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Series Thread: 2023 Lions official draft thread

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That first pick was crazy for now... That kid had better be special and he better stay healthy.

Campbell may be a good pick. I pray he can step in and lock down the middle of the field.

Sam LaPorta has mediocre written all over him. We could have traded up a few picks to get Kincaid. We could have waited and gotten better value. TE was deep in this draft.

Branch at 45 is a really good pick. He and Campbell together should strengthen us against the run.

I love the Hooker pick.
 

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Lions are on the move!
 

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That first pick was crazy for now... That kid had better be special and he better stay healthy.

Campbell may be a good pick. I pray he can step in and lock down the middle of the field.

Sam LaPorta has mediocre written all over him. We could have traded up a few picks to get Kincaid. We could have waited and gotten better value. TE was deep in this draft.

Branch at 45 is a really good pick. He and Campbell together should strengthen us against the run.

I love the Hooker pick.
I st ill have an issue with where they are taking players, but they may have come away with the 2 best tacklers in this draft, I really love that. Nice to have a viable backup QB. Not an amazing draft, but the negativity about it has gotten out of hand.
 

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A DT! Never heard of him.
 

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This is the full-blown Jalani Tavai... "I am smarter than you" pick... We could have used 4th a or 5th rounder on him.

My man doesn't even have a highlight reel on YouTube.
 

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This is the full-blown Jalani Tavai... "I am smarter than you" pick... We could have used 4th a or 5th rounder on him.

My man doesn't even have a highlight reel on YouTube.
I am watching an analyst I really like. He said he has a lot of similar traits as Alim Mcneil, but not the same talent.
 

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This is the full-blown Jalani Tavai... "I am smarter than you" pick... We could have used 4th a or 5th rounder on him.

My man doesn't even have a highlight reel on YouTube.
Martin has potential but right now is a bit of a massive bowling ball. He can really get off the snap for a big man and has impressive, 35" arms that he flashes the ability to leverage as a weapon. Coaches will want to see improvements in his technique against the run as right now he plays a bit wreckless and undisicplined which leads to a rather inconcsistent brand of football. There aren't a lot of 2-way Nose Tackles sitting around who can anchor down against the run and disrupt as a pass rusher so his upside is well worth a mid-round draft pick.
 
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Smitty will be upset.

The Niners took his kicker.

Well...no sense in me posting this now.
 

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I think Holmes should trade away the 249th pick to move up to 151 from 152 for fucksakes.
 

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6'5" and 337lbd according to Wikipedia. That is big!

I am pulling for this kid. Sounds like a lot of teams did homework on him even if he never made any expert big boards.

He, Buggs, and McNeil give us a good number of big bodied DTs.
 

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6'5" and 337lbd according to Wikipedia. That is big!

I am pulling for this kid. Sounds like a lot of teams did homework on him even if he never made any expert big boards.

He, Buggs, and McNeil give us a good number of big bodied DTs.
Sounds like he just lacks technique, he has a good coaching staff to correct that. Curious how it works out
 
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Sounds like he just lacks technique, he has a good coaching staff to correct that. Curious how it works out
I have seen him in a couple games. He is Keanu Benton without the discipline. He also needs to play lower but he is a decent player with a lot of upside. I just dont like trading up for this.
 
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I think Holmes should trade away the 249th pick to move up to 151 from 152 for fucksakes.
Cheer up. We just drafted a big fat guy. And on the plus side he is also kind of slow too.

Well, he is quick for a big guy but he is not running anyone down from behind.
 

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Even with a lot of the picks being questionable by the draft “experts” management has earned my confidence that they can produce an improving product. I’m disappointed in the moment on a number of these picks. Still, after last year’s finish, I’m looking forward to 2023. The organization is moving in the right direction.
 
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