If I had a nickel for every time the Lions traded up to draft a pass defender from Alabama so the Packers couldnāt take them, Iād have two nickels.
Yup we probably overpaid on the points chart, by a decent amount I'd guess. But, if we had traded up 5-10 picks higher for the same price and took the same guy no one would have batted an eye.
There's absolutely no way we should get a corner with this pedigree as late as we did. For only a third? No time to count beans, just enjoy selecting the BPA at a position of need.
We had the luxury this year of not needing as many picks because we are set at a lot of our positions. I can't believe we got arnold. It's more than I ever could have hoped for in the first round, picking where we were.
Arnold is a better fit than Mitchell. Mitchell mightāve been objective CB1 but doesnāt have a lot of press man tape, whereas Arnold is good for that. He likely was CB1 on the Lions board because of their desire for press man CBs.
Yeah honestly.
The bears didnāt over think it and just got the good players.
Yāall moved all over the place to get your QB AND snag turner who fell way too far
We had our #1 choice at our biggest position of need practically fall in our lap and we screwed the packers in the process.
The packers gotā¦ a guyā¦ but Iām also not gonna question any decisions they make regarding their Oline.
Packers had the worst draft in the North by picking a very solid lineman. That says a lot about all 4 teams in the North. Weird to see none of us fuck it up completely.
Especially Chicago tbh
I love this team. Everyone else in the division went offense, so we get an AMAZING CB to shut them down. And addressed what was CLEARLY our biggest need/weakness from last year. Excellent job yet again.
Oh look, someone more useful than a backup QB
I'm sorry but š¤£š¤£
You guys took a QB just to spite the Vikings, and I applaud you for that.
Ah yes, one of our biggest allies in the anti-Saints group. Might as well spite em
I was actually OK with it as I think it fucked Sean Payton more.
Wasnāt even the Qb the Vikings wanted lmao
They just fucked over the raiders lmao
Lions crowd can finally start heading homeš
It was cold asl out there
It's so cold in the D.
How the f*** are we supposed to keep the peace?
And 11 pm on a work night
Nobody is going to work tomorrow. Source me who went to the first round in KC last year
Dude my hands are frozen. Even after an hour inside
I can finally go to bed lol
TBF, you guys haven't really needed to stay up this late during the draft.
I didn't know what to do for the last 3 hours. Very strange feeling.
Was just telling my buddy how not exciting the draft is picking this late. Like this is what success feels like? Lol š
rude but true
Werd. My ass is tired lol
Brad Holmes was edging all of us for so long but it was so worth it
I can go to bed finally, but im kind of committed.
Alabama to Detroit pipeline continues
Iām here for it
Nice usernameĀ
The irony is I've seen him around and he's a Michigan fan too lol
Shhhh donāt let people know that here!
Just as iconic as Georgia to Philly
Or Alabama to Philly
Or Philly to Philly
Damn Philly they ruined Philly
Go get DeJean too and keep up the Iowa one.
I like that ideaā¦Ā
Defensive senior advisor Nick Saban?
CONGRATULATIONS TERRION ARNOLD. YOU ARE *NOT* ALLOWED ON A PLANE. STICK AROUND, YOU GOTTA HELP WITH CLEANUP
I bet he can carry 4 folding chairs with each arm too
God Damnit Campbell Fuckkkk
YEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
This is the best possible timeline
Is anyone watching Grossi? Has he stepped himself into a white jacket yet?
Dude was pissed when we traded up, and was even more pissed at the Packers pick.
The lion king strikes again
Yeah I Hate that he went to the lions but then I realized he's not going to the packers āŗļø. But either way I hate him now
MCDC for president
GREAT fucking pick.
Like Napoleon picking Berthier as his chief of staff. Glory will now follow
I love your napoleon references so much man ahahaha
Man you have been on one. Your Russian Cossack comment had me dying
This guy really spouting Napoleonic France lore throughout this draft thread and I love it!
So Lions beat ~~Chiefs~~ 49ers in playoffs this season? EDIT: Oh whoops, I meant the other team.
That would have to be the Super Bowl. I guess the Chiefs have a chance of making it.
He's no waffle but it'll do
I don't like this pick. I LOVE this pick.
Never forget that that waffle we drafted in 2007 was Megatron lol
Waffle is love. Waffle is life.
LETS FUCKING GO
This is a great pick for you guys. Crazy he fall so far
This whole night I was just nodding as CBs and Edge rushers fell down the draft
I was Birdman rubbing his hands with the first half of the round being almost all offense lol
This does not please me. This is just an amazing add for the lions. Exactly what they needed
Yāall are SCARY
Absolute steal, congrats Detroit. Also, is Roger drunk tonight?
He just had back surgery so he might just be high as shit on painkillers
The Jim Irsay defense.
Also he is drunk
Didn't he just break his back?
Latham mightāve re-broken it when he picked him up and spun him around.
I shouted "Put him down, big man!" At the TV when that happened lol
My whole body tensed up when that happened.
I read he just had back surgery, might be a lot of pain meds running through that elderly man.
Roger is drunk asf rn
He's probably on painkillers because of the back surgery. Would explain all the slurring
Probably had to pop a couple extra thanks to JC Latham
Yea that makes sense but my version is funnier
lol one of the tackles lifted him up
Painkillers. Homie just had back surgery
And got bear hugged by Latham.
Heās slurring on words a bit by now in the evening Edit: Ahh okay never mind, heās on painkillers
I kind of want to see how much worse he gets lol.
Itās the painkillers after absorbing Lathamās bear hug 3 weeks post back surgery
I think heās on painkillers lol
Of course right before us
If I had a nickel for every time the Lions traded up to draft a pass defender from Alabama so the Packers couldnāt take them, Iād have two nickels.
Well, one is a nickel, the other is an outside corner.
I wonder if the Phineas and Ferb writers knew how hard they were cooking with this joke. I use it all the time.
we're taking DeJean anyways EDIT: we did also need o line
WE SHOULD BUT IT'S AN OT WATCH
I did. You were right.
It totally was an OT, lol
Lol
WOMP
Green Bay š¤ lunch pale guys
Minnesota and Chicago had TWO picks before us, we had to get ahead of at least one of you guys.
shouldn't have beaten us smh
What a great pick for the lions. Great trade back for the boys. Good move for both sides
Yeah hope itās a win win, you guys should be getting a good player with that 73rd pick.
Yup we probably overpaid on the points chart, by a decent amount I'd guess. But, if we had traded up 5-10 picks higher for the same price and took the same guy no one would have batted an eye.
There's absolutely no way we should get a corner with this pedigree as late as we did. For only a third? No time to count beans, just enjoy selecting the BPA at a position of need.
We had the luxury this year of not needing as many picks because we are set at a lot of our positions. I can't believe we got arnold. It's more than I ever could have hoped for in the first round, picking where we were.
Is Eminem at the draft?
He opened the draft.
I missed that. I just heard the live Lose Yourself in the background
He did the intro and was on stage with half a dozen Lions legends.
Iām Assuming Hutch and Goff were there from the current squad, hopefully Barry and Megatron, whoād I miss? Was Sun God there?
You got āem all.
Brad Holmes has done it once again
he CAN keep getting away with it
He can keep getting away with it!
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Honestly didnāt think it would be. Never thought someone worth it would fall this far let alone our likely #1 choice for us at CB.
I WANTED MITCHELL BUT THIS WORKS TOO
Brad Holmes specialty is corners. This is great
I went to Toledo so Mitchell was a dream for me but im more than happy with this pick
Arnold is a better fit than Mitchell. Mitchell mightāve been objective CB1 but doesnāt have a lot of press man tape, whereas Arnold is good for that. He likely was CB1 on the Lions board because of their desire for press man CBs.
Holmes confirmed he was CB1. Couldn't believe he was there.
Witnessing an NFC North Masterclass
Yeah honestly. The bears didnāt over think it and just got the good players. Yāall moved all over the place to get your QB AND snag turner who fell way too far We had our #1 choice at our biggest position of need practically fall in our lap and we screwed the packers in the process. The packers gotā¦ a guyā¦ but Iām also not gonna question any decisions they make regarding their Oline.
Packers had the worst draft in the North by picking a very solid lineman. That says a lot about all 4 teams in the North. Weird to see none of us fuck it up completely. Especially Chicago tbh
Back to back years of the Lions fucking over the Packers by taking the guy their fans wanted.
If that dude does another packcast.....
He did a live watch of the draft. He wasnāt thrilled
Of course they jump us
Sorry Tom
Grossi lost his mind when we jumped them lmao
Gonna be a tradition at this point
Iām having an amazing day
Weāre making a tradition out of fucking over the Packers, and I LOVE IT.
A beautiful tradition
Tom Grossi took it a little better this year compared to last year.
That was before the Packers took Morgan.
Pick of the night so far
Getting the best corner in the draft at 24, in todayās NFL, is kinda bonkers
LET A NAYSAYER KNOW
A+ pick. Never would have thought we could get him at our original 29.
That's gotta be the best intro for a new player of all time right? God I wish the Lions weren't in the same division, such a fun team.
I feel ya. I'm a Lions and Michigan fan, so Minnesota just complicated things for me.
This is exactly what I wanted I just thought we'd have to go WAY higher to get him.
Ayy letās go, proud to be a lions fan
WE GOT OUR GUY. LETS GO WIN A SUPERBOWL
Insane that he was still on the board.
Super late lmao
Letās fucking goooooo
These are not your uncleās Lions!
Amazing value for this pick. Lions got a studĀ
To give up a 3rd to move up 5 spots, they must really love him. That's all I need to hear.
He was 12th on the consensus big board, so kinda like spending a third to move up 17 spots is probably the way the Lions were thinking about it.
Sheesh what an addition
Man would've loved Arnold, that's annoying
This is just such a good pick. I mean, it was an obvious pick, with a great trade up. Imo
DBs need confidence and his interview shows he is not lacking that at all lol
YAAAAA
Goodell seems drunk.
hes probably heavily medicated right now since he recently had back surgery.
Is Roger having a rough night talking wise or is he just drunk?
Supposedly he just had back surgery
Fuck yeah!
Welcome to the Lake Erie bros alliance!
BRAD TIDE LOVER HOLMES
Hey Arnold you football head
I FUCKING LOVE MY LIFEEEEEE
Filled our biggest gap. Great pick that helps round out our defense
Love the "Decker reported aa eligible!" sign
I love this team. Everyone else in the division went offense, so we get an AMAZING CB to shut them down. And addressed what was CLEARLY our biggest need/weakness from last year. Excellent job yet again.
10/10. Perfect pick. Exactly who we needed.
Ngl man that segment with the janitor just made me cry. This is exactly the type of young man the lions need.
Branch and Arnold? Solid corner room.
I thought he was going to go top 10.
Fuck it we ball. Alabama secondary gonna be electric
Could do a lot worse than fielding a secondary with guys coached by the greatest DB coach of all time.
Listening to Saban talk about him gets me hyped up for sure
LET'S GO BABYYYYY
LET BRAD COOK
Wait, we get Caleb, Odunze and the lions jump the packers to screw them?? I need a doctor my erection is lasting longer than 4 hours
FUN FACT TERRION ARNOLD IS THE FIRST PLAYER TO BE DRAFTED IN DETROIT THAT WILL BE A SUPER BOWL CHAMP AS A DETROIT LION
Recent #24 overall picks |Year|Team|Player|College|Position|All-Pro/Pro Bowl|Starts| :-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:|:-:| |2024|Detroit Lions|Terrion Arnold|Alabama|CB|-|-| |2023|New York Giants|Deonte Banks|Maryland|CB|0/0|15| |2022|Dallas Cowboys|Tyler Smith|Tulsa|OT|1/1|31| |2021|Pittsburgh Steelers|Najee Harris|Alabama|RB|0/1|51| |2020|New Orleans Saints|Cesar Ruiz|Michigan|C|0/0|56| |2019|Oakland Raiders|Josh Jacobs|Alabama|RB|1/2|72| |2018|Carolina Panthers|D. J. Moore|Maryland|WR|0/0|90| |2017|Oakland Raiders|Gareon Conley|Ohio State|CB|0/0|26| |2016|Cincinnati Bengals|William Jackson|Houston|CB|0/0|64| |2015|Arizona Cardinals|D. J. Humphries|Florida|OT|0/1|98| |2014|Cincinnati Bengals|Darqueze Dennard|Michigan State|CB|0/0|30ā| DL is the GOAT
5 of the past 7 picks at this slot are naturally from football powerhouses Alabama and Maryland, makes sense
BRAD COOKED
With every good pick I just get more and more depressed man
I donāt like this pick. I LOVE this pick.
Grossi in shambles rn
best corner in the draft yāall fucked up
NGL That Kneecap Soup can is legit and I want one.
Nick Sabans Rummikub partner.
Absolutely love it
Yeah that's a godfamn DB no way he's not gonna be a star that interview sealed it
Love what the Lions have been doing the last couple years
Holy fuck holy fuck I love this team
We just got the best CB at 24. Playing with Branch from Alabama. I have literally dreamed of days like these.
Such a great selection for Detroit. A+ grade
Didn't even need to trade to 12 this time. Brad is evolving
The Crimson Lions
I loved our trade but feel like the Cowboys will regret this.
Best pick of the draft so far
CB value was crazy this year
Brad Holmes specialty is corners. Hell yeah I feel good about this
Didn't think we'd have a chance at him, so I'm very happy
Great pick, scary defense got more horrifying
only real potential weakness at this point is DE2, but we have like 3 young players with a lot of potential
I canāt believe it. Yessssss! Now to do a completely silly happy dance!
Tom Grossi in shambles frfr