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Because my theory is you can't get a feel for a player for at least 3 years (some say 4), These are my grades for the 2021 Detroit Lions Draft. 1st Round - Needs to be a major contributor by year 2 2nd Round - Needs to be a starter or rotational guy (double-digit snaps per weeK) 3rd Round - Needs to be a plus player. 4th Round - Need to be a depth player you can count on from time to time 5th Round - If they can at least contribute on Special Teams, Fine 6th Round / 7th Round - If they can stick with the team at all for a season, It's positive ROUND 1 - OT PENEI SEWELL A+ One of the best in the game ROUND 2 - DT LEVI ONWUZURIKE D Injuries derailed him (but they knew about that when they took him) ROUND 3 - DT ALIM McNEIL A+ A bona fide runstopper with more athleticism than his physique. ROUND 3 CB IFFY MELIFONWU B Was a ghost until middle of last year and then looked great. Tough position to learn, it takes time. Sample size is too small for an A ROUND 4 WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN A+ One of the best receivers in football. Mr. Reliable and a drive that fits this staff perfectly. This guy is the heart of the team on the players side. ROUND 4 LB DERRICK BARNES B. Like Iffy, it's a tough position to learn quickly but we finally saw flashes of what he could be and he should get better ROUND 7 RB JAMAR JEFFERSON B He gets a B because of where he was drafted. He made the team and made some plays. Can't ask for much more from a 7th rounder, honestly. A- This was the best Lions draft BY FAR in my memory (going back to about 1977, 78). The only thing that prevents it from getting an A+ was they continued the tradition of bad 2nd round picks, but that seemed to get corrected the next year. They covered their mistake by taking the same position in round 3. I mean, 3 All-Pro level players. If only they'd nailed the 2nd round in 2021. 2024 left me a little puzzled, but so did last year. Trust In Brad

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Glad it's Perez on Second Base. Nice play Canha............Tork would have turned that into an inside the park home run.

They must have told Jason Foley he is officially the closer on Friday because now he's turning into Papa Grande and Todd Jones. He'll close it out, but not before making you sweat.

MCFBA Make Canha First Base Always. Greene-Meadows-Carpenter or Greene - Perez - Carpenter Vierling at third Canha at first. Tork at DH

Can he play first base? Honestly, I just don't know how much more Torkelson we need to see at first. He's brutal.

Watching through the Bally's app and I get drug commercials in Spanish and I like them. The music is awesome and I love how when they say the drug name the Spanish accent goes away.

This would be a great time for your first HR, kid

Just waiting for someone to get poked in the eye with that pizza spear. It'll probably be Riley.

FIRST DINGER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When you calculate the amount of times he's gotten on base, those numbers are astronomical

The Ks, I think that's why he's not 100% back yet, but I think that will be better, but I don't expect him to be a big strikeout guy anyway. This Bad News Bears defense has got to stop.

The best thing today, for our long term future, is that Casey Mize is not showing any signs of post TJ struggles. He's not totally back yet, not 100%, but he's not struggling and that bodes well for the Tigers future.

Speaking of bumbling around, Torkelbust is cementing his status as a DH more and more.

No hitter for Skubal tomorrow.

Needed that one

Jason Foley turns to Todd Jones and Papa Grande for inspiration tonight............

If that had been a 3rd error by Baez, that crowd would have gotten very ugly on him.

Kid *adopted* his high school janitor for crying out loud, considers him family. Don't see that too often.

Skubal's throwing a no-hitter on Sunday.

Okay, two CBs

WOW. I thought they might take a Kicker on the last day, but..................well..........trust Brad Holmes.

Whenever I see Mike Webster's picture it makes me sad.

I think the Lions may trade down.

Torklebust.