One of the more interesting parts of the post-NFL Draft process is hearing what anonymous NFL insiders are saying about each pick. The media landscape has caught onto the fact that fans absolutely love hearing praise about their team from employees inside the league. So ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler tapped into his resources and penned an entire article about how scouts, coaches, and NFL executives are reacting to each team’s pick. The results tend to skew positive, but there was an interesting note or two about the Detroit Lions.
For example, there was one NFC executive who clearly thought the Lions nailed their first-round pick in Clemson offensive tackle Blake Miller. Detroit had a few options at tackle—their biggest need—but opted to take Miller over Georgia’s Monroe Freeling, Arizona State’s Max Iheanachor, or Utah’s Caleb Lomu. There were plenty of rumors Detroit was very interested in Alabama’s Kadyn Proctor, but he was off the board by Detroit’s 17th overall pick.
Regardless, this NFC executive believes the Lions got the best tackle in the class. From Fowler:
As for Detroit’s other options, here’s what some anonymous sources had to say:
Proctor:
Freeling:
Iheanachor:
Lomu:
Fowler’s piece also included a note about Lions fifth-round pick, receiver Kendrick Law. There’s no insider sources to it, just noting that the Lions think they have “a tough, versatile player who’s good with the ball in his hands.”
