Now we don't know who is going to be gone. This a draft where I think anything could happen. I think there's a possibility there's a run on QBs early in the first round. It's definitely not expected to happen.
1st Round
I really think this pick has 4 options. One being trade down. I would hope 3 of the picks I would want would be gone. I am on a no DE mode right now. This is a deep DE draft. They're all high risk DEs too. I just think This pick needs to be Joeckel, Fisher, or Milliner. I can't imagine both tackles there, so I'd pick them in that order. Fisher is a better run blocker I believe. Joeckel has a great kick back and like him in pass blocking. Now you trade down, which may or may not be realistic. I think if Geno is there, there might be teams that want to trade up. Bills might be one of them to make sure nobody else comes up and gets him. I think you can still get Milliner there. You could also start considering Chance Warmack even more the lower you go. With signing two safeties I don't think you take Vaccaro off the board. I think Quin possibly Vaccaro could play CB. Now if it was me I think you could make some interesting packages with the three. Vaccaro is great in the run game. He loves to tackle. DE are always on the board at some point when you move down. Who knows which ones are available, but one of the top ten guys is likely to go in the twenties. Talk about Bowers and Clayborn both Bucs in past years were considered top guys and didn't go to the second round. I think that is likely. I guy like Werner, Moore, and Jones could be second round picks. I honestly think Moore is a 2nd round guy. Now I think the other two won't be available in the 2nd round, but those are those guys Jones with the injury and Werner because he's no the sexy pick like Ansah or Jordan. I think Fisher is gone, I'd take Fisher.
2nd Round
Unless there is a run on CBs in the first round there is likely to be some good ones here. I like Xavier Rhodes by high on him for a long time. He's my second best CB. I've been saying it for a long time. Now Banks is the high potential guy. There's going to be a DE here whether it's Moore or someone else. I think LB is also a good pick to look at. A lot of people have Brown in the first round. I don't think he's a good fit for a Lions. I like him not love him. He's smaller then Ernie, but quick and loves to hit. Now our DL doesn't protect their LBs like every other team. I think it's a stupid scheme, but it's reality. A big guard gets his hands on Brown it's probably not going to be the best. Minter could be there. Khaseem Greene will be there more then likely. OL is a good possible even if you've already taken one. Cooper, Pugh, Long, Armstead, and Warford. Safety would be Matt Elam. I'd take Rhodes. If he's gone I take one of those CBs unless there is a big name there. Minter is there he'd be my two and then Banks or Trufant.
3rd Round
Someone had Moore still available here. If he is take him. I don't know that he's slid this far. We haven't had much luck with CB here. At this point your probably not getting a starter. We have projects. Pass on CBs here. I think you now look at those positions that are deeper and little differences. Like RB and WR. Eddie Lacy might be available. Robert Woods would make a good pick. If Barkley is still on the board I don't have a problem with it. You might end up with a good 3rd string qb. Hill is at the end of his career. You might end up with a good trading chip though. Only downfall is he couldn't play against Lions secondary to get Flynn like recognition and value. I once heard someone say they always drafted a QB becasue of the value and I think that is smart to the point where your stupid not too. Bernard I think possibly Lattimore. Then you're not relying on Bush. You have depth and Lattimore can recover healthy. I don't think Lattimore would be a bad pick, but he might be in play later. The safety Rambo or Shamarko Thomas. You do need depth at safety. Even if you don't have someone that is injury proned. Bailey or Williams are other WR possibilities. Start really looking at guards and centers. Travis Frederick really makes sense. Sam Montgomery is a good DE possibility. I think in the end DE, G, or C should be the pick here. Even if you've take a DE it's not a bad to add depth.
4th Round
I think you're looking at possibility of a lot of those 4th round guys. Wilcox at safety here. A lot of linebackers Bostic or Vince Williams. Bell or Gholston out of MSU. Barrett Jones would be a solid pick if he's available. Kenny Stills is your likely WR. Marquise Goodwin is my 4th round guy. I hope the Lions hold out on WR and take him in the 4th round. Am I picking him on his 40 time. Yes, we need someone to get vertical. We need a returner. Schwenke would be the other center. Now our 4th round pick is compensatory so it's late. I don't know that Lattimore, Jones, Schwenke, or Goodwin will be here. Alvin Bailey a Guard out of Arkansas is a likely and good pick.
5th Round
Now we're really getting down there. Heller is gone Sims out of MSU is a good pick here. Guard Hugh Thornton, speedy back Mike Gillislee, safety T.J. McDonald, or LB Kevin Reddick. I really like A.J. Klein or Devin Taylor. Possibly a punter or kicker.
6th and 2 7ths
We have 1 6th round pick and 2 7ths. I'm going to combine them. I think if the best punter and kicker are available you take them. You have Wolff S, Sanders WR, Johnson Purdue CB, Wagner OT, Lester S, or Barner RB. I don't know that there is a kicker like there was last year in Henry. I think you take Sturgis the kicker out of Florida if he's here and then you take Ryan Allen the punter. Behind him at punter would be Wing and Hopkins at kicker. You'd think with an early 6th and 7th we'd be able to get 2 out of the four.
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