My take on the way the Lions big board should look through the top ten, with a little rationale for, or comment on, each:
(1) Luke Joeckel -- The most ready and complete player, and at a position of need. Likely a #1 overall to KC, though.
(2) Eric Fisher -- Bigger than Joeckel and a hometown (ish) kid, but not as polished as LJ. Very well could be there at 5, depending on if the Jags opt to go DE, or CB, or even QB. If he's there, I think he's the pick.
(3) Dee Milliner -- Only because Mayhew has enthused about him, and he tracks to have a fine pro career with his skill set, vis-a-vis today's NFL. Could be a smoke screen, but I don't think so.
(4) Chance Warmack -- Much is made of the LT positional need for the Lions, but they need a RG too. Reiff probably goes there otherwise, which could work, but this guy is almost a can't miss, and would allow Reiff to play RT.
(5) Bjorn Werner -- A close call over Ziggy Ansah and Dion Jordan, but fits the Lions' newly proclaimed "safer picking" strategy. Figures to be a good, solid, above average player for some time. Think: the Jeff Backus of DEs, or Kyle VandenBosch with a bit less fire. Of course, the Lions picked Backus up farther down the line, not at 5.
(6) Ziggy Ansah -- Maybe the "safe" line is also a smoke screen. This guy could turn out to be a beast, although for some reason I sense injuries waiting to happen here. Still, the thought of him next to Suh and Fairly is very appealing, no?
(7) Dion Jordan -- Any of these last three picks works for me, really. They need edge presence, especially with Levy and WhoKnowsWho as edge LBs (yikeys)...
(8) Tavon Austin -- Look, we know the Lions love him. But I see them ending up with someone like Quinton Patton, Robert Woods or Keenan Allen.
(9) Lane Johnson -- They might. They might.
(10) Desmond Trufant -- I like him, and I think the Lions do too.
This all presupposes they don't trade down (or, God forbid, up).
A couple of notes about a couple of hometown guys: If Denard Robinson were to be there at pick 132, I take him. He could learn from Reggie Bush and give the Lions stodgy-ish offense (how does an offense with that much alleged talent end up so stodgy as they did last year?!) a potential wildcat element that would be most intriguing. Plus, he comes with a "Big house" full of built-in fans, who could then be expected to track his progress west to Ford Field.
Then, if William Gholston is there at pick 137, I take him too. I think the kid will turn it around. I could be a fool. But I'd like to see the Lions taking two DEs in their first five picks.
Monday, April 22, 2013
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