Draft Day is Upon Us

And in this economy, it appears the trend of agreeing to terms with the top pick prior to the draft will continue, with the Lions and Matthew Stafford at number 1.

I was pretty down on Atlanta taking Matt Ryan at third overall last year on a team with so many apparent holes, and look at how that has turned out. I still think it might be a better move to put more pieces in place on a team that managed no wins last year before taking a young quarterback and throwing him to the wolves.

The Lions do have the benefit of another first round pick and several mediocre veteran QBs on the roster, so rookie head coach Jim Schwartz will have the opportunity to let Stafford grow into his position naturally and still be able to add other needed pieces to his team.

I'm getting ready to tune in the coverage, so look for these posts to increase in frequency as 4pm approaches.