With The First Pick, The Detroit Lions Select...
by Brandon on Apr 21, 2009 10:05 PM CDT
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PrintIt looks like the Detroit Lions will announce and sign the top pick in the NFL draft later this week. Sean at Pride of Detroit has already taken his card up to the podium:
If I went off that and nothing else, I would be inclined to go ahead and fill in Stafford's name in my draft tracker. However, Lewand wasn't the only one to speak recently. Martin Mayhew was also interviewed and seemed to be gushing over Aaron Curry. Take it for what it's worth since he dished out compliments to everyone, but it seemed like Mayhew had a hard time holding back his smile when talking about Curry.
Sean also helpfully points out the B.J. Raji retraction. No positive drug test for him.
Back to Detroit, I really hope they pick Georgia QB Matthew Stafford. He'll require a monster signing bonus, he'll be bad in 2009 as he adjusts to the NFL, and his poor college completion percentage doesn't project him to be a good pro QB. He's a combine star with a big arm, but so was QB Ryan Leaf. Or maybe he's better tabbed as the next QB Alex Smith.
Detroit would be much better off with either Baylor LT Jason Smith or Wake Forest LB Aaron Curry. The QB situation would be a mess, but they'd be better off sticking with QB Daunte Culpepper in 2009, and taking a late round chance on some proven college QBs like Arizona State's Rudy Carpenter, or Texas Tech Graham Harrell, or Missouri Chase Daniel. They're all long shots, but one of those three is just as likely to make as good a pro QB as Stafford.
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If I were the lions, I would take J. Smith set him at LT for the next dozen years!!! He is the best pick IMO… I agree w/ Brandon, that Stafford might be a bust waiting to happen!
Also, I have heard, albeit awhile ago, that the lions and Packer could pull the trigger on a trade that would give the lions #9 and the Packers #20 and #33. The lions then would concievably take Sanchez! Sanchez would sit for a year behind Culpepper and take over in a year.
Who would the Packers have at #20? My guess is Beatty, then OLB at 33 (Barwin) and still have our 41 and 2 3rd rd picks!!
I’d like that scenario as a Lions fan. As a Packers fan, I’d prefer they stay in the basement.
But I generally think that starting on the lines is the best way to rebuild a franchise. And franchise left tackles (Ogden, Pace) usually only come around every so often. My only concern with Smith at #1 is that there appear to be two or three who could fit the bill at LT for a decade or so.
I think I would take that trade in a heartbeat. After Curry, J. Smith, Monroe and Crabtree are off the board is there really anybody that would be head and shoulders better than a guy we can get at #20 especially considering the money saved.
by juggernaut400 on Apr 22, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Trade down
Getting Nos. 20 and 33 overall for No. 9 overall would be an interesting swap. It would depend on what Thompson wants. Getting Beatty to replace RT Mark Tauscher could be possible. Barwin could play OLB to fill that position. Or maybe trade up in the 2nd round (using No. 41 overall plus one of the 3rd round picks) to grab Beatty then and use No. 20 overall on a smaller DT like Mississippi’s Peria Jerry to play defensive end in the 3-4.
If he wants one of the other OLB/pass rush candidates (Everette Brown, Brian Orakpo, Aaron Maybin) he might feel like he could slide down to No. 20 and take which ever one is still available. Then use No. 33 overall to take Beatty. Since some of the candidates for No. 9 will still be available at No. 20, it’s an interesting idea.
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