TST Community Mock Draft: Pick 2
by Ryan Van Bibber on Apr 5, 2010 1:15 PM CDT
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PrintThe Turf Show Times community mock draft rolls on to pick #2. Representing the Detroit Lions is IrishRamsFan, here he is with the pick:
The Detroit Lions select Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State
Not the "sexy" DT pick that some want to see but the Lions have spent the offseason bolstering their DL by signing Kyle Vanden Bosch and trading for Corey Williams. Now it’s time to add a franchise LT to protect the investment made in Matt Stafford. Okung is easily the best OT in the draft, provides an imediate upgrade to the LT position and can start from week 1
VanRam: That's a pretty smart pick. It's a safe one too, and safe or not, the Lions need help on the offensive line. They invested in a QB with the first pick last year. That pick, Matthew Stafford, was subjected to undue strain thanks to a serious lack of protection. I'd be surprised if the Lions don't pick Okung on April 22.
Tampa Bay is on the clock.
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Solid
This is exactly what I see the Lions doing too. This pick would also allow them to push Backus inside where he might not suck so much.
Seeing these first two picks has got my juices flowing, time to start my TST mock draft entry methinks!
Good call
Backus is 32 and although servicable, you have 72 million reasons why you would want to keep Stafford clean as much as possible. Moving Backus inside also solves another issue for Detroit.
I like the pick and think it is smart to pair the two looking to a long future together.
REACH
Life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life... so lets get wasted all the time and have the time of our lives!
Punch-drunk on the Rob Sims trade kool-aid. Sorry
Just having a defense who never stopped anybody in my entire lifetime…
I’m not sold on Okung. He’s a top-10 talent, but not top-3 imo.
Hey, I wasn’t for drafting Stafford either. Tells ya what I know lol
Life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life... so lets get wasted all the time and have the time of our lives!
There’s a fair arguement to draft Suh here but i think that adding Williams and Vanden Bosch through FA immediately improved the DL. There are decent DT’s available after round 1. I think the drop-off in OL talent after round 1 is greater. It might be a reach by 2 or 3 draft spots but nobody offered me a trade and to wait until the 2nd day for a starting LT isn’t a viable option in this draft. There’s plenty of OT’s with potential in the mid-rounds but none that look capable of starting week 1 to me
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