Too easy for the Suh bias to just jump in and make the vote for some people…

Seriously guys…I think it goes without saying that almost ALL of us want the Lions to draft Suh. But is that the most likely scenario?? THAT was my question here.

seem the most likely

1. Bradford 2. Suh 3. McCoy 4. Clausen or Okung 5. Berry 6. Okung or Clausen

I don’t see any other players breaking into the top six……….unless KC takes Bulaga instead of Berry. Then Berry falls to Cleveland at # 7.

think that we will see a trade with buffalo, a 1st and 5th with a player (lynch)

but parts of all of them are hard to see

They need to get their QB

It’s hard to predict which team (if any) would trade up, and, given rookie salary demands, plus the fact that a team trading up in the top-5 would likely lose a second-round pick, it’s also very hard to justify moving up.

I would love to trade down from #2, but I don’t know that any team really needs to move up any more than we do.

Tampa Bay, at #3, can take whichever DT is left—Suh or McCoy, maybe have their choice of both. They have their QB in Freeman.

Washington, at #34, can probably take Okung to replace Chris Samuels, or could take Clausen to be their future QB, or could take a playmaker like Berry. They don’t need a QB immediately if they’re going to give Jason Campbell another shot with the new regime.

Kansas City, at #5, could take Okung or Berry, and either would be a very good player for them. Or, they could take Bulaga, who would be a slight reach, but whose positional value justifies the move if Okung is gone. They have their QB in Cassel.

Seattle, at #6, has an outside chance at Okung, or could take Bulaga—either one—to replace Walter Jones. Or, they could take McCoy if he’s available to help on the D-Line, or they could take Clausen if he’s available. They could play Hasselbeck for another few years if they can protect him. They need a QB sooner or later, but they don’t need to give up their second-round pick immediately in this draft to move up for Clausen (who may fall to #6 anyway).

Cleveland has a lot of needs (like most teams that get stuck in the top 10), and they’ll have plenty of playmakers to choose from at #7 (like Joe Haden, maybe Eric Berry), who will come significantly cheaper that somebody they’d give up picks for at #2.

I don’t know, the more I think about each team’s situation, the more it seems they would be perfectly fine to pick whatever talented prospect is available to them when their pick comes up, rather than give up a second-rounder and a ton of salary cap money to move up to get somebody else.

I hope I’m wrong and somebody moves up to #2, giving us extra picks, but I am not betting on it.

I relly do believe that is how it will play out. Ram taking Bradford. And the Lions staying at 2 and taking Suh. Someone will make a play for that #3 pick. With Bradford off the board. Several teams are in need of a franchise QB in a bad way.

I am going to put up a part 2 in a couple of days, without the option of drafting Suh at pick 2.

I am really curious what everyone thinks is the most likely scenario if Suh goes #1 or we simply pass on him (while I WANT the Lions to draft Suh if he is there, I am becoming more and more worried that we will pass on him).

1. I wanna be different…

2. The only way I can see someone moving up is by only having 1 of the 2 QB’s left and teams becoming edgy about him not falling to them. I could see Seattle or Cleveland making the move.

But, Scenario 4 could be a reality as well, with or without Bradford being picked at #1. I wouldn’t neccessarily be upset about it either, last year I had wished that Okung would declare early so we could draft him, I think everybody last year was saying that he was miles ahead of last years LT’s. I have faith that our FO can make the right pick (God, that feels wierd saying that), and like last year it might not be the fan favorite, but as they have proven, it doesn’t have to be.

Berry at #2.

only cuz i truly think the rams will get bradford and the skins will go after cambell