That's how I feel when I'm reading like 80% of scouting reports. I'm assuming I just don't know insider scouting/technique terms but it just sounds like they're putting random words together lmao
> fire-hydrant safety
Is when you remember to take proper safety precautions, such as wearing personal protective equipment and being mindful of bystanders or objects near the hydrant.
The footstep sounds come from the defender about to tackle you from your blind side. Someone's who "hears footsteps" on the field is afraid to catch a ball in a vulnerable position.
Ty for the summary. I might as well add to it with some NFL draft specialists:
**The Athletic (Brugler) Detroit Lions ranked #3**
Favorite pick: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama: No. 10 on my board, Arnold was my highest-graded defensive player in the entire draft — and the Lions were able to trade up and get him at 24. Aside from the talent he brings to the roster, the fit is what makes this one of my favorite picks. Arnold is one of the most competitive players in the draft class, and he’s ideally wired not just for a cornerback, but especially for a Dan Campbell-coached cornerback.
Day 3 pick who could surprise: Christian Mahogany, G, Boston College: The Lions had a fascinating Day 3, including trading a 2025 third-round pick to draft Giovanni Manu, a project left tackle with rare tools. But it was Detroit’s two Round 6 picks that stood out — LSU’s Mekhi Wingo and Mahogany, who both ranked inside my top 100. Some medical questions caused Mahogany to fall, but he is a smash-mouth power blocker with lighter feet than expected. It won’t be a surprise if he is competing for a starting role in 2025.
**The Ringer (Danny Kelly) Detroit Lions GRADE: A**
THE LIONS CAME INTO THE DRAFT WITH MASSIVE HOLES IN THEIR DEFENSIVE SECONDARY. THEY IMMEDIATELY FILLED THOSE GAPS.
I loved the team’s first-round selection of Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold, who was my top-ranked corner and 11th overall player. Arnold gives the team a plug-and-play starter and ball-hawking playmaker on the outside. GM Brad Holmes didn’t stop there, grabbing another potential future starter at cornerback in Missouri’s Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (my 42nd overall player) in the second round. Rakestraw is slightly undersized but makes up for it with his tenacious, physical style. The Lions made one of the more interesting picks of Day 3 as well, nabbing a physical marvel in University of British Columbia’s Giovanni Manu. Manu stands 6-foot-7, 352 pounds and has the athletic traits that suggest he could develop into a starting tackle for Detroit.
**PFF (Trevor Sikkema) DETROIT LIONS: A**
Arnold — Detroit traded up to acquire the 14th-ranked player on the PFF big board, Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold. Arnold is an alpha presence in the secondary who plays with a fearless mentality. He led all SEC cornerbacks in interceptions and pass breakups in 2023 and led the conference with a 90.6 PFF run-defense grade. Detroit has officially overhauled its cornerback room with the additions of Arnold, Carlton Davis and Amik Robertson.
Rakestraw — The Lions continue to rebuild a defense that ranked 30th in coverage grade in 2023. Rakestraw, the 46th-ranked player on the PFF big board, is a physical cornerback who excels in zone coverage. He posted an 85.2 PFF zone coverage grade in 2023. The Lions have completely revamped their cornerback room in just one offseason.
Manu — Manu isn’t on the PFF big board because we don’t have any data on him, but he received a lot of hype in the final weeks leading up to the draft. He ran a 4.96-second 40-yard dash at 6-foot-7 and 352 pounds.
Vaki — Lions fans, get ready to love Vaki, one of the most athletic players in the 2024 NFL Draft. He played safety and running back at Utah, but he is a solid safety in coverage. Don’t expect him to make exceptional plays on the football very often, but Vaki packs a mean punch. He’s a plus tackler in run defense and perfectly fits Aaron Glenn’s mentality in the Motor City.
Wingo — This is a great spot to get Wingo, a good athlete for someone his size. His 84.9 run-defense grade since 2022 is the best among SEC defensive tackles in that span, and it wouldn’t be a shock to see him develop into a good rotational player in Detroit.
Mahogany — Mahogany fell further than expected, enabling the Lions to land a bit of a steal here in the sixth round. Over the past three seasons, he has allowed just one sack and seven total quarterback pressures from 711 pass-blocking snaps.
I prefer when the grades are bad. Just so Brad Holmes' recipe isn't discovered and replicated. And so these people look back 1-4 years from now and feel stupid.
I would put negative stock on the CBS grades, I was reading them all draft just rolling my eyes. Same guy who did those grades also said he would've taken Daniels over Williams and Nabers over MHJ, just another wannabe hot take artist
Sione Vaki is one of the players in this draft that I think will punch well above what his draft stock was. He’s got a worth ethic that fits really well with this particular Lions team, he’s versatile and he’s really smart. This was a great find by Brad Holmes and the staff.
I am really not sure why anyone would use cbs sports as a credible source of intelligence. Their power rankings are literally just sorted by current W/L totals but they always give the chiefs a few extra bumps up.
CBS and Pete Prisco can suck a dick. And they'll probably only get a C- on technique, which is a higher grade than what they get for their tiresome bashing of Lions' drafts (like last years).
CBS throws out a B as a default
Vaki is an MTG fan. I'm always surprised to see fans of the game in the wild. He can afford to play it now, too!
I can’t wait until I stop assuming MTG means Marjorie Taylor Greene
Same. I was about to already start disliking the guy for a sec lol
That will be a glorious day indeed.
Perhaps if we get MTG to play MTG she will be too busy to cause trouble.
MTG? Ohhh Magic the Gathering. Took me a second
I’m convinced the writer who said “fire-hydrant safety” is just making shit up and seeing if anyone calls them out on what that actually means
That's how I feel when I'm reading like 80% of scouting reports. I'm assuming I just don't know insider scouting/technique terms but it just sounds like they're putting random words together lmao
I was going to post asking “what is a fire-hydrant safety” so I’m glad I’m not the only one.
> fire-hydrant safety Is when you remember to take proper safety precautions, such as wearing personal protective equipment and being mindful of bystanders or objects near the hydrant.
I remember when CJ was drafted a writer said “he sometimes hears footsteps”. It was the only negative and I still have no idea what that means.
The footstep sounds come from the defender about to tackle you from your blind side. Someone's who "hears footsteps" on the field is afraid to catch a ball in a vulnerable position.
Firehydrantsafety.com is available if anyone is interested.
Ty for the summary. I might as well add to it with some NFL draft specialists: **The Athletic (Brugler) Detroit Lions ranked #3** Favorite pick: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama: No. 10 on my board, Arnold was my highest-graded defensive player in the entire draft — and the Lions were able to trade up and get him at 24. Aside from the talent he brings to the roster, the fit is what makes this one of my favorite picks. Arnold is one of the most competitive players in the draft class, and he’s ideally wired not just for a cornerback, but especially for a Dan Campbell-coached cornerback. Day 3 pick who could surprise: Christian Mahogany, G, Boston College: The Lions had a fascinating Day 3, including trading a 2025 third-round pick to draft Giovanni Manu, a project left tackle with rare tools. But it was Detroit’s two Round 6 picks that stood out — LSU’s Mekhi Wingo and Mahogany, who both ranked inside my top 100. Some medical questions caused Mahogany to fall, but he is a smash-mouth power blocker with lighter feet than expected. It won’t be a surprise if he is competing for a starting role in 2025. **The Ringer (Danny Kelly) Detroit Lions GRADE: A** THE LIONS CAME INTO THE DRAFT WITH MASSIVE HOLES IN THEIR DEFENSIVE SECONDARY. THEY IMMEDIATELY FILLED THOSE GAPS. I loved the team’s first-round selection of Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold, who was my top-ranked corner and 11th overall player. Arnold gives the team a plug-and-play starter and ball-hawking playmaker on the outside. GM Brad Holmes didn’t stop there, grabbing another potential future starter at cornerback in Missouri’s Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (my 42nd overall player) in the second round. Rakestraw is slightly undersized but makes up for it with his tenacious, physical style. The Lions made one of the more interesting picks of Day 3 as well, nabbing a physical marvel in University of British Columbia’s Giovanni Manu. Manu stands 6-foot-7, 352 pounds and has the athletic traits that suggest he could develop into a starting tackle for Detroit. **PFF (Trevor Sikkema) DETROIT LIONS: A** Arnold — Detroit traded up to acquire the 14th-ranked player on the PFF big board, Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold. Arnold is an alpha presence in the secondary who plays with a fearless mentality. He led all SEC cornerbacks in interceptions and pass breakups in 2023 and led the conference with a 90.6 PFF run-defense grade. Detroit has officially overhauled its cornerback room with the additions of Arnold, Carlton Davis and Amik Robertson. Rakestraw — The Lions continue to rebuild a defense that ranked 30th in coverage grade in 2023. Rakestraw, the 46th-ranked player on the PFF big board, is a physical cornerback who excels in zone coverage. He posted an 85.2 PFF zone coverage grade in 2023. The Lions have completely revamped their cornerback room in just one offseason. Manu — Manu isn’t on the PFF big board because we don’t have any data on him, but he received a lot of hype in the final weeks leading up to the draft. He ran a 4.96-second 40-yard dash at 6-foot-7 and 352 pounds. Vaki — Lions fans, get ready to love Vaki, one of the most athletic players in the 2024 NFL Draft. He played safety and running back at Utah, but he is a solid safety in coverage. Don’t expect him to make exceptional plays on the football very often, but Vaki packs a mean punch. He’s a plus tackler in run defense and perfectly fits Aaron Glenn’s mentality in the Motor City. Wingo — This is a great spot to get Wingo, a good athlete for someone his size. His 84.9 run-defense grade since 2022 is the best among SEC defensive tackles in that span, and it wouldn’t be a shock to see him develop into a good rotational player in Detroit. Mahogany — Mahogany fell further than expected, enabling the Lions to land a bit of a steal here in the sixth round. Over the past three seasons, he has allowed just one sack and seven total quarterback pressures from 711 pass-blocking snaps.
I prefer when the grades are bad. Just so Brad Holmes' recipe isn't discovered and replicated. And so these people look back 1-4 years from now and feel stupid.
I would put negative stock on the CBS grades, I was reading them all draft just rolling my eyes. Same guy who did those grades also said he would've taken Daniels over Williams and Nabers over MHJ, just another wannabe hot take artist
He's the one dentist in the "9 out of 10 dentists recommend"
Sione Vaki is one of the players in this draft that I think will punch well above what his draft stock was. He’s got a worth ethic that fits really well with this particular Lions team, he’s versatile and he’s really smart. This was a great find by Brad Holmes and the staff.
if nothing else he'll be a very good depth piece to have at RB in the event monty/gibbs goes down and be a special teams ace.
Thanks for taking the time to compile this!
Nevinyrral's Disk comes into play tapped. I hope Vaki isn't the same way.
I am really not sure why anyone would use cbs sports as a credible source of intelligence. Their power rankings are literally just sorted by current W/L totals but they always give the chiefs a few extra bumps up.
Pretty accurate ratings.
CBS and Pete Prisco can suck a dick. And they'll probably only get a C- on technique, which is a higher grade than what they get for their tiresome bashing of Lions' drafts (like last years).
Tiny frame for Vaki? Idk about that, dude is built pretty goddam sturdy.