[SunkenCiv]

mjolnir’s above remarks are interesting.

Gosder Cherilus? I guess they didn’t think they could grab him out of free agency. Or later in the draft.

Detroit Lions 2008 NFL Draft Needs
(before the fact, sez they need OT, DT, ML, RB, DE, TE, Return Specialist, and CB)
http://football.about.com/od/teamneeds/a/teamneeds_DET.htm

Lions Complete 2008 NFL Draft (AP)
http://www.wilx.com/sports/headlines/18318774.html

OT (Gosder Cherilus), LB (Jordon Dizon), RB (Kevin Smith), DT (Andre Fluellen), DL (Cliff Avril), return man (Kenny Moore), FB (Jerome Felton), and DB (Caleb Campbell). Lions DB Kalvin Pearson was arrested for domestic violence on Saturday, which probably made that last one pretty obvious. After day one, the booze must have worn off, because these are not bad picks. Word is that the Redskins made the best draft moves overall.

So, compared with that “About” page list of needs (for example), the Lions hit four.

[SunkenCiv]

Hey, turns out the Cardinals haven’t won a playoff game in 58 years. I feel a little better now. But anyway...

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/team?team=det
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080427/SPORTS01/304270005/1049
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080427/SPORTS01/804270690/1049

-befores-

http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2008/04/hey_lions_heres_your_nfl_draft.html
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080424/SPORTS01/80424006/1049

-and-

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080427/BLOG21/80427038/1049/SPORTS01
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080427/SPORTS01/80427022/1048
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080427/SPORTS01/804270631/1049

[SunkenCiv]

audio:

4/24:
http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2008/04/kowalski_lions_want_harvey_wil.html
4/16:
http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2008/04/furrey_a_good_beginning_to_lio.html
4/15:
http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2008/04/vanochten_marinelli_eyeing_flo.html

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Bengals use two of top four picks on receivers
http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d8080659f&template=without-video&confirm=true

Vikings trade up to take Booty in fifth round
http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d808066c7&template=without-video&confirm=true

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Army’s Campbell drafted by Lions, not headed to Iraq
http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d80807e53&template=with-video&confirm=true

[snip] Lions coach Rod Marinelli, who served a tour in Vietnam, said on TV that picking the 6-foot-2, 229-pound Campbell was no flyer, and that the former Black Knights defensive back would be used as a linebacker, at least initially. The son of GM Matt Millen is a cadet at West Point. [end]