Blkbrd671 wrote:F* you NOL, baptiste off the board
The Lions were not interested in taking him, they were not that high on SJB. Not real high on Desir from what I gather either.
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Blkbrd671 wrote:F* you NOL, baptiste off the board
Blkbrd671 wrote:F* you NOL, baptiste off the board
Icness wrote:Blkbrd671 wrote:F* you NOL, baptiste off the board
The Lions were not interested in taking him, they were not that high on SJB. Not real high on Desir from what I gather either.
Icness wrote:Very happy with the move for Van Noy.
The player I hinted at yesterday was Liberty CB Walt Aikens. With the way things are going he could wind up being there in the 3rd.
Blkbrd671 wrote:Undrafted Signings:
QB James Franklin (Missouri)- Really like this signing, diff type of QB.
WR Andrew Peacock (Appalachian State)-
TE Jacob Maxwell (Louisiana-Lafayette)
OT Cornelius Lucas (Kansas State)- This guy is huge, low risk high reward
S Gabe Lynn (Oklahoma)
S Jerome Couplin (William & Mary)
Blkbrd671 wrote:TJ Jones WR- Special Teams player, may have the speed to be 3rd receiver. Expectations not high
Caraun Reid ,DT- Could be our starting DT in 2 years, really raw, but young and athletic. can play inside and outside
Nevin Lawson ,CB- Supposedly a play maker in the secondary, gots some speed, he wasn't graded high. There wasn't much left to pick from. Makes me question if we could have addressed the backup center roll later in the draft
Larry Webster- Freak athlete, Devin Taylor 2.0, i think as this kid gets stronger, he'll get better. I think we got good value with this pick
Blkbrd671 wrote:Also Report is that Swanson can also play guard. I'm happy with the selection as it adds depth to our OL, and we have a potential replacement in railoa or Sims next year. They had the same mindset when they draft Warford, and that turned out well, hopefully this does too
ajaX82 wrote:Blkbrd671 wrote:Also Report is that Swanson can also play guard. I'm happy with the selection as it adds depth to our OL, and we have a potential replacement in railoa or Sims next year. They had the same mindset when they draft Warford, and that turned out well, hopefully this does too
From what I have read he seems to be a smart, passionate player that needs some time to bulk up and work on some quickness. What better way to be ready than to learn for a year with a phenomenal OL coaching staff, a mentor in Raiola and to get to work out with an NFL strength coach? Like Reiff, by next year I bet he is much further along and ready to plug and play. Very good foresight with this pick
ajaX82 wrote:
Typically not a list one cares about much but after Fauria and Waddle last year, now I'm looking for that diamond in the rough. Franklin could take the 3rd QB spot from Moore....he was really good last year when healthy.
You seem to like the 2 D-linemen we drafted and aren't as high on the other two; I'm the complete opposite.
Jones will play ST and hopefully be WR3 or WR4. I actually do have some expectations for him; solid, unflashy WR that is going to catch the ball and be a nice target for Matt. Great value.
Lawson should compete with Bentley for slot CB. Very fast, agile and perfect for the role. Again, with so many corners on the roster, someone has gotta step up, right?
Webster is PS material for at least 1, if not 2, years. Complete project and I don't have super high hopes given his one year of college football experience.
Reid is interesting, should slide into the DT rotation. Will rush the passer decently, hopefully DL coach can mold him
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Piston Pete wrote:Any news as to how we plan on using Larry Webster?
Do we see him as a DE or TE?
In many of his pre-draft workouts, he did a lot of TE drills too. I heard he was pretty impressive as well. He's raw as a DE, so maybe we switch him to TE? At 6'7", 250 and as athletic as he is, he could be a very interesting TE to groom as our TE4/5.
Despite the national media’s insistence, the Lions’ secondary was not as bad as advertised in 2013. They gave up a fair amount of yards, but last time I checked yards didn’t equate to wins. The Lions had the best third-down defense in the NFL last year, and one of the best of the last decade. They were also the best defense in the red zone and ranked in the top half of the league in almost every major category graded by ProFootballFocus.com, including several top 10 rankings.
Ebron isn’t Graham, but they have similar skill sets and will be used in similar fashions. Pettigrew will line up as a traditional tight end, in most cases, and Ebron will line up in the slot just like Tony Scheffler did. This allows the Lions to maximize Pettigrew’s blocking and intermediate route running while threatening the defense with Ebron in the slot. Ebron will either draw a linebacker in coverage, which is a speed mismatch, or a defensive back, which is a size mismatch. Ebron isn’t a great blocker, but he’s not terrible, and if he has to block a nickel corner or a safety he will easily overpower them. This gives the Lions a big advantage in the running game because defenses will have to respect Ebron’s receiving skills, but doing so will give the Lions great matchups in the running game.
Most fans don’t realize how difficult the center position is mentally. The center has to read the defensive front and call out the protection scheme to the other linemen. He has to understand the tendencies of all the players in the front seven and know where blitzers could/will come from. He also needs to be able to change the calls on the fly based off any pre-snap movement by the defensive front. That responsibility is very difficult for a rookie to pick up and handle while adjusting to the speed and strength of NFL defensive lineman. Swanson will be able to sit for a year and learn the nuances of the position and then take over next season. Swanson, like Larry Warford last year, had a very impressive track record against some very good SEC defensive tackles, so this pick could certainly give the Lions one of the best young offensive lines in the league.