Jason_R

Maybe. But one pick later Baltimore took Zion Young.

Didn’t Minter leave after Moore’s sophomore season? If you get any significant playing time as a sophomore at Michigan, especially in a national championship year, well that’s pretty good.

Yes, lots of wild cards on defense. I think McNeil will be healthy again and I think Williams will step into the Reader role and fill it well. But Anzalone was a real dude back there and they’re going to need someone who can cover TEs. With the health issues at safety, and the uncertainty about Arnold, the back end needs help.

I feel like safety is a greater need than edge. This defense has always been at its best with a killer like Kerby patrolling center field to pick off rushed throws.

Hat tip to Al Karsten. He has been on Blake Miller to the Lions for weeks. Maybe he is more dialed in to Allen Park than Charlie Campbell.

Dan about to OD on caffeine and nicotine.

Played 3,800 snaps for Clemson. Will probably play 10,000 snaps for Detroit. There’s some positional value for you.

That was my fantasy before the draft but they got a good player so no complaints.

Mr. Reliable, in every way.

There it is. Blake Miller. He’ll be a Lion for ten years.

Is this pick taking forever?

Glad to see the Rams take someone who won’t help this year.

Tater can rest easy. Proctor is going to the heat and humidity of Miami.

The run on tackles has begun.

After all the rumors today I’m imagining Brad rushing the stage, grabbing the mic from Roger Goodell, and saying “I’d like to announce a trade.”

I read him as saying they wanted to see how the goalies performed in the playoffs before they made any determinations. But there has to be zero chance that Talbot is back and probably a 90% chance that 35 NHL starts are shared by Cossa and Postava.

Every bit of news today is even more of a smokescreen than every bit of news leading up to today. I don’t expect Brad to trade up today. If he does it would probably be because a defensive player like Downs slides down to the teens.

The most interesting thing I heard at the press conference was Todd saying that if Lucas Raymond took 100 more shots on goal, with his shooting percentage, he would be a 40 goal scorer. He scored 25 this season and his career high is 31 so far. Todd also said, about the 2C role, something like “I guess that’s the role that Copp ended up playing,” suggesting that he was playing out of position due to lack of talent. Todd and Stevie agreed that Marco’s slump had to do with him being asked to play too many roles (due to lack of talent). They still seem high on him and Danielson. Stevie seemed more subdued than last season’s presser. He acknowledged that throughout the season he and Todd didn’t believe they were as good as their record but he felt like they had done enough to justify the Faulk trade. He was clearly discouraged by the collapse, but he did not seem totally surprised by it. He kept appealing to his own experience to say to people like Larkin and others that it is harder than you think to get over the hump.

hide the china!

Kerby replacement?