Friday, April 15, 2016
Detroit Lions draft preview Running backs
Running back is not a big area need or value for the Lions. They could bring a late rounder or UDFA to compete with Winn, Zenner and Ridley for a spot. Here are the RB that the Lions have been linked to in the process.
Tyler Ervin RB SJSU- 5th round grade. A tough runner with three down potential 5097 193 lbs with 4.36 speed. Will be a NFL player.
Darius Jackson RB EMU- 6th round grade- A fast riser in this draft. 220lbs ran 4.4 at Michigan's pro day. The Lions have met with at least twice. Good receiver with 44 rec last season. Needs some seasoning but has potiential.
Marshon Coprich RB Illinois State UDFA- 5080 200 lbs 4.4 speed. Good prospect but has an arrest in 2015. Lions interviewed him at his pro day.
Brandon Wilds RB South Carolina UDFA-6004 220 4.6 speed. Grinder who can run between the tackles. Could make a practice squad and get a season call up.
Detroit Lions draft Preview QB
Detroit Lions have stated they will likely bring in a rookie QB from this years crop. I think the could draft a prospect on the third day or wait for UDRFA to emerge after the draft. Here are the players the Lions have been linked with and my evaluation:
Obviously, Carson Weenz, Jared Goff, Paxton Lynch and Connor Cook will be gone. Dak Prescott is off their board.
Brandon Allen QB Arkansas- 3rd round grade. The Lions met with him at his pro day. Needs a couple of years to sit before he is ready to play. Probably to rich for Lions n the 3rd round.
Jeff Driskel QB LA Tech- 5th round grade. Lions interviews him at his pro day. He fits the description of a developmental QB. Excellent size and ability. Needs at least three years to prepare but has upside.
Kevin Hogan QB Stanford- 5th round grade. Lions have had multiple interactions with Hogan. a three year starter who improved in his senior year. Good athlete above average arm. Bob Quinn loves smart guys from good schools.
Josh Woodrum QB Liberty-6th round grade. Great size and arm. Comes from a small school and major development. Has tools needs coaching.
Jake Rudock QB Michigan- 7th round grade. Played himself into draft consideration at Michigan., Good athlete with an accurate arm. Needs time to develop but could be a solid back up down the line.
Blake Frohnapfel QB UMASS 7th round grade- Big guy 6055 233 lbs and big arm. Good athlete. Needs a lot of development. Would be a good 3rd guy for awhile.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Detroit Lions draft Preview- Players off the boards
I beleive the Detroit lions led by the ownership of Martha Firestone Ford and Shelia Ford Hamp will take many players off the draft board because of character red flags. It will be interesting how they handle DUI arrests. Players like Jarran Reed, Tyler Boyd. Karl Joseph (2/2013) are on that list.
These players I believe will not be on the Lions draft board this April:
DT Robert Nkemdiche Ole Miss
WR Roger Lewis BGSU
DE Noah Spence EKU
QB Dak Prescott Mississippi State
DT Chris Jones Mississippi State
QB Trevone Boykin TCU
WR Jalin Marshall OSU
RB Marshaun Coprich Illinois State
WR DeMarcus Robinson Florida
DE Alex McAllister Florida
DE Shawn Oakman Baylor
LB Curt Maggitt Tennessee
DT Adolphus Washington OSU
TE Tyler Higbee WKU
RB Wendall Smallwood WVU
RB Shad Thornton NC State
WR Leonte Carroo Rutgers
WR Tyler Boyd Pitt
WR DE'Runnya Wilson Southern Miss
WR MacGarrett Kings MSU
TE Ty Flourney-Smith Alabama
OT Alex Lewis Nebraska
DT Darius Latham Indiana
DE DJ Pettway Alabama
LB Dillion Lee Alabama
LB Antonio Morrison Florida
S Karl Jospeh WVU
CB Darryl Worley WVU
CB Cyrus Jones Alabama
S Jalen Mills LSU
CB Lafayette Pitts Pitt
DT Jarran Reed Alabama
CB Rashard Robinson LSU
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Detroit Lions at Pro Days and visits as of April 26
In a big change, The Lions have been active on the pro day circuit this March and April.
Here are some of the places the Lions have sent representatives:
Nebraska (D-Line) Met with Vincent Valentine
Auburn (D-backs) met with Jon Jones and Blake Countess
Minnesota
Texas Tech (O-Line)
Ohio State met with Tyrus Powell
Marshall (RB)
Oregon
Mississippi State
Illinois
Northwestern
Clemson (Newmark)
Wisconsin (LB)
Oklahoma
Alabama (Dline)
Kentucky
Sacramento State
Cincinnati (WR) Met with Johnny Holton
Rutgers Met with LB Quintin Gause
LSU (O-Line)
Toledo (DB)
UCLA
Georgia (DLine)
MSU
Baylor
Boston College met with S Justin Simmons
San Jose State (Jim Bob Cooter) RB Tyler Ervin
Stanford (Jim Bob Cooter) Te Austin Hooper
Cal (Jim Bob Cooter) Worked out WR Trevor Davis
Michigan (D Backs) Met with LB Desmond Morgan, QB Jake Rudock And EMU RB Darius Jackson
LA Tech (D-Line) Vernon Butler, Jeff Driskel
Northern Iowa (D-Back)
Texas (D-Line)
Kansas State (OLine)
Samford (Dbacks)
Illinois State (RB) Marshaun Coprich
Florida (Dline) Jon Bullard
Temple (DBacks)
UMASS QB Blake Frohnappel
USC LB Sua Cravens
Houston
Texas San Antonio (TE) David Morgan
Texas State
Ole Miss (Jim Bob Cooter, Lance Newmark) LaQuan Treadwell and CJ Johnson
BYU (OLINE) OG Ryker Mathews
North Carolina Central (DBacks) Ryan Smith
Florida State
South Carolina (RB) (TE) Brandon Wilds, Jerrell Adams
Miami
Maryland (Dbacks) Sean Davis
Notre Dame (Quinn, Caldwell, Prince, Williams) Stanley, Martin
Florida Atlantic DT Trevon Coley
Boise State (Bob Quinn)
Liberty (QB) Josh Woodrum
West Virginia (DBacks) Karl Joseph
Texas A&M (Dbacks) Brandon Williams
Georgia Southern (DBacks) Antonio Glover
NC State (DBacks)
Indiana
Southern Utah (Dbacks)
MTSU (Dbacks) Kevin Byard
Visits/Workouts
QB Jake Rudock Michigan
QB Kevin Hogan Stanford
QB Cody Kessler USC
RB Darius Jackson EMU
OC Jack Allen MSU
OG Alex Huettel BGSU
OG Donovan Clark MSU
OT Jack Conklin MSU
OT Jason Spriggs Indiana
OT Caleb Benenoch UCLA
OT Jerrell Hawkins LSU
OT Shonn Coleman Auburn
OT Germain Ofedi Texas A&M
OT Taylor Decker OSU
OT Chase Farris OSU
OT David Hedelin Purdue
OT Alex Lewis Nebraska
OT Clay DeBord Eastern Washington
WR Corey Coleman Baylor
WR Aaron Burbridge MSU
WR Jay Lee Baylor
TE Adam Fuehne Southern Illinois
TE Ryan O'Malley Penn
DT Greg Milhouse Campbell
DT Jarran Reed Alabama
DT Vernon Butler La Tech
DT Antawn Robinson Alabama
DT Jon Bullard Florida
DE Emmanuel Ogbah Oklahoma State
DE Shaq Lawson Clemson
DE Kevin Dodd Clemson
LB Sua Cravens USC
LB Jordan Jenkins UGA
LB Deion Jones LSU
LB Lamar Louis LSU
CB Kendall Fuller Va Tech
CB Sean Davis Maryland
CB Xavien Howard Baylor
CB Eli Apple Ohio State
CB Anthony Brown Purdue
CB Mackensie Alexander Clemson
CB Ryan Smith NCC
CB Daryl Worley WVU
CB Taz Calhoun Mississippi State
S Jayron Kearse Clemson
S Justin Simmons Boston College
S Vonn Bell Ohio State
S Sean Davis Maryland
S TJ Green Clemson
$ Key Russell Notre Dame
S Sharrod Neasman FAU
S KJ Dillion WVU
P Taylor Symmank Texas Tech
LS Garrett Griffin Air Force
Pro Day Meetings
QB Josh Woodrum Liberty
QB Blake Florhappel UMASS
QB Jeff Driskel La Tech
QB Brandon Allen Arkansas
RB Maurice Coprisch Illinois State
RB Tyler Ervin SJSU
RB Brandon Wilds South Carolina
Wr Trevor Davis Cal
WR Johnny Holton Cincinnati
WR LeQuon Treadwell Ole Miss
WR Chris Moore Cincinnati
Te Austin Hooper Stanford
Te Jerrell Adams South Carolina
TE David Morgan UTSA
OT Ronnie Stanley Notre Dame
OC Nick Martin Notre Dame
OG Ryker Mathews BYU
DT Vincent Valentine Nebraska
DE Trevor Coley FAU
DT Andrew Billings Baylor
LB CJ Johnson Ole Miss
LB Desmond Morgan Michigan
LB Quetin Gause Rutgers
CB Brandon Williams Texas A&M
CB Jon Jones Auburn
S Blake Countess Auburn
S Tyrus Powell Ohio State
S Antonio Glover Ga Southern
S Karl Joseph WVU
S Kevin Byard MTSU
Combine/All-star game Meetings
WR Brandon Addison Oregon
LB Benquez Brown Miss State
S Jeremy Cash Duke
OG Joe Dahl Wash State
WR Josh Dotcston TCU
DE Matt Judon GVSU
DE Luther Maddy Va Tech
LB Jaylon Smith Notre Dame
DT Robert Ndemkiche Ole Miss
LB Reggie Ragland Alabama
OT Cole Toner Harvard
OG Seb Tretola Arkansas
FB Dan Vitale Northwestern
RB Jon Williams Arkansas
DE Anthony Zettel PSU
Local Workout
LB Joe Bolden Michigan
OC Graham Glasgow Michigan
DE Matt Judon GVSU
S Leviticus Payne Cinn
LB James Ross Michigan
S Jarrod Wilson Michigan
TE Ben McCord CMU
Monday, March 14, 2016
2016 NFL Draft Preview Offensive Tackles
Here is my take on the tackles
My order:
1. Laremy Tunsil Ole Miss 7.5
2. Ronnie Stanley Notre Dame 7.0
3. Jack Conklin MSU 6.8
4. Jason Spriggs Indiana 6.8
5. Taylor Decker OSU 6.5
6. Germaine Ifedi Texas A&M 6.5
Analysis:
Tunsil is a no brainer. Big guy, Moves well. Top Pick
Stanley love his tape. Moves well. Excellent foot work. Tested poorly.
His 3 Cone drill was 8.03. This makes me nervous. He might slid to the 16th pick.
Here are some other tackles:
Riley Reiff 8.02
Jeff Backus 8.03
Joe Thomas 4.88
Russell Okung 8.09
Jason Peters 7.7
Tyron Smith 7.47
Trent Williams 4.63
Conklin 7.63
Spriggs 7.7
Decker 7.7
Conklin and Spriggs are similiar. I gave the nod to Conklin because he has more polish. Both are left tackles.
Ifedi and Decker are both right tackles. Ifedi has long arms 36"
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Detroit Lions Free agents Signings as of June 19
Lions have signed the following players:
Orson Charles TE 5th year
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| 29 games 6 starts 9 rec 109 yards |
Andre Roberts Wr 7th year
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| Roberts has 87 games 39 starts 229 rec 2711 yards 13 td |
Damien Copeland WR 3rd Year
5110 184 4.47 12 40 1000 3.9 6.53
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| Copeland has never appeared in an NFL game 34 games 116 rec 1521 yards 7td at Louisville |
LB Jon Bostic 4th year
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| 40 games 18 starts 143 tackles 1 pick 2 sacks |
A veteran with speed. A 2nd round pick in 2014. Can play the weakside and special teams.
WR Andre Caldwell 9th year
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| 105 games 18 starts 256 rec 1509 yards 11td |
Veteran with a super bowl ring. Can play in the slot and return kicks. Will contend for the 5th WR spot.
LB Zaviar Gooden 4th year
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| 24 games 3 starts 36 tackles |
Athlete when healthy. A 3rd round pick by the Titans in 2013. Has not produced ti that status. Could push for a roster spot.
TE Matthew Mulligan 9th year
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| Mulligan 81 games 31 starts 17 rec 162 yards 2 td |
Solid blocking TE. Strong guy.
DE Wallace Gilberry 10th year
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| Gilberry 115 games 22 starts 176 tackles 31.5 sacks |
Solid NFL rotational end. Give insurance just in case the draft does not net an end.
RB Steven Ridley 6th year
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| Ridley 60 games 26 starts 685/2907/22 rush 27/144/0 rec |
A solid NFL RB before a ACL/MCL injury in 2014. Can grind between the tackles and add a veteran and wining presence.
Analysis:
Another no-risk signing by Quinn. If he has some gas left he can be a piece of the running back rotation.
OG Geoff Schwartz 7th year
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| Schwartz 74 games 39 starts |
A solid NFL guard when healthy. The Lions are taking a flier on this guy.
Analysis:
Could be a solid veteran if he can play Right tackle or back up the injury prone Wafrod.
CB Darrin Walls 6th year
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| Walls 54 games 16 starts 75 tackles 22 PBU 3 int |
A good 3rd outside CB. Has starting experience and size.
Analysis:
The Patriots believe you can never have enough cover guys. This signing gives the Lions more depth at CB
WR Jeremy Kerley 6th year
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| Kerley 74 games 24 starts 182 rec 2225 yards 9td 134 pr 1250 yards 1td |
Quick in small spaces. Good underneath receiver with solid hands. Can return punts as well. 4th receiver.
Analysis:
Solid NFL Receiver and return man. The lions still need an outside guy to compliment their corps.
WR Marvin Jones 5th year
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| Jones 43 games 24 starts 134 rec 1729 yards 15 td |
A solid NFL receiver. Has a solid all around game but excels in the red zone. Jones can high point the ball.
Analysis:
A good pick up. I think the Lions will try to have a number of solid WR but not a superstar. A draft pick in this draft is in play.
S Tavon Wilson 5th year
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| Wilson 54 games 4 starts 69 tackles 11 PBU 5 int |
Solid special teams player. Can play both safety and slot corner. A versatile player that Bob Quinn will value.
Analysis:
Depth guy. Could start in a pinch. I think Safety is a draftable position for the Lions.
CB Jon Bademosi 5th year
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| Bademosi 62 games 72 tackles 3 PBU |
A stud special teams player. Can help out at CB. A classic 5th CB.
Analysis:
Should not impact draft plans. The Lions could use one more cover guy.
DT Stefan Charles 4th year
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| 37 games 48 tackles 5 sacks 2 FF |
Strong player against the run. Supplies some pass rush. a good 4th DT in the rotation.
Analysis:
Should not impact the draft however young guys like Kerry Hyder and Gabe Wright should be on alert.
S Rafael Bush 7th year
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| Bush 46 games 14 starts 121 tackles 8 PBU 1 int 1 FF |
Solid NFL safety when healthy. A stop gap for the season.
Analysis:
Insurance if they cannot draft a starter at safety.
Re-signed
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| Tyrunn Walker 1 year |
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| LB Tahir Whitehead 2 years |
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| CB Crezdon Butler 1 year |
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| DT Haloti Ngata 2 years |
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| QB Dan Orlvosky 1 year |
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| LS Don Muhlbach 1 year |
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| TE Tim Wright 1 year |
Friday, March 4, 2016
Detroit Lions re-sign DT Tyrunn Walker and 6 EFRA
Detroit Lions sign DT Tyrunn Walker to 1 year $1.6 million dollar contract. Walker was signed as a untendered restricted free agent from the Saints. A bidding war took place including a 2 year contract offer from New England.
Here is a tribute:
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| Walker started 4 games in 2015 9 tackles |
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| Brandon Copeland 16 games 11 Tackles |
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| C Braxton Cave |
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| Wr Corey Fuller 28 games 2 starts 18 rec 288 yards 1 td |
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| S Isaiah Johnson 6 games 2 tackles |
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| DT Khyri Thornton 6 games 5 tackles |
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| RB George Winn 19 games 23 carries 74 yards rushing 8 tackles |
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