Saturday, April 10, 2021

Morning Lions Links for Saturday 4-10-21

Articles:

Lions have been top-5 in NFL in drafting WRs and OL but brutal at RB and LB, study finds:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2021/04/09/lions-draft-success-rate-history-offensive-line-pff-ranking/

Campbell: 'You Build a Winner, People Will Want To Be Here':  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/onepride-plus/watch-lions-campbell-offseason-video

Mailbag: Will Brad Holmes Nail First Draft as Lions GM?:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/nfl/lions/news/lions-mailbag-brad-holmes-first-draft

Odds Lions Trade Up to No. 4 Overall:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-no-4-pick-trade-odds


'F*ck the weather.' Dan Campbell says Lions can put Detroit on the map:  https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/detroit-lions/dan-campbell-says-lions-can-put-detroit-on-the-map


Five more 2021 NFL Draft trades we want to see (NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS MOVE FROM NO. 15 TO NO. 7 (DETROIT LIONS) TO DRAFT ALABAMA QB MAC JONES
Full trade details: (Patriots receive: No. 7, No. 153.  Lions receive: No. 15, No. 46, No. 139 and 2022 2nd. Comparison Trade: 2018 Josh Allen (Bills receive No. 7 for No. 12, No. 53 and No. 56)):  Of the big five quarterbacks in this year’s draft, it remains unclear which will fall out of the top three or four picks. But if it proves to be Ohio State's Justin Fields or North Dakota State's Trey Lance, this trade still makes plenty of sense for New England.  The Patriots loaded up on offense in free agency, spending $171 million in total guarantees (one of just two teams above $100 million in total guarantees), with big paydays for tight ends Jonnu Smith and Hunter Henry, wide receiver Nelson Agholor and many others. They have a vastly improved group of receivers and what should be one of the best offensive lines in the NFL in 2021, but a 32-year-old Cam Newton is not their long-term answer at quarterback even though he should have a much more productive season than in 2020.  The Bill Belichick-Nick Saban connection has been discussed ad nauseam, with New England selecting an Alabama player in the first three rounds in three out of the past five years, but the team's mega spending spree makes more sense if it then looks to capitalize on a rookie-contract quarterback.  While the Patriots historically don't love trading up, they moved up four times in 2020, further signaling their recent aggressiveness to get back to the mountaintop. In Mac Jones, they land an efficient pocket passer who takes care of the football but isn’t afraid to attack the deep and intermediate parts of the field. Jones ranked 15th in the country in percent of pressures he allowed to turn into sacks (12.3%; min. 150 dropbacks) and 17th in turnover-worthy play percentage (2.4% on 406 attempts).):  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-five-2021-nfl-draft-trades-new-england-patriots-new-york-jets

2021 NFL Draft: The best and worst NFL teams at selecting first-round picks since 2010 (31. DETROIT LIONS (Best pick(s): C Frank Ragnow (+0.21 WAR/season), TE T.J. Hockenson (+0.18), DT Ndamukong Suh (+0.16).  Worst pick(s): CB Jeff Okudah (-0.44), LB Jarrad Davis (+0.03), DE Ezekiel Ansah (+0.04), RB Jahvid Best (+0.07)):  One of the league’s perennial worst franchises unsurprisingly finds themselves at the bottom of the list, although they do deserve credit for hitting on Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson in previous drafts. Ragnow, the 2020 Pro Bowl center, is the team’s only player over the +0.2 threshold, and Hockenson figures to join him before too long. The larger issue for the Lions has been their failure to get more out of top-tier picks; Okudah needs to turn things around in a big way after a tumultuous rookie campaign.):  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-the-best-and-worst-nfl-teams-at-selecting-first-round-picks-since-2010

2021 NFL Draft:


Lions Offense Considered 'Best Fit' for Wideout DeVonta Smith:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/why-devonta-smith-best-fit-lions-offense


Should Jamin Davis Be Draft Priority for Lions?:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-jamin-davis-2021-nfl-draft

NFL Hot Press: Sme Teams Prefer Jamin Davis to Micah Parsons:  https://walterfootball.com/nflhotpress/article/Some-Grade-Jamin-Davis-Over-Micah-Parsons


Monson: The biggest X-factors in the 2021 NFL Draft:  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-biggest-x-factors-2021-nfl-draft

2021 NFL Draft WR Superlatives: Best route-runner, freakiest athlete, safest hands and more:  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-wr-superlatives-best-route-runner-freakiest-athlete-safest-hands

2021 NFL Draft: Five wide receiver prospects who had to overcome unfavorable college situations:  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-five-wide-receiver-prospects-unfavorable-college-situations

Monson: Why NFL teams should think twice about drafting slot receivers in Round 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft:  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-slot-wide-receivers-elijah-moore-rondale-moore-kadarius-toney

2021 NFL Draft QB Superlatives: Strongest arm, best decision-maker, best vs. the blitz and more:  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-superlatives-quarterbacks-trevor-lawrence-justin-fields-trey-lance-mac-jones

Monson: Can Mac Jones break the trend and succeed in the NFL despite lack of high-end traits?:  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-monson-can-mac-jones-break-the-trend-and-succeed-in-the-nfl-despite-lack-of-high-end-traits

2021 NFL Draft: Biggest pro and con for PFF’s top LB prospects:  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-biggest-pro-and-con-for-pffs-top-lb-prospects

2021 NFL Draft: Biggest pro and con for each of PFF’s top DL prospects:  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-biggest-pro-con-top-defensive-line-prospects

2021 NFL Draft: Biggest pro and con for PFF’s top DB prospects:  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-biggest-pro-and-con-for-pffs-top-db-prospects

2021 NFL Draft RB Superlatives: Best home-run speed, toughest to tackle, best vision and more:  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-2021-nfl-draft-rb-superlatives-best-home-run-speed-toughest-to-tackle-best-vision



Najee Harris and Travis Etienne could break the first-round running back trend:  https://www.profootballnetwork.com/najee-harris-and-travis-etienne-could-break-the-first-round-running-back-trend/


2021 NFL Draft: Prospect-pro comparisons for top pass rushers:  https://www.nfl.com/news/2021-nfl-draft-prospect-pro-comparisons-for-top-pass-rushers









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