Lions #2 of best drafting NFL teams

[alanclark1]

over the past several years. Ravens 1.



Detroit Lions

Best value pick: DB Louis Delmas (2009: Rd. 2, 33)
Cornerstone picks: QB Matthew Stafford (2009: Rd. 1, 1), DT Ndamukong Suh (2010: Rd. 1, 2)

The Lions have blues all over the place, which they should, having drafted as high as they did for several years straight. Still, you can miss high, and we've seen a great job by GM Martin Mayhew and coaches Jim Schwartz and Rod Marinelli to make picks that fit into their system.

If RB Mikel Leshoure is the real deal coming back from injury, they are ready to contend at a higher level. I'd look for another solid RB and O-line help in the 2012 draft just to be sure they have what they need.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Rod Marinelli? What in the hell he'd do?

 

[cheeno]

Rod Marinelli? What in the hell he'd do?

That is where I started to smell Limburger.

 

[Slick]

That is where I started to smell Limburger.

they must be putting the CJ pick in the Moronelli ledger.....even though he wanted Gaines Adams and it was Martz who begged , pleaded and resorted to childish antics around Allen Park to sway Millen to CJ.

 

[motown1958]

They are also including the Cliff Avril pick. But i guess they forgot about everyone else.

 

[lp4ever41]

I thought it was only 2009, 2010, 2011. Those were all without Millen/Marinelli

 

[cheeno]

they must be putting the CJ pick in the Moronelli ledger.....even though he wanted Gaines Adams and it was Martz who begged , pleaded and resorted to childish antics around Allen Park to sway Millen to CJ.

Yeah I remember. Gollum's only half decent pick was Cliff.