April 28th, 2018 at 12:57 PM ^
Now this is an interesting MGoBlog turn. A DO NOT WANT on D'Shawn Hand.
April 28th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
Double.
April 28th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
It's predetermined every year that Lions fans will declare the draft terrible.
That you predetermined whether or not this draft would be good for the Lions regardless of actual outcome.
Excatly. While it's unfair to judge Bob Quinn for 50 years of failure, how can any Lions fan ever feel optimistic about their draft?
Here's a stat for you: In the Super Bowl era, the Lions have 1 (ONE!!!) playoff win. The Texas have 3 wins, the Chiefs (!) and Browns each have 4 wins, and every other franchise has won at least 5 playoff games.
Our skepticism has been earned.
What it tells me is one may have retired because he knew if he continued to play he would inevitably have passed his childhood idol as NFL career rushing leader. The other may have retired because he was truly concerned about CTE.
They seem to be reaching on all of their first 3 picks (although Ragnow may not be seen as a true reach in the actual NFL draft rooms).
Adam Shefter disagrees with you:
I like Shefter, but this sounds suspiciously like a Lions or an agent plant.
So he's going to achieve it in the NFL? And we trade a 3rd round pick for the opportunity to see this minor miracle come to fruition? Another suprise trade with the Patriots AGAIN? I'm beginning to think our Patriot guys are going to be Patriot guys in a few years after they ruin the Lions some more.
Of course I hope I'm wrong but this draft just feels queer...
This 6th round pick might agree that players can reach their potential in the NFL vs college....
especially considering he was behind Greise and then had to share time with Henson. In the 1999 and 2000 seasons he won big games against the Buckeyes (twice) Penn State (twice), Notre Dame, and Auburn and Alabama in bowl games. He set passing records during this time too. What about that screamed 6th round? Tom's problem was he wasn't too photogenic at the combines.
We're short draft picks and now we're getting shorter. Johnson is a good back but his style gets him injured; we gave a pick away for that risk. The DB, heck even he thought he was going in the 5th round. In the Sun Belt Conference he made THIRD team in 2017 and he made some good plays in the East West Shrine game, against other Seniors hoping to get a whiff of the NFL. That's it. And we give away another pick for him. What is easier to believe, the Lions are suddenly good at the draft or they are making very risky decisions?
I mean, sometimes the people getting bent out of shape are right. Washington trading away 15 future draft picks for RG3, for instance, seemed like a high price at the time. The people who said this were right.
here toward you.
You are such a chicken little, sky is falling person. I have no idea why you even bother to watch sports.
April 28th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
welcome to Michigan!
April 28th, 2018 at 12:58 PM ^
Obviously I missed a kick ass thread, as this is at least the second Alabama/Engineering reference in the last two threads. Point me to the original thread, if it hasn't already been Bolivia'ed.....
and when he talked to the Engineering folks, he was blown away and even his dad joked about being an engineer. The Michigan Engineering program has high prestige, he wants to be an Engineer, his dad wants to be an Engineer, it's looking real good...and then he goes to Alabama.
We were pushing sports management reeeeeeally hard ("Professor Needs A Raise"). The implication was that he wasn't getting into Michigan's engine school. That said, if I had to bet on it, he was drawn to the Alabama football program and leery of Hoke's (rightly as it turned out), engineering be damned.
Yeah, Hand talked up the Educational experience and specifically the Michigan Engineering program during recruiting... one of the reasons fans were sure he was coming here, right up until the point he didn't.
April 28th, 2018 at 12:59 PM ^
April 28th, 2018 at 12:59 PM ^
It's almost like Quinn still works for the Patriots.
am with you. Love picks:
1 - Excellent guard for run game who can also play center,
2 - Terrific RB in SEC, thought he was best RB outside of Barkley,
4 - Hand could be a steal, with terrific size and skills - didnt meet expectations at Bama, but remember, it took LaMarr Woodley a few years at Michigan to hit his potential, and he turned out pretty damn good for Steelers.
5 - Crosby, OL from Oregon, is a 2nd round talent and is going to be a good pro. Steal in 5th round
Pick at 3 with the Safety from Louisiana was a weird reach. But 4 out of 5 look pretty good to me.
As a Lions fan - feel much better with Quinn as GM making these picks than the prior 45 years of a ton of stupid picks.
Exactly one year ago today, in the 2017 draft day two thread, you were complimenting Quinn.
You have no credibility when it comes to speaking on the Lions draft.
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/nfl-draft-day-2-open-thread#comment-4468473
Lions had a very good draft last year. Quinn has earned some leeway.
Mostly agree with you. I'm not as high on the RB out of Auburn, but it's a need pick after busting on Abdullah. Day 3 appears to be a good one for the Lions so far. I just don't like trading up to take specific players as a general rule.