Comments on: Souffle Season??

By: Stan Mccuien

Stan Mccuien — Fri, 14 May 2010 21:52:56 +0000

That is some inspirational stuff. Not in a million years knew that opinions could be this varied. Thanks for all the enthusiasm to propose such reassuring knowledge here.

By: chiefger139

chiefger139 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:27:24 +0000

havent heard from you in a while det fan79, just hope youve been super busy and no more dosasters have come your way. not even answerin emails-well its me-can see why. nice article. your small school extra all applies but face it were at the top basically once again-pick the cream of the crop. sure look at position needed 1st and ask your self is this guy gonna be a probowler? if many questions then look at another position etc. and after looking at all of them ad theres no sure thing great one then go back to the needs list and get the best one there but ensure you get those sure thing winners-actually millen got one of them in calvin johnson-hopefully mayhew got a couple with stafford and delmos and who knows maybe 3 with petigrew came on strong just before he was hurt-lineman are tougher-Iwouldnt go for them unless theyre talkin about them like shu but if your the fearin crowd probably easier to get at least a mediocre guard in the 2nd-may be the best guard in the entire draft-but knowing you can luck out in get one latter would betough to pull the trigger, if your really good can get a guard latter say like woody who actually can play tackle, then you hit the jack pot, etc. but you look at them all ignore kickers and get the true superstars while theyre there-hopefully were now done pickin i the top ten-our last chance at gettin the cream of the crop as we at least become a 6-7 game winner-then take the lineman, the bread and guts guys at the top-you have the superstrs then and they now need the grunts to make it happen-just the wize chiefs oppinion!!

By: RIP

RIP — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:49:51 +0000

Loved the win that the Lion’s staff got at the Senior Bowl. With only a weeks worth of practice and equal talent, all three units played good.

Brandon Graham, playing in his natural position in a 4-3 was a monster during the game. He may have moved into the top 20, like BJ Raji who was projected around 20 and went 9 to Green Bay.

By: Isphet

Isphet — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:53:04 +0000

You sure it’s not spelled Suh-ffle?

I just can’t get excited about another 300ish LB inside DT. No matter how much Mike Mayock or Mel Kiper puff him up.

A 300LB strong side Defensive End though… rawr.

By: mrdithers

mrdithers — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:01:00 +0000

I am really hungry after that post…and I couldn’t agree more with your contention that we, as in Lions’ fans, have a real front office and coaching staff running things now. Heck, the latest stat floating out there right now is the one about the Lions’ annual changes in offensive and defensive coordinators. For the first time in 13 years, they will have the same coordinators? How can you run a business like that, or a football franchise? I am glad that there will be some consistency, but not just for consistencies’ sake. These guys have shown that they know what they are doing. If evidence is needed, look to last year’s draft as a prime example.

Tonight, my wife and I are joining another couple at a tapas bistro and I can’t wait to try my first seafood paella…bon appetite.

By: chiefger139

chiefger139 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:54:45 +0000

love your aite detfan and the video- but face it we are who we are and unfortunately still feel the wize chief has done better than there picks could of had should of had the likes of rasheed mendenhall or ray rice-laurinitus you name it-but must admit love last years draft as you-finally went to the draft stafford side and finally got it right-after that was upset but look at delmos im a wmu enginerring grad and love him- then levy so on like you say sami-hill etc-it will get tougher now each year as finally some needs are met and you look for others but actually I always thought get the superstars when you can forget needs-once you have the superstars then build around them-think were doin that now -if you draft early look for probowlers at what ever position they are-if you draft the cream of the draft-especially at the skill positions you will not only become a contender but may actually be a superbowl team eventually because face it when you know your qb is the best or better than any draft, your safety is or at least one of there top 5 etc you then can consentrate on the lower positions etc so mayhew may piss off the trenches only crowd hes doin the right thing-look how long barry caried us-and truthfully the trench guys with a good gm can be gottin later-aka sammy hill and many others have much confidence and mayhew and his approach were gettin there!!

By: detfan1979

detfan1979 — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:27:55 +0000

What is more heartening for Lions fans is that the media never got wind he Lions were even considering or had visited with DeAndre Levy, or that the Lions had him rated above what the media were aware of. There is much more organization and forethought going into the draft now instead of waiting til draft day to pick out the prettiest puffy souffle.

By: Ty

Ty — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:27:16 +0000

DF79–

Perfect analogy! I think the ‘late riser’ most often happens when the media gets word about one or two teams having a player ranked far above the consensus–like the Raider and Darrius Heyward-Bey, or the Vikings and Troy Williamson. There’s also no question that the Combine and All-Star games can help and hurt stock . . .

But, you’re right. Most of these guys are already pretty well-known quantities to actual scouts. Remember when everyone was shocked–SHOCKED–that Maualuga fell so far? That the Lions passed on him three times? I said that day, there’s got to be a reason . . . maybe now we know what it is.

Peace
Ty