Who is after Joe Thomas(OT/Wisconsin)

[The Blackness]

Lions | Team officials take J. Thomas out to dinner Monday
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:19:35 -0800

Shawn Windsor, of the Detroit Free Press, reports Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz said a couple of team officials took Wisconsin OT Joe Thomas out to dinner Monday, Jan. 22.

[throwback420]

I think the Lions like him alot and they need OL help bad. heard rumors a couple weeks back that they want him. It can all be smoke screen tho.

[blah_blah]

Joe Staley
after the Senior Bowl and the combine
he will be the 2nd OT taken

[Bram Raider]

Lions | Team officials take J. Thomas out to dinner Monday
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:19:35 -0800

Shawn Windsor, of the Detroit Free Press, reports Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz said a couple of team officials took Wisconsin OT Joe Thomas out to dinner Monday, Jan. 22.

If they get a massive boner for Thomas (likely), it makes our opportunity to trade down with Cleveland less likely.

Cleveland probably want Quinn.
Why trade with us if they know he'd be there are number 3 or 4?

We need both Gruden and Cleveland to start wanting Quinn in order to get a trade.

And don't forget, Tampa signed Simms to a big extension.

[or24]

detroit already has a franchise tackle in jeff backus, i dont hink they want to spend that much money on tackles. Even tho i think quinn is a risk, id risk it if russell and peterson were off the board. i see tampa taking joe thomas. he wont fall to arizona. ive heard tb needs playmakers. no, they need someone to block for cadillac. they have galloway(burner), clayton(80 rec. as rookie), smith(te), cadillac, becht(good 2nd te). arizona will probably trade down.

[BoJack247]

detroit already has a franchise tackle in jeff backus, i dont hink they want to spend that much money on tackles. Even tho i think quinn is a risk, id risk it if russell and peterson were off the board. i see tampa taking joe thomas. he wont fall to arizona. ive heard tb needs playmakers. no, they need someone to block for cadillac. they have galloway(burner), clayton(80 rec. as rookie), smith(te), cadillac, becht(good 2nd te). arizona will probably trade down.

galloway is also 35 yrs old and clayton hasn't done squat since his rookie year. their line is decent. the problem with cadillac this year was that after simms went down, opposing defenses dared gradkowski and rattay to beat them by stacking the line with 8 in the box.

they've got their eyes set on CJ. we need to use that to our advantage and throw up a smokescreen for TB or another team so they'll trade up, and we can get additional picks to address other needs.