Its DRAFT TIME!

With the Super Bowl just 6 days away now, I think its time to start talking about the Detroit Lions Super Bowl...The Draft! As most of you know, our Motor City Kitties have the 2nd pick overall in this years draft. As projected by Hair (Mel) Kiper Jr. and Todd Mcshay, the Lions are going to take Gerald McCoy, defensive tackle out of Oklahoma. I dislike the pick, and just like everyone else who roots for the Lions, I was the Rams to take a quarterback so that Ndamukong Suh is available. That is not going to happen. So we need to evaluate what the Lions are going to do. I watched watched the Sun Bowl. McCoy did not look like a player who should be the 2nd player taken overall. However, we need to talk him up that he is a player that should be taken #2 overall so that we can trade down..........with Seattle.

The Seahawks have 2 picks in the first round (# 6 and 14). Per the trade chart the number 2 overall pick is worth 2600. Number 6 overall is worth 1600 and 14 is worth 1100. After doing simple addition both of the Seahawks picks are worth only 100 more then the Lions number 2. So we add our 3 round pick next year and 4th this year and the deal is done! With the 6th overall the Detroit Lions select CB Joe Hadden out of Flordia! With the 14th overall pick the Detroit Lions select defensive end Brandon Graham out of the University of Michigan. With the 34th overall pick (2nd in the 2nd round) the Detroit Lions select defensive tackle Brian Price from UCLA. With the 66th overall (2nd pick in the 3rd round) pick the Detroit Lions select safety Marlon Rolle out of Florida State.

Being that what I just wrote is all a dream and more than likely not going to happen, here is what I think the Lions should do in the situation they are currently in. I still do not want McCoy. He just does not seem like he is worth number 2. However, who is worth the number 2 pick is............Rolando McClain, inside linebacker out of Alabama. This guy is a stud! He lead his defense to a National Championship. We need an inside guy with Larry Foote not the long term answer. McClain hits and hits hard, he is smart, fast, and in comparison a Ray Lewis type player.

After McClain I would do whatever it takes to move up and get Brandon Graham. This guy is the real deal out of Michigan. He was the Senior Bowl MVP, 2 sacks in a game where they do not allow blitz's. With McClain and Graham the Lions Defense becomes instantly relevant again.

Finally, in the 3rd, I would still take safety Marlon Rolle Safety from Florida State and in the fourth is when I would take the best available Defensive tackle (remember Shaun "big baby" Rogers was a late round pick).

The Detroit Lions have a chance to make HUGE strides this off season. Lets just see if they can sit back and do this the right way this time! I believe they can......