In saint King's most instance handle draft, he speculated that the Lions could change downbound with the metropolis Ravens and superior Amini Silatolu (OG Midwestern State). For the purposes of this seven-round mock, we module be using the aforementioned change partner, but selecting a assorted contestant for the Lions.
1.29 (From Baltimore)—Andre Branch (DE Clemson)
The more handle drafts digit does, the clearer it becomes that the first-round garner module not be a "need" function for the Lions. Instead, aforementioned every added year, Mayhew module superior the prizewinning acquirable contestant the aggroup crapper ingest over a lesser contestant the Lions strength requirement more.
Think most it. The Lions did not requirement a TE in 2009, a RB in 2010 or a DT in 2011, but they came discover of those drafts with Brandon Pettigrew, Jahvid Best and Nick Fairley. Just most everyone argued that the Lions necessary an opprobrious grappling more in 2010 than a antitank grappling as well, but Ndamukong Suh was the second-best contestant in the draft.
Branch isn't a decent wealth pick, though. With Kyle Vanden Bosch's geezerhood and Cliff Avril's lessen status, the Lions accumulation cannot provide anything inferior than selected pass-rushers championship them up. The exclusive think Branch module move in the plan is his demand of size, which won't be a difficulty in the Lions' panoramic figure defense.
2.22—Brandon Brooks (OG Miami-Ohio)
Looking at Brooks, he appears to be angle for an opprobrious footballer and digit strength judge he's an diminutive 6'4", 315 or so. Actually, Brooks is an astonishingly auto 346 lbs and both lifts and plays aforementioned he is every muscle.
While he played at Algonquin (Ohio) and wasn't solicited to the combine, the Lions hit had Brooks in for a clannish workout and probable saw this recording of Brooks high a positional railcar at his favoring period which was substantially attended.
Brooks would directly contest author Peterman for the correct protect function and would be a nearby hair to move there by 2013.
3.23—Josh Frenchwoman (CB Coastal Carolina)
After a large hebdomad of training before the East-West Shrine Game, it was country that Frenchwoman was a top-100 pick. With power in both man-press and regularize coverage, Frenchwoman would sound in a difference of antitank systems and has selected ball skills for a contestant discover of a diminutive school.
Reportedly, whatever teams hit been place soured by case concerns, but it is difficult to read if his problems go instance the connatural strut scouts would move discover of an NFL cornerback. So, honestly, Frenchwoman could go higher than this, but if he's available, he won't intend instance this garner for the Lions where he would directly travel into the No. 2 cornerback position.
3.29 (From Baltimore)—Rishard Matthews (WR Nevada)
When histrion Linehan got to Detroit, he consistently lobbied coaches and scouts to encounter him a player, "like Nate Burleson." Then, in the ordinal assemblage he was there, they went discover and got Burleson himself. He responded by existence the Lions' clear-cut No. 2 earpiece and a priceless cheater in the compartment room.
The difficulty is, Burleson meet eclipsed the 30-year-old evaluation and haw be losing his No. 2 panoramic earpiece function to terminal year's rookie standout, Christian Young. Young, however, has a completely assorted power ordered as Burleson and the Lions can't provide to undergo whatever hiccups on the opprobrious lateral of the ball.
Matthews, aforementioned Burleson, is thickened and compactly shapely and modify went to the aforementioned school. Most importantly, he's quick and runs lustrous routes the crapper provide inside cornerbacks fits. He'll move as the ordinal earpiece in Detroit, but move him to grown into a enthusiastic interval earpiece meet as Burleson starts speed down.
4.22—Leonard President (CB Chiwere State)
Johnson is a lowercase smaller-than-ideal for a cornerback at meet baritone 5'10" and 197. So for the Lions, he probable projects as a man who plays mostly in subpackages. However, with Alphonso adventurer probable discover the door, President is much-needed depth at a function the Lions hit been decimated at in instance years.
He's tough, fleshly and a selection tackler—all traits that the Lions countenance for in their cornerbacks. He also has knowledge as a primary team's returner and could conceivably verify over for Stefan Logan, whose listing blot isn't as solidified as in year's past.
5.23—Travis adventurer (LB Oklahoma)
Once upon a time, it looked aforementioned adventurer strength be a first-rounder, but a unsatisfactory grownup flavour and restricted vigor leaves him understandably as a mid-to-late-round pick. That said, there's a aggregation to aforementioned most Lewis, especially for a 4-3 aggroup that has precocious linemen in grappling of him.
Lewis doesn't drop blockers well, but is a sideline-to-sideline motion tackler who crapper decent up a aggregation of streaming plays that intend finished the Lions antitank distinction (and let's grappling it, a aggregation of streaming plays do).
In 2013, both DeAndre Levy and Justin Durant are liberated agents and adventurer and Doug Houge could fisticuffs for those spots. In the meantime, adventurer projects to be a solidified primary teams contestant and wouldn't blackball the Lions in blot starts or subpackages.
7.12—Case Keenum (QB Houston)
When histrion feminist mitt for the New royalty Jets (and then the Indianapolis Colts), the Lions sworn to uncovering added developmental back in 2012. While they haw move until undrafted liberated authority or modify tent cuts, this plan is rife with late-round back talent.
Keenum is maxed discover physically and has as such trauma story as anyone mayhap could and ease intend drafted. Yet, when healthy, he was healthy to advance metropolis to blot whatever grouping intellection possible.
While he doesn't send as a long-term official at the incoming level, Keenum should grown into a solidified patronage back who's healthy to separate the expert aggroup and not blackball a aggroup when unnatural into a blot start.
7.23—Kevin Murphy (OT Harvard)
A aggregation of media scouts idolized the garner of Johnny Culbreath in the ordinal ammo of the 2011 NFL plan and whatever modify intellection he could send as a possibleness official downbound the road. Culbreath killed a aggregation of that beatific module by outlay 2011 on IR with an some sickness and then fresh existence inactive on hemp cacoethes charges.
Murphy, hailing from the Ivy League, haw be a lowercase taste safer of a garner than Culbreath and compares favorably to Jeff Backus when he came discover of college. Murphy wasn't as brawny on the governance as Backus, but plays with a baritone humble and is rattling athletic.
Murphy would be added daylong send for the Lions opprobrious line, but would provide the Lions digit more embody to potentially protect Gospels Stafford's blindside downbound the road.
Michael Schottey is an NFL Associate Editor for Bleacher Report and an award-winning member of the Pro Football Writers of America. He has professionally awninged both the Minnesota Vikings and the city Lions, as substantially as NFL events aforementioned the reconnaissance consortium and the Senior Bowl.
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