2024 NFL Draft

[Jason_R]

Let's replay the NFC Championship game now. 

[RedRamage]

2 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

This is the pick of a guy who DNGAF. He is very secure in his status with the front office, he is very secure in his relationship with the coaching staff, and he is very secure in the roster he has constructed. All of these allow him to take a player at a position they don’t “need” but who fits their player profile perfectly. 

Totally agree. Now, that's not to say he's right. That's not to say that this guy will end up being a great player. Holmes can certainly be wrong. But this is definitely his style and his thinking.

[Motown Bombers]

I disagree that it wasn't a position of need. It was a position of need when they had Sutton and Davis. They lose Sutton and it became a bigger position of need. The Lions also have no depth at safety after Joseph and Melifonwu. Now they can move Branch to safety. 

[Shinzaki]

Bye bye Vildork...

[Motown Bombers]

1 minute ago, Shinzaki said:

Bye bye Vildork...

Vildor will probably make the roster as a special teamer. 

[Motown Bombers]

Walter Football gave the pick an A+ grade. 

[MichiganCardinal]

Brad is currently giving a press conference, so he might be done for the day.

[CMRivdogs]

 

[Jason_R]

8 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

I disagree that it wasn't a position of need. It was a position of need when they had Sutton and Davis. They lose Sutton and it became a bigger position of need. The Lions also have no depth at safety after Joseph and Melifonwu. Now they can move Branch to safety. 

That's why I put need in "". The point was that it would be easy for the media or fans to complain that the team doesn't "need" (in "") a CB because they just drafted one, traded for another, and re-signed Moseley. But Brad is so secure that he doesn't give that stuff a second thought. And yes, I agree that when you are rolling out five or six DBs, and you factor in injuries, there is almost always a need here. 

[Motown Bombers]

I like having depth in the secondary than one shut down corner. It doesn't matter if you have a Sauce type shutdown if your #2 just gets cooked.

[Jason_R]

This team will be significantly better than the one that went to the NFC Championship game last year. 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

I will say that I'm slightly concerned about our offensive line depth given our age and injury history. I was really hoping to add a top tier guard or center in the early rounds of this draft. 

[Motown Bombers]

I don't think people realize how young the Lions were last year. There's also room for growth from the players already on the roster. We may not have seen the best from St Brown, Sewell, Hutchinson, Gibbs, Laporta, Branch, Campbell etc. 

[Motown Bombers]

I wouldn't have minded Zinter. The Lions would have had the luxury to let him sit and get healthy. 

[NYLion]

At first I was like, "Another CB?" but it makes a lot of sense when you consider that Davis only has 1 year left plus Rakestraw was likely BPA at 61 and Holmes just takes guys who are good football players regardless of need. I think this signals that Davis is a 1 year rental, would be hard for the Lions to afford him anyway. Not a big fan of giving up a 3rd for a rental but, in a pass happy league, their secondary is loaded now and has a very bright future so hard to complain about that.

Edited April 27, 2024 by NYLion

[Jason_R]

Got their two top ranked CBs in the draft. 

[NYLion]

1 hour ago, Tenacious D said:

Yes.  Won’t be shocked if we go and sign a WR in free agency.  Isn’t Tyler Boyd still unsigned?

It's their only real need left. It's St. Brown and a lot of question marks. Jamo could be good but he's proven very little, DPJ was non-existent in his stint here but does have a history of production, Raymond injured. They could really use another guy.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

4 minutes ago, NYLion said:

At first I was like, "Another CB?" but it makes a lot of sense when you consider that Davis only has 1 year left plus Rakestraw was likely BPA at 61 and Holmes just takes guys who are good football players regardless of need. I think this signals that Davis is a 1 year rental, would be hard for the Lions to afford him anyway. Not a big fan of giving up a 3rd for a rental but, in a pass happy league, their secondary is loaded now and has a very bright future so hard to complain about that.

See, this is where I have a little consternation with what Holmes did. I would have saved the pick and signed Kendall Fuller. Miami only had to give him a 2 deal worth $16.5 million and I would have done that deal for a better corner and not had needed to surrender that pick. I'm not upset at all and am I'm very happy with what Holmes has done in this draft and off season overall. I would have done this differently though. 

[MichiganCardinal]

2025 2nd for Tee Higgins?

[Motown Bombers]

If Fuller was a better corner, teams would have given him more money. He's getting old and has injury concerns. 

[Motown Bombers]

1 minute ago, MichiganCardinal said:

2025 2nd for Tee Higgins?

The problem is Higgins wants a huge contract. He's not going to be happy to come to the Lions as a rental and I'm not sure the Lions will want to pay him. 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

I would imagine Higgins wants both #1 WR target share and salary too.

[NYLion]

7 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

See, this is where I have a little consternation with what Holmes did. I would have saved the pick and signed Kendall Fuller. Miami only had to give him a 2 deal worth $16.5 million and I would have done that deal for a better corner and not had needed to surrender that pick. I'm not upset at all and am I'm very happy with what Holmes has done in this draft and off season overall. I would have done this differently though. 

I think Davis is a bit better than Fuller but I too would have rather just signed Fuller instead of giving up the 3rd but maybe Fuller didn't want to sign with the Lions or maybe Holmes was just a much bigger fan of Davis. I think it's just a "Trust Brad" situation, he's earned that. The team is looking real strong going into next season either way, I'd feel even better if they added a receiver.

[MichiganCardinal]

I wouldn’t count out re-signing Davis. I don’t think Brad trades a 3rd for a player he doesn’t believe in

[Motown Bombers]

2 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I wouldn’t count out re-signing Davis. I don’t think Brad trades a 3rd for a player he doesn’t believe in

Judging by the restructure and adding void years, the Lions almost have to re-sign Davis.