No. 1 NFL Pick?: Mario Williams!

[Stephen]

Watched most of the draft, it was a good draft with a few surprises.


I was most pleased that my Patriots selected Maroney with their first pick, usually they go defensive players early on. But he is a very talented running back, a lot of scouts and top executives ranked him the next best running back after reggie bush. And to top it off, the Pats traded down to get prized receiver Chad Jackson with their 2nd pick.

[The Sym]

Great draft for the Raiders, Cardnals, Titans, and the Saints.

[Magell]

I can't believe that Detroit passed up a chance on Leinart in the first round and Lendale White in the second round. WTF? That's why they will be perenial losers and I went out of state for my favorite team. An outside linebacker is a decent pickup for Detroit but why a SS? They have two good safeties right now. Detroit has a solid team and what they need is a star to rally around and give everybody the motivation to succeed. Matt Leinart would have been a great rallying point for the Lions.

I'm a big fan of Miami and that made some good pickups. There secondary is weak so a good CB should help a little bit. They might need more secondary pickups to really improve 'cause quite a few big breaks on passing hurt them. A WR is a good pickup for the team. I'm not sure about getting Daunte Culpepper and getting rid of the two QBs from last year and having two backups with no experience.

[neglet]

Originally Posted by Magell

I can't believe that Detroit passed up a chance on Leinart in the first round and Lendale White in the second round. WTF? That's why they will be perenial losers and I went out of state for my favorite team. An outside linebacker is a decent pickup for Detroit but why a SS? They have two good safeties right now. Detroit has a solid team and what they need is a star to rally around and give everybody the motivation to succeed. Matt Leinart would have been a great rallying point for the Lions.

Gee, just like Harrington was in '04, and Andre Ware in '91? My mom and I were watching the camera on Leinart during Detroit's pick, and could read his mind: "Not Detroit! Not Detroit! Not Detroit!" The problem is, Detroit fans have been expecting a QB to come in and be the savior of this team for DECADES now, and it ain't gonna happen with a rookie first-round pick, I don't care how good he was in college. Besides, Detroit picked up two decent QBs in McCown and Kitna in the offseason, and they need another QB controversy like they need another hole in the head.

After six years of picking offensive players in the first round--maybe they were stars, but they haven't been leaders--I'm glad to see the Lions go with defense, and guys with reps as hard workers. LB Sims seems like a hard-playing guy, and another SS, one who can play both run and pass, is needed in the new defensive scheme. So I'm not down in the dumps about the Lions top picks--I think they fit in with the new coach's program, and I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, at least until the first few games of the season.

[Magell]

Originally Posted by neglet

Gee, just like Harrington was in '04, and Andre Ware in '91? My mom and I were watching the camera on Leinart during Detroit's pick, and could read his mind: "Not Detroit! Not Detroit! Not Detroit!" The problem is, Detroit fans have been expecting a QB to come in and be the savior of this team for DECADES now, and it ain't gonna happen with a rookie first-round pick, I don't care how good he was in college. Besides, Detroit picked up two decent QBs in McCown and Kitna in the offseason, and they need another QB controversy like they need another hole in the head.

After six years of picking offensive players in the first round--maybe they were stars, but they haven't been leaders--I'm glad to see the Lions go with defense, and guys with reps as hard workers. LB Sims seems like a hard-playing guy, and another SS, one who can play both run and pass, is needed in the new defensive scheme. So I'm not down in the dumps about the Lions top picks--I think they fit in with the new coach's program, and I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, at least until the first few games of the season.

To be perfectly honest I thought Harrington was a good quarterback and Detroit shouldn't have given up on him. Although in honesty the fans gave up on him before anybody else did. It doesn't bother me that much but I still think Leinart would have been a good pick. I'm sure he was really worried during the beginning of the draft that he'd end up on some really shitty team. I don't think the Lions really need to work much on their defense. Their biggest defensive problem is that they are on the field so much because the offense can't get anything going.

They should have drafted White in the second round and gotten rid of Kevin Jones. He's overrated and can't break any big runs. They can trade away Jones then they could have let White be the backup and gain some experience behind Pinner and Bryson for a year or two. We'll see how things turn out. I'm just glad they didn't draft another WR with their first pick.