finish in last place.
I'm starting to wonder if the Lions would even win with a Pro Bowl roster.
They trade up to first overall, giving away this 1,2,3 round
picks and take someone they could have gotten in the third round.
Afterwards, mayhew talks about taking the best player available.
Wasting away in Ohio, a Wolverine in a sea of red and grey
i would prefer a 6'4" 250
i would prefer a 6'4" 250 pound wide receiver who has been out of football for a year, has trouble with his weight and runs a 4.8 where you have drafted wide receivers with your #1 pick like each of the previous 3 years.
Harrington can't do it on his
Harrington can't do it on his own. He needs weaponz!!!
Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica
If they don't draft CB Dee
If they don't draft CB Dee Milliner I give up on the franchise.
All hail Hoke!
See ya
See ya
Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica
whoever can party the
whoever can party the hardest
/s
/not really
“When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing” - Bo Schembechler
Honey Jail Badger?
He'll fit right in with our last few pothead draft picks. Maybe he can eat marijuana crumbs with LeShoure in his car.
Looking at this year and beyond
trading down to a spot where they can still get Milliner or Vaccaro and a later pick is my pick
I piss excellence and poop gold
Demarcus milliner. We need
Demarcus milliner. We need that lockdown cover corner badly. We can skip another draft without picking a top corner.
Welllughhh. Yaknow.
The smart thing to do would
The smart thing to do would be to trade back and draft Milliner. Don't have much faith in them doing it, though. Probably will stay at #5 and draft Moore or Werner to play DE in this terrible wide-9 Cunningham scheme. Don't think Teo was a top-10 pick before last night and probably lost some stock after that performance.
While talking to a buddy of
While talking to a buddy of mine he suggested trading back and taking either Reid from LSU or Milner and then in the second picking up Barrett Jones if he's still available but it's unlikely. We need secondary and OLine terribly.
I take it that your buddy is a SEC fan.
Is he aware that other schools have good players as well?
Also, the Lions can fill their line needs in the later rounds of the draft and in freee agency. The OL is the one position group where you can build a solid unit fairly cheaply.
"The Ruhr will not be subjected to a single bomb. If an enemy bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Göring: you can call me Urban Meyer!"
Vaccaro please
Jones is a 2nd-3rd day talent.
if there is a stud corner or
if there is a stud corner or saftey on the board that warrents a #5 pick take him. otherwise trade down. wouldn't hate seing them trade down once to 10 and maybe then droping out of the first round completly with another trade. get a ton of 2nd and 3rd round picks. Lions don't really need elite tallent anywhere (accept in the secondary, but there isn't any really this year...from what i've seen) they just need alot of good to ok players to add depth and replace some aging player. (Need a Center a Garde, a DE might be nice, another LB, a GASP WR...(scat back variety maybe Denard if he is there in the 3rd)
Taylor Lewand
Taylor Lewand
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."
And what about Reif?
And what about Reif?
He can come in when they run
He can come in when they run jumbo sets.Just like how they used him this year.
"Are you an official here?Because you've officially given me a boner."
Whoooosh.
Whoooosh.
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Reiff is a RT, not a LT. Dude
Reiff is a RT, not a LT. Dude couldn't beat out 35 year old Jeff Backus.
HOKEAMANIA RUNNIN' WILD
Formerly, TheLastProphet
Taylor Lewand?
Is this a Harry potter character ?
Never forget our Vets!! Some gave all, all gave some!
Yes,and its Tom Lewand's
Yes,and its Tom Lewand's son.No need to draft Taylor Lewan.
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Nick Saban?
/s