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Open ThreadsWednesday open thread: What is the Detroit Lions’ biggest weakness?
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Lions’ biggest weakness? Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty ImagesThe Detroit Lions
went into the 2019 NFL Draft with a bunch of needs, and the left having
addressed almost all of them. Cornerback, tight end, linebacker, wide receiver,
edge, safety all were needs of varying degrees and all were addressed at some
point in the draft.At this point the Lions have a somewhat acceptable roster
across the board. It’s far from perfect—and Detroit isn’t done roster building
anyways—but it’d be hard to argue that the Lions haven’t improve their roster
significantly from last year.But there’s always room for improvement and the
Lions will need to sport an impressive roster to challenge for the NFC North. So
today’s Question of the Day is:What is the Lions’ biggest post-draft weakness?My
answer: Two positions immediately come to mind: right guard and linebacker. In
my defensive roster grades
http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-theo-riddick-jersey , I gave linebacker starters a C- and a depth just a C. If Jahlani Tavai turns out
to be a great pick, Detroit’s starters will be set, however both the depth and
the current starters are a bit uninspiring, and that could certainly be the
defense’s downfall.It was a bit surprising to see the Lions pass on all of the
guard prospects the 2019 NFL Draft has to offer. Maybe they’re higher on Oday
Aboushi or Kenny Wiggins than fans are. Maybe they really are planning on moving
Tyrell Crosby inside. Or maybe they just really didn’t like this year’s class of
interior offensive linemen.Either way, there’s a T.J. Lang-sized hole on the
roster, and they say your offensive line is only as good as its weakest link. If
that’s the case, it’s easy to say that offensive guard is the team’s biggest
weakness.Your turn.Tweets from
https://twitter.com/PrideOfDetroit/lists/lions-coverage Everybody loves a trade
down
Dwayne Washington Jersey White , but a true hero trades down twice."What’s better than a trade down in the NFL Draft? Two trade downs! That’s exactly what
Benjamin Solak of The Draft Network proposed for the Detroit Lions in the site’s
final mock draft of the season, released on Wednesday. First, the Lions traded
down with the Bengals so that Cincinnati could grab the third quarterback off
the board (Dwayne Haskins). Sitting at 11, the Lions then traded down again,
this time with the ever-popular prediction of swapping picks with the Falcons at
14. Atlanta gets their guy in Ed Oliver, and the Lions still somehow manage to
grab Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson.Unfortunately, Solak doesn’t provide trade
terms in his mock
Sam Martin Jersey , so let’s break down what exactly that may look like. A trade from eight to 11 is about the equivalent of a mid-to-late third-round
pick. The Bengals only have a high third-round pick (72 overall), so let’s say
Detroit picks that up, but sends their fourth (111) to Cincy, as well. Dropping
11 to 14 requires identical compensation. Atlanta has a pick towards the middle
of the third round (79), but that, too, would like require a little more
kickback for that pick. The Lions’ fifth and first sixth-round pick should do
it. So in this scenario
Womens Jake Rudock Jersey , here’s what the haul would look like:Lions lose:2019 first-round pick (8)2019 fourth-round pick (111)2019 fifth-round pick
(146)One 2019 sixth-round pick (184)Lions get:T.J. HockensonBengals’ 2019
third-round pick (72)Falcons’ 2019 third-round pick (79)They would have the
following picks following the selection of Hockenson: Second round (43)Third
round (72)Third round (79)Third round (88)Sixth round (204)Seventh round
(224)Seventh round (229)Would you pull the trigger? Detroit Free Press’ Dave
Birkett is in Nashville talking to some members of the 2019 NFL Draft class.
Birkett had an interesting conversation with Michigan linebacker Devin Bush, who
said the Lions view him as a middle linebacker, should Detroit go in that
direction. Birkett discusses what that means for Jarrad Davis.Kelly Stafford was
back in the hospital on Wednesday, as she tries to cope with the pain of her
brain surgery last week: Da’Shawn Hand and Zach Zenner talked about their very
different draft day experiences on the latest episode of Tori Petry’s podcast.
Another day, another NFL insider hearing rumors that the Lions may take a
quarterback early in this year’s draft: The Detroit News’ Justin Rogers had an
interesting conversation with former Lions coach Wayne Fontes about their
decision to draft Barry Sanders 30 years ago. Happy Draft Eve! Here are a couple
of normies trying to run the 20/40-yard dash:
