Revenge Of The Birds Community Mock Draft: 2nd Pick, Detroit Lions

by Andrew602 on Mar 23, 2010 5:00 AM MDT in NFL Draft/Combine

With the second pick of the 2010 Revenge of the Birds community Mock Draft, the Detroit Lions select...

Russell Okung, Offensive Tackle, Oklahoma State

Positives: Okung has good measurables: at 6' 5", 310 lbs and a 36" arm length he is good size for an OT in the NFL. He benched 225lbs 38 times at the combine, which shows he has spent time in the weight room. He is very good in pass protection. He is agile for his size and shows good quickness in his kick slide against the speed rush. He competes on every snap and has been durable.

Negatives: Only ran a 5.17 in the 40 at the combine. He is not as effective run blocking as pass blocking. He is not consistent in space when pulling, or blocking at the second level. His pad level is sometimes too high when drive blocking.

Why the Lions will take him: The general consensus is that the Lions will take either an offensive, or defensive tackle here. The Lions recently traded for DT Corey Williams. They already have a lot invested in the defensive tackle position. They need a good OT to protect their young QB's blind side. Good OT's are hard to find in free agency. Although Suh and McCoy may have a higher overall grade, Okung is not much of a reach here and he fills an urgent need for the Lions.

Many thanks to WeiWuWei for posting this pick and the write up. That puts hevchv on the clock with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pick. Send me an email with your pick some time today at revengeofthebirds@gmail.com. The remaining picks and who selected who are after the jump...

St. Louis - Sam Bradford, QB
Detroit - Russell Okung, OT
Tampa Bay - hevchv
Washington - cardsfanforlife24
Kansas City - Pyromnc
Seattle - lorenzothedog
Cleveland - az78true
Oakland - CardsDefense
Buffalo - pcock45
Jacksonville - Spigadang
Denver - AJBirdWatcher
Miami - AlaskanCard
San Francisco - lorenzothedog
Seattle - 7ftCard
New York Giants - najmsh
Tennessee - kj197728
San Francisco - lorenzothedog
Pittsburgh - Cardscrazy247
Atlanta - durst
Houston - DaCards
Cincinnati - LAcardsfan
New England - Hadrarius
Green Bay - notliketheboardgame
Philadelphia - robloosli
Baltimore - Skii
Arizona - ROTB community
Dallas - manderson367
San Diego - WhiffSD
New York Jets - Drullin'OverDaCards
Minnesota - tooman234
Indianapolis - TheAngelsColts
New Orleans - Reo Hayes

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Does this pick make sense for the Lions?

Yes

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No

27 votes

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the pizza guy is pissin me off

The Devil Birds just got cha

by DaCards on Mar 23, 2010 6:08 AM MDT via mobile reply actions

me too

Life's too short. Be a fan. Orlando Magic, Arizona Cardinals,Tampa Bay Rays and of course "the U"! What a winning combo.

by hevchv on Mar 23, 2010 6:09 AM MDT up reply actions

I was hoping Okung would slip a little further – nice pick – makes since.

by lorenzothedog on Mar 23, 2010 8:41 AM MDT reply actions

He is a good player and the Lions need OT help, but...

I just don’t see Schwartz passing on one of the 2 DTs. His defenses with the Titans were always known for having great defensive fronts with great depth. Even with the signing of Williams, I don’t see them missing a chance at the kind of talent that will be there at DT. Especially if the Rams take Bradford and the Lions have their choice of the 2 DTs.

by jallred350 on Mar 23, 2010 10:02 AM MDT reply actions

Good Points

You could be right. Schwartz does have a history of wanting premier players at the DT position. The Lions already have close to $10mil in salary and 2008, 2009 & 2010 draft picks invested in the position. It will be interesting to see what happens.

by WeiWuWei on Mar 23, 2010 10:45 AM MDT up reply actions

how come lorenzonthedog is picking for both seattle and SF??

by durst on Mar 23, 2010 11:33 AM MDT reply actions

No one else wanted them I guess.

What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
Revenge of the Birds

by Andrew602 on Mar 23, 2010 12:11 PM MDT up reply actions

If someone else wants to take the picks that is fine with me – I was just trying to fill the open spots since no one else had volunteered.

by lorenzothedog on Mar 23, 2010 1:56 PM MDT up reply actions

This pick makes the most sense for the Lions

by CardsDefense on Mar 23, 2010 1:52 PM MDT reply actions

I think the Bucs will take McCoy over Suh

by CardsDefense on Mar 23, 2010 6:01 PM MDT reply actions

this pick makes no sense for the lions

Now being a lions fan it frustrates me that other teams fans seem to think that okung is a good fit for them. Their biggest need is secondary and with no players being worth this high of a pick they need PASS RUSH. Now most people assume that means DE but a dominate DT like Suh in my mind makes the most sense. With a D-Line with Avril-Suh-WIlliams-VandenBosch this makes them have a top 10 D-line in the league and with Backus actually playing decent last year it is not worth picking Okung at 2. If Suh is somehow taken 1st then im in favor of Okung but not with Suh still on the board and pass rush being one of their biggest needs.

by David7 on Apr 1, 2010 11:13 PM MDT reply actions