[Lefty Noob]

2007 Detroit Lions Draft Picks
Rd Pk (Ov) Player Pos School Notes
1 2 (2) Calvin Johnson WR Georgia Tech
2 11 (43) Drew Stanton QB Michigan St. (from Buffalo)
2 26 (58 ) Ikaika Alama-Francis DT Hawaii (from New Orleans)
2 29 (61) Gerald Alexander CB Boise St. (from Baltimore)
4 6 (105) A.J. Davis CB N.C. State (from Arizona through Oakland)
4 18 (117) Manny Ramirez OG Texas Tech (from St. Louis)
5 21 (158 ) Johnny Baldwin LB Alabama A&M (from Denver)
7 45 (255) Ramzee Robinson CB Alabama (Compensatory Selection)

[Lefty Noob]

Johnson is an amazing talent, but a controversial pick for the Lions. Stanton has potential but some people think he might have been a reach at pick #43. On the whole, what do you guys think of Detroit's 2007 draft?

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

2007 Detroit Lions Draft Picks
Rd Pk (Ov) Player Pos School Notes
1 2 (2) Calvin Johnson WR Georgia Tech
2 11 (43) Drew Stanton QB Michigan St. (from Buffalo)
2 26 (58 ) Ikaika Alama-Francis DT Hawaii (from New Orleans)
2 29 (61) Gerald Alexander CB Boise St. (from Baltimore)
4 6 (105) A.J. Davis CB N.C. State (from Arizona through Oakland)
4 18 (117) Manny Ramirez OG Texas Tech (from St. Louis)
5 2 (139)
6 2 (176)
7 45 (255) (Compensatory Selection)

note - additional 2nd round picks will be added Monday

Not a bad combo on CJ and Staton...I like it...maybe Millen will finally get one right...Staton has to be giddy about going to a team with an opportunity and two top flight receivers...

[ThePundit]

As I said before, I think they screwed up by not trading the #2 pick. And Stanton? You could fill up a set of encyclopedias with what Millen doesn't know.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

As I said before, I think they screwed up by not trading the #2 pick. And Stanton? You could fill up a set of encyclopedias with what Millen doesn't know.

Naw...If you take CJ at #2...Staton is a good 2nd round pick...to build a winner you gotta take some risk...and Millen is rolling the die here...I gotta like it...

[hotshot7796]

i'm not to disapointed, #1 the cj pick, his talent speaks for itself, sure he could have traded down and got more picks perhaps, but, he took him, kind of a damned if you do/don't type of deal

#2 stanton, well that did surprise me, the thing i feel most confident about this, is the fact he ran the spread offense for (jl smith) now i'm not sure exactly what the martz system is, but i always thought it was a spread type offense, maybe they feel it won't take stanton long to pick it up. and if that the case, well not a bad idea then, as far as the rest of the picks go,...............crap shoot i suppose

[Lefty Noob]

I'm glad Martz stepped up to the plate and took the Johnson pick on himself. It was the right pick, and the ONLY reason anyone was questioning whether or not he should go to Detroit is Millen's history of poor wideout picks. You can't let ego or past decisions cloud your judgment when it comes to getting the guy who can help out your team the most, and that was CJ.

[hotshot7796]

well put noob, i agree

[ThePundit]

I respecfully disagree with all of you.

Unless that franchhise player was a quarterback like Manning, and your team has more holes than swiss cheese, for years - like the Lions, you have to trade it.

When a team is this bad, a wide receiver, no matter how good he is, is not the way to go.

When Bill Parcells re-built the Jets in the 90's, when Jimmy Johnson re-built the Cowboys, they did it with a ton of picks.

Who were the Patriots wide receivers? How many Super Bowls did they win?

The Pats built their winners through the draft - Brady, Seymour, and all their other role players. Sure Brady was selected in the 6th round, but that's exactly the point. The more crap you throw up against the wall, some of it is bound to stick - even if you're an incompetent boob like Matt Millen.

[Nuke]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Naw...If you take CJ at #2...Staton is a good 2nd round pick...to build a winner you gotta take some risk...and Millen is rolling the die here...I gotta like it...

I agree with Goth. You have a potential deadly combo of a QB tossing to his wideout and they'll both be learning the game at the same pace with some veterans around them to provide balance for that education. Do the Lions have holes? Yes certainly but i'd rather have a potential superstar WR and potential great QB to start rebuilding than a bunch of good to mediocre players drafted to fill those holes the Lion's have.

[Lefty Noob]

I agree with getting a second round QB. I just don't think they got the right one. Should've been Beck or Edwards.

[azrael492]

18 (117) Manny Ramirez OG Texas Tech (from St. Louis)]

Where does he find the time to attend school