tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post659358455270278759..comments2023-10-25T03:22:10.425-05:00Comments on NetRat's Lions Blog: The 2009 Detroit Lions Draft (Part I)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post-69786763254811509322009-04-28T22:54:00.000-05:002009-04-28T22:54:00.000-05:00On wells, he is more of a power runner -- would ha...On wells, he is more of a power runner -- would have been a great complimentary back to Smith, and the best running teams have 2 backs sharing the load to keep them "fresh". Just a thought. <br /><br />I prefer to think of it as due dilligence. <br /><br />(I would also hate that as I have Kevin Smith in my keeper fantasy league...)<br /><br />NetRat -- here is link to where I referenced your article, and made some added thoughts of my own. Couple good points in the comments there you may want to check out/respond to if you want. <br /><br />http://detfan1979.blogspot.com/2009/04/what-were-they-thinking.html<br /><br />Thnx to you and LionsHawkeye as every year for the list. I don't have time to compile anything near like it, and appreciate all the time everyone else puts in.<br /><br />thanks!!<br /><br />BTW - think Fitz is nervous yet? Am I reading right a 1.8 mil cap savings if they axe him? Knowing Mayhew, he'll try to get a late rounder (7th even) if at all possible first...DetFan1979https://www.blogger.com/profile/02632685989381122197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post-10484679780223986012009-04-28T14:28:00.000-05:002009-04-28T14:28:00.000-05:00The word "interest" came from a reporters interpre...The word "interest" came from a reporters interpretation of something the Lions said... that they noticed Delmas while watching film of Beanie Wells.<br /><br />Interest or Due Diligence?<br /><br />You decide.NetRat's Lions Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319344988881078971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post-1258460955609541662009-04-28T08:58:00.000-05:002009-04-28T08:58:00.000-05:00Love the article but how do you explain their alle...Love the article but how do you explain their alleged interest in Beanie Wells at the 33 pick? Seems like the RB spot would be checked off the list with Smith and Morris as a backup - I'll hangup and listen.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817263768925947039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post-35511197798524693572009-04-27T20:10:00.000-05:002009-04-27T20:10:00.000-05:00PizzamanHH
On my lions page (link in upper left o...PizzamanHH<br /><br />On my lions page (link in upper left of blog) there is a link to my forum... archives are 6 months or more later, and there is no chat room quality to it per se, if you know what I mean. You're always welcome there.<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words as well. Perhaps next year we can all join forces and see what happens, though I understand this year that 3 of the picks never knew the lions were even interested (so said LionHawkeye in a post earlier).NetRat's Lions Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319344988881078971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post-38243889221466400852009-04-27T20:07:00.000-05:002009-04-27T20:07:00.000-05:00Al.
While they make picks with the future of the ...Al.<br /><br />While they make picks with the future of the team in mind (ie: QB) they don't likely plan on the next draft at all.<br /><br />First, you never know when you will be fired.<br /><br />Second, you never know when a player will join the service, get permanently injured, stay in school, go into baseball, etc etc etc. <br /><br />Third, taking the best player available to you this year means just that, this year. Now they may have graded the player completely wrong and he should never have been that high, or another they skipped maybe they didn't grade high enough, but as sure as they can be about their board... they draft who's the best when the clock ticks over to the lions pick.NetRat's Lions Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319344988881078971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post-49633508273909474122009-04-27T18:10:00.000-05:002009-04-27T18:10:00.000-05:00Netrat I have read your stuff for a few years now....Netrat I have read your stuff for a few years now.You do an awesome job. I read all the mlive forum stuff but I'm rarely moved to post. I compile the exact same type of yearly "Lions interest"list that Lionhawkeye compiles, he usually has a few that I miss and vise versa. I had DeAndre Levy as RoarReport ( Lionsfans) broke that a couple of weeks ago.Anyway, Its great to see others as passionate as I am. Great Job.PizzamanHHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633955999739071745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post-32875321735818007852009-04-27T12:04:00.000-05:002009-04-27T12:04:00.000-05:00Net,
Great blog. A question though. Is there any ...Net,<br /><br />Great blog. A question though. Is there any evidence that teams include any kind of rank for players to available in the next year's draft? For example, Stafford may have been the highest rated QB and fit a need, but if you look at next year's draft with Bradford and Tebow, would a team pass on Stafford if they thought he rated enough lower than the next year's options?<br /><br />This would seem to be the next logical improvement to the draft method you described. Granted, there are probably many years where the cream of next year's crop isn't so evident - who would have picked Stafford, Curry and the bunch to be the next year's best last year? But there are some years where guys you would put at the top of the list don't come out and you know they will be out next year.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12964929079065354814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post-38493284930806317252009-04-27T09:30:00.000-05:002009-04-27T09:30:00.000-05:00"There was a serious deficit in talent in this dra...<I>"There was a serious deficit in talent in this draft, lots of guys who normally would've gone undrafted filled up the 7th round."</I>That is not what the Lions needed this year...spacecatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522500697747783104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post-17116562531954377462009-04-26T23:58:00.000-05:002009-04-26T23:58:00.000-05:00When they traded down they saw their top rated pla...When they traded down they saw their top rated player was probably going to stay available for awhile, there was no need to reach for him (even though he was rated the highest available by them) so instead of taking a guy early they gambled and got more picks. They turned 8 into 10 plus a 6th rounder for next year.<br /><br />There was a serious deficit in talent in this draft, lots of guys who normally would've gone undrafted filled up the 7th round.NetRat's Lions Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08319344988881078971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7878374527740897949.post-32578674119160736262009-04-26T23:44:00.000-05:002009-04-26T23:44:00.000-05:00Great article, Net. I agree with your assessment ...Great article, Net. I agree with your assessment of their draft strategy, the BPA aspect became obvious as they continued to pass up MLB'ers. I hope this strategy works out in the end (and pays dividends soon!)<br /><br />Your analysis of the prospect list is great. Last year, I was able to nearly predict the pick based on Kowalski's reports of who was visiting/who the team liked. This year, I couldn't. It's very interesting to see many picks not on the compiled list. This demonstrates a better understanding of the draft process by Mayhew & Lewand.<br /><br />I believe we saw the opposite occur with Denver- they seemed to be reaching quite a bit this year.<br /><br />How would you resolve the Lions' trades with this strategy?spacecatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522500697747783104noreply@blogger.com