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1. UriShare - Updated detroit lions 2008 mock draft on February 6, 2008 8:05 am

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2. C on February 7, 2008 7:42 pm

   i would like to see them draft deShawn Jackson out of Cal… ha no not really, if stewart is there that wouldnt be a bad pick but more relistically they need a DB like Mike Jenkins

3. jake on February 7, 2008 8:27 pm

   gosh i thought you were serious about deshawn jackson… he is overrated… i want either cromartie or aqib talib with the fifteenth…

4. Michael Keating on February 7, 2008 9:19 pm

   C and Jake, thanks for your comments. Just seems like the Lions for so many years have been weak on both the offensive and defensive lines. I am hoping that they build those areas. Tough lines improves the other areas, i.e. RB, QB and WRs benefit from good pass protection and run blocking. LB and DBs benefit from strong defensive lines. But with that being said the Lions have certainly made many mistakes in the last 10 years when drafting offensive lineman. Anybody remember Juan Roque and Aaron Gibson?

5. jake on February 8, 2008 1:56 am

   or stockar mcdougle… man i remember gibson we thought we had a steal he was a big body from wisconsin.. with a bum knee… i agree with you michael… ok so you say line… at fifteen what do we do… i know i want trevor laws in the second… that guys just gets the job done… but in the first i dont know if an o lineman is worth that pick i would LOVE to trade down to the late twenties gain some picks and still get a cherilus or a baker(i hear his stock is falling) but i also know that everyone wants to trade down so i dont see that happening… so michael… your team has the fifteenth pick

   what do ya do

6. Michael Keating on February 8, 2008 8:59 am

   Jake, personally I like Michael Oher from Mississippi, but then I am not an NFL scout. I just play one on this blog. Otah from Utah is also well regarded but as we found out with Gibson, Roque and McDougle you never know until they get into the NFL and start trying to block NFL defensive lineman. College performance doesn’t always transfer to the NFL. Trading down never seems to work for Millen, his draft record is horrible, see the Jan 8th post. Very few players left on the team from the 2002, 2003 and 2005 drafts. Those should be the core players of a Playoff team now.

7. Cody on February 9, 2008 8:42 pm

   I say we get a CB at 15 Mike Jenkins then go OL 2nd round

8. Robert Richardson on February 12, 2008 4:10 pm

   I believe to make the cover 2 work we need more pressure from the front four, more specifically the DE, we need a DE like Vernon Gholston that should get good pressure with all the attention Shaun Rogers and Corey Redding get.

9. jake on February 13, 2008 2:47 pm

   everything i have read has gholston going top ten. Although it is a weak defensive end class i do like derrick harvey from florida he tore ohio st. up in the championship game a few years back…

10. McGee on February 19, 2008 1:44 pm

    What the lions need from the 2008 draft is a big time running back. Enough of Kevin Jones. TJ Duckett has proven he’s a big time player and we should keep him, but jones isnt the man for the job. I would like to see the lions draft mendenhall, or Felix Jones i think they can make a huge impact. Yes we need an offensive line as well but they need to pick up some free agents to help out here. In the later rounds of the draft the lions should pick a big time corner who isnt afraid to come up and hit and a hard hitting linebacker to assist ernie sims. I like Jon Kitna, he’s a competitor and everyone knows he has a great bunch of recievers to work with! Calvin needs to step up and i belive he will, and we need to hang onto Roy williams. As for Shawn Rogers, i wouldnt mind seeing him traded for an offensive lineman or a replacement for the defensive front. He doesnt give a hundred percent wo why have a player on the team that doesnt give his best even though he is good.

11. Derrick on February 22, 2008 11:15 am

    I think the Lions need to draft the best tackling corner out of the first round who ever that is out of Jenkins ,Cromarte,Qualib,and Cason. Then they need to pick up Justin Smith and Flozell Adams and most important Keep Shaun and Roy!!!!

12. Derrick on February 22, 2008 11:17 am

    I think the Lions need to draft the best tackling corner out of the first round who ever that is out of Jenkins ,Cromarte,Qualib,and Cason. Then they need to pick up Justin Smith and Flozell Adams and most important Keep Shawn and Roy!!!!

13. J_GrandHaven on February 22, 2008 4:52 pm

    They need to draft a running back, because they have youth in the defensive backfield. They have 3rd year safety Daniel Bullocks, and 2nd year man Gerald Alexander. They could pick up a few DBs in the 3rd or 4th rounds. If Darren McFadden is available still….DETROIT MUST DRAFT HIM!!!!

14. jake on February 22, 2008 6:54 pm

    mcfadden will not be there at 15 lets be realistic…. i wouldnt mind a runningback in the later rounds… but with the first and second round we definately have to get help on both offensive and defensive lines and also at cornerback…mcfadden will not be there

15. mike on February 23, 2008 5:08 pm

    The Lions need to draft Otah in round 1 then an offensive lineman in the second round. We are so close to the playoffs and need to do big with the free agents. Wish we could draft Jake Long

16. McGee on February 28, 2008 12:45 am

    I’m glad the lions picked up free agent dwight smith he should have an impact in helping our secondary. Derrick come on man shawn is just not cutting it, hes the “big baby” he doesnt give a hundred percent every play and marrinelli doesnt like that neither do i. Denver i belive is interested in him and we should work something out with them. The lions need to trade him for either a replacement or an offensive lineman. Yes the lions need help on the offensive line but there’s depth in this draft at the position so i say hold back till the second or third round. I still think the running back postion is the best bet for the first round but mcfadden will not be available. What does everyone think about the quarterback position? i think jon is a fighter and i like that, but he makes mistakes that hurt the team. If Derrick Anderson is available do you think the lions should try and get him?

17. jake on February 28, 2008 8:59 am

    i halfway like jon kitna because of what you said… he is a fighter… but he is over thirty and not the future… i wouldnt mind gettin another guy in there just to stir up the pot,… for some competition on the depth chart… derek anderson is gonna get crazy cash something like 20 mil for three years…

    i think our secondary is our main concern both corner and safety.,.. i really like gerald alexander but kennedy is garbage… he cant cover anyone… i was very high on aqib talib until i saw him work out at the combine he didnt look smooth in coverage drills… on the other hand cromartie did… so did mckelvin…

    In the first round anyone but otah from pitt… that guy is big dont get me wrong but he moves like shit… i would rather have a smaller guy with a little mobility than just a mountain to run around…. also after mcfadden i dont want any runningback first round… later in the draft a ray rice or one of the smaller school guys is cool but not first round

18. McGee on February 29, 2008 12:46 am

    jake i totally agree with you, we should get a quarterback to compete for the job. Our defense in general is a huge concern because we were the worst in the league. We did take the ball away a ton tho. I would like to see them spend the money on Asante Samuel, but we all know that wont happen. Faneca from the steelers would be a good pick up for the offensive line.

    I’m going to still stick to my guns here, and alot of people dont agree with me but i think the lions would be smart to pick up a talented running back in the first round. With a running back we can open things up on offense like play action pass, to swing passes, screens and then this opens things up down the field for williams and johnson! We need to have defenses thinking run first then going for the pass.

    Jake what do you think about rogers? Trade or not trade? if we do trade what should we get in return?

19. jake on February 29, 2008 5:06 pm

    mcgee… runningback in the first is a terrible idea… we need some youth at runningback i agree but not first round talent… after mcfadden it is a wash… even stewart and mendenhall scare me because they came out of a spread offense… it is easy to run next to juice jackson or dennis dixon so those two guys dont really impress me…

    i dont like otah but i feel like that is what we could do… i want clady he is athletic and can pass and run block but to me otah is the guy that will be there… he is big and strong but slow as hell… he would be decent on the right side…

    now to answer the no runningback in the first question… i just think there is too much depth in the draft for that… a chris johnson who ran a 4.23 or a ray rice who is durable… i dont know

    this is my ideal draft in my opinion

    round one clady ( i like cromartie but if we sign florence we wont do that)

    round two trevor laws ( i’m a michigan fan that lives in south bend and if you lead your team in tackles from a defensive tackle position that is ridiculous)

    round three… maybe a linebacker but i think at this point we take best available… brandon flowers??? dajuan morgan from nc state prolly wont be here??? or maybe a young guard

    round four this is where i want to think runningback ray rice would be awesome here but i think he is third round talent… i think mike hart would be good just because he is smart and an excellent pass blocker already… i might be a little biased…

    tell me what ya think mcgee…

20. jake on February 29, 2008 5:08 pm

    o and rogers… i dont think we can take anything less than a third rounder for him… this isnt a charity we are running you just cant give away good players….

    the panthers got a third and a fifth for kris jenkins i think that can be comparable…

21. jake on February 29, 2008 5:18 pm

    haha i just wrote that thing about rogers and went to espn.com to learn we traded rogers to the bengals for a third and a fifth haha… fair enough

22. McGee on March 1, 2008 1:07 am

    Yeah thats funny about the Rogers thing and it was a good idea. Yeah i’m a die hard Michigan fan, live in michigan so i’m bias as well. I do like mike hart, and his last name matches his personality, it wouldnt be bad to pick him up, and like you said he is a very good pass protector and he would do a great job picking up the blitz. It would be so bad ass if we could get jake long, but that will never happen. I don’t know if miami would even think about giving their pick up. Know i’m following you on the mike hart thing i think thats a good idea, but now since we traded Rogers would it be a good idea to pick up a defensive lineman the first round? It would be cool if Gholston lasted untill our pick, but i dont think it will happen. I would like to see Detroit even pick up a linebacker or corner in the first round before we went for the offensive line. This year we actually have depth in the offensive line position with the draft, so jake (my name is actually jake so go figure) what do you think about picking a defensive player in the first round, and at what position do you think needs the biggest help?

23. jake on March 1, 2008 1:18 am

    i love cromartie… i like his size playmaking ability… speed… return skillz… all of the above but i feel at fifteen we are overpaying… i just heard news we got leigh bodden from cleveland a solid corner… but i want cromartie… at offensive tackle there is depth but past jake long ( a pro-bowler for sure) and ryan clady… i dont want anyone first round… otah is just someone to run AROUND… no mobility… you and i agree completely on mike hart having huge heart… he kind of reminds me of edgerrin james with the colts how he always falls forwards… but i like cromartie and then i dont know there is no linebacker worth that pick i hope we get adibi from va tech in the later rounds… there is no reciever DEFINATELY… no RB… so i would say maybe and this is a long shot… KENNY PHILLIPS… a big physical safety that can take kennoy kennedy’s place… i like alexander… and bullucks is an up and comer. but i dont know i just want value for the pick ya know

    the only way i wanna reach is for cromartie….

    what about you mr. mcgee…

    also if we give ernie sims any kind of help in that linebacking core he WILL be a pro-bowl player ( he should have been this year based on stats)

24. McGee on March 1, 2008 1:59 am

    Yeah true about ernie, we do need to give him some more help.I really do like what the lions are doing right now as in picking up in just this week alone two guys that will “hopefully” help us on defense, i think for once we could be on the right track. Maybe the first two rounds should be players that will help us on defense. I really believe the lions should look at free agency for offensive lineman. If we pick up a tackle we could move backus to guard. it would be nice to pick up two offensive lineman in the free agency. If we do that then it would be cool to draft some good players in the first couple rounds to help us on defensce then take Mike hart.

25. jake on March 1, 2008 10:56 am

    i agree offensive line in free agency would be great… and moving backus is key…. i think we can go defense and then offensive line… i like cherilus from boston college in the second round…

26. McGee on March 2, 2008 2:20 am

    Yeah i totally agree with you jake, On defensce i’d like to see the lions draft Derrick harvey to help on our defensive line, or if chris jenkins is still available i would like to see the lions draft either one of those guys. I would like to see detroit turn itself into a powerhouse defensive football team. Last year you barely heard about the defense other than the play of shawn rogers.

27. jake on March 3, 2008 9:24 pm

    man its so frustrating seeing all these big names coming to visit detroit and noone signs… some of them have got ridiculous money that detroit would not pay but others like vilma… we could have gotten…. do you think it is just the idea of living in detroit compared to say jacksonville that has the free agents passin on us???

28. McGee on March 3, 2008 10:42 pm

    Jake yeah i think you could be right, i’m pissed to , vilma would have helped us out and we should have tried harder to get him. Millen really needs to go, he doesnt know how to go after someone good. I would have liked to see detroit go after Faneca who went to the jets. Why not spend the big money on a guy who could drastically change the offense. I dont understand why we spend money on a tight end when we need to fill other spots on the roster. Yes he is a good blocker, but why get a tightend lets get a big tackle or guard. I’m scared for the draft because you never know whats going on inside millens head. I think the reason why alot of free agents arent interested in detroit is because Millen and ford are not trying really hard to get them, Even tho i hate the cowboys i wish we had an owner like Jones because he really cares about his team and doesnt mind spending the money.

29. jake on March 4, 2008 10:46 am

    well just imagine you are free agent… and the money is equal and you could choose between arizona or detroit… we just cant compete with that… i would have liked faneca too but we just didnt have the cap space for that… we were like 12 mil under going into free agency and faneca ended up gettin like eight and a half a year… so we couldnt have done that… but no way we dont go corner with the fifteenth pick overall… we havent signed any corners… we have done some stuff with safety but nothing with corner… and i want cromartie… it might be a stretch but o well hes a playmaker big, long, and he also returns punts..,..

30. McGee on March 4, 2008 1:28 pm

    jake yeah we did get a corner in free agency, leigh bodden from the browns is a corner, We got him and a third round pick for Rogers. We also picked up Dwight Smith but he is a safety. Cromartie is a good pick, but is it the best? i’d argue no, i’d rather see the lions add a big defensive lineman than corner. The tampa two defense we run makes it critical to have our defensive front to put pressure on the quarterback, since we lost rogers i dont know if we have enough skilled players on the D-line to put pressure on other teams quarterbacks. The lions are looking at 4 free agents, Julius jones, chuck darby,dan morgan and corey hulsey. I wouldn’t mind seeing detroit pick up hulsey because he would help on our offensive line. morgan is a linebacker who could help us as well. I’d save the money and not pick up the other two, we can get a better back in the draft than jones and a better defensive lineman than Darby.

31. jake on March 5, 2008 10:59 am

    jones is a stud i agree about the money too… hes going to get overpaid… morgan is good but old and injury prone… i forgot about bodden… which i think was a great trade… i would rather have bodden than a fifth round pick… i would love a defensive lineman in the first round but i think you could argue that at 15 defensive line will be diluted… ellis dorsey balmer gholston chris long… will all be gone my favorite is sedrick ellis… but i think at fifteen there wont be any quality lineman.. the value will be at corner and offensive linemen

32. McGee on March 6, 2008 1:58 pm

    jake right on man, yeah ellis is the best in my eyes to, and he showed that at the senior bowl with an outstanding performance. i agree with you on the corner position. The lions are adding alot of players in the secondary, and i like that they are adding players who have played the tamba 2 before. The lions do know they need a big time linebacker, and hopefully they will pick the right one. Now this idea just came up in my brain,and you may think it’s crazy, if chad henne went into the third round its doubtful, but if he does i’d like to see detroit pick him up, that guy can play when he’s healthy and i think hes gonna be good in the NFL. He’s an NFL type quarterback, and is under rated

33. jake on March 6, 2008 2:39 pm

    man before that florida game i would have said no way but seeing that we have michigan’s quarterback’s coach i dont see us passing on him but i heard him and flacco should go second round but yea im right there with ya…. man i really like trevor laws too… he just has a motor… what about… that linebacker from va tech… adibi.. he seems pretty quick… i dont know what other big time backer you think we should get i dont like any of the first round talent… i wish that guy from usc ( the hawaiian not rivers) would have came out… all i know is i do not want a runningback first round because i dont think you can judge a runningback’s talent when all they played was the spread offense… mendenhall and stewart… it is easy to run the ball when the defense also has to worry about the quarterback next to me who can run a 4.4… i think their numbers are inflated and they are over rated

34. greg on March 6, 2008 11:01 pm

    why draft henne ? thats dumb .. we have stanton .. we need to draft connor in the 1st or adibi in the 2nd … 1st three rds should be defense.. and being that we have 2 picks in the 3rd get a o-lineman .. maybe kraus? if ellis is there we take him if we dont trade up to get him …

35. mcgee on March 7, 2008 1:59 pm

    Greg stanton is over rated. Henne is a top rated quarterback and when healthy he is as good as any quarterback in the draft, i think henne could turn out like a tom brady and surprise everyone in the NFL. Just look at what he did agaist florida and in the senior bowl! Jake here is my ideal top 4 draft picks

    Round 1- Mendenhall, hes strong and fast and lowers his head to get more yards, the kinda back marinelli likes and i do as well, he will really add to our offense.

    Round 2- Sedrick ellis- a defensive end that should have a big impact to our defense. Hes fast and very strong.

    Round 3- If he is there Chad henne, if not a corner or top safety available

    Round 3- Shawn Crable an outside lineback from michigan that will help ernie sims, hes fast and very strong. He had the most reps at the combine at his position.

36. mcgee on March 7, 2008 2:07 pm

    wow i sounded like a dumb as in round two , i meant chris ellis from virgina tech

37. jake on March 7, 2008 3:26 pm

    i’m a michigan fan too but i dont know about drafting crable… i dont think he fits a 4-3 defense he is big and long and should be a linebacker in a 3-4…

    also the mendenhall thing scares me… i really like kevin jones… haha i know he is fragile but i would rather draft a big back in the later rounds and get a stud defender at 15… maybe rivers (LB from USC)

    also greg… i know we have stanton… i just like the idea of drafting a late round quarterback to give everyone some competition for the starting job… in my eyes Kitna is not the guy.. hes not the worst in the league but we arent making the playoffs with him

38. mcgee on March 7, 2008 10:17 pm

    Jake yeah your right, kitna isnt bad but he isnt our franchise quarterback either he’s competitive but makes mistakes. Jake you and i see eye to eye on most stuff but kevin jones is GARBAGE, and he’s injured hell TJ duckett was alot better and we got rid of him, i would have kept him and traded jones to which ever team would have took him in return for a corner or linebacker. Mendenhall is bad to the bone man, i’m telling you know he will be good in the NFL. I can see however what your saying about crable but he is good so i dont we’ll just see.

39. jake on March 8, 2008 8:05 am

    wouldnt you rather get a runningback in the later rounds… a ray rice mike hart or even one of these small school guys like chris johnson or the dude from cal forsett… you have no idea how mendenhall runs in a traditional offense… that spread is too hard to judge a runners talent… his stats are inflated and also he was a one hit wonder… what did he do during his junior year when he wasnt running next to juice jackson??? with the first rounds the lions have had no way i am gambling on mendenhall.. i want a sure thing… and that means either a lineman… or shit even rivers from usc … kenny phillips… there is just too much depth at RB to take a flash in the pan guy like mendenhall

40. McGee on March 8, 2008 6:20 pm

    Dude i think detroit is finnally making some good moves. They signed brian kelley a corner that should help us next year. He is older but heck he brings alot of experience and leadership to this secondary his is also very famillar with the tampa 2 defense. i’m glad we have signed bodden, smith, and now kelly and we already have keith smith wow that’s a good start i just hope these guys stay healthy. We also signed Darby a defensive tackle to help fill rogers role. Now that they have done that it makes people wonder what they will do in the draft. Ok jake like it or not the lions do need a big time running back, but when to draft him is the question. I look at the draft and ask myself which player when broght in could make an immediate impact on the team. i think mendenhall,stewart, or felix jones when brought in could have the most impact. Last year we didnt have a running game, yeah blame it on martz but i would throw the ball every down too if i had running backs like the lions have. You can’t throw the ball every down becuase it just wont work. It’s also doesnt work when your back averages a yard or two every play!! having a good running back wears the opponets defense down and runs time off the clock, most defenses can stop jones and cason so when it comes to the 4th quarter we have to punt the ball and let our opponets get a second chance to score. Looking at that why not have a good running back who can get 4 or 5 yards a carry so we can continue to run time off the clock. I think the guys i mentioned will have a huge impact on this team if we draft them. The lions drafted an offensive lineman but we need some more. Since the lions signed darby i’m going to change my picks a little bit. The lions need a running back in the first round, in the second round an offensive lineman, the third round draft henne if available which is doubtful but if hes not we need a linebacker, with our second pick in the third round we could look at either another corner,linebacker or add another defensive lineman. Jake i know you don’t agree with the running back situation but hey we need an impact running back. Mike hart is good and so is rice i agree and i think both are better than jones, since you want them in the later rounds who would you pick for the first two rounds? Do you still want to draft a corner in the first round even tho we added 3 guys? who do you want and who do you think will impact this team the most in the first three rounds.

41. McGee on March 8, 2008 6:27 pm

    sorry i need to make a correction to the above comment, the lions didnt “draft” an offensive lineman we signed one in free agency (a guard corey hulsey)we also singed gaines who is a good blocking tight end

42. jake on March 9, 2008 1:57 pm

    ok i think runningback is the most overrated position in the league… you look at the stud teams that are fighting for the playoffs every year… denver new england indy… they all have no name backs… the reason a rookie can make an impact is because anyone can do it… you need a line to run behind… adrian peterson is a stud but he is running behind steve hutchinson bryant mckinnie and a hall of fame fullback in tony richardson… chester taylor had almost 1200 yards the year before… i just think if you strengthen our line then we will be able to plug in any runner ( even tho i do like kevin jones) and it will work…

    first round (after seeing us sign kelly) has got to be an O linemen

    then i really like trevor laws if he is there in the second..

    then ya gotta go linebacker… and either a corner or a runningback with that second pick in the third..

    remember we still got that d end from hawaii… alama francis.,.. he got hurt last year but he was a workout monster…

43. McGee on March 10, 2008 1:42 am

    dude your outside of your mind, the running back position is huge. Ok so you think peterson is good because he has so many people to run behind? i think it helps but he’s good because he’s strong and fast, he gets past the first level of defense because of the line, but then explodes to the second and third level by himself, making guys miss and gaining big yards. An offensive line is not going to get to the third level its peterson who gets their and turns on his motor surpassing guys to the end zone. I’m not saying the offensive line isnt a big deal, i do belive it’s a big deal ( i was a center in high school) i’m just saying we need a big time back who can make people miss and will explode past the secondary. An Great offensive line can make a running back GOOD, but it can not make a running back GREAT, what we need is a GREAT running back. I like mendenhall, stewart and rice, but can we offord to let rice past us in the first round just hoping he will make it to the second round. Yeah mock drafts say hes probley a third or second round pick, but i think his chances are only getting better that he might get picked up early. Kevin Jones is not good with a decent line, and he won’t be really good with a good line. Put kevin jones in petersons place, he will not be as good or even half of him. Your a lions fan and so you should know that barry sanders (my favorite guy ever to watch) gained most of his yards by himself. He ran behind a shitty offensive line and was amazing. If he ran behind emmitt smiths offensive line, barry would have blown smiths records out of the water. And yeah look at the top teams in the Nfl, Just look at the Giants who won the super bowl. Yeah they had a steller defense but there running game is what got them into the playoffs to begin with! Did you see the packers vs. seahawks game the packers won the game on the legs of ryan grant. Look at jacksonville, maurice jones and fred taylor, these guys are the ones who helped get them so far in the playoffs. Put Adrian peterson in the lions backfield and he would be way more productive then kevin jones and tatum bell. Our offensive line isnt horrible it really needs a big time offensive tackle which we can take in the second round like i said. We both agree with a linebacker in the 3rd round. This is the best draft when it comes to the offensive tackle position, we need to wait untill the second round to draft a tackle, and i do think we need to pick another with our second pick of the third round. Jake tell any team in the NFL that the running back position is over rated and you will get an ear full.

44. jake on March 10, 2008 1:21 pm

    man you are making my case for me…. the giants have decent runningbacks… no one is a first round pick… brandon jacobs is a monster… ahmad bradshaw is a skat back…. i like them both but other than darren mcfadden there is no runningback i want in the first round of this draft….. kevin jones is a poor man’s version of brian westbrook… he can catch the ball out of the backfield and he can also run… he has the skill set to play that position but he has just been hurt… he ran for over a 1000 yards his rookie year….

    look at a team like the chiefs.. they have LARRY JOHNSON.. who everyone thinks is top five runner in the league… don’t get me wrong he is a stud… but last year look what kolby smith did… kolby smith was the backup in college the only reason he saw time was because michael bush was injured….. kolby put up like three hundred yard games… the year before that blaylock had a ton of yards and one game had six touchdowns…. if you have a good line runningbacks can be plugged in…

    also barry is a different runner than anyone… he chose not to use that line because of his running style… the play would be drawn to the left then he would go right and end up left again.. haha

45. mcgee on March 10, 2008 2:04 pm

    Dude you dont get it. An offensive line can only do sooooo much, i cant stress that enough. They can make the holes open but its the running backs job to explode into the hole and onto the next level. The runningback has to have the vision to see the whole field and take cutbacks once in a while. Kevin jones is not good, we need to trade him or do something about him. Yes the giants offensive line is outstanding, but dude its the bakcs job to see the hole and plow over guys. Kevin jones when put into brandon jacobs spot will not be as good, kevin jones when he has a good line will still not be impressing to watch. TJ duckett was way better than jones and we got rid of him. The lions should have kept him, and traded jones. Then in the draft pick up a running back. I think we should still try and trade jones if we can for a linebacker or an offensive lineman. Everyone other than maybe you knows that there is depth in the draft for tackles, and there will be some good ones there in the second round.
    Top tackles that i think will go into round 2
    Gosder Cherilus Boston College
    Carl Nicks from nebraska
    Sam Baker from USC
    Oniel Cousins U.T.E.P

    The only way i think we should go after a tackle in the first round is if we could somehow get jake long, which is nearly impossible or Jeff Otah and i think he will be gone before the 15th pick. Then theres Ryan clady which people are saying is a top 10 pick. So in reality we have a chance at getting Otah or chris williams from vanderbilt. I don’t think there is a big enough difference between williams and the 4 guys i mentioned above. So what i’m saying is if otah isnt there in the first round draft a runningback, or even a linebacker and wait for a good tackle in the second round. If otah is still available at the 15th then i wouldnt object to pick him up, and get ray rice with the second pick, if he’s still there.

46. jake on March 10, 2008 6:46 pm

    man look at the combine or ncaa football… anyone is fast and quick… kevin jones can catch the ball and do things that other backs cant… mendenhall and stewart are not first round talent… the runningback class of this year is just top heavy… after mcfadden it is a crapshoot..

47. mcgee on March 11, 2008 9:17 am

    so your telling me all the nfl scouts, most mock drafts, yahoo mock drafts, and the entire NFL network is wrong, your saying all espn polls are wrong they all believe stewart and mendenhall are number one picks, in fact they think mendenhall is a top 15 pick!! But your telling me they are not first round talent dude you lost all my respect. Your also saying kevin jones is the “guy” and he can do things mendenhall and stewart cant do?? wow, mendenhall can run faster and catch the ball better than jones. Tell me one season Kevin jones has had that he was in the top 5 runningbacks in the league or even in the top 10. Backup running backs are gaining more yards then him!

48. jake on March 11, 2008 10:03 am

    he has been injured… and all im saying is the talent pool at runningback isnt as good as it has been in the past… im saying gettin a ray rice in the third is better value than mendenhall in the first… okay one year he had 1150 yards….. and he had a season where he caught 61 balls for over 500 yards… 61 balls in 12 games… mendenhall is a one hit wonder…. he had an amazing year this year but the two years before that he didnt get over 700 yards rushing…. i really think the lions need a runningback i completely agree with you… i wish that k.j. could be that guy…. his injury problem is a huge issue… but i really feel like after mcfadden there isnt a first round runningback worth taking…..

    i dont like runningbacks out of the spread offense… i mean i like them but not in the first rounds…. who knows what he is gonna do in a traditional offense when the d end can just attack the ball rather than having to choose between juice jackson (4.4 speed) and mendenhall… and stewart ran next to the fastest qb coming into the draft….

49. mcgee on March 12, 2008 10:36 pm

    Dude, at least you agree with me on the runningback situation. We both have difernt sides and different opions, we could argue forever about it but lets not. What do you think the lions need to do to get into the playoffs and finish the season strong?

50. jake on March 13, 2008 10:27 am

    different quarterback… more running…. and i wish we would have got tony richardson although i do like bradley….

51. Jim on March 13, 2008 11:35 am

    After reading all of these prior responses I agree with some. I think that indeed we need to get offensive line help and need to improve our secondary. Oh yes lets not forget our lack of a pass rush. What I have a hard time with a lot of the mock drafts I am seeing is that most people have the Lions reaching with need. Lets face it though the Lions have holes everywhere. I personally think that Mendenhall or Stewart (questionable now with his injury news) are going to be the best players available in a position where we are questionable at. If Otah, Clady, Williams were Jake Long caliber I would say go ahead but with a deep draft at the OT position I think you wait until rd 2 or 3 and get someone of value. I also think we need to get a middle linebacker early probably will have to address that in the 2nd rd.

    Lets not forget though that we can debate all we want but until we get rid of Millen and implode the team he built we will not be making any kind of a playoff run!

52. McGee on March 13, 2008 11:05 pm

    Jim, thanks man you really know what you are talking about and are right. The lions have finnally listened to me it seems like and have cut kevin jones, i’m sorry jake but i was right on that point. Your right when you said the draft is deep when it comes to offensive tackles. You and i agree on alot it seems. Middle linebacker is a must and i believe we should take one in the second round, i wouldnt even mind seeing the lions pick up connor with the first pick. But i’m sticking to my guns and saying the lions should draft mendenhall or stewart. But can play in the offense detroit has and would be good at it. They both can catch balls out of the backfield and can run north to south. i still think my draft picks from up above on march 7th, number 35 is still what the lions need. It wouldnt matter to me if the lions picked a linebacker in the second round than in the third round and pick a defensive end up in the third, but both of these areas need to be met. We signed darby to plug a hole in the middle, so it looks like the linebacker position is a little more important now.

53. jake on March 14, 2008 9:55 am

    haha you were right… i still like kevin jones it just seems that he is just overpaid for an injured player that never plays… after all these secondary signings… we have to go either mendenhall or a linebacker… i like rivers just because he is faster but connors is sooo football smart

54. McGee on March 14, 2008 10:05 am

    Jake your right, stewart is hurt and is a risk so mendenhall should be our guy. I wouldnt mind seeing detroit pick rivers either. I also wouldnt mind to see detroit trade for a higher up pick so we could get mcfadden, the likelyness of that happening is slim tho and i dont know if i would risk it or not. If we could get a trade i would trade a couple players we have for the pick, i wouldnt sacrifice any draft picks because we need them all. I think felix jones is good as well, so if we did pick up a linebacker in the first round, i’d look to him in the second.

55. Scott on March 14, 2008 12:38 pm

    It has to be an offensive tackle in the draft this year. I know Mendenhall looks good but with no one blocking for him, he’s going to get hurt and be a waste of a pick. The DE from Florida is not strong enough to be effective in Marinelli’s defense. Pick Otah if he’s there or the guy from Vandy if he isn’t. I know you Michigan guys will hate to hear this but if the season goes to hell then we’ll pick Beanie Wells in next year’s draft.

56. jake on March 14, 2008 7:31 pm

    haha beanie is a stud…. but scott do you like otah really… i watched the combine stuff and he looked like a freaking tree… he is huge but ran the worst forty…(not that that matters) but he is no kind of athletic… absolutely no mobility….. i think 15 is too high for him i would rather have rivers… the more i think about it the bears could take mendenhall right before us no way they like ced benson

57. McGee on March 14, 2008 10:33 pm

    Jake your right, I don’t think otah is good enough to take in the first round, he is ok but like you said with the combine he is slow, speed is a big deal in the NFL. Especially now with faster d-ends in the league. The bears may take mendenhall, so if that happens we need to take a linebacker it will only better our defense. If mendenhall is there we need to take him. Offensive tackle and the running back position is deep in the draft. There are so many scenarios and here is how i’d play them out.

    If mendenhall is there we need to draft him, if he isnt then we need to draft a linebacker, connor would be my pick. If both are not there then we could look at otah, if he isnt there then we should look into mike jenkins even tho we have added men in our secondary, it wouldnt hurt to get another body.

    Then in the second round if we choose mendenhall, we look for an offensive lineman, mendenhall needs help up front so we draft a tackle. If in the first round we pick connor or another linebacker then we draft ray rice. If we draft otah we still draft rice. If rice isnt there then we draft look to another running back.

    In the third round, i wouldnt mind seeing detroit pick up two offensive lineman, this position is very deep and there should still be good tackles available.

58. jake on March 16, 2008 4:55 pm

    i really like trevor laws in the second… but do you really like mike jenkins??? he has all kinds of off the field issues and stuff… no thank you i would rather have cromartie…. mckelvin or talib…

59. McGee on March 16, 2008 10:14 pm

    cromartie is good but do you really think he will be around untill the 15th pick. Talib is good as well and i wouldnt mind seeing detroit pick him up, jenkins is good and will be good with the right discipline. Randy moss has some issues in minnesota and oakland but was turned around in new england, i wouldnt push jenkins away right away.

60. jake on March 17, 2008 9:22 am

    i just dont think he is top three… i think someone will take a corner before us… but i think we will be only the second team to take a corner…. and whats wrong with mckelvin… he is probably the best cover corner in the draft but he doesnt have the ball skills that talib and cromartie have… like he has a hard time catching the ball… but man can he break on them… you should see some clips of him its pretty tight…

61. McGee on March 18, 2008 1:54 pm

    why are we talking about taking a corner in the first two rounds, i think its dumb to take a corner in the first two rounds when we have already added three guys. We need to add a linebacker, an offensive tackle and a defensive lineman and a runningback before another corner! I’d like to see us pick up connor in the first, an offensive lineman in the 2nd then ray rice or mike hart in the third, then a defensive lineman. mckelvin is good but we need other players before him. I’d like to see dan connor now that i think about it before what i originally wanted in mendenhall in the first round, i like ray rice more and more and i’d like to see him go to detroit. Could you imagine our defense next year if we had connor and sims and a revamped secondary,

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