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Old 12-08-2014, 08:01 PM   #9
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The 2008 NFL DRAFT

2008 NFL DRAFT - ROUND ONE
PickTeamPlayerPosHtWt
1MiamiJake Long


2St. LouisVernon Gholston


3AtlantaMatt Ryan


4OaklandChris Long


5Kansas CityChris Williams


6New York JetsDarren McFadden


7New EnglandKeith Rivers


8BaltimoreLeodis McKelvin


9CincinnatiGlen Dorsey


10New OrleansSedrick Ellis


11BuffaloDerrick Harvey


12DenverRyan Clady


13CarolinaDuane Brown


14ChicagoJeff Otah


15DetroitDominique Cromartie


16ArizonaBrandon Albert


17Kansas City #2Joe Flacco


18HoustonFelix Jones


19PhiladelphiaGosder Cherilus


20Tampa BayMike Jenkins


21WashingtonChris Johnson


22DallasKentwan Balmer


23PittsburghPhilip Merling


24Tennessee Aqib Talib


25SeattleDustin Keller


26JacksonvilleJerod Mayo


27San DiegoAntoine Cason


28Dallas 2Sam Baker


29San FranciscoLawrence Jackson


30Tampa Bay 2Jordy Nelson


31St. Louis 2Kenny Phillips


32Philadelphia 2Devin Thomas



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LIONS 2008 DRAFT RESULTS

Detroit Lions 2008 draft
PickTeamPlayerPosHtWt
1-15Tennessee StateDominique Rodgers-CromartieCB
2-45IndianaJames HardyWR
3-77McNeese StateBryan SmithDE
4-101Penn StateJustin KingCB
4-108FurmanJerome FeltonFB
5-133CincinnatiAngelo CraigOLB
5-139Virginia TechCarlton PowellDT
7-198MichiganJamar AdamsSS
7-201Michigan StateNeremiah WarrickFS
7-224Arizona StateMr. Irrelevant: Ryan TorainRB
UWestern MichiganJ BlairOT
USt. Augustine'sA HarperDE
UFresno StateR WinstonC
UCincinnatiD BrownsteinOT
UClemsonC McDuffieOG

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The Detroit Lions 2008 Draft Class!
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Now, of course not all these guys are going to make it, heck, they weren't all good picks! But I went with the GM suggestion for the first 5 rounds, then I just took a few guys that filled a need, and tried to grab some guys from Michigan, Michigan State, Western Michigan, etc. "for the fans".

Getting Cromartie was important. The 2007 Lions had a historically bad pass defense, which is why I agreed with the GM and took a DB, and this is the one he wanted. I also took King, Warrick and Adams to build depth and competition. I also took a couple pass rushers to help where I could. Guys like Craig, Powell, and Harper are good pass rushers that can all find a spot here if they put the effort out.

I anticipate Hardy evolving into a great red zone threat, whether I put him in at WR or sneak him in at TE in goal line packages.

Taking Felton let me get rid of a 300 pound plodding fullback and taking Torain gave me a tough back to work on. Right now Alexander is the #1, Calhoun should be recovered enough to compete for the #2. I signed Garrett Wolfe to be a WR/RB hybrid, meaning Torain has a shot to be my short yardage grinder when Alexander needs a breather.

Lastly, Brownstein, Blair, Winston and McDuffie were all darts at a dartboard to see if I can find a gem offensive lineman. I think Brownstein and McDuffie were rated "1"s, Winston was an "8". Guess we'll see. I'll be paying attention to more than stats when I evaluate them; but they face an uphill battle.

Before I release my depth chart, here's my Cap Info:

start FA: $49.85 million
start season: $24 million
$33.95 million in penalties
$15.18 next year's penalties
$17 million in 2008 incentives
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Old 12-08-2014, 09:37 PM   #13
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The Detroit Lions 2008 Season Opening Depth Chart

2008 Detroit Lions Depth Chart Depth Chart -
Regular Offense
STARTER2ND3RD4TH
WRRoy WilliamsGarret WolfeEddie Drummond
TEQuinn SypniewskiDan CampbellSean McHugh
LTJeff BackusTorrin Tucker
LGEd MulitaloManuel Ramirez
CDan StevensonNick Cole
RGChris ChesterScott Mruczkowski
RTJonathan ScottJames Blair (r)
WRBryant JohnsonJames Hardy (r)
QBBrian GrieseDrew StantonChris Leak
FBJerome Felton (r) David Kirtman
HBShaun AlexanderBrian CalhounGarrett WolfeRyan Torain (r)
Base 4-3 Defense
STARTER2ND3RD4TH
LDEJared DeVriesIkaika Alama-Francis
LDTMike PattersonCarlton Powell (r)
RDTShaun CodySam Adams
RDETyler BraytonBryan Smith (r)
WLBJarret JohnsonAngelo Craig (r)
MLBParis LenonTeddy LehmanBuster Davis
SLBErnie SimsAnthony Cannon
CBLeigh BoddenEric King
SSKenoy KennedyJamar Adams (r)
FSGerald AlexanderDaniel Bullocks
CBDominique Cromartie (r)Justin King (r)Devonte Edwards
Special Teams
STARTER2ND3RD4TH
KJason Hanson
PNick Harris
PREddie Drummond
KREddie Drummond
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I got through week one, but won't have time to get it all up today - but here's some news from around the league!

Jim Sorgi is starting in Chicago over Grossman and Orton
Joey Harrington is starting in San Fran over Alex Smith
Kellen Clemens is starting for the Jets over Pennington
Culpepper is starting for the Packers over Aaron Rodgers and Brian Brohm
Andrew Walter is starting for the Raiders over Russell
Jon Kitna is starting in Baltimore over Boller
Chad Henne is the backup in Indianapolis
Trent Green is starting in Atlanta over Matt Ryan

Preseason Super-Quick rundown

The Lions lost all four preseason games, although Coach Billick isn't worried. He reminded the team that the dress rehearsal, week three vs Cleveland, we lost on a missed field goal, by our punter. Surely our all-pro kicker Jason Hanson would have made it. Brian Griese had two touchdowns and no turnovers, and Shaun Alexander was running well, although we only had him in part of two quarters.

The rundown:
W1 vs Indy - loss - 34-3 (wolfe had 4 catches for 106 yards)

W2 @ Cinncy - loss 30-0 (Stanton and Leak combined for 5 picks)

W3 vs Cleveland - loss 16-14 (cromartie had an int, Roy Williams and Bryant Johnson each had a TD catch)

W4 @ Buffalo - loss 10-2 (3 sacks, craig w/safety, cromartie had int #2)

Up next: The Regular Season is here!

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And now, the Detroit Lions 75th season is ready to get underway!!!

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WEEK ONE: DETROIT LIONS @ ATLANTA FALCONS


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Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons
Sep 7, 20081ST2ND3RD4THSCORE
Detroit Lions (0-0)7147331
Atlanta Falcons (0-0)067619
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORINGDETATL
06:31(DET) Shaun Alexander 2 yard run (Hanson PAT)70
SECOND QUARTER SCORINGDETATL
10:10(DET) Griese 15 yard pass to B. Johnson (Hanson PAT)140
03:51(ATL) Mare 42 yd FG 143
00:55(DET) Griese 19 yard pass to B. Calhoun (Hanson PAT)213
00:00(ATL) Mare 34 yd FG 216
THIRD QUARTER SCORINGDETATL
10:24(DET) Griese 24 yard pass to R. Williams (Hanson PAT)286
00:46(ATL) Rashard Mendenhall 1 yard run (Mare PAT)2813
FOURTH QUARTER SCORINGDETATL
09:46(ATL) Green 11 yard pass to R. White (2 pt failed)2819
06:29(DET) Hanson 30 yd FG3119
Detroit Lions
PASSINGC/AYDSTDINT
Brian Griese14/2122130
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGTD
Shaun Alexander2056
1
Brian Calhoun4-9
0
David Kirtman14
0
Jerome Felton19
0
Brian Griese4-10
0
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGTD
Roy Williams439
1
Garrett Wolfe331
0
Quinn Sypniewski280
0
Shaun Alexander17
0
Dan Campbell120
0
Bryant Johnson115
1
Brian Calhoun119
1
Jerome Felton110
0
DEFENSETACKSACKINTTD
Ernie Sims8-2000
KICKINGFGXPPTSLONG
Jason Hanson1/14/4730
Atlanta Falcons
PASSINGC/AYDSTDINT
Trent Green15/2718510
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGTD
Rashard Mendenhall27113
3
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGTD
Roddy White660
1
Joe Horn586
0
Laurent Robinson220
0
Bo Sciafe17
0
Rashard Mendenhall112
0
DEFENSETACKSACKINTTD
Montavius Stanley4-2100
KICKINGFGXPPTSLONG
Olindo Mare2/21/1743


The opening game of the 2008 season for the Lions had them traveling to Atlanta to face the Falcons. Atlanta, coming off a terrible 4-12 season in 2007 had re-stocked the roster acquiring an all-pro quarterback to mentor Atlanta's top draft pick, quarterback Matt Ryan. They also drafted a tough as nails running back to help add some muscle to their young, talented offense.

Both teams were fairly healthy going into this season-opening game, with only the Lions top sacker from 2007, Jared DeVries, missing the game due to injury.

The Lions offense looked potent through the air, as Brian Griese had little trouble finding both his top wideouts as well as a running back for scores. The lack of running lanes though was quite obvious, as Shaun Alexander was frequently hit as soon as he got near the line of scrimmage. There appears little help available via trade or the free agent pool, so hopefully this group will be able to get it together next week.

The Falcons, on the other hand, seemed to have a good balance with Mendenhall and Roddy White throwing big play after big play at the Lions. However, three fumbles by Mendenhall killed drive after drive and help Detroit score off of short fields. He'll have to work on ball security extra hard, or he'll be on the bench in no time.

Defensively, the Lions bent, but didn't break. The loss of DeVries must have had some impact, as they Lions were not able to get much pressure, resulting in zero sacks or interceptions. Hopefully things improve next week with DeVries's injury; and the pass rushers the Lions drafted need to step up in a big way.

As for the Falcon's defense, they could only bail out the team for so long; and had no answer for the physical play of the Lions receivers. They were focused on stopping Shaun Alexander for sure, as the backs and tight ends were able to get big chunks of yardage off play action passes.

Once the Falcons failed on their 2-pt conversion (a run by Mendenhall that was strung to the sidelines), the Lions really felt like they had this game won... The final field goal by Hanson sealed the deal. Next week, however, the Lions get their first division test when the Packers come to town. Green Bay has turned to Daunte Culpepper to lead the team now that Brett Favre has retired, and former first-rounder Aaron Rodgers is biding his time behind an all-pro for at least a little while longer.

The Packers invested draft picks this season on qb Brian Brohm (3rd string), Mike Pollak (2nd string center), Dre Moore (starting DT), Cliff Avril (starting LOLB), and Darnell Terrell (5th cb)

Up next, the week in review and game two of the 2008 season gets underway!

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