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Lions Re-Sign DT Moore, G Peterman, and QB Orlovsky

The Lions have prudently re-signed three players who are familiar with the team’s schemes and it’s organizational standards in DT Langston Moore, G Stephen Peterman, and QB Dan Orlovsky.  None of them are players who are guaranteed roster spots entering the ‘08 season, but, in particular, Peterman and Moore have contributed enough in the past to warrant their returns. Each player provides capable depth, but the Lions will not, or should not, be afraid to upgrade their personnel at these positions in the future.

I have formulated what I believe to be a “best case scenario” mock draft for the Lions, which includes an eventual trade of Roy Williams to the Cowboys for pick #28 in the first round and an additional unnamed pick.  Here it is:

Round 1 pick 15 DE Derrick Harvey/Florida–Harvey miraculously falls to #15, and the Lions fight the urge to select a much needed wide receiver with the pick

Round 1 pick 28 LB Jerod Mayo/Tennesses–Roy Williams cries tears of relief, he has finally received his “golden ticket” out of the Lions organization and the Lions draft a player whom they believe will provide the answer to their middle linebacker needs.

Round 2 pick 45 OT Anthony Collins/Kansas –The Lions have finally committed a high draft pick to an offensive lineman, after years of neglect. 

Round 3 pick 76 RB Tashard Choice/Georgia Tech–Choice is a “cut and run” zone rushing back who is far from flashy, but could provide a nice tandem with speedy Tatum Bell.  One of “Megatron’s” pals joins him in Detroit.

Round 3 pick 87 CB/S Charles Godfrey/Iowa–Godfrey is the kind of hybrid DB that can thrive in the cover-2 system.

Round 4 pick 111 TE Kellen Freeman-Davis/Michigan State–obviously, a “Homer Pick”, Okay, Davis may be a reach here, but he has a world of physical gifts and Matt Millen loves toolsy players.   Davis has also drawn interest as a defensive end, his versatility should help on special teams.

Round 5 pick 144 DT Frank Okam/Texas–The Lions trade one underachieving, athletically-gifted Longhorn defensive linemen in “Big Baby” Rogersand replace him with another, who’s senior performance hurt his draft stock mightily.  That being said, if the ability is still there, and the will can be stoked up a bit, Rod Marinelli might extract some value from this guy.

Round 6 pick 176 G Drew Radovich/USC–Edwin Mulitalo is not young, and Manny Ramirez is still unproven.  Millen is usually infatuated with players from the college football “factories”, as his first seven picks up to this point would indicate.

Round 7 pick 216 DE William Hayes/Winston-Salem State–Hayes is a talented project pick, the Lions desperate need for a pass rush leads them to select this raw talent for Marinelli to mold.

Obviously, a Roy Williams trade is still up in the air, but otherwise, this would constitute one of the better drafts of Matt Millen’s tenure.  It is far from glitzy, but the Lions have desperately needed to solidify their personnel, and with a couple of breaks, a couple of these players would be draft day steals.