Question: In football, what is the least important position on the field (offense & defense)? Answer: Tight End. It's absolutely mind-boggling that a team that went 0-16 last year, and needs help EVERYWHERE, would draft a Tight End in the first round of the NFL Draft. Furthermore, the Lions drafted another Tight End later in the draft!? They drafted two Tight Ends! This is unbelievable!
The Lions also drafted a WR in round 3, and a RB in round 6. Keep in mind the Lions had the 32 ranked defense, dead last in the NFL last year.
I'm not sure why the Detroit Lions draft and future seem to be flying under the radar, but somebody needs to call them out on it.
This team went 0-16 last year for crying out loud!
Drafting a TE in the first round is ludicrous!
How do you pass up LB Ray Muauluga twice? Or LB Clay Mathews? Or CB Vontae Davis, DT Peria Jerry, or LB James Laurinitas?
If I'm the Lions GM, here is my draft: OT Jason Smith, CB Vontae Davis, LB Ray Muauluga, and DE Jason Gilbert with the first 4 picks. Now that's a draft! Those three would definitely get the defense going in the right direction. Jason Smith would help protect next year's quarterback. Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy are MUCH BETTER than Mathew Stafford and Mark Sanchez and Josh Freeman.
Letting Culpepper play this year and building a tougher defense would have been the wise move. A strong defense makes you competitive. A fricken Tight End does not make you competitive! Defense wins championships. The Lions are absolutely clueless and all management should be fired. I could run this team, and make them competitive within two years.
~Cat
I disagree. You obviously don't understand what Pedigrew can bring to a team. Pedigrew was the most underrated player in the draft and will pay huge dividends to the Lions this year. The guy is huge, fast and has great hands. Combine this guy as Stafford's new "safety net" in the middle of the field, along with the best receiver in the league on the outside (underrated as nobody could get him the ball) and the Lions will now have an offense.
ReplyDeleteThe problem with the Lions is that they need everything. By drafting an incredible talent at tight end it will provide a big lift for their most important investment (Stafford). It is critical to get Stafford off on the right foot and Pedigrew will help to at least make the Lions reasonable on offense.