Detroit Lions Mailbag: Does picking late in the 2025 NFL Draft devalue the Lions' picks and what's with all the Hendon Hooker trade or release talk?
Welcome to another Detroit Lions Mailbag. Let's waste no time today and get right into the questions: Does picking 28th devalue Detroits picks when looking at trade value? If the two 1st for Garret are that late, would it cost a 2nd also?— officespacejk.bsky.social (@officespacejk.bsky.social) February 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM No, I don't think […]
Welcome to another Detroit Lions Mailbag. Let's waste no time today and get right into the questions:
Does picking 28th devalue Detroits picks when looking at trade value? If the two 1st for Garret are that late, would it cost a 2nd also?
— officespacejk.bsky.social (@officespacejk.bsky.social) February 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
No, I don't think it does. Obviously, it puts you out of reach for the top guys in the draft, but there's still a lot of talent to be had at the bottom of the first-round and the second-round. The Lions are a good example of that with guys like Terrion Arnold, Sam LaPorta, and Brian Branch.
In terms of trade value, the Lions are a good example there too. They took on what was expected to be two low first-round picks from the Rams and they made one of them work in a trade-up for Jameson Williams and got lucky on the other one being a top 10 pick when the Rams slipped up. If a team offers you multiple firsts, you almost have to take them.
Right now we don't exactly know, but I do have some thoughts or guesses on what they could be. For Gradkowski, I think he will be replacing J.T. Barrett as Mark Brunell's assistant quarterbacks coach.
For Roehl, I think he could be the Lions' new tight ends coach. He is a former running back, but he's coached tight ends in college too and he was an offensive coordinator. I don't think he's limited to just running backs.
Is it possible? I think it is. Will it happen? Probably not. At the end of the day the Raiders have a chance to be a good team under Carroll and with some new philosophy changes coming from Brady. I don't think they'd be super hype to get rid of their best player right off the bat.
Garrett has a much higher possibility of happening because the team on the other end of the phone might actually trade him.
It's really been right out in front of you the whole time. The Lions spent the summer talking about carrying three quarterbacks because they didn't feel he was ready.
We watched him struggle with ball security during camp. He'd either hold on to the ball too long and take a sack and fumble or he'd he rush the pass out and get picked off. We saw Khalil Dorsey pick him off multiple times on the same exact play with the same exact type of throw.
The Lions were reportedly interested in Trey Lance last season and then Daniel Jones this season. They've been keeping their eyes on quarterbacks.
The Lions didn't let him throw the ball during blowouts. He'd come out there and hand the ball off and that was about it. He made a few throws, but mostly just check-down stuff. That might have been because they didn't want to dunk on teams, but this was after they had thoroughly dunked on them already.
They brought in Teddy Bridgewater out of retirement and immediately put him ahead of Hooker despite Bridgewater not playing all year.
Hooker is already 27-years-old and at this point, it's just not looking good for him in Detroit. The best thing for both parties is to move on. The Lions can get younger and Hooker can get a shot at playing time somewhere.
I think the Lions may be looking for more efficient and different pass plays out of Morton, but I don't expect them to move on from being a run-first team. That is something that is ingrained in Campbell going all the way back to his playing days. With a duo like Detroit has, running to set up the pass has to be the way they keep moving.
Campbell has stated that there won't be much of a change in terms of philosophy and terminology on offense.
As it stands right now, it's about building the edge. After free agency that could change. It just really depends on what the Lions look to do in March. I think they could be interested in a myriad of different things come draft time. From quarterback to receiver to cornerbacks to more defensive line depth. But right now it's all about the edge.
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