Wednesday Notes: Lions Claim WR Will Franklin Off Waivers

by Sean Yuille on Apr 15, 2009 12:07 AM EDT in Notes Comment 17 comments

Just a heads up, I am going to do a second-round for the Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. My plan is to post the No. 33 pick later today just like I did with all of the first-round selections since it belongs to the Lions. For the rest of the round, however, I am going to include four or five picks in one post every couple of days to move this along. After all, the draft is rapidly approaching, so the faster we can get through this the better.

(Please check out the second-round draft order to find out when your pick is coming up to be ready to make a selection. The format for making picks will be the same as the first-round, but you should still be prepared and compile a list of possible selections for when I e-mail you.)
The Lions claimed wide receiver Will Franklin off waivers on Tuesday. The Rams, Eagles, Colts, and Raiders also claimed him, but the Lions ultimately get to sign him since their record was obviously the worst of all teams in the NFL last season.
In case you think the Lions are actually considering missing the deadline for the top pick of the draft, think again. Tom Lewand basically shot down that idea by saying that he won't comment on strategies like that, "whether they’re logical or illogical." It seems that he is implying that skipping the pick is an illogical idea, so if you were worried about that, you can relax.
It came out recently that Duke point guard Greg Paulus worked out with the Packers last week. He was one of the nation's best quarterbacks coming out of high school, but ultimately he decided to play basketball at Duke. Now that his eligibility is up for that sport, NFL and college teams are interested in him, including Michigan. He checked out a Michigan practice on Tuesday and may transfer to the school, as he has one year of football eligibility left. That would be quite the story.
Regardless of whether or not Aaron Curry ends up a Lion, you can't question his character, as he invited a cancer survivor to the draft.
Braylon Edwards is likely going to be traded to the Giants.
Percy Harvin did, in fact, test positive for marijuana at the combine.

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slot receiver?

Here`s some info on Will Franklin

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/players/playerpage/518125
http://kan.scout.com/2/750413.html

by Roustique on Apr 15, 2009 3:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I just hope the Lion’s personnel department really IS taking the faster more skilled players available, and not just the scraps from other teams to fill holes. Not seeing why The Chiefs got rid of him. Does he drop balls? Run bad routes? Drug addict? Or was there no room for him on their roster.

by BIGWalt2990 on Apr 15, 2009 8:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

http://collegefootball.rivals.com/cviewplayer.asp?Player=36335#stats

by BIGWalt2990 on Apr 15, 2009 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

seems to be

just one more victim of another new regime in another place
http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2009/4/13/833992/chiefs-waive-wide-receiver-will

by Roustique on Apr 15, 2009 8:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yup, that's what I assumed as well

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by Sean Yuille on Apr 15, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sean, Thanks for putting in a second round of the Mock Draft!

I know I speak for a lot of us in appreciation of all the work you have put in to make this happen.
Is there going to be a tighter timeline in putting our second round picks in?

by NorthLeft12 on Apr 15, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Forget it Sean, I just read your post again. Same timeline, right?

by NorthLeft12 on Apr 15, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope it goes a little faster since there aren't write-ups

But we actually got 2 days ahead towards the end of the first-round I think, so if it went that quickly I would be happy.

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by Sean Yuille on Apr 15, 2009 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you need someone to cover a spot

let me know. I had the Chiefs and they have no round 2 pick.

I like the Franklin pick-up. Bet he’s the number 3 slot guy this year.

I has a blog

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by Jettero2112 on Apr 15, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Aaron Curry

This is such a great story and I really hope we take him #1. At this point, I would probably be disappointed with anyone other than Curry, even though Smith, Monroe, and even Stafford will all help the team. I just really want Curry to be the quarterback of our defense and a new face for Detroit. This is in the same area of the the things that Mike Furrey used to do. I REALLY hope that Curry is the next Detroit Lion!!!

by LVLionfan on Apr 15, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A Closer Look At The New Jerseys!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3439/3387719562_092823cf01_o.png

by Vphan3 on Apr 15, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Those actually look nice

When angry, count four; when very angry, swear. ~Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson, 1894

by Leapin Lion on Apr 15, 2009 11:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

But not sold on the numbers

When angry, count four; when very angry, swear. ~Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson, 1894

by Leapin Lion on Apr 15, 2009 11:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If Paulus ended up at Michigan, and somehow beat out the other contenders for the starting QB job….would the students boo him for the Duke connection, or just see the stripes on the helmet? (at least until he threw that first INT)

by ahtrap on Apr 15, 2009 11:53 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

No way they'd boo him

But the chances of him winning the starting job are slim. He would come to Michigan only to be a backup and challenge for the starting job. Considering he hasn’t played in four years and would be like a freshman, Sheridan and Forcier are already ahead of him.

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by Sean Yuille on Apr 15, 2009 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

how does the transfer rules work anyway, for a guy going from one sport to another? I’ve been assuming that he swouldn’t have to sit out a year, as that wouldn’t make sense for Paulus, unless he were interested in banging out a Masters degree or something on the side, but I haven’t seen that detail anywhere.

Also, the one year of eligibility, how is that calculated? I thought he played 4 years at Duke, is there some sort of dispensation for a different sport/different school situation?

fwiw, over here, the general reaction to the Packers checking him out seems to be a big, eh, whatever, who is this guy anyway?

by ahtrap on Apr 15, 2009 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs