On Monday, I broke down five reasons the Detroit Lions could realistically trade up to the third overall pick. Given that the Lions have done their research on some of the top prospects and have shown they aren’t afraid to go up and get “their guy” in the past, it remains a very possible outcome.
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Last week, I entered the mock draft chat with my first full seven-round mock draft. This week I’m at it again. Although this time, I’m going to do things differently. I talked a lot about how the Lions should be looking to trade down in this draft recently. I still think that’s the way to…
The Super Bowl runner ups (AKA losers) are on the clock. That’s right, for the second time in our 2023 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles are ready to make their pick. Acting as the Eagles’ general manager this year is POD commenter Sprtn66. With the 10th overall pick, the Eagles added…
In that context Amon-Ra St. Brown is the ideal combination of productive thus far and young, and he lands nicely in Pro Football Focus’ latest fantasy football dynasty rankings. It’s not breaking news, but Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has been quite productive over his first two NFL seasons. He’s also naturally been
Pre-draft season is winding down, and the Detroit Lions have a top-30 visit scheduled with intriguing cornerback prospect Clark Phillips. The headline for the Detroit Lions on Monday is Jalen Carter coming in for his pre-draft visit. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Utah cornerback Clark Phillips III is coming to Allen Park on
Amon-Ra St. Brown clearly expects a lot of himself, but he’s setting some goals to raise bar for the Detroit Lions in 2023. Leaders are only credible if they set an example for others to follow. Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has a fantastic start to his career, with a chip on his
Six months after a very scary injury situation, Saivion Smith has been re-signed by the Detroit Lions. Injuries, etc. in the Detroit Lions secondary led to an opportunity for Saivion Smith last season in Week 5 against the New England Patriots. On the second play of the game though, a routine-looking hit and a scary
With the 2023 NFL Draft just a handful of days away, mock drafts are all the rage as analysts attempt to project what they believe will happen at this year’s event. Many of the mock drafts can simply be discarded, but some analysts’ opinions are very much worth paying attention to when it comes to…
The New Orleans Saints are on the clock in our 2023 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, where you, the commenters, act as general managers for each individual franchise. We’re at pick 29, and if you’re wondering why the Saints—who finished 7-10 last year—are picking this late, let me take you on a little ride.…
Last week, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Arizona Cardinals—owners of the third overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft—have received calls from at least six different teams interested in trading up to that spot. Coincidentally, last week the Detroit Lions also hosted two NFL Draft prospects who could very well go in the first…
The Detroit Lions’ own pick in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft sits at No. 18, but have they ever had that pick before? The Detroit Lions have two first-round picks for the second straight year this year, thanks to the Mattew Stafford trade. Their own pick sits at No. 18 overall coming
As the Detroit Lions survey the landscape of quarterbacks in this year’s draft, here are 5 later-round prospects they could target. The idea of Jared Goff as the team’s long-term quarterback is one a lot of Detroit Lions fans can get behind. But the reality is there’s a natural ceiling with Goff, and possible smokescreen
It’s the Buffalo Bills’ turn in our 2023 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft. When we last left the Bills, their season came to an unfortunate end when the Cincinnati Bengals steam-rolled them in their own house in the divisional round of the playoffs. It was a shock to the system, and now some are…
The Detroit Lions made some notable signings in free agency, but one has been tabbed as a potential loser from the 2023 NFL Draft. The Detroit Lions, sensing it’s quite possibly their time to take the NFC North, went into an aggressive mode in free agency. The secondary was refurbished (Cameron Sutton, Emmanuel Moseley, C.J.
One of the most interesting moments from Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes’ media session at the owners meetings earlier this offseason was when he was talking about depth charts in relationship to his draft strategy. In short, Holmes said that the team’s current depth chart matters so little that he doesn’t even have one…
The Dallas Cowboys are up in the 2023 Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, where you, the commenter, act as general manager in our site-wide mock draft. It’s been an eventful offseason for the Cowboys, specifically on the offensive side of the ball. Ezekiel Elliott is gone after being a cap casualty, but Dallas invested…
Around the NFL’s Gregg Rosenthal posted a 2023 ranking of all 32 NFL general managers on Thursday, and Detroit’s Brad Holmes is quite a ways up there. As MLive’s Brandon Champion pointed out, Holmes had not been on the job long enough to appear on the 2022 version of the rankings, so this is actually…
There has been plenty of talk about whether the Detroit Lions will trade up or down in the 2023 NFL Draft, but that’s only part of the equation when it comes to using draft capital. It doesn’t happen a ton, but every now and then a draft day trade can involve a player. And in…
In a recent re-draft of the 2021 NFL Draft, the disrespect of Lions offensive tackle Penei Sewell was so obvious that it’s blatant. Despite opting out of his final season at Oregon due to COVID, Penei Sewell was still regarded as a top-10 pick for the 2021 NFL Draft. And if not the best, the
The Detroit Lions actually haven’t had the sixth overall pick all that often in their history, but when was the last time they did and who did they select? Looking back over the Detroit Lions draft history, you obviously see a lot of top-10 overall picks. But over all that time, a rough count says