What if Detroit Let Time Expire ? (1 Viewer)

[Domination]

I thought that this was a very laughable idea, that of course is legal but not the accepted way. But over the last few days, I have heard it talked about numerous times on local radio and ESPN radio. This might be normal if I lived in or near Detroit, but I live outside of Philly. The idea of the Lions doing this has grown legs, and is actually being talked about as a possibility.

 

[PrimUomo]

I remember reading something a few weeks ago that explored the possibilities and by far the most interesting was that if the Lions let time run out, the Rams could do the same thing in order to avoid paying #1 money and that it could possibly roll until a team is willing to pay #1 money and then each team will make a mad dash to get their picks in. Not probable but possible.

The draft reform should be a slotted maximum paygrade with mandatory incentive bonuses. I expect these bonuses could make rookie contracts potentially worth more but with far less drastic salary cap implications. The major issues now are caused by agents exploiting holes in the "rookie salary pool" each team is alotted meaning that either a new system is needed or maximum individual contracts need to be instituted.

If there are defined pay standards, it will also make it far easier for college athletes too. First, there is far less chance of tampering by agents (or at least, give less incentive to break the rules) and would practically eliminate the rookie holdout.

 

[Wyld Stallyns]

This whole idea is so ######ed I can't believe it's still being talked about. Time would be just as well spent theorizing over what would happen if the Lions drafted Superman first overall. Would he sign in time for camp? Would they regret not taking the Incredible Hulk?

Stupid.

 

[Bri]

http://www.footballhangout.com/news.html

http://www.freep.com/article/20090414/spor...pick+--+sort+of

So much for that let-the-clock-run-out draft theory.

Lions president Tom Lewand essentially quashed any notion Monday that the team will let its allotted time elapse for making the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft so it can pick a few spots lower and save money.

"We don't want to comment on any specifics," he said of the team's draft plans, "whether they're logical or illogical."

Lewand refused to elaborate on what he meant by "illogical" and spent the better part of a 15-minute interview with reporters at Ford Field being purposefully vague about the team's plans for the draft, April 25-26.

Asked if the Lions will draft Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford first overall or whether they are undecided on the pick, Lewand said only that the team continues to gather information on all prospects and all discussions remain internal.

In February, general manger Martin Mayhew said reaching a contract with the top pick before the draft was of "critical importance." Lewand seemed to soften that stance when he said it was only a goal to finalize a predraft contract in order to eliminate distractions -- presumably a lengthy holdout.

"It is certainly a goal of ours," he said, "and I think the teams that have been able to sign their player prior to the draft have seen a better measure of success by and large. Now is that because there's a contract in place? I don't know if there's a causal effect or not."

MINI-CAMP: A three-day mini-camp beginning Friday will help Lewand and team executives size up new players, even though they won't be in pads or game-like situations. "But it does provide a valuable measure that will have some impact on our preparations leading into the draft, which is why the mini-camp was scheduled for the time that it was," Lewand said.

QUARTERBACKS: Daunte Culpepper reportedly has lost a lot of weight -- but he isn't exactly in peak shape right now. "It's April 13th," Lewand said. "I'm not sure anybody's ready for the season on April 13th. But I think we've been very pleased with the off-season work to date of all of our players and certainly of our quarterback group."

TOMFOOLERY: One reporter jokingly asked when Stafford would be introduced as the Lions' top pick next week. "I didn't know Aaron Curry changed his name," Lewand shot back with a sly smile.

 

[Exit 1]

Reading this had me thinking - Detroit has botched the first round pick so many times.

NFL says Lions are allowed to pass on the first pick

Is this a good idea for them to pass? Are they having Joey Harrington 3rd overall flashbacks? I'm not comparing Matthew Stafford to Joey Harrington, but is taking a good QB going to help them at all? Or will they just throw more money away and ruin Stafford's career?

Detroit has so many issues and holes to fill. I'd like to see them trade out of the 1st pick to get more picks, but I doubt any other team is willing to trade into #1 spot.

Is passing on the first pick a good option for them?

If Detroit Lions passed on the No. 1 draft pick, how will you view that decision?

Good business move? Or cowardly move?

 

[Tanner9919]

Reading this had me thinking - Detroit has botched the first round pick so many times.

NFL says Lions are allowed to pass on the first pick

Is this a good idea for them to pass? Are they having Joey Harrington 3rd overall flashbacks? I'm not comparing Matthew Stafford to Joey Harrington, but is taking a good QB going to help them at all? Or will they just throw more money away and ruin Stafford's career?

Detroit has so many issues and holes to fill. I'd like to see them trade out of the 1st pick to get more picks, but I doubt any other team is willing to trade into #1 spot.

Is passing on the first pick a good option for them?

If Detroit Lions passed on the No. 1 draft pick, how will you view that decision?

Good business move? Or cowardly move?

you mean let time expire on the pick? I don't view that as cowardly at all..that's probably a smart move, they'd save a bundle..I don't know that Stafford needs to go #1 overall, if they're serious about taking Stafford, they could probably wait a couple of picks and then draft him..you get the feeling that they're outbidding themselves for his services, I mean is there anyone else at the top of the draft that is eyeballing Stafford?! something tells me the Lions have been heavily interested in Curry all along, and they're playing this Stafford love for all it's worth..the Lions need a can't miss player and Curry seems to be that guy. He has a good head on his shoulders and doesn't appear to be a me-first type of player..the bust rate for QB's taken early in NFL drafts is high, they can't afford to take the next Browning Nagle..

without letting time expire on the first selection, I think they take Curry at #1..

 

[comfortably numb]

lots of talk here

 

[Exit 1]

lots of talk here

Thanks GB, did a bunch of searches this morning "Detroit + Good Business" and got nothing.

 

[brutha]

lol

go figure.

 

[Fiddles]

peter king suggests allowing the teams to pick their draft spotwould be interesting

RIGHT YOU ARE, MATT. From Matt of Atlanta: "I think all the bad teams are desperate to move down in the draft, especially this year, but who's going to trade up, even if the player has a chance to be better, if it costs two, three, maybe four times as much as your current pick? I think the reason we've had such a disparity in the 2000s within the NFL (e.g. 2008 winless Lions, 2007 unbeaten Patriots) is because the teams that make the playoffs are rewarded with better valued draft choices. It's unfair, period. Why is this not the main story from the media during this year's draft?''Brilliant point, Matt. The league has appointed a committee -- with interested parties Tom Lewand of the Lions and Scott Pioli of the Chiefs, both of whom have picks in the top three of the draft -- to study the problem of bad teams being penalized by the highest picks making so much money that it's actually a penalty to pick in the top 10. The solution, I believe, is to give the bad teams a choice where they want to pick. That sounds insane, but why wouldn't you allow the worst team to analyze the talent in the draft, and if there's no player the club feels is worth the top pick, allow that team to pick sixth or eighth, for example.

 

[massraider]

peter king suggests allowing the teams to pick their draft spotwould be interesting

RIGHT YOU ARE, MATT. From Matt of Atlanta: "I think all the bad teams are desperate to move down in the draft, especially this year, but who's going to trade up, even if the player has a chance to be better, if it costs two, three, maybe four times as much as your current pick? I think the reason we've had such a disparity in the 2000s within the NFL (e.g. 2008 winless Lions, 2007 unbeaten Patriots) is because the teams that make the playoffs are rewarded with better valued draft choices. It's unfair, period. Why is this not the main story from the media during this year's draft?''Brilliant point, Matt. The league has appointed a committee -- with interested parties Tom Lewand of the Lions and Scott Pioli of the Chiefs, both of whom have picks in the top three of the draft -- to study the problem of bad teams being penalized by the highest picks making so much money that it's actually a penalty to pick in the top 10. The solution, I believe, is to give the bad teams a choice where they want to pick. That sounds insane, but why wouldn't you allow the worst team to analyze the talent in the draft, and if there's no player the club feels is worth the top pick, allow that team to pick sixth or eighth, for example.

Peter doesn't suggest who winds up with the #1 pick in that scenario.