From what I've read, Hurst would be a horrible fit in the Lions defense... plus I wouldn't wish the Lions on anyone, if the Browns didn't exist, I would swear we were cursed
Always a day late and a dollar short
what's not to like?
#1 - reach
#2 - reach
#3 - reach
#4 - reach
that said, i don't mind the ragnow pick. the rest...blah bordering bad.
#1 was the best Linesman in the draft by most people.. Detroit hasn't had a line since the Barry sanders days... He starts day 1 2018. Direct upgrade to an offense that was already pretty good last year.
#2 was a Position of need with only 1 guy on the roster past 2018 and we were on 3rd stringers last year due to injury.
#3 was a guy that most draft boards had shooting up due to his football IQ (Tom Brady ring any bells?)
#4 Hand was 10th in Weight reps among defensive players and ran a 4.88 which was 2nd among all players above 280lb in the entire combine..... Hands is almost 300 and ran that.... He still has all the talent in the world waiting to be molded. He was a flop at Bama but if he hadn't been he would have been called in the top 5 picks.... Very high upside for a 4th rounder.
#5 Was a 2nd-3rd round talent who just like Mo was dropped due to injury concerns I was hearing about his name and concussion worries.
Might be the best draft the lions have had since they got Calvin. and anyone talking shit is honestly just trying to find something to whine about.
as if he were a disaster are just being silly. Taking a C that high may not be the best possible move, but he has a good chance of improving the Oline, somewhere the Lions badly needed improvement.
MO!!!!!!!!!
Fine with Lions draft. HATE title of this post.
And that old familiar feel of Lions incompetence just sung out to me, clear and true as ever.
April 29th, 2018 at 12:42 AM ^
Thanks in large part to Matthew Stafford, the Lions have not been a dumpster fire for the last 5 years or so. I've been a Lions fan since the mid '70's and the problem with this team is they are perennially mediocre with a terrible season mixed in about twice a decade. They also always seem to lose when they have to win and win when they need to lose. It never changes.
While it is a fact that they have averaged a 9-7 record the last four years, the typical Lions' season goes one of two ways: 1) they race out to a fast start with something like an 8-4 record but then finish 1-3, sneak into the playoffs where they go on the road and get blown out by the 3 seed (or get completely hosed/unlucky like they did against the Cowboys a few years ago). 2) They start the season 6-7, get eliminated from playoff contention early but instead of tanking to improve their draft posiiton and actually get some players that take them to the next level, they go on a meaningless 3-game win streak and drop to 20th in the draft.
Afterall, everybody is fully aware that this is a franchise that has only won 1 playoff game in 60 years. They have not won their 4-team division since 1993. How does that happen? Not many people get the sense that this is a franchise that is close to taking the next step towards contending. I can't bring myself to root for another NFL team which means I don't pay much attention to the league these days and haven't for a long time. If the Lions can ever figure it out, I think the city of Detroit and state of Michigan will support them like no team we have ever seen before but people have become doubtful that will happen.
Indifferent towards the draft.
Patricia probably looks at what he wrung out of Patriot's D and thinks what he inherrited in Detroit is no worse. Probably thinks improving the Oline and RB will help D more than anything else.
KJ looks pretty good in the highlights to me. Its a good sign several C's went after we took Ragnow.
Hoping character was not a factor in any of these picks. Will be forever annoyed with the Terry Fair pick.