Lions draft
Wide receiver was not the No. 1 priority of the Detroit Lions in the NFL draft. They have a host of other holes that are much bigger.
Having said that, I believe they made an excellent choice when they took Calvin Johnson with the No. 2 pick.
Most analysts had him rated as the No. 1 player in the draft. You can’t pass up a talent like that to pick for need. I bet a lot of the teams drafting behind the Lions were betting that Detroit would blink and leave Johnson available.
I still am not completely convinced that Johnson will stay with the Lions. Tampa Bay took Gaines Adams at No. 4. He is a player the Lions liked and the Buccanneers coveted Johnson. A deal still might be made.
April 28th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
Well, Matt Millen says that Johnson will not be traded. National analysts are praising the Lions for this pick, so perhaps Millen is right this time.
The second round was kind of strange for the Lions.
I like the choice of Drew Stanton. He did a lot of good things at Michigan State without many weapons around him.
The other two second-round choices are a mystery. I had never heard of either of them.