Questions for you guys

In rounds 4-7 you can get starting guards, defensive line possible starters and depth, special teams guys, and a dimond in the rough. Trust in Schwartz and Mayhew, they wont let us down.

1) No, I like him but RB’s have to be special to be top 50 picks. I don’t see that with him, RD 3 fine.
2) Hard to say because of the triple option. But I would prefer a different receiver that is a known for running solid routes or blazing speed, either of those traits can help Calvin. (I would love to see Eric Decker as a Lion)
3) NO NO NO! There is not a guard I would take in the top 50 unless Iupati is dominating in the Senior Bowl and combine. You can get that position in round 4 and 5 as long as the scouts find what they need. (Mike Johnson – ALA)
4) Probably Clausen
5) Berry if we are assuming BPA.
6) After last year, I trust Mayhew late as well.

But looking at the youtube footage of Gerhart makes me like him more. Not as fast as Dwyer or Spiller, but he’s a bruiser! Like a white version of Marion Barber!

Not sure if he will be able to bulldoze as many guys in the pros though, but i would say take a chance on him.

…..will be the beanie Wells of this draft

1. If you are asking if hes worth the Lions 2nd round pick, then my answer is HELL NO. Overall, i think he is a late 2nd to mid 3rd round kinda guy

2. Ya, he has size, so does Bryant Johnson (in fact they are about the similar in size)…its not really about size with wideouts…more route running and catching. look at guys like welker, and steve smith in carolina…not big, but just as effective if not more effective than guys with size.

3. Yes, I want a guard @ 34…its about getting the BPA and if Iupati is avialable at 34, then he is the BPA, so we should take him.

4. I dont think so either…I think they are gonna get Claussen. We will find out more as the draft approaches ,and the draft combine is done.

5. Hard to say… IMO..none of them are worth the pick, but if I had to take a guy, then it would be Gerald McCoy.

6. Kyle McCarthy (Notre Dame), Walter McFadden (auburn), Austin Lane (Murray State)

Question 4 assumes the Rams are thinking like the Raiders. If St. Louis really wants to improve and field a solid team they will take Suh, and use DEF and a solid run game to become a strong team and move forward. The NFC West is nothing special. If the Rams are smart they will take Suh, which is sad because I really want him in a Lions uniform. The Rams could be next year’s Jets.

I think we may have a guard at #34. Top-notch Guards are very valuable.

which are draft nothing but OL, DE, DT and CB this draft and forget the WR, RB for one year and build the team’s insides. I would also wait one more year for a PK. Of course all this is dependent on what we do in FA but Mayhew clearly wants to build through the draft so we may not be nearly as active in the FA market as we were last year, despite the obvious holes on the team.

I have my opinions which are draft nothing but OL, DE, DT and CB this draft and forget the WR, RB for one year and build the team’s insides. I would also wait one more year for a PK. Of course all this is dependent on what we do in FA.

It might also be dependent on who is on the board when we pick. I would not pass up a great player at a position where he could be a huge upgrade to take a much lesser player, just because I arbitrarily locked myself into drafting ONLY OL, DE, DT, and CB. That’s reckless. You don’t want to paint yourself into a corner.

1) Jonathon Dwyer is ranked in the top 30 of all prospects currently, by Scout Inc. Whether that changes or not over the next 3 months is yet to be seen. On a preliminary basis, I would say that he would in fact be worthy of a high 2nd round pick, even pick 34. He is 5’11" and 234 pounds, plus he runs the 40 between 4.4 and 4.48. That is pretty fast for a back his size, and he has shown that he can break tackles. I would not be upset if we drafted him, but ONLY if he is the BPA at pick 34, and no sooner. If Mike Iupati is available at pick 34, I think he would be a much better choice.

2) Demaryius Thomas is ranked as high as 37th, in the top 100 rated prospects, by some scouting “experts”. He has a large frame, he is adequately tall, and he has developed into a solid blocker at 229 pounds. The main concern with Thomas is the lack of elite speed, as he only runs a 4.6 40. However, he is the best WR that GT has had since CJ, and his numbers are not indicative of his ability (Geargia Tech is now a more run oriented football team). He could be a good #2 WR in the mold of a faster version of Anquan Boldin. Does he have enough speed? Yes, if he can learn technique that will allow him to get off the line in press coverage. Playmaking abilities? Yes, but again he needs to work on technique. Does he last until round 3? He has good hands and he is not afraid to go over the middle……but I do not see him lasting into the 3rd round.

3) IF and ONLY IF Mike Iupati is available at pick 34, I say we have to take him there. If he goes in round 1 (which is more and more likely), I think we can get starting guards in the later rounds (rounds 4-6 for sure).

4) I agree that it is unlikely that the Rams will pass on a QB at pick 1. They have a need for a long term solution at the position (AKA “franchise” QB), and even though Suh and Berry may be rated ahead of him in terms of prospects, I think the Rams will draft Jimmy Clausen #1. Clausen is the most NFL ready QB in the draft, and he could come in and immediately relax some of the pressure on Steven Jackson, which will allow the Rams to come one step closer to being the power running team that they want to be. I do not see Golden Tate slipping to round 2 however, but I do think the Rams will be looking at a lot of offensive players in the coming draft. They have to keep SJAX happy, or else lose their strongest building block. I think that Suh will be tempting for St. Louis, as Aaron Curry was for the Lions, however I see the Rams following in our footsteps by drafting a QB with the #1 pick.

5) If Ndamukong Suh happens to be the Ram’s first pick, I think it is a no brainer that the Lions will draft Eric Berry. Many scouting “experts”, including Scout Inc, have Berry ranked as the #1 draft prospect currently (even higher than Suh). I believe he will be the consensus BPA at pick 2, if Suh is gone, and I do not see the Lions reaching for an over rated DT just because the pass rush is one of our most glaring needs. Schwartz and CO have already stated that they feel Backus and Raiola are pro bowl quality players, so it is very unlikely that we would take Okung or any other OT with pick 2. I do not believe RB is such a great need that we would reach for Spiller here either. Eric Berry makes the most sense, following the BPA regardless of positional need strategy, and his addition will give us at least half of a secondary to be feared and revered by all. I have taken a bit of a 180 on this position, as I previously felt that Berry was over rated (just like Gerald McCoy), but I have watched some film, and I have seen the stats, and the kid looks like the real deal.

6) It is hard to say who might or might not be left over in rounds 4-7, and even harder to say who we should be looking to draft there (since we do not know who we will draft in rounds 1-3). However, if fortune smiled upon the Lions for once in my life, and we were to get Suh (DT), Iupati (G), and say Trevard Lindley (CB) or Javier Arenas (CB…if he were to fall to us in the third), then maybe we could target Brandon Graham (DE) in the 4th.

Our two fifth round picks depend largely, in my opinion, on what happens at pick 34. Say we go with Dwyer or Javid Best at pick 34 for insurance at RB (if Iupati is gone). Then I would look for us to target Jon Jerry (G) and maybe Antonio “Crazy Eyes” Brown (WR) in the 5th (awesome KR and explosive WR out of CMU). We might even target these guys here regardless if we get Iupati or not (it couldn’t hurt to get 2 good guards in this draft). In round 6, we might look at a safety like Barry Church, and in round 7 maybe we target a Greg Middleton (DE), Blair White (WR), Bryan Anderson (WR), Dan Doering (G), or even a developmental OT like the other Joe Thomas (6’5" 300lbs) out of Pittsburgh here. Mainly, it will depend on who the BPA is at all of our picks, who falls and who gets picked early, as to how it will all shake out.