Lions Draft DT Sammie Lee Hill with 115th Pick
by Sean Yuille on Apr 26, 2009 1:11 PM EDT
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With the 115th pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Lions selected Stillman defensive tackle Sammie Lee Hill. Hill is a big man, coming in at 6-4, 329 lbs. He is a defensive tackle that can stuff the run and plug up holes, and apparently one league source believed he could be picked as early as the second-round. This looks like a great value pick for the Lions.
This selection fills a need the Lions had for another "big ugly" type of defensive tackle. While Grady Jackson and Chuck Darby are expected to be starters, added depth was needed based on the fact that Jackson probably isn't going to be an every-down kind of player. The Lions already have a couple of young DTs in Andre Fluellen and Landon Cohen, but some added depth was needed. Hill seems like the kind of guy that will fill that depth and has the potential to be a hidden gem.
The Lions don't have any picks in the rest of the fourth-round and the entire fifth-round, so barring any trades, they won't select again until the beginning of the sixth-round.
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well put
Solid is the perfect word. And a good bargain. Get crazy old Gunther on his ass, he’ll be a solid run stuffer.
If youre interested in hearing an interview with him.. http://www.nfldraftblitz.com/Podcasts/sammieleehillinterview.mp3
proves again...........
that mel kyper doesn’t always know all or see all , this guy fits in with the swartz defence system and should be a nice adition to the line …and his wieght looks a lot more tonned than any picture I ever seen of big baby fat shawn !!!
marc hoople
hill selection
excellent value pick, as we were in dire need of d-tackle help. with him and delmas, all we need now is a middle backer, and i still think we should have taken maleluga or lauranitis.
Maybe
He played OLB in college but said he had a lot of plays where he had to play the MIKE position, and the Lions plans are to try and use him in the middle.
Hooray
I really like this pick. I still need to do some research on him but I think this was a good pickup.
2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).
We need some video on him..
All I can find is the stuff on 971theticket.com and its kinda lame. Although he does refer to a dishwasher and a front load washing machine as “high tech”. Kinda funny.
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