Alright, knowing what other players were available when the Lions drafted, if you could do the Lions draft over, who would you have picked?

This is a lil harder than what you'd think it is.

I was only thinking first two or three rounds, to be honest.

#1: Aaron Curry, OLB, Wake Forrest
#20: Michael Oher, LT, Ole Miss
#33: Louis Delmas, S, Western Michigan
#65: Jarron Gilbert, DT, San Jose State
#82: Chase Coffman, TE, Mizzou

I feel like all five of those guys would be starters next season. Instead we drafted two starters.

#1 - Jason Smith, LT, Baylor
#20 - Alex Mack, C, California
#33 - Rey Maualaga, MLB, USC
#65 - Craig Urbik, G, Wisconsin
#82 - Travis Beckum, TE, Wisconsin

Now I know its insanely unrealistic to draft 3 OL that would be expected to start, but Smith, Mack and Urbik paired with Cherilus would give us a great, youthful line for the future and Culpepper would have a weapon in Beckum that can stretch the field and Rey could be the face of our defense.

We could have went...

Curry
Jerry DT
Delmas

and made our D way better right up the middle.

20 is a tough pick.

J Smith
Pettigrew
Brace DT

3 guys for the trenches

Curry
Vontae Davis
Brace DT

Stafford
Pettigrew
Lauranaitus

Staff
Oher
Lauranaitus

^ I've posted that one about a million times on this board.

Stafford, Oher, Maualuga, T.J. Lang, D.J. Moore, Sammie Lee Hill, Michael Ray Garvin, Zack Follet. lol I don't know, we'll just have to see how it plays out.

i wouldnt change a thing...

I did not like Williams in the 4th and the TE in the 7th AT ALL!

With a late 7th round pick, you just have to grab the best player available. I don't fault them for a 7th rounder.

right. if your upset with the 2nd to last pick in the draft, then this draft must be atleast ok.

yeah, I'm not going to complain about 6th and 7th rounders really. The only pick I didn't like was Levy. Maybe he'll prove me wrong but he just seems like a special teams player and there were guys (Duke Robinson) that could contribute regularly.

The 7th rounders were great picks at the spot we got them. Very talented guys that could be coached into starters. Murtha is extremely athletic for an OT, Follett hits like a missile, and Gronkowski... well... let's just say that pick didn't make any sense. I guess he's our 3rd TE and Gaines and Fitz are gone. I still hate our 3rd rounders the worst...

Murtha will be a backup. Maybe one day he figures it out and we get him to live up to his potential, but at this point he's just OL depth. I'm fine with that for where he was drafted. Follett looks like he's got some serious potential and in the very least he can be a special teams force to be reckoned with.

Murtha is always injured, is his biggest problem.

Round 1:
1) Matthew Stafford QB Georgia
20) Michael Oher LT Ole Miss

Round 2:
33) Max Unger C/G Oregon

Round 3:
76) Ladarius Webb CB Nicholls State
82) Travis Beckum TE Wisconsin

Round 4:
115) Jason Phillips ILB TCU

Round 6:
192) Ra'Shon Harris DT Oregon

Round 7:
228) Jamarca Sanford S Ole Miss
235) Zack Follett OLB Cal
255) Jeremiah Johnson RB Oregon

This draft gives us the infrastructure to be able to add a couple other missing pieces and skill positions next season to make a perennial playoff team.

Round 1:
1) Jason Smith OT Baylor
20) Peria Jerry DT Mississippi

Round 2:
33) Rey Maualuga MLB USC

Round 3:
76) Kraig Urbik OG Wisconsin
82) Derrick Williams WR Penn State

Round 4:
115) DJ Moore CB Vanderbilt

Round 6:
192) Will Davis DE Illinois

Round 7:
228) Lydon Murtha OT Nebraska
235) Graham Harrell QB Texas Tech
255) Mitch King DE Iowa

I'd swap that Graham Harrell pick for Follett at this point. We're not the type of team to take a 7th round QB and strike gold by developing the shit out of him.