Saturday, April 28, 2007

Pound the ROCK!!

Draft day: -- With the number 2 overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft, YOUR Detroit Lions select WR from the Georgia Institute of Technology : Calvin 'CJ' Johnson.. Mr Johnson, you may now don your bubbles the lion cap.. As most of you have heard, this was not a pick the Lions could really screw up.. Simple: CJ goes first, pick J Russel.. JR goes first, pick Calvin Johnson.. If ATL offers you 3 picks in the top 50 for either player - you take it.. I'm excited to see what M Martz will do with Roy and CJ together.. Add the venerable Mike Furrey and opposing corners will be wetting there drawers on Sunday afternoon (hmmm, this sounds vaguely familiar).. In related news Mike Williams was shipped along with J McCown to the Raiders for the 105st overall pick.. Funny that the pick that fell to the Lions 2 years ago and was supposed to make them the 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' was traded for a 4th round pick.. And DET had to THROW in a worthless QB to seal the deal!!

I'm not sure how I feel about the Stanton pick (11th pick in the 2nd round).. I like Stanton and have heard nothing but good reviews from his draft workouts and interviews, but something just doesn't sit right.. Seems like the Stanford kid might be a better prospect.. The next pick was an absolute waste in my opinion.. Alma-Francis is a project DE when the Lions could have filled more pressing needs by taking a LB or corner back at this position..

Overall I was happy with what the Lions were able to do with there picks (trading to get more picks), but not as impressed with the players they picked.. The Brady Quinn debacle had me giddy at first that he fell so far and then happy for the lad that CLE traded up so he can play for his hometown team..

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