Lions RB situation

[jimmo]

Lions beat writer Tom Kowalski expects the team to show interest in DeAngelo Williams this offseason.

Kowalski suggests offering the team's second-round pick (No. 34) overall. Williams, though, is a top-ten talent at the running back position and integral to Carolina's run-heavy offense. The Panthers might take such an offer more seriously if Jonathan Stewart wasn't recovering from Achilles' surgery.
Source: MLive.com Rotoworld

I don't imagine that one happening. That's the kind of move a team makes when the other pieces are in place and a stud RB will put them over the top, though Kowalski does sometimes get these things right. Peter King's suggestion that the Lions would be a good fit for Chester Taylor seems more likely to me.

I don't see the Vikings letting him go very easy, if not at all.

but its not up to them, its up to Taylor. I could definitely see him taking less money to get a chance for some more PT.

[Devil's Advocate]

I don't imagine that one happening. That's the kind of move a team makes when the other pieces are in place and a stud RB will put them over the top, though Kowalski does sometimes get these things right. Peter King's suggestion that the Lions would be a good fit for Chester Taylor seems more likely to me.

I don't see the Vikings letting him go very easy, if not at all.

but its not up to them, its up to Taylor. I could definitely see him taking less money to get a chance for some more PT.

They could tag him if they really like him. IMO Taylor is a perfect short term fot for the Lions until Smith is healthy. That is IF Smith is a part of their long term plans.

I know it is a long shot but I'd love to see Deangelo in Detroit.

[jimmo]

I don't see the Vikings letting him go very easy, if not at all.

but its not up to them, its up to Taylor. I could definitely see him taking less money to get a chance for some more PT.

They could tag him if they really like him. IMO Taylor is a perfect short term fot for the Lions until Smith is healthy. That is IF Smith is a part of their long term plans.

I know it is a long shot but I'd love to see Deangelo in Detroit.

Good point. I wasn't really thinking about that option because its so much money, but I suppose in an uncapped year they could consider it.

[Steelersfan]

The Lions are expected to use a second-day (second and third rounds) pick on a tailback this April.

Detroit reportedly wants "great speed and game-breaking ability" from its new back. The rookie could enter 2010 as a starter with Kevin Smith coming off a torn ACL. While the article we've linked seems to rule out Fresno State's Ryan Mathews due to "4.5 speed," scouting services expect him to run a sub-4.4. Mathews' versatility would also fit well in OC Scott Linehan's scheme. Rotoworld

[Devil's Advocate]

The Lions are expected to use a second-day (second and third rounds) pick on a tailback this April.

Detroit reportedly wants "great speed and game-breaking ability" from its new back. The rookie could enter 2010 as a starter with Kevin Smith coming off a torn ACL. While the article we've linked seems to rule out Fresno State's Ryan Mathews due to "4.5 speed," scouting services expect him to run a sub-4.4. Mathews' versatility would also fit well in OC Scott Linehan's scheme. Rotoworld

Dexter McCluster please!

[BradyT]

The Lions are expected to use a second-day (second and third rounds) pick on a tailback this April.

Detroit reportedly wants "great speed and game-breaking ability" from its new back. The rookie could enter 2010 as a starter with Kevin Smith coming off a torn ACL. While the article we've linked seems to rule out Fresno State's Ryan Mathews due to "4.5 speed," scouting services expect him to run a sub-4.4. Mathews' versatility would also fit well in OC Scott Linehan's scheme. Rotoworld

Dexter McCluster please!

I took him in the mock with their 3rd rd pick. If he falls to them in the 3rd, I think they will take him. They need an all around offensive threat and return guy.