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Round #1 - Ndamukong Suh, DT Nebraska



Honolulu Suh is sure to be the best thing to happen to the Lions since Wayne Fontes rolled up to Barry Sanders' pro day, lit his stogie and told everyone else they could go home. Suh is the run stopping, pass rushing, hard working leader that the Lions have been lacking forever. He will undoubtedly see his share of double teams which will limit his production some, but as the team around him gets better Suh will emerge as a top tier defensive tackle in the NFL.


Round #2 - Jahvid Best, RB, Cal



I wanted Best and I got him. Now the Lions have to find a way to get him the ball. I like the pick as long as he doesn't become a one trick pony and the lions only get him in there on a bunch of trick play shit. I want him to me mixed in with Kevin Smith and get consistent runs between the tackles where if he finds a crease he can bust it big. I also think you line him up in the slot and work a lot of quick hits and slants to him. Oh, and the Lions who are the worst fuckin screen team in the world, need to figure out how to run one and get him the ball cause he is gonna be absolutely deadly if he gets some room and some horses to run behind.


Round #3 - Amari Spievey, CB Iowa


Spievey's 2 pick game against Wisco

I don't know a ton about this guy and I was looking for a bigger name here but you can't really go wrong with taking a guy who everyone says is a solid tackler and isn't afraid to get his hands dirty. Once I saw Javier Arenas go I basically put this one in the hands of the Lions to take whomever they thought was the best corner available. Even if this guy is just a solid nickle back I think I'm happy here and it seemed like he made some really nice plays on short routes and deep balls on his highlight tape that NFL network showed. I'll just be pissed if Brandon Ghee, who dropped late into the third becomes the playmaker I think he will and our boy Spievey goes in and comes out the revolving door that has become the Lions secondary. I think this draft will hinge a lot on Spievey's ability to contribute regularly and make plays on a defense that is looking for an identity.

Our JBS.com Iowa football correspondent Worm says: I already spoke with BMase this morning... I am a bit biased as a Hawk fan but Spievey will be the second best player on your defense for years to come (behind Suh obviously). I wish he would have ended up in Chicago.

I say that if he is better than Delmas I will shit myself with joy.

Sidenote: Proper pronunciation is Spi-VEY


Round #4 - Jason Fox, OL Miami



Another big pick that I think will help define Mayhew as a GM. Because lets be honest here, his early picks over the last two years have have been no brainers and hitting on guys late in the draft will be his crowning achievement in moving on from Matt Millen in the mind of Lions fans.

I like the Jason Fox pick and God knows that I hate the indifference with which we treat our woes on the offensive line (we act like we actually have one) but I still thought that when Thaddeus Gibson from OSU fell to the fourth round that he was a great value pick and we should've taken him to play DE opposite KVB or even as a converted weak side linebacker. But Mayhew decided to go with Jason Fox of Miami instead and I can't fault him for it. I heard a lot of buzz about his athletic ability, he is a converted tight end, and about his technique before the draft.

He is a bit of a raw project but one that I think can compete for a starting spot over the next year or two. And it never hurts to have another competent lineman around in case the O-line still has a lingering case of the False-Start Fosters. Plus I'll take a player from The U any day and twice on Sunday.


Round #7 - Traded to Eagles for 6th round 2011 pick



Not sure about trading a 7th round pick to move up to the 6th round next year. Especially a year after you only win two games. Take a fuckin player and develop him. My pick, Donovan Warren or Blair White for all you State clowns.


Round #7 - Willie Young, DE NC State



I'm pretty high on this guy. Not a ton of production but has a good body to put some weight on and is a pin-the-ears-back and get after the quarterback type player. Plus he wasn't afraid to voice his disapproval of NC State's losing ways so he should fit in nicely with the Lions. With some solid coaching I could see him cracking the lineup this year especially if Avril, White, or DeVries go down injured. And if he does get in he will probably go unblocked because of all the attention Suh and KVB will be getting. Only time will tell on this one.


Round #7 - Tim Toone, WR Weber St.



White dude with dreads. I'm sold. Plus Jmase used to work as an athletic trainer at Weber State so I got a lot of Wildcat shit to get signed. In all seriousness, why the hell didn't they take Legrrette Blount here. Woulda been thunder and lighting with Best in the backfield. Missed opportunity in my mind.



The only reason they didn't take him is they didn't want to give a dude who punched a guy on the field his own Mr. Irrelevant parade. Fuck that noise. Leading float in the parade should've been the Joe Louis fist.


PS - Can Fox Sports Detroit draft that sideline reporter at the 3:25 mark of the Tim Toone video? Guy just replaced Erin Andrews as my favorite sideline personality.

PSS - Did anyone catch Jahvid Best wearing a different jersey on the kickoff at the 1:00 minute mark? Fucker blazed down there and grabbed the ball on the little pooch kick. Jeff Tedford is a God and absolutely should've been UofM's coach instead of Rich Rod. Been saying it for years, just ask Bmase. Lions better be pulling this shit next year.