Football Rumblings

Detroit Lions Won’t Choose Quarterback in First Draft Pick

Posted on April 12, 2011 by James WNo Comments

When it comes to the NFL draft teams will usually pick a quarterback for their first choice. However, the Detroit Lions have already stated that they will not be picking a quarterback for their 13th overall pick in the draft.

General manager Martin Mayhew revealed very little about what the Detroit Lions plan on doing in the NFL draft. In fact, he even said he found it amusing to read all the football reports that say whether or not the Detroit Lions will choose a certain type of player. He finds these reports money because even he himself does not know who the they will choose or won’t choose the NFL draft so how could someone who isn’t even associated with the team know who is going to be picked.

Despite not knowing who he plans on picking in the NFL draft, Martin Mayhew does know that it won’t be a quarterback. Mayhew does believe that they will probably pick whoever is the best player left when the 13th pick rolls around.

Football experts believe that not choosing a quarterback could be grave mistake by the Detroit Lions. Two years ago the Detroit Lions became the first team in NFL history to go 0 and 16, and not win a single regular season game. This season was a little better with six wins and 10 losses but experts believe that a change in quarterback could be the answer to the team’s woes.

Experts and fans will just have to wait until Thursday’s NFL draft to see exactly who the team goes for and chooses to make a new Detroit Lions.

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Lions Acquire LB Peterson From Seahawks

Posted on March 14, 2009 by James WNo Comments

The Detroit Lions traded defensive tackle Cory Redding and a fifth round draft pick in this year’s NFL draft to the Seattle Seahawks for linebacker Julian Peterson.  Peterson, who registered 80 or more taclkes in three of the last four seasons, was made expendable by the Seahawks who already have Leroy Hill and Lofa Tatupu under big money contracts for the next few seasons.

If the trade did not happen it was likely that the Seahawks would have released Peterson who refused to take a reduced salary for the 2009 season.  The addition of Peterson to a young and underachieving Lions defense will bring some desperately needed veteran leadership to the team.

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