The Good News

by CapitolLions on Mar 16, 2010 1:32 PM EDT Comment 54 comments

When the Lions select Okung with the 2nd pick there won't be any Lions fans at the draft to boo...

Like the Eagles fans did when they drafted McNabb or like the Jets fans did when they drafted Dustin Keller..

Both which turned out to be good picks.

If Schwarts and company think Okung is the pick. He's the pick. We don't know our asses from holes in the ground really. If we did, we would be in the NFL.

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ok.

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year....Sparky Anderson

by footstock on Mar 16, 2010 1:51 PM EDT reply actions

I'd boo Okung

but I won’t be at the draft so you’re still good.

by Scotty G on Mar 16, 2010 1:51 PM EDT reply actions

I would boo too

by Quez81 on Mar 16, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions

me too

And I’ve seen lots of players over the years that I wanted the Lions to draft, whom turned out better than the ones they picked.

Do you really think Millen was GM because of his vast front-office experience and proven track record………..or because some crazy old car-making family mistakenly thought he might be good?

Everybody’s human. Everybody makes mistakes……some more than others. Everybody who’s ever had a stupid boss knows that he’s not smarter than you, just because he’s the boss.

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by GRLion on Mar 17, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions

lets be honest

not a fan of the okung pick. I just dont think there is a option here were mayhew and co. can really screw this up. Mccoy is the only guy that truley has me wooried about picking him right now.

How do you keep a running back out of your secondary? You put up a LEVY.

by The Profiler on Mar 16, 2010 2:00 PM EDT reply actions

Well said Cappy!

Have to agree with your analysis of our understanding of the NFL and the magical world of player evaluation and team development. Let’s leave it to the guys who get paid to make those decisions.

However, we reserve the right to moan and complain when we don’t get our way, then turn around 180 degrees and cheer wildly in support when it works out for the best. LOL

Bonus points to those who would still say “it would have worked out better if they had done what I proposed”.

by NorthLeft12 on Mar 16, 2010 2:06 PM EDT reply actions

Bonus points to those who would still say "it would have worked out better if they had done what I proposed".

but some of us (me included) propose so many different things that we are bound to be right sometimes…whats that they say about a blind squirl?

http://cmufootball.blogspot.com/

by CapitolLions on Mar 16, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions

even a blind squirrel finds a few nuts every now and then?

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year....Sparky Anderson

by footstock on Mar 16, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks foot..I knew the saying..I was just being silly

http://cmufootball.blogspot.com/

by CapitolLions on Mar 16, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I know you did...

I was enlightening every one else. You just don’t throw out 1/2 pearls like that without givin ’em the full monty. lol.

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year....Sparky Anderson

by footstock on Mar 16, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe....

the squirrel went blind from finding his nuts too often?

I can't think of a good sig to put here

by JazzyBBP on Mar 16, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Explains the hairy palms too.

by WBL on Mar 16, 2010 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions

LOL

VERY FUNNY

How do you keep a running back out of your secondary? You put up a LEVY.

by The Profiler on Mar 16, 2010 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

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by Hyperion Ecta on Mar 16, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions

So if we sign Pitts...

Where does that put our offensive line? Who’s out in the musical chairs game? We just resigned Petertears to a 5 year deal, Backus is going to be there along with Raiola, Cherilus isn’t going anywhere either… So this whole picking Okung just doesn’t fit, in my opinion. Okung would be a reach, and our team isn’t into reaching.

by Nate D. on Mar 16, 2010 2:18 PM EDT reply actions

You say he is a reach..

Does the front office?

http://cmufootball.blogspot.com/

by CapitolLions on Mar 16, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions

But what if they are reaching around??.. Oh wait

by Slum Village Allstar on Mar 16, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions

So

Your argument is that the FO is infallible and can do no wrong so we should all shut up?

What if they use the #2 on a game changing punter? Would be be allowed to boo then?

by ATL Lion on Mar 16, 2010 2:43 PM EDT reply actions

If a guy comes along

That can punt 80 yards into a trash can and consistently kick 70 yard field goals, then I imagine someone will give that a go in the first pick or 2….

Otherwise no amount of hall of fame potential will ever ever ever justify a punter that high.

I really do think it would be cool to see an athlete come along who completely redefines the kicking game.

by HoorayForEverything on Mar 16, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions

that's just assanine and ignorant

by DR GRUBE on Mar 16, 2010 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

It's sarcastic and hilarious

big difference

I can't think of a good sig to put here

by JazzyBBP on Mar 16, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Al Davis and the Raiders Drafted a Punter in the 1st rd...

and gave him a FAT-ASS contract this year…

WUH………WUH………..WUUUUUUUUUUUUHH.

I hope when the Lions are FREAKING AWESOME!!! in a couple years, that I don’t turn into a total JERK like some Cowboy or Colts Fans.

by j16941 on Mar 16, 2010 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions

You mean kicker

Seabass might bribe cops and drug chicks with ruffies, but he won’t lower himself to punting.

by ATL Lion on Mar 16, 2010 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Ray Guy was a first round Punter

by Hyperion Ecta on Mar 16, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions

and worth it

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by CapitolLions on Mar 17, 2010 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions

I trust you because you are a doctor

by ATL Lion on Mar 16, 2010 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions

No my argument is that you doing make millions of dollars a year to study players and tape 50 hours a week

http://cmufootball.blogspot.com/

by CapitolLions on Mar 16, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

My only rebuttal to that is

Didn’t Millen make millions and watch tape?

by ATL Lion on Mar 16, 2010 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I demand proof that Millen watched any kind of tape.......

unless it was season XXVIII of “The Price is Right”.

by NorthLeft12 on Mar 16, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions

he keeps guessing

over $100,000 on that can of peas.

How do you keep a running back out of your secondary? You put up a LEVY.

by The Profiler on Mar 16, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions

lol

http://cmufootball.blogspot.com/

by CapitolLions on Mar 16, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions

That would explain some of the contracts he handed out. LOL

by NorthLeft12 on Mar 17, 2010 8:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Now, That IS funny!!!

Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year....Sparky Anderson

by footstock on Mar 17, 2010 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions

why? did the can of peas get a lot of catches in college?

Hey that's a timeout, I can play right? yeah, get me--get the F-- Help me up...I can throw the ball if you need me to throw the ball...

by n4ry4 on Mar 17, 2010 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Millen is the perfect rebuttal to "blindly trust the guys in charge"

Judge them individually……..Millen, Mayhew, Schwartz, Marinelli, Mooch, Morhinwheg, Ross, etc., etc. Some are good, some weren’t. Nobody gets a free pass just because he’s in charge. We of all fans should know this.

by GRLion on Mar 17, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

by Nate D. on Mar 16, 2010 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Not if its a reincarnation of Ray Guy

by Wayne Fontes on Mar 16, 2010 2:56 PM EDT reply actions

i'd still boo

slow white dudes aren’t what they used to be lol

I have a 9" personality

by Waitingfortheroar on Mar 16, 2010 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions

lets sea you want the lions to draft a dt whoe a great college player but has had kneesurgery and take a risk that he deosnot get hurt in the pros with 2pick inthe draft didnt we just get rid of a gm whoe pick ed players whoe had knee proleams on defensive .line . ithink ndamukong suh is great player but to munch risk to take a2pick in draft . as for gearld mccoy thier are to many dt in this draft whoe have the same skills as him for me to pick him with 2pick. then you lock at eric berry at ss and if im the lions gm i ask my shelf is worth the 2pick in draft when you have aleast 3players with the skills set as him whoe i can pick later in 2rd . that leave only one player whoe lions shoud pick at 2pick in draft and player is russell okung ot and hear why he will allpro left ot for next ten years and would also would allow the lions to move backus whoe might turn out tobe a allpro guared .

by kwfords on Mar 16, 2010 3:56 PM EDT reply actions

this postw as veryd ificult 2reada re yousa ying who we shoul draft with 2pick .

Hey that's a timeout, I can play right? yeah, get me--get the F-- Help me up...I can throw the ball if you need me to throw the ball...

by n4ry4 on Mar 16, 2010 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Are you related to Jabber Binks? Or whatever that amphibian's name was.

Most annoying Star Wars character evah!

by NorthLeft12 on Mar 16, 2010 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

where is NYC when u need him

He will go and boo for everyone

by Gyorick on Mar 16, 2010 4:03 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

He totally should

http://cmufootball.blogspot.com/

by CapitolLions on Mar 16, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I think Okung should be the pick

We have improved the defensive line and we need someone to block for Stafford.

by Twincities88 on Mar 16, 2010 4:56 PM EDT reply actions

I like Okung...

Just not at #2, I hope we move down, to get him at say #6 or so. If we add Hargrove then I say we take Berry at #2. If were still stuck at #2 and no Hargrove, assuming Suh is there I take Suh.

by Joey-P on Mar 16, 2010 5:24 PM EDT reply actions

I think if you boo any player your team just selected

you’re an asshole. I mean, before this guy ever puts on a jersey you, as the fan, are saying “fuck you, we don’t want you.” Seems like a fantastic way to motivate guys to work hard for your team.

by motown313 on Mar 16, 2010 6:10 PM EDT reply actions

Fuck booing at the draft.

Ridiculous.

I’d love to hear the douche who is repping his team from Detroit in downtown NYC explain the boos he gave Louis Delmas last year, for instance.

The entire league and pretty much any fan from another city would be happy to boo your Detroit ass any day. Why boo the kid your team just selected?

You never know how a rookie is going to eventually pan out.. so save the boos.

"I didn’t even know Elvis was from Memphis, I thought he was from Tennessee." — Drew Gooden.

by Skylar on Mar 16, 2010 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions

+10000000

unless its sam bradford at number 2 lol.

How do you keep a running back out of your secondary? You put up a LEVY.

by The Profiler on Mar 16, 2010 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions

You are right

Booing a draft pick in person is an asshole move.

Booing a pick at home is my right as a fan.

I won’t say I never booed a pick (I recall having strong feelings about the Williams pick last year), but you are right; booing a kid to his face before he even gets your teams jersey on is a dick move.

by ATL Lion on Mar 16, 2010 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions

+100000000 AGREED

by Joey-P on Mar 16, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it's fine to show disappointment

But once a player is a Lion, you should support him. Sure, if you have a legitimate concern about the player’s performance, than yeah, rant about it. But I don’t think anyone should just hold a grudge and look for reasons to berate a player we should be supporting.

by Hyperion Ecta on Mar 16, 2010 11:29 PM EDT reply actions

I agree CapitolLions...

I have my opinions on who I would like to see drafted. And opinions are based on. Watching player A in a few games on TV. What player B did in the combine. But thats as far as it goes. I dont invite player A over to my house for dinner, so we can talk football. I dont go to his house and watch him in person perform certain drills. I dont watch hours and hours of game film on him.

I believe this FO and coaching staff have a plan. And when our 1st pick is announced. I will be thinking. “Okay I like it. I see why we drafted him.” " What esle you got for us, Mr Mayhew?"

if the shoe fits...get another one just like it - George Carlin

by JCruize on Mar 17, 2010 1:32 AM EDT reply actions