sagnam

12 minutes ago, Jason_R said:

 

Is that him?  Can't tell anymore.

Just now, Hongbit said:

Remember that time when MichiganCardinal said Henson Hooker was better than Joe Burrow.  

God dammit.  Day 2 posts are so much better than day 1.

4 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I'm not calling Hooker Joe Burrow. But.

He was on a Burrow-like trajectory with what he was doing at Tennessee until he tore his ACL. He was a Heisman contender on a 9-1 Tennessee team and then he went down and everyone saw his age and injury and shied away.

I'm not calling Hooker Joe Burrow. He was probably never going to go 1.1 because of his age and Young/Stroud being there. But the upside is there, and if he had stayed healthy and won the Heisman, he's probably looking at going #4 to the Colts. In the 3rd round, even if the worst case scenario comes to fruition and he never even sees the field, it's a 3rd round bust. Kind of like Iffy is looking like.

If it wasn't clear, I'm not calling Hooker Joe Burrow. 

well said

Just now, RandyMarsh said:

I think the thing I hate most is going to be listening to radio folks call for Hooker to start the moment Goff plays bad or the Lions lose a game. 

Don't listen to the radio.  That's a stupid fan problem, not a roster building problem.

Brad Holmes makes no mistakes.  This was the right pick at the right time.

Just now, Hongbit said:

I feel worse for Hooker than Goff.  There are better places for him to go with a clearer path to the starting job.  

This 100%

Hooker will be ready before Jaymo.  A much loved first round pick.

Just now, AlaskanTigersFan said:

I like Hendon Hooker pick. A guy that "might" have gone in the 1st round. We can develop him. Save 8 mil a year at least in cap space for Bridgewater as a backup. I'll take that. 

This frees up even more money to extend Goff with.

2 minutes ago, buddha said:

wait, i thought we were supposed to trust brad holmes...

This post is the reason I am going to monitor reactions going forward. This deserves one.

1 minute ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

I don't think so. I think LaPorta will start from day 1.

That was just an extension of the joke from earlier

Just now, Motown Bombers said:

Yeah a wasted pick. An injury prone QB backing up a durable QB. 

But now he can develop and not play so not get hurt then get traded like Garoppolo.

We drafted a backup TE at the top of the second round.

Just now, Motown Bombers said:

It would be a wasted pick if he doesn't end up a starter, it creates a QB controversy, and still doesn't solve the backup QB position in the short term. 

He's a fine backup, given how durable Goff is since I read somewhere repeatedly that he never misses a game.  No controversy, it's a 3rd round QB.  He can take kneel downs as well as anyone.

It's a 3rd round QB.  Nothing to worry about.  But there is potential.

hahahhaha, that's a great pick

Just trying to get out of the 2nd round so they can get non-busts again

5 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

They originally had the commercial scheduled for the Lions pick but they pulled the rug out from under them and traded to KC. 

We traded our commercial break.

22 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

I blew through my reactions today this morning, so I think I'll start creating my own. For this post:

 

I'm out of reactions as well.  I saw the powerhouse if Iowa connection as well

21 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

Way to take it out of context.

"He is in the Austin Hooper mold and projects as a low-end TE1 or high-end TE2 on an NFL depth chart."

And evading the question. Who do you see as our TE1?

That was literally what he meant.  I saw that too and immediately got his joke.  Relax.

1 minute ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Mayer is a quasi slot receiver. He doesn't excel as a blocker and while he's a phenomenal route runner and pass receiver, he didn't make sense for how we use our TEs.

LaPorta is an athlete, and will still run those routes and catch those passes, but he'll also kick your ass in the blocking game.

nfl.com disagrees

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Weaknesses

• Inconsistent angles and accuracy as blocker in space.
• Takes the worst of it as lead blocker.
• Has trouble getting to square contact on the move.
• Needs to work back to meet the throw.
• Below average catch success when challenged.
• Allows defender angles to contest the throw.
• Needs to get hands catch-ready more quickly.

Iowa was a powerhouse.  Remember when the Lions drafted 2 players from a bad Florida team in the first 2 rounds?  At least we didn't trade back into the 1st for a TE.

Hopefully it's a second round talent.  It's never too soon to start picking from the 3rd round options.

I still can't believe we didn't get this pick in that trade.

That's our 3rd round pick, lol

I wonder if we will trade back now