With the 2nd Pick in the 2010 NFL Draft the Detroit Lions Select………

Hello My Lionettes!

Well it is that favorite time of the year to be a Lions fan! The Draft! I hope everyone is as geeked as I am about the coming NFL Draft! Well I do set the bar pretty high so I think I am alone at the top on this one. As of this posting we are only three, count em three days away from Thursday’s NFL Draft. Here is a link from the Detroit Lions website about the draft party at Ford Field. I am going and if anyone wants to tag along please let me know. I only have space for four people though.

http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Lions-to-Hold-Draft-Night-Event-at-Ford-Field/376b792f-d7a3-4296-940b-d1813c9c9282

Here is my Mock Draft. This mock draft is based on our 7 picks and does not take into account pickups or losses from the result of trading down or up to acquire certain players. IF we can trade out of the #2 spot and move back I am ok with that and picking up additional draft picks that is ok. In the event of that happening we will most likely draft LT Russell Okung from Oklahoma State. The only problem I see with that is he would most likely play RT the coming season and then move over to LT in 2011 after Jeff Backus is most likely placed in a back-up capacity, traded or released. Taking Okung was a strong possibility until we acquired LG Rob Sims from Seattle to play Left Guard.

DT Gerald McCoy from Oklahoma, OG Mike Iupati from Idaho or CB Joe Haden from Florida are candidates for our 1st round pick if we do move back. If they do trade back they can pick up a 2nd round and a 3rd round plus a 6th or 7th round pick. Because this draft is so deep in Oline and DLine it is possible for the Lions to keep moving back to the middle of the first round with their first pick being in the high teens or low 20s and they can amass several picks. It could mean us having so many picks that we can finally have solid starters in multiple positions; have true battles in training camp for starting spots; developmental and depth guys like the Patriots, Giants and Steelers.

1st Round Pick 2 (2) DT Ndamukong Suh from Nebraska
(Projecting Suh will be available based on the high probability the St. Louis Rams will select QB Sam Bradford with their pick)

Here is a link from Sports Science on DT Ndamukong Suh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDMWKvqG6Fs&playnext_from=TL&videos=sJmA82PySN8

Here is a link from the Bakita and Grey Morning Show with a parody song of Runaround Sue about the Lions drafting Ndamukong Suh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxXAxuw4uJc

2nd Round Pick 2 (34) CB Patrick Robinson from Florida State

3rd Round Pick 2 (66) RB Toby Gerhart from Stanford
(I think the Lions snag Gerhart if he is still around in the 3rd)
http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2010/04/stanfords_toby_gerhart_could_f.html

4th Round Pick 2 (100) DE Antonio Coleman from Auburn

7th Round Pick 6 (213) S Terrell Skinner from Maryland

7th Round Pick 7 (214) OG Reggie Stephens from Iowa State

7th Round Pick 48 (255) OT Mike Tepper from California

Pretty much my 7th Round picks are ALL guesses. I doubt any of those three are picked. I think your odds of winning the lottery are better than accurately determining late round draft choices. Every team’s draft boards will immediately change after the #1 pick in the First Round is announced. Why do we even have a mock draft for rounds 5-7? By then most of those players are either depth guys or developmental players. The Lions will most likely move back in either the 2nd or 3rd rounds and if they do that they’ll pick up at least a pick or two in the 5th and 6th rounds.

Here is a Mock Draft from Sportingnews.com and they say we are taking mostly defense I agree with their assessment on players taken in specific positions like DT, CB/RB, RB/CB but I am not so certain on the players they are suggesting. Like I said before it depends on where players fall and when they are chosen because it’ll alter every team’s boards.
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/draft/mock_draft?season=2010&round=1

Now the position groups I think they do not draft in at least in the first four rounds are QB, WR, TE, LB and ST (Punter & Kicker). I think if they draft anyone in those positions it’ll be extremely late and I don’t see them taking a QB at all in this draft. A Line Backer could come in the 4th or if they pick up a 5th or 6th round pick.

I am really encouraged about the directions this team is taking. It is taking some time to undo all the damage that Matt Millen caused in his eight years of bad drafts. Especially the first round busts like WR Mike Williams and WR Charles Rogers. I sincerely believe we are going to make a strong run after this season. Speaking of which on Tuesday the NFL will announce the 2010 schedule. Well my Lionettes WATCH THE DRAFT either at Ford Field with the rest of us die-hards or it’ll be on NFL Network and ESPN. I’ll have another post after the draft take care everyone and GOOOOOOOOOOO LIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!