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Detroit Lions 2008 NFL Draft Reviews

Posted by Michael Keating

May 4, 2008 |

  • National Draft Review for the Detroit Lions 2008 NFL Draft Choices

After the Lions finished their draft last week I searched for National Reviews of their choices. Here are a few of what I found.

  • A  - Rick Gosselin Dallas Morning New. Gosselin was impressed with the Lions selecting 3 possible starters on Defense with this draft.
  • B+ - Pete Prisco CBS Sportsline. Prisco felt Millen took a lot of good football players.
  • C+ - Mel Kiper ESPN. Kiper thinks that RB Kevin Smith will be the starting running back week 1. He also had good words for FB Jerome Felton and DT Andre Fluellen.
  • C- - Larry Weisman USA Today, Weisman thought OT Gosder Cherilus will play with ferocity, but LB Jordan Dizon is undersized and RB Kevin Smith is not the answer.
  • D  - Charles Robinson Yahoo Sports. Robinson thought the only pick worth anything was OT Gosder Cherilus.
  • D- - Cliffton Brown Sporting News. Brown was upset the Lions didn’t address the needs in the secondary and thought LB Dan Connor would have been a better choice than LB Jordan Dizon.

 

So where are we? As we all know Matt Millen’s drafts have not proven to be very productive as I posted here recently.  Our only hope is that somehow Millen has been convinced by others in the organization to select players that fit the current coaching staffs needs and wants.

A long time ago my father was explaining to me about lifetime averages on the back of baseball cards. It was early one baseball season when one of the Tigers stars wasn’t hitting very well. My father told me that by the end of the season the player would end up hitting right around his lifetime average. Unfortunately for us Lions fans, Millen’s lifetime drafting average is not very good. Check out this post to see how bad he has done.

Now that the draft is done and Organized Team Activities have started, how many wins do you think the Lions will achieve during the 2008 NFL Season?

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