Lions Awarded Supplemental Compensatory Pick, Will Select Mr. Irrelevant
by Sean Yuille on Mar 22, 2010 5:25 PM EDT
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PrintThe NFL handed out compensatory picks today, and the Lions once again received a supplemental one at the end of the seventh-round. Detroit did not get the extra pick because of free agency or anything like that; the NFL simply needed to add two supplemental picks at the end of the draft to get to 32 compensatory selections. As a result, the Rams were awarded the 254th pick and the Lions received the last pick of the draft -- No. 255.
What this means is that the Lions will select Mr. Irrelevant for the second time in the last four years. As you may remember, cornerback Ramzee Robinson was drafted by the Lions in 2007 with the last pick of the draft and actually was on the roster up until before last season. Including Robinson, the Lions have selected Mr. Irrelevant four times in their history (Tommy Bronson in 1958, Ellis Horton in 1954, and Hal Maus in 1953).
With the addition of the final pick of the draft, the Lions now have the following selections:
Round 1 - #2 (2)
Round 2 - #2 (34)
Round 3 - #2 (66)
Round 4 - #2 (100)
Round 5 - #2 (133)
Round 7 - #7 from Cleveland (214)
Round 7 - #48 (255)
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YES!!!
for once instead of having the 1st pick we get the very last. LOL
How do you keep a running back out of your secondary? You put up a LEVY.
Brett Swenson
Could this pick actually be useful? Sooner rather than later we’re going to need a replacement for Jason Hanson. I think Swenson would be a great addition and probably available at that slot.
Yes. It is valuable!
First, Swenson can’t kick it into the endzone—-mor elike the 10 yard line.
Secondly, all of these picks are valuable. 11% of the non-special teams starters in the pro bowl in 2009 were UNDRAFTED free agents. Remember, the draft used to be 12 rounds, so a 7th TODAY is what a MID-ROUND pick used to be.
Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year....Sparky Anderson
Never Draft a Kicker
Unless he is an amazing can’t miss! Swenson is not really that.
Never draft a punter either unless … well never.
I have even seen
Robbie Gould on NFL net saying kickers shouldn’t be drafted.
How do you keep a running back out of your secondary? You put up a LEVY.
by The Profiler on Mar 22, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
usually i wouldn’t get pumped about this, but i think about it this way:
we have a shot at getting an UDFA of our pick before any one else. there are always some intriguing players that don’t get drafted and have potential, as we all know.
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--Duffy Daugherty
by GhostManOnThird on Mar 22, 2010 5:39 PM EDT reply actions
helluva deal
a SERIOUS STARTER for a 5th (not whiskey) .. of course I said that when it happens… hell of an off season
GO LIONS in 2010! the transformation starts now.. they have much to do.
Might as well draft Bryan Anderson WR Central Michgan with that pick...
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How about Freddy Barnes?
Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year....Sparky Anderson
+1,000,000,000
If Freddie Barnes is there he could come be a slot guy right away. He is an amazing receiver. Not great speed but amazing route running ability and as good of hands as you’ll ever see
I think Barnes gets drafted
Anderson probably won’t
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by CapitolLions on Mar 22, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought this may happen.....
……We got this last year too….an extra becasue they didnt have enough picks….any pick is a good pick…..take a small school guy that really like here.
by BennieBladesFan on Mar 22, 2010 6:41 PM EDT reply actions
+1
"Zack Follett: he will hurt your mind." - Pride Leader, Sean Yuille, wielder of the Ban Hammer.
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by Hyperion Ecta on Mar 22, 2010 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Those first 5 rounds are going to be very important.
"Zack Follett: he will hurt your mind." - Pride Leader, Sean Yuille, wielder of the Ban Hammer.
2010 Wests Tigers : Current record - 1-1 : Current Position - 11th : Last game - Defeated by Sydney Roosters 44-32
The funny thing about the Mr. Irrelevent pick
is that it almost never pans out, but there are undrafted players every year who become great. Just the way it goes, I guess.
Just read:
Pats got four extra picks (three 6th rounders and a 7th rounder) and the Bengals got a 3rd round and a 4th rounder b/c they lost a guard who started 8 games. Makes no sense to me. Thats pretty much helping the better teams get even better without any real reason.
The beginning of the end of the misery
It's kind of a screwy system, no doubt
Someday, we’ll have players good enough to benefit from it, though.
This is why we need....
….guys like Larry Foote to do well….I mean we signed two guys in burleson and VB so we need Foote to do well becasue the guys we signed should play well…..Im not sure what otger free agents we lost that could put up big numbers….I know Culpepper is visiting New Orleans but that wont matter unless Brees gets hurt.
by BennieBladesFan on Mar 22, 2010 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
possibly D White.
He could post some decent numbers, I mean Bengals got a 3rd rounder cause one of their guards started 8 games. If Foote starts all of em, and does pretty well, then we should also get a 3rd rounder next yr
The beginning of the end of the misery
Not always true....
…..a few years ago after Woody left for the jets he started 15 games and wegot a 6th rounder….Its such a weird system….I know its a strange formula.
by BennieBladesFan on Mar 22, 2010 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
White was released so we won’t get squat for him
Life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life... so lets get wasted all the time and have the time of our lives!
i think this explains things a lot better, and Cincy totally deserved the 33rd pick in the 3rd round
The beginning of the end of the misery
by Latif Masud on Mar 22, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Like Terrible Terry Tate?
http://cmufootball.blogspot.com/
by CapitolLions on Mar 22, 2010 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I already signed Tate for my office...But if you want to match his 2nd RD tender...go ahead
if the shoe fits...get another one just like it - George Carlin
i like having another pick
but i think i’ll expect the same amount out of the pick this year as what we got with ramzee robinson… which is to say, not very much
Ramzee Robinson
Was a fill-in, played a couple years … we (as in the Lions) do their homeowrk they could get as good if not better then a guy who is lucky to make the practice squad or spends a season their before disappearing
well,
Robinson was with the Steelers last yr, thats a pretty decent NFL career for someone who wasn’t supose to be arround. Best case scenario is we get someone like Colston
The beginning of the end of the misery
by Latif Masud on Mar 22, 2010 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Last year we got Follet and Murtha in the 7th
Both starters. Murtha on the Dolphins OL until he got hurt and Follet on special teams.
Expect a little, yes. Then we aren’t disappointed. But great things can happen.
Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year....Sparky Anderson
Tim Tebow
Seriously. Am I the only one who thinks this is possible? I shouldn’t be.
silly boy.
Just give me 25 guys on the last year of their contracts; I'll win a pennant every year....Sparky Anderson
yes you are
But I am one of the many who are on the chad henne side of this. He has alot to do to even be a pro QB he’s a leader and a winner with physical tools but his game is to college. Thats my side of the story. I would never draft a QB in hopes of trading him it just isn’t smart draft strategy you might as well trade the pick.
Lay off the crack LOL. just messin with ya
How do you keep a running back out of your secondary? You put up a LEVY.
by The Profiler on Mar 23, 2010 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
It's going to be a long wait between round 5 and 7
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What's that guy's name? Zoltan?
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Zoltan Mesko
I’ve met him, he doesn’t seem to think the Lions are interested
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