BBV Community Mock Draft begins

Today we get our inaugural Big Blue View Community Mock Draft under way. The Detroit Lions are up first, and that means we turn to 'cjmulrain' for his selection

1. Detroit Lions -- Jason Smith, OT, Baylor

Conventional wisdom says that the Lions are going to select quarterback Matt Stafford of Georgia, but since I'm running the show I'm going in a different direction. I'm not convinced that Stafford is going to be a star QB in the league, and when you're taking a guy with the first pick I don't think you can have any doubts about it, especially when you're coming off the first ever 0-16 season in NFL History. Even if Stafford does have the tools to be a great quarterback, the Lions have no semblance of an O-line to protect him, putting him at risk to develop David Carr syndrome if he were brought in to play right away. To address this, I went with Smith, who profiles as a potential franchise left tackle. I strongly believe in the philosophy of building a football team from the lines out and think a team as devoid of talent as the Lions would be better served with a rock at left tackle. I was tempted by Aaron Curry but think there will be better value on the defensive side of the ball at the 20th pick than there will be on the O-line. As for QB, let's just say that I'm not too optimistic about the prospects for the 2009 Lions and like the thought of Colt McCoy in silver and blue.

[NOTE: The St. Louis Rams are on the clock. So, 'Woogie,' please e-mail your pick to bigblueview@gmail.com as soon as possible.]

1. Detroit Lions (selected by 'cjmulrain')
	Jason Smith, OT, Baylor: Conventional wisdom says that the Lions are going to select quarterback Matt Stafford of Georgia, but since I'm running the show I'm going in a different direction. I'm not convinced that Stafford is going to be a star QB in the league, and when you're taking a guy with the first pick I don't think you can have any doubts about it, especially when you're coming off the first ever 0-16 season in NFL History. Even if Stafford does have the tools to be a great quarterback, the Lions have no semblance of an O-line to protect him, putting him at risk to develop David Carr syndrome if he were brought in to play right away. To address this, I went with Smith, who profiles as a potential franchise left tackle. I strongly believe in the philosophy of building a football team from the lines out and think a team as devoid of talent as the Lions would be better served with a rock at left tackle. I was tempted by Aaron Curry but think there will be better value on the defensive side of the ball at the 20th pick than there will be on the O-line. As for QB, let's just say that I'm not too optimistic about the prospects for the 2009 Lions and like the thought of Colt McCoy in silver and blue.
2. St. Louis Rams ('Woogie526')
3. Kansas City Chiefs ('jrs1940')
4. Seattle Seahawks (bkurcz')
5. Cleveland Browns ('jp2y')
6. Cincinnati Bengals ('bforrer')
7. Oakland Raiders ('hoyadestroya85')
8. Jacksonville Jaguars ('mymanren')
9. Green Bay Packers
10. San Francisco 49ers ('Free Bradshaw')
11. Buffalo Bills ('Greek')
12. Denver Broncos ('lizard')
13. Washington Redskins ('Rick Snider')
14. New Orleans Saints ('CodyK')
15. Houston Texans ('one-bar')
16. San Diego Chargers ('Bajaserge')
17. New York Jets ('mwilli')
18. Denver Broncos ('lizard')
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers ('DaBigBlue')
20. Detroit Lions (from Dallas Cowboys, 'cjmulrain')
21. Philadelphia Eagles ('queler')
22. Minnesota Vikings ('NYG 28')
23. New England Patriots ('potroast')
24. Atlanta Falcons ('kingofatlanta')
25. Miami Dolphins ('gobs56')
26. Baltimore Ravens
27. Indianapolis Colts ('SBaker')
28. Philadelphia Eagles (from Carolina Panthers, 'queler')
29. New York Giants ('ETVal')
30. Tennessee Titans ('GullySully77')
31. Arizona Cardinals ('cgerycz')
32. Pittsburgh Steelers ('squid92')