Pat Kirwan Mentions Lions Several Times in his Fascinating Draft Moments

by MatthewDC on Apr 27, 2009 6:03 PM EDT

On nfl.com, they have posted a list of Pat Kirwan's most perplexing and fascinating moves of the draft. The lions popped up a couple times. Here is the link for the entire article :

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d81005679&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true

And here are the excerpts that apply to the lions :

Round 2

The Lions take S Louis Delmas at the top of the second round.
Delmas is a very good player who shined at the Senior Bowl against better competition than he saw at Western Michigan, butJames Laurinaitis and Rey Maualuga were still on the board. It fascinated me that he Lions passed on those players.

Round 7

The Lions draft LB Zack Follett out of California.
I spent time talking with Follett this spring, and it took 10 seconds to realize this guy lives and breathes football. He left college with 245 tackles, 51 tackles for a loss and 23.5 sacks. He had more sacks than most of the premier pass rushers in the draft. I was perplexed he was still available in the seventh round.

Interesting comments about Follett. It seems like a lot of people are pretty high on this guy. The talk of Follett however, does remind me a lot of the discussions we had about Jordon Dizon after last years draft. If he is another Jordon Dizon, at least this time we got him in the 7th round instead of the 2nd.

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Speaking of...

Dizon, is he getting completely written off as a possible MLB? I havent heard anything about him since last season. Is he going to be a lifer on ST?

by CR on Apr 27, 2009 6:15 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe Dizon...

Had a growth spurt over the summer.

by damnitdamnitdamnit on Apr 27, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm pretty sure he has no shot at MLB

Coaches said he’ll be an OLB.

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by Sean Yuille on Apr 27, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Great

we dont have any of those

by CR on Apr 27, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions

The thought Dizon could be an MLB

In any league other than Powderpuff football was mindboggling to me

by detpistons3 on Apr 27, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Actually...

Dizon would be pretty good in a 3-4

by JazzyBBP on Apr 27, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Follett has one of the best highlight films I've ever seen.

I can see him launching his human missle on Devon Hester.

by Runnin' Rebel on Apr 27, 2009 6:17 PM EDT reply actions

Link...

I can’t find any good highlight films of his.

by damnitdamnitdamnit on Apr 27, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

http://www.ninersnation.com/2009/4/23/850329/niners-nation-scouting-report-zack

Scroll down for the video

by Runnin' Rebel on Apr 27, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Link

http://www.ninersnation.com/2009/4/23/850329/niners-nation-scouting-report-zack

by Runnin' Rebel on Apr 27, 2009 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Simply Awesome!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the link!!!!! I think I’m going to love this kid. He looks like he tries to kill whoever he hits. I love that in a LB!!!!!!!!

by Usmarine0341 on Apr 28, 2009 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions

So did Jordan Dizon..

Dizon was all over the field and made some monster hits in his highlight reels.. then he joined the lions and I think played twice.

It’s possible he could be an all star but we would never know because Grampa was so scared of being the first 0-16 coach last year he wouldn’t put any of the rooks in..

by MatthewDC on Apr 27, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm a huge Cal fan

So I’m obviously thrilled the Lions got Follett. Here is my favorite Follett moment:

by gojohn10 on Apr 27, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Love the picture

Will love it even more if he turns out to be a stud MLB and the name on the QB jersey says Rodgers,Rosenfeld, and CUTLER.

by Lead Hunter on Apr 27, 2009 7:45 PM EDT reply actions

What about when the Lions stole Oher at #20?

Oh wait…

by detpistons3 on Apr 27, 2009 7:51 PM EDT reply actions

But i have to say

This is a crazy pick of ’Grew

by detpistons3 on Apr 27, 2009 7:52 PM EDT reply actions

That's a great photo

by MatthewDC on Apr 27, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions

It's a bird It's a plane no It's Supergrew I hope that name sticks.

by Runnin' Rebel on Apr 27, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Supergrew

That’s a good one haha Rec’d

by detpistons3 on Apr 28, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Very Nice

I am sure Pettigrew will be a nice fit for us, should improve the run game. I can even make a case for why they took him instead of Oher. But I don’t get why they left Lariunitis on the board to take Delmas. (Sorry Bennie, I know you are big on him) But we needed someone in the middle to stop other teams run. I just didn’t get that one.

by Lead Hunter on Apr 27, 2009 8:09 PM EDT reply actions

We'll just have to wait and see.

Looks like the o-line is for next years draft. From what I can see the reason I think Schwartz didn’t pick a MLB as opposed to a S is because he must have more faith in his abilities to coach and develop potential at MLB. I’m troubled they didn’t look to upgrading the o-line at all really. Its what it is though so hopefully watching the ’10 Lions will be a less painful than the ’09 Lions. Changing the logo worked for the Buccaneers so maybe it will for us too.

by MonteCarlo7888 on Apr 27, 2009 9:36 PM EDT reply actions

I mean '09 Lions will be less painful to watch than the '08.

But if ’09 is bad then I do mean it.

by MonteCarlo7888 on Apr 27, 2009 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I would not be surprised to see Follett win the starting MLB job

think Zach Thomas

by msivits on Apr 27, 2009 9:44 PM EDT reply actions

Or Bobby Bucheaux

that kid from South Central Louisiana State University. I think he was a chemistry major?

by JazzyBBP on Apr 28, 2009 8:55 AM EDT up reply actions

One of the all-time great foosball players

by MP hawkfan on Apr 28, 2009 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions

He can do it!!

He can do it ALL night long!!

by KDawg on Apr 29, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions

9ers fans seem to love Follett

I like the nickname “Pain Train”

by JazzyBBP on Apr 27, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions

We have to develop more nicknames for our players

I love the ‘Pain Train’, I must remember it. We have we got already that have nicknames- Megatron, K-Smooth….anyone got any others?

2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).

by Hyperion Ecta on Apr 27, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

I always liked

False Start Foster

by ATL Lion on Apr 28, 2009 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Lackus Backus?

Gayola? How about “Anti-Adrian” Peterson? “Thank God I’m not Marv” Levy?

I know….these are cheesy reachs…..but I’m just joking.

by KDawg on Apr 29, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Stop gaps

I’m officially on the Brandon Spikes wagon thanks to this draft. I would’ve liked to see them address either the defense or the line a little more in this draft. Hoping the DT has what it takes, and Delmas, team him up with Spikes since we missed out on JamesL/Rey paired with Taylor Mays

by MattyZ on Apr 27, 2009 11:19 PM EDT reply actions