With the 2nd pick in the draft the Detroit Lions select ... ? (Part 2)

As much as I truly want to see Berry, Backus is getting up there in age and now would be a smart time to get his replacement for down the road. With the way our FO has been bringing in talent for a change. We are not going to have too many more chances to get the Elite players coming out of collage. I still want Berry or Suh but the smarter money is on Okung. Then in the second round I can see us going after 1 of 3 positions CB, DT, or even Guard if BPA is one of those positions.But thats if ST.Louis takes KONG and I really don’t see them taking a 3rd DT in the first round, Talk about being run outta town I could see their GM being BBQ’d if he did that.

Okung, because

The difference in pass protection you are likely to get between the top Left Tackle (Okung) and whoever is left later in the draft is likely to be larger than the difference in defense you are likely to get between the top Safety (Berry) and whoever is left later in the draft.

Also, who pays a safety $70 million with #30 million+ guaranteed? We would, if we took Berry. Those aren’t elite safety numbers, they’re elite Left Tackle numbers. Overpaying for a safety, even a very good one, would hurt our ability to fill other holes with great players once we’re operating under a salary cap again.

Or

Berry, because

he is an awesome football player, he perfectly fits what Schwartz wants to do on defense, and you just don’t pass up these once-in-a-decade guys, even though we could probably get a very good safety in the second round (like we did with Louis Delmas last year). Even though he’s a safety, the best Safety in a decade is worth more money that the best Left Tackle in a mediocre Left Tackle draft class.

Also, LG is a much bigger immediate need than LT. We’d be better off picking a guard in round 3 or 4, so we can draft Berry, than taking Okung and asking Backus to play LG.

I don’t know, I’m torn. I’ll pick Okung. I really want our brightest players on offense, Stafford and Calvin, to be able to do what they do best, and that means we need to protect the QB from Julius Peppers, Jared Allen, and Clay Matthews twice a year.

I don’t like missing out on Berry, but given the premiums teams place on tackles, I wonder if, even if Berry carries a higher BPA grade, how much greater is the difference in value between Berry and the next best safeties we could get in rounds 2-3 and the difference in value between Okung and the next best Left Tackle, or Guard, we could get in rounds 2-3.

Screw it, BPA, Berry. What am I thinking, of course BPA!

As much as I’d love to help keep Stafford on his feet, you just can’t pass up an Elite level Safety like Berry (unless Suh’s there).

I voted for Berry but was really surprised at how close the votes are. Reading from comments all throughout this board, the decision was either Suh or Berry but I’m surprised theirs so many supporters of Okung.

Nothing against the offensive tackle but I still see them going the BPA approach and Berry fits that. He, along with Delmas, will create the best young safety tandem this league has seen in a long time. The best part about pairing the two is you can take chances by moving one of them up inside the box to help stop the run or use him as a decoy and pick off underneath routes. Unlike last year when Delmas couldn’t be utilized to his full potential because of the lack of talent at either corner sides, the push up front, and his musical chairs of safeties playing next to him.

This move should allow the Lions some flexibility and allow Berry to play all over the field not just Safety. I also wouldn’t be surprised to see him play some linebacker in a 3 front 3-4 package seeing how effective of a tackler he is. The only knock I see on his game is, like Delmas, he can go for the highlight hit instead of the traditional wrap up tackle.

The pick has to be Berry with Suh gone.

I still think I’d rather have McCoy over those 2. I like Berry and wouldn’t be upset with the pick. I’m just a build from the trenches philosophy kinda guy. Not that Berry would be the wrong pick though. From all accounts he’s a special player and thats what we need with a pick that high. My preference would fall to McCoy though. I think he is a special player too and in a draft w/o Suh, he’d be the hands down best d-lineman in the draft. And I don’t think Okung is that player.

could be a huge play maker on defense. Okung isn’t the best LT to come along lately.

Why is he not an option?

I can dearly understand wanting to draft him to protect Staffinfection. But what good is drafting him when our Defence can’t get off the field to begin with. Our defence has been at the bottom of the league for about a decade and this is our chance to get out of that predicument. Suh and Berry have to be the first pick reguardless. Either guy gives us instant credibility on that side of the ball after the other signings this FA. Arn’t you guys sick and tired of seeing every horible QB come play the lions and have HOF stats against us. It has to be fixed this year.

 Mc Coy is consistent, but I believe we have addressed the DT-DE through FA . I wouldnt pass on Suh, but Berry would give us the safety tandum that would put fear in WR’s. the way Carrier used too.

If Suh is gone that is. Berry provides us with a seemingly dominent Safety tandem, something that I think cannot be undervalued in today’s passing game. However, in saying that, we need to protect our QB. Can Backus do it? Maybe, he’s not terrible. But, he is getting older and we will eventually need to get a replacement, and it’s not like Stafford is well protected now.

It’s a tough decision, but I think Schwartz & Mayhew’s BPA strategy might come though in the end, so Berry is the favourite.

The Bears are still signing everyone! No just kidding guys but here is a strong possible trade waiting to happen. Clev has already dished off one QB and are actively trying to get rid of Brady (BUST) Quinn. I can’t see Senica Wallace as a #1 QB for the Browns so, knowing Holmgrem like we all do, we know he is going to want to get a QB in this draft. The Browns sit at the #7 spot, they have to jump in front of the Skins in order to get 1 of 2 QB’s most likely (please don’t fuck us here ST.Louis) So who do we want at the #7 spot and what else do we think we can get for our #2. Can anyone say Sign and trade? I could see us trading with the Browns for their first and possibly a third, even if we had to give up a later draft pick would you guys be down for that????