I love all the talk about how we could use Curry, especially because i really want him as a Lion. But, after all this hype about Stafford, do you really think theres a chance the Lions will draft Curry? Im sensing we are going to draft Stafford (wonderful).

While Im hoping your percentages are off, They are probably pretty close.

Id personally say 70 Staff, 15 J Smith, 10 Curry - 5 Monroe...

but yeah...


That said, IF our FO and More Importantly Coaching Staff thinks Stafford is the right pick, I will support them in that and not jump on a 10 MORE LOSING SEASONS Bandwagon which we know will start if Stafforsd is the guy.

I Trust our coaches more than my own scouting ability. But I pray they draft Curry.

One reporter jokingly asked when Stafford would be introduced as the Lions' top pick next week. "I didn't know Aaron Curry changed his name," Lewand shot back with a sly smile.

One reporter jokingly asked when Stafford would be introduced as the Lions' top pick next week. "I didn't know Aaron Curry changed his name," Lewand shot back with a sly smile.

He should have said, "I didn't know Michael Crabtree changed his name!"

I'm all about utilizing all three LB's, but then it isn't really a nickel :p So how do you line these guys up? Just like a nickel but putting one LB where the NC goes?

Wake Forest Linebacker Invites Leukemia Survivor to Draft
Posted by Aaron Wilson on April 15, 2009, 12:20 p.m.

On the football field, Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry has a reputation as a big hitter and is regarded as one of the top players in the draft.

Off the field, Curry has a big heart, as evidenced by him inviting a young leukemia survivor to attend the NFL Draft with him in New York.

According to the Associated Press, Curry met Bryson Merriweather, 12, at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

Merriweather’s leukemia is currently in remission after receiving five rounds of chemotherapy. He has been hospitalized for nearly two years.

“We were acting like he was just taking me on a regular tour around the hospital,” Curry told the AP. “Toward the end we ended up outside tossing each other a football and I just started talking about the draft.

“He said he had seen it and I was telling him that I had been invited and if he would join me in this experience. So I said, ‘So come to New York with me and get drafted into the NFL.’”

Merriweather, who hopes to play football again one day, is overjoyed to be going to the draft.

The Alabama native used to play tight end and defensive end before the discovery that his chest pains and shortness of breath were caused by acute myeloid leukemia.

Although the cancer is in remission, Merriweather’s younger brother is a candidate to give him a bone marrow transplant at some point if needed. Merriweather has been trying to raise awareness about the disease through bone marrow transplant drives.

“After meeting Bryson, I just think it was the perfect route to go,” Curry said. “Bryson has already done some things in the community and he’s only 12.”

I read that article and thought.... how can we pass on this guy?