detroitroar Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Fwiw, I dont consider Pettigrew a bust. Mild disappointment perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehardlionfan Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 3 hours ago, SimbaWho said: HAHAHAHA Hard to broadcast sarcasm but just felt like a real Liony like pick. lol. I thought it was funny at least, lol. I got it. like you suggest it’s a Lions pick.🤠 Im betting on it! Its a safer pick than betting on the Lions next playoff victory. 🤷♂️ (27years) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 04/01/2019 at 7:44 PM, detroitroar said: Fair enough, but surely not a reason to not select one in the 1st. A lot of the big name TE's (Gronk, Kelce, and Ertz are a few great examples) are guys that have been drafted outside of round 1. The argument could be made for most other positions I am sure. However, it seems that we don't NEED to take a first round TE when we have other significant holes on the roster. The team had poor production out of the TE position this year. We also got rid of Ebron for similar reasons and he blew up in Indy. At least a part of the issue is that the offensive staff didn't know how to utilize the TE and the personnel we had already on the roster. Getting a rookie TE in round 1 doesn't guarantee that the team will know what to do with him. TE's also take about 2-3 years to develop. I'd rather get a plug-and-play guy in Round 1 and draft a highly talented but raw player in rounds 3-5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 05/01/2019 at 10:07 AM, detroitroar said: Fwiw, I dont consider Pettigrew a bust. Mild disappointment perhaps. I'm pretty sure that I would take the production of an Alex Mack, Percy Harvin, Clay Matthews, Shady McCoy, etc. over Pettigrew. Your first rounders don't have to be HOF'ers. It's also not great to pass over impact players who are the face of the league for a run of the mill guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroitroar Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Karnage84 said: I'm pretty sure that I would take the production of an Alex Mack, Percy Harvin, Clay Matthews, Shady McCoy, etc. over Pettigrew. Your first rounders don't have to be HOF'ers. It's also not great to pass over impact players who are the face of the league for a run of the mill guy. .....all of that is beside the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, detroitroar said: .....all of that is beside the point None of it is beside the point when you're talking about the production of a run of the mill first round TE. You have to compare guys who were drafted in close proximity in terms of production. I get what the Lions were trying to do. They just drafted Stafford #1 overall and they were trying to give their young QB a big target. TE's tend to be a young QB's safety net. There were several players available in that position at positions of need who would have had a much larger impact. We can't go back in time and change the outcome but you can't say that everything worked out fine as it did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroitroar Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Karnage84 said: None of it is beside the point when you're talking about the production of a run of the mill first round TE. You have to compare guys who were drafted in close proximity in terms of production. I get what the Lions were trying to do. They just drafted Stafford #1 overall and they were trying to give their young QB a big target. TE's tend to be a young QB's safety net. There were several players available in that position at positions of need who would have had a much larger impact. We can't go back in time and change the outcome but you can't say that everything worked out fine as it did. ............I said he wasnt a bust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimbaWho Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Just bang your head on the wall as hard as you can Karnage. You'll keep more brain-cells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, SimbaWho said: Just bang your head on the wall as hard as you can Karnage. You'll keep more brain-cells. Pretty much. Clay Matthews or the disappointment also known as Brandon Pettigrew.... Between the two of them, Ebron is showing that he isn't the bust we all assumed he was and the Lions just weren't using him right. He definitely played his part in dropping nearly everything thrown his way but that is one heck of a turnaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManeLine Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Give me Ed Oliver, Devin White, or one of Greedy Williams or Deandre Baker (if he tests well). Good year to need top defensive talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I saw a mock draft with us picking Devin White in first and Jaylon Ferguson in second, i would be elated if this happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superduperman Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 I just want a star player. Identify the players who can be impact stars and get one. I don't care if it's Deionte Thompson or even Kyler Murray. I want a pass rusher desperately, but the Lions need star players anywhere on the field much worse than they need any one position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karnage84 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 On 17/01/2019 at 1:34 PM, Shane said: I saw a mock draft with us picking Devin White in first and Jaylon Ferguson in second, i would be elated if this happened. I would sign on board with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockcity2 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 There are mocks out there having us take a TE at 8.... Really... thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroitroar Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Rockcity2 said: There are mocks out there having us take a TE at 8.... Really... thoughts? He better be Gronk-like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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