2010 Draft prospects

Piston Pete · Post #101 » by **Piston Pete** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:05 pm

I doubt we draft a RB in the 2nd round unless our staff view them good enough to replace Smith long-term.

I could see us drafting one within the first 4 rounds, however...

Liqourish · Post #102 » by **Liqourish** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:15 pm

Toby Gerhart is better than Kevin Smith. He's bigger, taller, stronger. He's got good vision. he can run through contact, break tackles. My god, he was a heisman canidate this year. I like KSmith, but Gerhart is much better.

He's also ready to play right now. Meanwhile, Smith will be trying to rehabd hoping to return in 2011.

MLive.com - Lions running back Kevin Smith may not be ready for the start of the 2010 season after suffering a knee injury this past weekend.

Tom Kowalski of MLive.com writes that Smith's injury could alter Detroit's draft strategy.

He eventually will return from knee surgery, but he probably won't be 100 percent healthy until the 2011 season

Detroit wasn't planning on drafting a RB, but it's a big need now. Why not take one of the best available?

Piston Pete · Post #103 » by **Piston Pete** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:36 pm

Depends....if we can get a good RB in the 3rd round, I'd still like to draft defense in the 2nd....but if Gerhart is the best player on the board when we are on the clock, then we should take him.

Liqourish · Post #104 » by **Liqourish** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:12 pm

Unless someone good falls along way down, there won't be much difference between the 2nd and 3rd round as far as defensive talent goes. This is basically a QB draft this year. All the stand out players are going high. I'd rather draft BPA with our 1st, go after a good RB with our 2nd, and draft defense the rest of the way.

Bartender · Post #105 » by **Bartender** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:38 pm

Either Gerhart or that G Tech RB. Both can break tackles very good but the GTech RB is faster. Idk how I'd feel about a white runningback tbh lol.

Piston Pete · Post #106 » by **Piston Pete** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:49 pm

I will be interested to see Dwyer's (GT RB) combine results. I worry about "system" RBs like Dwyer coming out the the triple option offense.

Liqourish · Post #107 » by **Liqourish** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:31 pm

If he's the best RB, why would it matter? I really hate this thought that all white guys are subpar athletes to any black guy. Gerhart is right up there with Mark Ingram. You wouldn't think twice about taking Ingram.

Piston Pete · Post #108 » by **Piston Pete** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:08 pm

Race should not be an issue when discussing RBs available in a draft - PERIOD.

Bartender · Post #109 » by **Bartender** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:17 pm

Liqourish wrote:If he's the best RB, why would it matter? I really hate this thought that all white guys are subpar athletes to any black guy. Gerhart is right up there with Mark Ingram. You wouldn't think twice about taking Ingram.

I'm bias though :lol:

Post #110 » by **ajaX82** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:34 pm

well in good news for our draft stock this week.... Cleveland gets a pretty bad KC team and Tampa gets a just ok Seattle team. We should all be praying for the TB upset, but more realistically Cleveland could beat KC and set us into the #3 slot, which would put us in line at worst for one of the Suh/McCoy/Berry trio

Bartender · Post #111 » by **Bartender** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:05 pm

We should already have the 3 spot over Cleveland already, shouldn't we?

Post #112 » by **ajaX82** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:08 pm

Bartender wrote:We should already have the 3 spot over Cleveland already, shouldn't we?

Nope, we are 4, their strength of schedule is worse than ours. We could root for teams they have played to win as well i suppose, and teams we have played to lose, but having them win is way easier

Piston Pete · Post #113 » by **Piston Pete** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:19 pm

Until today.....Cleveland beat KC, so now we're #3.

Too bad the Rams couldn't pull out the victory against the Texans....

Piston Pete · Post #114 » by **Piston Pete** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:22 am

More god news, Tampa beat Seattle today. Anyone know their strength of schedule compared to ours? Who would have the #2 pick?

Liqourish · Post #115 » by **Liqourish** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:18 am

We've had a pretty brutal schedule. I would bet on them having the better pick. Until they get another win!! C'mon Tampa.... YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!

Bartender · Post #116 » by **Bartender** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:27 am

TB's opponent win percentage is actually considerably higher then Detroits.

Piston Pete · Post #117 » by **Piston Pete** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:31 am

Thanks to them having New Orleans in their division - does that mean we'd have the higher draft pick? Same record, but we had the easier schedule?

Liqourish · Post #118 » by **Liqourish** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:19 am

^ Should mean, yes.

Liqourish · Post #119 » by **Liqourish** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:20 am

I double posted and I got a message saying that we cannot delete posts in this forum? :roll:

Piston Pete · Post #120 » by **Piston Pete** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:32 pm

Chances CB Donovan Warren is there for us in the 3rd round?? I think there might be a small chance he is.