Dr Do Itch Big
04-07-2009, 07:45 PM
Possible Draft Strategery for the Detroit Lions: Skip the First Pick
I have heard some talk of this on different sites. If so how do you guys think it would effect us? (trades, etc...)
Possible Draft Strategery for the Detroit Lions: Skip the First Pick --NFL FanHouse (http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/04/07/possible-draft-strategery-for-the-detroit-lions-skip-the-first/)
mrreddman
04-07-2009, 09:00 PM
No way in hell that happens. Its way to risky if you want a specific player. Not to mention your gonna piss of your fan base, player, agents etc. and have a difficult contract negotiation to deal with whenever you do pick. Plus why not just trade back and pick up a pick or 2 in the process?
GMScud
04-07-2009, 09:02 PM
They need to change the rookie pay scale. The fact that teams would even consider this stuff is silly.
No one wants to give damn near $40M in guarantees to a kid who has never played a snap of professional ball, especially if those teams with the top few picks aren't sold on any one player.
Daseal
04-07-2009, 09:22 PM
IMO -- Not a terrible idea if you can't get a player signed pre-draft. It's a good way to save money and still get one of your top players. Perhaps Detroit has Stafford, Curry, Monroe, and the other OT (name escaping me right now) all ranked very closely. Why not save millions of dollars and still come away with someone you really want.
53Fan
04-07-2009, 09:22 PM
They need to change the rookie pay scale. The fact that teams would even consider this stuff is silly.
No one wants to give damn near $40M in guarantees to a kid who has never played a snap of professional ball, especially if those teams with the top few picks aren't sold on any one player.
It's the only logical thing to do. For a rookie to come into the league and be paid like a pro bowl player without ever playing a game at this level is ridiculous.
Dirtbag59
04-07-2009, 09:34 PM
ESPN actually has a cool mock draft application and in doing mine I got pretty scared. When I did it Crabtree fell to 7 and as a result Jeremy Maclin fell to us. It made me very sad face.
Lotus
04-08-2009, 12:46 AM
They need to change the rookie pay scale. The fact that teams would even consider this stuff is silly.
No one wants to give damn near $40M in guarantees to a kid who has never played a snap of professional ball, especially if those teams with the top few picks aren't sold on any one player.
Spot on.
SC Skins Fan
04-08-2009, 09:23 AM
It would make a mockery of the draft system and would (or should) embarrass the NFL. The Lions would take some PR heat for it, but it would be a good statement about the absurdity of rookie contracts at the top of the draft. Maybe it would force the NFL to seriously consider a rookie pay scale, though I guess it would be the players would be resist such a move. Which doesn't make much sense to me since it would result in higher contracts for veterans (if the revenue was still divided in the same way) and the current system only benefits a small handful of guys.
It sure would be interesting wouldn't it?