Series Thread: 2023 Lions official draft thread

[elguapo]

I been hearing they have swift on trade block, but i still hate this pick! not dislike, straight up hate, Brad Holmes is now 1 step above bob quinn to me!

 

[Zwalt]

Love the trade back, hate taking Gibbs there.

 

[Edonidd]

I honestly didn't think I would be disappointed by anything at pick 12. Still a handful of guys on the board who I would have liked at 6. Lions always find new ways to break my heart.

 

[Zwalt]

I honestly didn't think I would be disappointed by anything at pick 12. Still a handful of guys on the board who I would have liked at 6. Lions always find new ways to break my heart.

I’m with you there, so many directions they could go…. And they did that…. Fuck

 

[Zwalt]

This a tweet from Jim Costa, sorry not able to link directly…

Since 2004 there have been 39 first round RB selected

Those backs combined for 44,544 carries and averaged 4.26 yards per carry. The league average in that span is 4.2YPC

1st round RB are no better than league average RB

 

[Mebert]

Love that pick

 

[Zwalt]

Love that pick

That pick I like

 

[Mebert]

That pick I like

It is a reach, but I don't care. Huge fan of Campbell

 

[broncosmitty]

Well, hate one, love the other.

 

[Mebert]

It does feel like Holmes is super high on hi hype and just said fuck it to rankings. Best coverage LB we have had in decades

 

[Edonidd]

I dont dislike either Lions pick. I just hate where both were taken. If Gibbs was taken at 18 and Campbell at 34 plus add in a Van Ness or Gonzales, or even JSN I would be happy with their draft. And I absolutely think they would havebeen there at those picks.

 

[Zwalt]

Not sure you are wrong. The Gibbs pick seemed like a huge reach, and a rather pointless one too. I don’t think Campbell lasts to the second, but who the hell knows this year

 

[Thruthefog]

You can't expect one guy to take all the pounding for a 17 game season. Not as much as we're going to run the ball.

This was more a statement on Swift.

 

[Zwalt]

You can't expect one guy to take all the pounding for a 17 game season. Not as much as we're going to run the ball.

This was more a statement on Swift.

Then take a back in the 3rd round....12th overall is ridiculous.

 

[Old Lion]

You can't expect one guy to take all the pounding for a 17 game season. Not as much as we're going to run the ball.

This was more a statement on Swift.

Swift will become more of a 3rd down back and probably wont be resigned.

 

[broncosmitty]

Swift will become more of a 3rd down back and probably wont be resigned.

Building for the future at 3rd down back isn’t what good teams do.

Or even bad ones.

This seems fatMike Williams level dumb.

 

[Zwalt]

Swift will become more of a 3rd down back and probably wont be resigned.

I think that was a given after last season, and a certainty now.

 

[Old Lion]

Then take a back in the 3rd round....12th overall is ridiculous.

I really thought we would take Kancey at that point. We passed on both Carter and Wilson in order to trade back which is good but it looks like we reached on both our first 2 picks. Campbell would have most likely been there at 34 too. That leaves Mazi and Benton. That might be the pick next. Or maybe Banks.

 

[Zwalt]

I really thought we would take Kancey at that point. We passed on both Carter and Wilson in order to trade back which is good but it looks like we reached on both our first 2 picks. Campbell would have most likely been there at 34 too. That leaves Mazi and Benton. That might be the pick next.

Honestly, I have no idea where they are going now, I just know I'm not happy with the overall direction. This was a shit first round considering the position, the way the draft fell and needs.


Seriously, a fucking RB at 12....so pissed.

 

[Old Lion]

I really thought we would take Kancey at that point. We passed on both Carter and Wilson in order to trade back which is good but it looks like we reached on both our first 2 picks. Campbell would have most likely been there at 34 too. That leaves Mazi and Benton. That might be the pick next. Or maybe Banks.

Banks is gone.