Lions Re-Sign RFA Stanley Wilson, Could The Lions Draft an Edge Rusher in The First Round?
April 11, 2008 on 11:02 pm | In Uncategorized |The Lions have decided to retain athletic, but underachieving CB Stanley Wilson. Wilson, along with Keith Smith, and potentially Ramzee Robinson, could really benefit from the mentoring and tutelage of a veteran like Brian Kelly this season.
It is incumbent upon Lions secondary coach Jimmy Lake to extract whatever ability he can from these young players. It would be a big organizational improvement to have some capable pieces in place, so that the Lions don’t have to continue to overspend in free agency for players who amount to little more than a stop-gap solution.
Jerry Jones , draft analyst for the “The Drugstore List” tells Mlive.com that Derrick Harvey would make an excellent first round draft pick for the Lions, should he remain when they pick. Hopefully, the Lions are fortunate enough to see Harvey sitting there for them. (Now, only if the Lions can trade into the back end of the first round or early second round to select LB Jerod Mayo or “Man Mountain” OT Gosder Cherilus…)
If the Lions can lock a newly-drafted Harvey, along with Ikaika Alama-Francis, into a film room with Rod Marinelli, Lions fans might be able to begin to forget about the miserable disappointment that was Kalimba “The Ghost” Edwards during his too long tenure as the team’s edge rusher.
I want Marinelli to pull out all of the stops. He had better show the young Harvey and Alama-Francis film clips of stalking cheetahs out on the savannah, and the like, (whatever it takes) so that Derrick Harvey might potentially resemble a young Simien Rice down the line.
Hopefully, this doesn’t appear too delusional, but defensive end and offensive tackle would be my highest priority positions entering the upcoming draft, if anybody asked. If the Lions were to fill these positions with players who might contribute immediately, it would be a major positive step forward.
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I’m a Georgia Tech fan and I can tell you with absolute certainty that Calvin Johnson WILL be a superstar within the next 2-3 years. Sure the Lions have issues on offense, but CJ has thrived in crappy offenses (at tech). I shudder to think of what an “NFL-comfortable” CJ looks like. Seriously… the kid’s an absolute freak.
Comment by JacketsFan — April 14, 2008 #
JacketsFan–I love Calvin Johnson. He has character, is a freak of nature athletically, and appears to be a good teammate.
That being said, unless you are familiar with the Lions recent history, Detroit is a place where players like Johnson have traditionally underachieved, or languished, while the moribund Lions organization continues to flail away without a rudder.
The other problem, is Johnson came in with a TON of hype, and meanwhile the Lions passed on two players whose value exceeded Johnson’s in their first season, at positions that neatly match up with their personnel needs on offense.
I hope you are right about Johnson. I am a little concerned that the Lions won’t find a way to utilize his talents to their fullest, another organizational trademark, and his career could end up a bit of a disappointment.
Comment by Steve — April 14, 2008 #