Comments on: Tom Lewand wants more production from Lions draft picks

By: fuzzytaint

fuzzytaint — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:54:09 +0000

So after all the millen years and the so-called revamping of the gm’s office in 09, NOW you think it’s time for your day 3 picks to matter?

This team has it’s head so far up it’s backside it’s funny.Almost if you’re a lion fan.

You folks who aren’t lion fans should see how all the Lion brass strut around like a gang of king kongs, with each being the smartest guy in any room.Starts from the owner who enables a bunch of wanna be’s to behave that way.

By: lks311

lks311 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:57:41 +0000

I think Lewand is saying (as a proxy of Ford Jr.) both the GM and Coach are on the clock.

By: thestrategyexpert

thestrategyexpert — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:33:25 +0000

Everything starts with the players you acquire to build a team. We struggle every year in the draft from a strategy standpoint, and missing an opportunity to capitalize on value moves each and every year is a tremendous amount of leverage to sacrifice.

Once we can learn the art of maneuvering in the draft to acquire the highest yield players for the lowest cost with little to no inefficiency, then we can play serious ball and contend for championships.

Everything starts at the top and the GM has to learn a better way to put the team in a proper position with regard to the choices that are his responsibility to make. He hasn’t come close to developing a logical plan yet in any year he has been with the team. We keep doing the same thing each and every year and it’s never going to work!

By: purpleguy

purpleguy — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 21:52:29 +0000

Based on their lousy production out of 2nd round draft picks, maybe they should just trade out of that round in future years.

By: hkemp99

hkemp99 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:39:45 +0000

And in related news, I want more production from the Lions front office.

By: butkusditka

butkusditka — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:10:22 +0000

They can win if u can keep em outta jail! Hahaha! (da bears)

By: dapell

dapell — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:56:59 +0000

I wish this site had edit. Mayhew graduated in 2000. Promoted in 2008.

By: dapell

dapell — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:53:34 +0000

Maybe he shouldn’t have promoted Martin Mayhew, a guy who produced almost no tangible results during his extremely short 8yr rise through the Lions organization, to GM. It’s cronyism at it’s finest.

Lions insiders have hinted that during the Millen era Mayhew was Lewand’s inside source on the football operations side of things. In the final couple years of the far-too-long Millen era Mayhew was feeding Lewand info, and Lewand was in Ford’s ear that he needed to fire Millen and let him run the team.

Check out Mayhew’s Wikipedia page. The guy graduated law school in 2008 with no actual experience doing anything running a football organization. He was just a former player with a law degree. By 2008 he was the GM of the Lions. During that time the Lions had the worst 8-yr stretch of any football team ever, but Mayhew was repeatedly given jobs of more and more authority and responsibility. Anyone with common sense would look at that and realize that Mayhew was part of the problem.

As a Lions fan it embarrasses me that the Ford family is so incompetent when it comes to managing their team. BTW, Lewand’s claim to fame and the reason the Ford family loves him is he oversaw the construction of Ford Field. An admirable job, but not the kind of qualifications that would make someone think he should be running the team.

By: souldogdave

souldogdave — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:57:11 +0000

Well, coaching comes into play here. Obviously Schwartz is no Harbaugh, but can’t he at least keep them in line?

By: johnnycash19

johnnycash19 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:34:26 +0000

Anyone else find it funny that he mentioned Pettigrew as one of the better draft picks that helped the Lions get to the playoffs yet he said Suh has underperformed?

What have you been watching?

By: mrscrotsmcgoats

mrscrotsmcgoats — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:22:21 +0000

Headline should have icluded: “and free agents, waiver claims, coaches and front office. Basically need more production from everyone not named Megatron”

By: kattykathy

kattykathy — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:58:30 +0000

The talent IS there. The problem is Mayhew and Schwartz either are unable to identify character flaws, or they are ignoring the signs.

Talented players, but their actions, immaturity, and selfishness will prevent them from ever reaching their full potential

By: buffalobills716

buffalobills716 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:50:42 +0000

They should be happy they made the play off due to Suh

By: kcjacob7

kcjacob7 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:49:08 +0000

Mayhew’s draft record with the Lions would be enough to get him fired by any other team. He has another 4-5 years under Mr. Ford Sr. though. Very frustrating.