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Actually, I'll say the opposite. Hooker never sees the field for Detroit outside of mop up duty or injury fill in. They're building a strong enough offense that Goff will assert himself as THE guy. I know some people like this pick but I was a "Go Big or Go Home" guy if they wanted QB and I don't see this as going big.

Nope. You get an old, backup QB instead lol. I'm sure you're thrilled with this pick.

Traded back again haha. 63+183 for 68+139. Ok I guess I have a feeling that Holmes trades back into the 3rd. Lots of ammo to do so now

No 3rd

Closer to the middle actually. The 4th ends at 135

#122 (4th round) and a 7th. Pretty good return

Well, the Lions got into the 4th round now. I wonder if they traded back once Benton was taken, he was linked to the Lions before.

Or CJGJ or Moseley or Sutton or Kerby or Walker or Jacobs. Damn, that depth

Jalin Hyatt incoming. I wouldn't hate it. Get more weaponzzz

There goes Benton.

Same here. Him or Adebawore and I'm good for the rest of this draft. Keion White still there too.

The Lions have ridiculous depth on this roster. RB, TE, LB, the entire secondary, WR when Jamo returns, starting O-Line is high level. Loaded Really want to see a D-Lineman at 55, some good names could be sitting there.

Probably one of the 5ths

LOVE the Brian Branch pick. Not the most athletic but he's a playmaker and has that Dawg that this staff, and fans, will love. Valuewise this makes up for the 1st rounders. If they took Branch at 18 and Campbell at 45, it looks fine.

Ok gotcha. I can see why this would give people Hock flashbacks but I think LaPorta is more dynamic. Of course it was hard to tell because Iowa didn't have a QB worth a damn but he looks the part.

Backup TE? Who's ahead of LaPorta on the depth chart?

100%

I knew the Lions would pick a TE in the 2nd and I don't hate it. More weapons for Goff is a good thing, the offense is going to be STACKED when Jamo returns and that's pretty exciting even if the TE pick isn't super exciting. Need to get some mean fat guys for the trenches now.

They're a Tight End factory and offensive line factory so they've had plenty of successful offensive players at the NFL level.

That's not "uh oh" at all, Best was a great player the rare times when he was healthy and already had injury red flags coming into the draft that I believe Gibbs doesn't have. I'm not championing the pick (I've made my negative opinion on these picks known) but if Gibbs is a Best level player, that's a good thing.

He's a MIKE. It does make the Anzalone signing a little more confusing now because they both play the same exact position. The linebacker room is all of a sudden very crowded along with the running back room so I'd have to think there's some maneuvering to be done to clear up the clutter.

Also, I wonder if Holmes would have taken Gonzalez had the stupid Patriots not sniped him at 17. That was probably the biggest gut punch for me tonight, seeing him so close to the Lions and then hearing his name called right before 18. Oof. If they were that high on Witherspoon, I'd have to think that Gonzalez was a consideration had he been there at 18. Now I'm hoping for Porter at 34 but, of course, the Steelers are drafting 32 so you just know they'll take him.

I'm not gonna lie, I'm baffled by this draft and not just the Lions but in terms of the Lions picks, took two players at less than premium positions way before they were projected to go. Of course, there's a lot of variance in every teams' board especially in this draft where there are very few legit 1st round talents but my first reaction to both picks was "WTF?". I actually thought they would trade up for Gibbs late in the 1st and might take Campbell at 48 but 12 and 18 I did NOT expect. This seems very "smartest guy in the room" but we'll see, I'm just a fan so what do I know and Holmes has a good track record so we'll just trust in him. I'm not sure why they had to throw the 3rd in to the Arizona trade even with a 5th coming back. I thought 6 for 12+34 alone was fair but, again, what do I know, I'm just a fan. I do like that they have three 2nds so I assume we'll see some trench heavy picks tomorrow but it's Holmes so who knows. Also, Swift has to get traded now I'd think. They didn't draft Gibbs at 12 to redshirt him. This is Montgomery and Gibbs backfield now. Also, passing on Carter and allowing the Eagles (a team they're chasing) to get him could be a fatal mistake. Then they get Nolan Smith, Eagles just killing it.

You draft for long term stability at a position, not for next year. The Lions have one corner signed beyond next season in Sutton so it's a long term need even if Witherspoon might not start right away. With that said, I agree that I'd pass on corner at 6 but Witherspoon might very well be BPA with all of Anderson, Carter and Wilson likely gone so I wouldn't hate it. Guard is another long term need, not a fan of taking one in the 1st but if it's in a trade down scenario I don't think it's that bad. I honestly don't see many scenarios that will make the fanbase really happy outside of Anderson or Carter being taken. The draft is bereft of high impact players and one of the few high impact players available is Bijan Robinson which most would hate because he's a RB but I personally would be fully onboard with at 18.

How is that idiotic? Witherspoon is the most likely pick at 6 (just about everybody is mocking him to the Lions now) and Torrence seems reasonable if they trade down.