Archive for February, 2010
The Detroit Lions are still reeling from the Matt Millen years. The Lions under Millen rarely drafted team needs. The new regime will look to build on a solid draft last year and try to protect their investment in Matthew Stafford. The Lions would be wise to draft an offensive lineman in 2010. In the Crosshairs will break down the recent history of a team's first round picks and try to discover draft day trends and upcoming needs. Recent 1st Round Draft History: 2009:Matthew Stafford-QB-Georgia,Brandon Pettigrew-TE-Oklahoma St. 2008:Gosder Cherilus-OT-Boston College 2007:Calvin Johnson-WR-Georgia Tech 2006:Ernie Sims-LB-Florida St. 2005:Mike Williams-WR-USC 2010 Draft Day Needs: The Detroit Lions appear to be headed in the right direction after their disastrous 2008 season in which they went 0-16. While 2009 wasn't much of an improvement at 2-14, it did let the team know that it appears to have found their franchise quarterback. Matthew Stafford showed signs of growth each week,... read more
The St. Louis Rams have fallen pretty far since their heyday as "The Greatest Show on Turf." In the Crosshairs will break down the recent history of a team's first round picks and try to discover draft day trends and upcoming needs. Recent 1st Round Draft History: 2009: Jason Smith-OT-Baylor 2008: Chris Long-DE-Virginia 2007: Adam Carriker-DT-Nebraska 2006: Tye Hill-DB-Clemson 2005: Alex Barron-OT-Florida St. The Rams are forced into taking Ndamukong Suh with the first overall pick, unless a team makes a move for him. This would allow the Rams to move down and gain more picks further down the board. Suh is the best defensive player in the draft and the recent draft history shows the Rams are building the interior of the offensive and defensive lines. I'm not going to put "bust" labels on anyone in this Crosshairs section because if we have learned anything, it's that it can take offensive and defensive linemen time... read more