Mr.TaterSalad

So I hope we see growth from all of our young talent to the point that we are picking outside of the top 10 next year. That said, if Bryce Young, CJ Stroud, Anthony Richardson, Will Levis, Grayson McCall, whomever ends up being a can't miss QB prospect, I'm willing to do what it takes to move up and get one of those QBs. I know, we had Stafford on this roster and I spent years complaining about a guy who I didn't believe could get it done, only to watch him go and get it done the year after he leaves our franchise. The appeal of having a top young QB prospect on our team, under a rookie contract, with a quickly developing roster of other talented, young players, is something I'd love to see. If Stroud, Young, Levis, whoever is the real deal, I'm willing to package 2-3 1st rounders to go up and get them given how important having a good QB is in the NFL.

The Paschal pick is the one pick that gives me even the slightest bit of hesitation. I don't dislike the player at all, based on what I've read. Rather, it's did the they make the right decision passing up on Nakobe Dean, Chad Muma, or Troy Andersen in favor of Paschal. Time will tell on that one, but my preference was for them to grab a LB there, with Dean being my first choice.

Hands down, Naomi and Wynonna Judd, The Judds, were one of the best duos in not only country music, but music as a whole. Country artists often get pigeonholed and stereotyped because of the amount of people that don't like the genre. But Naomi and Wynonna Judd were up there with the best of them, in any genre. RIP to Naomi Judd. While the news isn't out there, it is speculated that Naomi committed suicide after a long battle with mental illness.

Terrible advice, he should have returned for his senior season.

I will start out by saying that overall, what I know of these players they drafted, I like. I am not smart enough nor have I watched enough film on each of the individual players drafted to truly dive in deep, evaluate what they did, and give a real, earnest, credible opinion. This is just my 1,000 foot view as a hardcore fan who watches a lot of college football, YouTube clips, and reads pages of player analysis online in the months leading up to the draft. There are times where I've been right in my amateur opinion and times I've been horribly wrong on player evaluations. The biggest thing, above all else, that I appreciate about what Brad Holmes and the front office did this year was drafted seemingly talented players with natural speed, game play speed, and athletic ability. Gone are the slow, big, unathletic guys of the past that we saw from Quinntricia. There were no unathletic, plodding players like Teez Tabor or Jahlani Tavai. Instead, even though some of these players are still a mystery to us, they bet big on athletic ability and the upside that comes with it. After a dark 3 years of Quinn and Patricia drafting the types of players they did, I really appreciate what Holmes and Co. did here in the draft by leaning heavily on athleticism and speed, things you can't teach a player. I love the Aidan Hutchinson and Jameson Williams picks a lot as individual players. I'm glad that we have a regime that finally recognizes the importance of having good pass rushers to get after the QB. When you've got to play Aaron Rodgers twice a year and (assuming he develops into a good QB) Justin Fields twice a year, you need top-tier pass rushers who can get pressure on the QB and disrupt plays. I think they've obviously got that in Hutch and possibly in Paschal as well, depending on how he develops. This regime also seems to recognize that you need explosive playmakers and gamebreakers on offense to score and win in this league. Assuming he comes back fully healthy and ends up being the top wideout in this class as some projected him to be, I think Williams will be the playmaker on offense we desperately needed. St. Brown is a very nice slot guy and #2 option at WR. If he plays like he did last year and improves upon it, he could develop into one of the better/best slot guys in the league. But Williams is the type of guy that, once you get a better QB, can really be unleashed and blow the top off defenses and help you build an elite scoring offense. This is a guy that should be 90-100+ catches, 1,100-1,200+ yards, 10+ TDs. He is a game wrecker you can build an entire scheme around. They essentially traded one of their two 3rd round picks to move up and get him. In the end, while I had some reservation on draft night, I think this was a really shrewd move by Brad Holmes and he fleeced Minnesota in the deal. If Williams develops into what we hope he can be, I'd much rather have him than anyone we could have gotten at #32 or #34. He's tall, athletic, fast, has solid hands, and is by all accounts a smart, crisp route runner. He should be our #1 WR for the next decade around Detroit. My loan disappointment was them passing on Nakobe Dean. Being fully honest, I don't know enough about Dean as a player, what scheme this coaching staff wants to truly run under Aaron Glenn, how Dean would have fit that scheme, and Dean's ability to stay healthy and on the field. After all, Dean may not have been a scheme fi, he may have been too small for what they want to do, and he may have too many red flags as far as his personal health goes. Being able to stay healthy and on the field is an important trait. Still, I would have loved for them to take the risk, address a big area of need, and draft Dean. I have the feeling the Eagles are getting a stud and a steal in Nakobe Dean. We will see. All in all though, I don't think I've ever felt this happy about a Lions draft in my entire life. I have more confidence in Brad Holmes than I did last year and this years draft, at least on paper, has only boosted my confidence. This was by my uneducated opinion and by the metrics of at least semi-reputable draft analyst a really solid draft. We addressed needs not just for the sake of picking a body to fill a hole, but with talented players, with high athletic upsides. With a roster devoid of playmaking and game changing talent. Holmes went out and potentially got 2-3 playmakers to elevate this roster. Great job Brad, great job front office, at least so far. We will see now how it translates on the field. Maybe these aren't the Same Old Lions for fucking once!

Sam Howell goes to the Commodes.

I don't understand what Bill Belichick is doing. He picks a Guard with a 4th-5th round grade in the first in Cole Strange, a WR with a 3rd-4th round grade in Tyquon Thornton in the 2nd, and now he needlessly wastes a 4th round pick a QB in Bailey Zappe. I think New England has a really bad draft on paper.

I think it's clear given the two DEs and WR the Lions picked, Hutch, Paschal and Williams, that unlike Quinntrica, this regime really values athleticism. They want guys they have the athletic ability to be disrupters and playmakers. I don't know what Paschal will bring ultimately, but he's certainly got the athletic upside to be good.

I like this pick as it fits need, I don't know much else about him.

BARRY!!!!!!!!!!

Colts just jumped us probably thinking we were taking a Safety there.

You have to wonder who a suiter is for Baker at this point?

Does Matt Corral start on day one given how bad Sam Darnold is?

I think I'd go LB here.

Tennessee Titans. He finally goes off the board.

Malik Willis to the . . .

Eagles finally take Nakobe Dean off the board.

Pride of Detroit's blogger is saying he declined surgery.

DE, WR, DE, WR.

I'd be interested in Damone Clark, LB out of LSU.

So who do we want coming up here in the 3rd? Nakobe Dean? Leon Chanel? Nick Cross? Malik Willis? Sam Howell?

Don't the Falcons already have Ridder on their roster in Mariota?

WOW, Ridder goes before Willis.

2013 with EJ Manuel and Geno Smith was horrific as was 2007 with JaMarcus Russell.

If Willis makes it to the top of the 3rd round I want him at that point. I would trade up and get him . . . I think.