Calvin Johnson is exciting Lion’s fans
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This has been the greatest off season of all time. My Lions are actually interesting.
The draft is over and the Lions did some good things.
Certainly the best thing they did was drafting Calvin Johnson and keeping him.
All of us so called experts were sure the Lions would trade down for lower picks or take Calvin at number 2 and trade down for lower picks.
The bets were in favor of Matt Millen somehow screwing things up…
But he didn’t screw things up. Who would have thought that he could do great things?
This is what I like about the Detroit Lions’ offseason moves: Matt Millen wasn’t afraid to do the right thing even when so many critics said it was wrong. And the right thing was making Calvin Johnson the second overall pick of the draft even though he was the fourth receiver the Lions’ president has selected in the first round in the last five drafts. source
Now without even looking at all the other moves that the Lions made in the off season, the move to draft Calvin Johnson immediately makes them a better ball club by far.
Johnson was the most talented player in this year’s college crop, and he should instantly improve the offense. Opponents figure to dread the thought of trying to cover Johnson, Roy Williams (the NFC’s 2006 leader in receiving yards) and Mike Furrey (the NFC’s ‘06 leader in receptions) when offensive coordinator Mike Martz goes to a three-receiver set (which will be often).
Could the Lions be on to something here?
One feels the definite influence of Coach Rod Marinelli and Offensive Coordinator Mike Martz.
Like most draft picks beyond the early first round, there are more questions of the remaining Lions picks than answers.
Will Quarterback Drew Stanton, the Lions second pick, be able to fix his delivery problems, stay healthy, and mature under the watchful tutelage of Mike Martz?
Will Ikaiki Alama-Francis really be any good? He only has a couple years of experience, so there was not much to go on. Well, Marinelli loves him. Ikaiki is a defensive end and Marinelli is the expert at creating defensive lineman, so the odds are in his favor.
Former Hawaii defensive end Ikaiki Alama-Francis, the second of Detroit’s three second-round choices, didn’t start playing organized football until college, so his skills need plenty of refinement. However, his considerable athleticism and power should allow him to make a noticeable pass-rushing impact as a rookie.
Yes, my Lions were very busy in the off season picking up offensive linemen, corners, running backs and more by trade, free agency, or draft.
One move that may prove to be a great move is picking up T. J. Duckett. The Diesel is a revived man in Detroit. Happy to back in his home state with the opportunities to show what he can do.
For his career, Duckett has 2,307 yards and 33 touchdowns on 590 attempts, and also has 31 receptions for 249 yards. He has appeared in 65 games and started in 13 of them. His best season was in 2003, when Duckett rushed for 779 yards and 11 touchdowns while sharing the playing time workload with Warrick Dunn in the Falcons backfield.
A solid short-yardage and goal-line back, as evidenced by the 27 touchdowns he scored 2003-2005, Duckett also possesses surprising elusiveness. His goal is to re-establish himself with the Lions in 2007 and then perhaps go back into the free agent market again next spring. source
Yeah, this is truly a great off season for Lions fans. We have not lost a game, home or away and sit tied for first in the Division.
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