Rest of the offseason...

MY (unrealistic) hopes for the rest of the offseason:

Trade: 

#2 pick, 2011 5th round and Dewayne White to Seattle for #6, #14 and #141 picks

#14, Maurice Morris and 2011 4th round pick (from Seattle) pick to Houston for #20, #82 and #152

#34, #82 and #135 picks to New England for #22 and #120 pick 

Resign:

Casey Fitzsimmons and William James

Free Agency:

RB Thomas Jones 3 year/$15 million ($9/$3/$3)

LB Keith Bullock 2 year/$6 million (4/2)

QB Charlie Batch 2 year/$6 million (4/2)

CB Marlin Jackson 4 year/$12 million (6/3/3)

Draft:

--- 1st Round

#6 (from Seattle) Eric Berry S/Tennessee

#20 (from Seattle) Kyle Wilson CB/Boise State

#22 (from New England) Brandon Graham DE/Michigan

--- 2nd Round

none (#34 to New England)

--- 3rd Round

#66 Best Guard Available (Jon Asamoah/Illinois, Mike Johnson/Alabama, Vladmir Ducasse/Massachusetts)

--- 4th Round

#101 A.J. Jefferson/Fresno State  

#120 (from New England) LaGarrette Blount RB/Oregon

--- 5th Round

(# 135 to New England)

# 141 (from Seattle) Linval Joseph DT/East Carolina University

# 152 (from Houston) Danario Alexander WR/Missouri

--- 6th Round

# 174 Rodger Saffold OT/OG/Indiana 

--- 7th Round 

# 218 (from Cleveland)  Josh Hull ILB/Penn State

In my opinion, these moves represent a significant amount of wheeling and dealing, but could be possible in this crazy uncapped, trade-happy offseason that has been evident so far. Since the combine is over and free agency has moved teams into a general direction and also created some other interesting situations, such as the Lions releasing our top two corners from last season in Buchanon and James. We haven't made a big move to get a respectable replacement yet and God knows he isn't already wearing Honolulu Blue and Silver, so I've concluded we're going to get a CB early, and J.Schwartz and the rest of the coaches touted Wilson highly during the Senior Bowl. So that's the main drive behind the New England trade, especially considering N.E. is famous for loving to move down in the draft for more picks.

The Seattle trade has been discussed frequently here and I think you throw Dewayne White and another pick in and it really gives them a reason to move up, that is unless they move this pick to Denver for Brandon Marshall, whom I wished the Lions had the luxury to go after this season. Although I'm actually not sure if the Marshall thing would affect this year or not. I had thought that I read all of the compensatory picks pertain to 2011, but I keep hearing about Seattle's two picks when people talk about it on ESPN. Either way it's probably a long shot anyways at this exact trade happening, but remember this is MY offseason plan.

The Houston trade makes a little sense because they still need a running game and Morris can contribute to that, we won't need him as Blount, Brown and Dorsey can carry the load until Smith returns to strengthen the group even more. But also is the thought that the Texans are knocking on the doorstep of the NFLs top teams, but just maybe need that little better player at #14 than what's left at #20, maybe like C.J. Spiller as their 1/2 punch with Morris or Joe Haden to sure up an open slot left by Dunta Robinson's departure. Either way, also unlikely but yet again MY offseason.

As for the draft, these are players I think rank on a best player available and later more need specific, but still always FITTING the Lions team and schemes (such as no 290 lb. DT or slow pussy CB or slow unagressive S and so on). I've taken into account countless hours of watching and rewatching the combine, looking over scouting reports, taking into account their college, who was around them in college, intangibles Schwartz and Mayhew have targeted, defensive schemes, etc., etc., etc. So this is my best guess at who we could be targeting (although they're probably not counting on 10 draft picks as I am with these trades) and where their draft stock should be barring any crazy pro days.

Prospective lineup:

QB: Stafford, Batch*, Stanton

RB: Smith, Blount*, Brown, Dorsey

FB: Felton

TE: Pettigrew, Heller, Fitzsimmons

WR: C. Johnson, Burleson, Williams, Northcutt, Alexander*

T: Backus, Cherilus, Saffold*, Jansen

G: Peterman, Johnson*, Jansen, Ramirez?, doesn't matter

C: Raiola, Gandy

DE: Graham*, Vanden Bosch, Avril, Hunter, McBride

DT: Hill, Williams, Joseph*, Cohen, Fluellen

OLB: Peterson, Sims, Levy, Follett, 

MLB: Levy, Bullocks*, Hull*

CB: Wilson*, Jackson*, Jefferson*, King, James (really don't know what's going on here, hoping they got a plan though) 

S: Delmas, Berry*, M. White, Bullocks

K: Hanson

P: Harris

KR: Burleson, Williams, Wilson

PR: Wilson, Burleson, Brown

LS: Muhlback

Lemme know what you think...