Motown Bombers

Here's another way to frame the trade.

When was the last time the Lions traded up like this in the 1st round? I feel like they traded from the early 2nd to late 1st to draft Best and I believe that trade was with Minnesota or to get ahead of Minnesota.

They're good receivers but they aren't game breakers. Williams when healthy has the potential to dictate coverage. Teams will have to drop a safety back to avoid getting beaten over the top leaving the underneath open for St Brown, Swift and Hockenson. He's a threat even when he isn't getting the ball. The Lions haven't had a receiver who other teams had to game plan around since Calvin Johnson.

Had Williams not left on a cart, he wouldn't have been available. Even a 90% Williams can probably blow the top off of most defenses. The Lions need playmakers. They still have a 2nd round pick to boot with the guy who has made a living drafting good players in the middle rounds.

I wouldn't say pissed but I wouldn't care for either move. I'm kind of intrigued to draft Willis at 46 if he's available but not as a future QB but more of a Taysom Hill type with the potential of being the future QB. The Lions could also be trend setters by going to a more college type system of playing different QBs. It probably wouldn't work but it would be an interesting experiment.

Let's draft the guys who were beaten up and diem the field instead of the guy who dominated them.

It took Matthew Stafford 12 years to win.

And yet Jared Goff has won.

I wouldn't have liked it as much as the Williams pick. Not sure what this has to do about anything. Let's just say, I would draft the guy that torched Georgia's defense than draft the guys that got torched.

Conversely, I don't think the drop off from 34 to 46 is as big as you are making it out to be. Especially when the opportunity was there to get a Tyreek Hill type talent. I'll take that over getting the next Delmas and Tulloch.

They traded one 3rd round pick for Williams. I wouldn't say WR is deep either. Cephus? Really? Except for St brown, they're all on one or two year deals. This is a passing league and you get a HR hitter and game breaker. They'll still likely get a defensive player at 46.

I'm kind of interested in taking Willis not as the future QB but as a Taysom Hill type player. I wonder what his receiving skills are like?

Jameson Williams is the first major piece of the Stafford trade. Have to say, not off to a bad start.

They could still get Dean. I'll take a game breaker like Williams over a safety and LB. I thought they would have had to trade a future 1st to move 20 spots. Given they only gave up a 3rd and still have a 3rd left is worth it to me.

I love how angry Viking fans are at this trade. Worst trade since Herschel Walker they say.

Seattle has two picks and Atlanta has a pick before 46. I would be surprised if he is still there at 46. Both Lions and Vikings fans think the Vikings got fleeced.

Can't wait to see Williams get behind Cine for a long TD.

Word is Viking fans started leaving their draft party after hearing the details of the trade.

Yeah when they moved that far I thought for sure they gave up a future 1st. Not only am I surprised Minnesota made that trade, but they made it to a division rival.

The Vikings pass on the best safety in the draft to only trade back and draft a safety.

The Vikings pick is already in. Guessing Willis. It would make sense. Hopefully he's another Tavaris Jackson.

Pickens, Cine, Hill, Brisker, Dean all available. Could have had two of them.