The official 2018 nfl draft thread

[kdp1980]

Maybe a better draft, with less reaches than I thought. Not an exciting draft for the Lions was my first thought, but maybe we did really well. We'll see

https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2018...obbed-other-nfl-teams-with-every-pick-so-far/

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2018...-2018-draft-bob-quinn-quotes-every-draft-pick
Lions 2018 draft: Why Detroit made each pick, in Bob Quinn?s own words.
Quinn was very open with why he made the choices he made.
POD

 

[LKP]

Kerryon was their guy. New scheme dont need the pure pass rushers

Great job quinn

 

[mhughes0021]

Kerryon was their guy. New scheme dont need the pure pass rushers

Great job quinn

Brady Rodgers rodgers cousins cousins cam Wilson garrapolo dak goff... who needs pass rushers! Nevin rapeson will lead the league in PI calls... book it.

Per usual you have poor reading comprehension... he talked about his des not needing to be pass rushers. Anyone that thinks you don't need pass rushers on a football team can go die.

 

[LKP]

Brady Rodgers rodgers cousins cousins cam Wilson garrapolo dak goff... who needs pass rushers! Nevin rapeson will lead the league in PI calls... book it.

Per usual you have poor reading comprehension... he talked about his des not needing to be pass rushers. Anyone that thinks you don't need pass rushers on a football team can go die.

Already has pass rushers on this team. Ansah, hyder, cwash in 3-4, kennard. Hand, Robinson, Davis, Zettel can rush too

Plus a great scheme. Scheme trumps all

It?s oline that matters. We face 10 shitty oline this year. Those qbs are dead men

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.detroitlionspodcast.com/sean-sean/2018/04/21/kerryon-johnson-2018-nfl-draft-profile/
Kerryon Johnson: 2018 NFL Draft Profile.
DLP

 

[mhughes0021]

Already has pass rushers on this team. Ansah, hyder, cwash in 3-4, kennard. Hand, Robinson, Davis, Zettel can rush too

Plus a great scheme. Scheme trumps all

It?s oline that matters. We face 10 shitty oline this year. Those qbs are dead men

All you did was list all the same players that sucked at rushing the qb last year lol. Kennard is the only new pass rusher....9 sacks in 4 years... fucking awesome.

 

[LKP]

All you did was list all the same players that sucked at rushing the qb last year lol. Kennard is the only new pass rusher....9 sacks in 4 years... fucking awesome.

Ansah and hyder are health changes.

Washington imoroves in scheme

Zettel.showed imorovement

Hand is new. Kennard has rush skills as a lb

Patricia scheme

Lions have plenty of firepower

 

[inkfreq]

I've read a few articles now discussing how Hand was once the top player in the nation, but just never lived up to expectations in the NFL. A lot of sports writers seem to think it could be different now, because Bo Davis should get the most out of him.

... how? Bo Davis didn't get the most out of him at Alabama, he went from being the top high school player in he nation to someone who never lived up to expectations.

I know Bo wasn't there every year for Hand... but what makes anyone think Bo can turn this kid around and make him a worker, when he didn't pull it off already?

 

[atxlion82]

The one thing Patricia seems do to well is adjusting the scheme to fit the players. Hopefully he is able to get the most out of our defense.

 

[Mitchrapp]

I've read a few articles now discussing how Hand was once the top player in the nation, but just never lived up to expectations in the NFL. A lot of sports writers seem to think it could be different now, because Bo Davis should get the most out of him.

... how? Bo Davis didn't get the most out of him at Alabama, he went from being the top high school player in he nation to someone who never lived up to expectations.

I know Bo wasn't there every year for Hand... but what makes anyone think Bo can turn this kid around and make him a worker, when he didn't pull it off already?

That's the difficulties. Not sure if Hand is worth a 4th but to give up a 3rd.. He better work out.

 

[Mitchrapp]

The one thing Patricia seems do to well is adjusting the scheme to fit the players. Hopefully he is able to get the most out of our defense.

He's also a bend but don't break, or at least he was with NE. Do we have the defense to not break - that's the question.

 

[sggatecl]

Bengals fans were LIVID when the Lions drafted Frank Ragnow

https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2018/4/30/17300620/bengals-fans-were-livid-when-the-lions-drafted-frank-ragnow

As the time slowly ticked off the clock, no one really knew who the Detroit Lions would take on Thursday night. The dream pick among fans, Harold Landry, was shockingly still on the board. Or maybe they would go with linebacker Rashaan Evans or one of the top guards in Isaiah Wynn or Will Hernandez.

While Lions fans were holding their breath for Landry, Cincinnati Bengals fans, whose team was on deck, were ready to draft their next interior offensive lineman. In 2017, the Bengals running game was nearly as bad as the Lions’—rushing for just 85.4 yards per game and 3.6 yards per carry. To make matters worse, starting guard Andre Smith left in free agency.

So, although they likely knew the Lions were also in the market for an interior offensive linemen as well, Bengals fans were likely excited to add the next best lineman. And for many Bengals fans, that man was Frank Ragnow.

 

[Mitchrapp]

All you did was list all the same players that sucked at rushing the qb last year lol. Kennard is the only new pass rusher....9 sacks in 4 years... fucking awesome.

The last year they had a good defense, 2014. It wasn't some great Teryl Austin scheme or anything. It was Suh.

As much as the OL pick might be good they should have went DL.

 

[mhughes0021]

I've read a few articles now discussing how Hand was once the top player in the nation, but just never lived up to expectations in the NFL. A lot of sports writers seem to think it could be different now, because Bo Davis should get the most out of him.

... how? Bo Davis didn't get the most out of him at Alabama, he went from being the top high school player in he nation to someone who never lived up to expectations.

I know Bo wasn't there every year for Hand... but what makes anyone think Bo can turn this kid around and make him a worker, when he didn't pull it off already?

I fully expect ansah Robinson Hand to start upfront in 3-4 looks.... that's if hand beats out Washington/spence. My biggest worry is ansah not being hard nosed enough to hold his gap responsibility in a 3-4. Hand just needs to sit there and be fat... he's not getting to the qb or should we expect him to.

 

[LKP]

I fully expect ansah Robinson Hand to start upfront in 3-4 looks.... that's if hand beats out Washington/spence. My biggest worry is ansah not being hard nosed enough to hold his gap responsibility in a 3-4. Hand just needs to sit there and be fat... he's not getting to the qb or should we expect him to.

I think Ansah could play 3-4 OLB as well and Robinson could play 3-4 DE

Robinson/Hyder, Sylvester Williams, Hand/CWash/Spence on Dline

Ansah and Kennard as rush OLBs. Davis and Chrsitian Jones on the inside

Navorro Bowman is out there. Wouldn't mind adding him to pair with Davis

 

[Mitchrapp]

Hand just needs to sit there and be fat...

Lol.

 

[detrisin]

The last year they had a good defense, 2014. It wasn't some great Teryl Austin scheme or anything. It was Suh.

As much as the OL pick might be good they should have went DL.

If Ragnow was rated higher than any DL on their board, they made the right choice. Your method of picking is how bad teams are built...select the lesser talent as that position is deemed as more of a need.

 

[Mitchrapp]

If Ragnow was rated higher than any DL on their board, they made the right choice. Your method of picking is how bad teams are built...select the lesser talent as that position is deemed as more of a need.

Possible. But who says the guy we picked is better.. Highest rated C doesn't mean higher rated player. Our rushing stunk but the offense was not the biggest problem it was defense. QB's shredding us.

With your method we keep going 9-7.

 

[LKP]

Possible. But who says the guy we picked is better.. Highest rated C doesn't mean higher rated player. Our rushing stunk but the offense was not the biggest problem it was defense. QB's shredding us.

With your method we keep going 9-7.

15th in QB rating allowed. With Ansah (most of year playing hurt and missed 2 games) and Hyder (all year) and Ngata (11 game) injuries

Now Ansah and Hyder healthy. Big additions there. Williams replaces Ngata which is better than Spence/Ledbetter. Hand added. Kennard added. Patricia scheme added

Shead added, Tavon Wilson back healthy(but more runs support) and more safety depth with Walker to help Killebrew

We won't be shredded.

Run game does help the defense to control the clock and avoid shredding too.

Cam, Dak, Cousins twice, Trubisky twice, McCown/Darnold, (rookie) McCarron/Josh Allen (rookie), Bradford/Rosen(rookie), Tannehill (off injury) don't really scare anybody. That is 10 weak QBs

Russell Wilson, Garropolo and Goff. Meh. Wilson doesn't have an oline and 49ers really don't have any weapons.

Rodgers and Brady shred everybody typically but we get 2 of those 3 games at home.