The choice is this: Grab the stud offensive tackle to try and keep oft-injured franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford upright, or take the stud defensive end to pair with Ndamukong Suh and potentially have a dominant defensive front for the next decade.
I chose Castonzo for the simple reason that, for better or worse, the fate of the Lions is tied to whether or not they can keep Stafford healthy for the next few seasons. They have no chance of doing that with aging (Jeff Backus) and ineffective (Gosder Cherilus) tackles.
SB Nation New York's Ed Valentine has Anthony Castonzo going 13th to the Lions in his latest mock draft, though he does throw another former Eagle O-linemen under the bus a bit.
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As a Boston College and Detroit Lions fan
I think the best decision for the Lions would be to draft Castonzo, because are D-Line is stacked enough. This guy obviously doesnt watch many Lions games, because Cherlius does an excellent job of keeping defenders away from the QB. The biggest reason Stafford has been hurt is because of Backus’ slow movement. Not once has Stafford been injured because of a hit by a defender on Cherlius’ side. I highly doubt the Lions choose Castonzo, because they are looking for a secondary player or a running back, since Kevin Smith wont be back in Detroit next season.
by DetroitLionKing on Apr 23, 2011 11:04 AM EDT reply actions
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