2025 NFL Draft

[slothfacekilla]

I'm really excited about the two OG they drafted.  I feel like a lot of their offensive success is based around their line and having guys who are athletic enough to execute multiple blocks + exotic schemes (mostly Sewell).  With their interior line getting older and older it has been a worry of mine losing some of that.

[1984Echoes]

1 hour ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I do think Holmes drafted for need this draft in a way we hadn't seen in past drafts. Not to say that he had blinders on as to who his best players were, or that he was going to allow himself to be pigeon-holed into taking any particular position, but I think he was more conscious this year about the role that players would take, both immediately and in the near-future.

For instance, in 2021 and 2022 for sure, and even the last two years to an extent, I think he relied much more on his Big Board, without respect for position. If the Board landed on doubling up on DTs with Levi and Alim, so be it. If the Board landed on taking a RB, LB, and TE with the first three picks, that's fine. If we double up on CBs with Arnold and Rakestraw, okay. He just wanted talent. The absolute best players out there.

I think he came in knowing the positions he was targeting early this year, with more of a laser focus on checking those boxes... DE, DT, WR, OG... Did he check all of those boxes? No, we left without a high-quality edge rusher, because again, he wasn't going to be forced into making a pick he didn't love. But he checked most of those boxes while still finding players he loved.

I just don't think he was about to take two DBs again, or a RB and TE. It's still BPA, but it's a little more focused than in year's past.

Absolutely spot-on assessment...

[lordstanley]

 

[Jason_R]

42 minutes ago, slothfacekilla said:

I'm really excited about the two OG they drafted.  I feel like a lot of their offensive success is based around their line and having guys who are athletic enough to execute multiple blocks + exotic schemes (mostly Sewell).  With their interior line getting older and older it has been a worry of mine losing some of that.

Yes OL is the engine of the team. Sadly Glasgow had the worst game (per PFF) of any Lion in the playoff game last year of anyone not named Jared Goff. They could not roll him out there for another season. 

[MichiganCardinal]

6 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

Yes OL is the engine of the team. Sadly Glasgow had the worst game (per PFF) of any Lion in the playoff game last year of anyone not named Jared Goff. They could not roll him out there for another season. 

I think Glasgow is more about age than talent. He'll be 33 by week one. Last year, the playoff game was his 17th start. That takes its toll. I think he'll still be valuable this year as an OL6, even if he's not a starter. You just need to keep his legs fresh and his body right.

In the NFL, you can't really count on all three of your IOL starting all 17 games. He'll get his chances, and I think he'll be a good veteran to have off the bench in those situations.

[Motown Bombers]

 

[Jason_R]

Seems like the consensus is that the Baltimore Rapists had the best draft.