RELIABILITY: Detroit Lions Take Blake Miller, FILL Right Tackle Void in Smart 1st-Round DECISION

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🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions address a critical need by selecting Clemson right tackle Blake Miller in the first round of the NFL Draft, opting for reliability and experience over flashy picks. Did Brad Holmes make the safest move, or should the Lions have taken a bigger swing? Matt Dery breaks down the Lions' draft night strategy, comparing Miller's profile to Taylor Decker and analyzing the implications for Detroit's offensive line. Explore debates over passing on prospects like Monroe Freeling, trade-down scenarios, and how injuries and consistent play factored into the decision-making. Key topics include potential Day 2 draft targets—edge rushers, corners like Jermod McCoy and Aveion Terrell, and the ongoing quest to dominate the trenches. Find out what these moves mean for the Lions' playoff aspirations and the future of their high-powered offense.

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0:00.0	The Detroit Lions address a need and take the best player available.
0:11.8	You are Locked on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast.
0:17.2	Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:22.9	Oh, what's happening everybody? Matt Derry with you, a late-night edition of Locked-on Lions,
0:26.8	Locked-on Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network on a Thursday evening.
0:31.8	Day one of the draft is in the books, and the Lions have taken Blake Miller at number 17.
0:37.0	We will talk all about Blake Miller. We will get into at number 17. We will talk all about Blake Miller.
0:39.2	We will get into addressing and need.
0:41.1	We will talk about how the night went.
0:43.2	And in our final segment, some possibilities for tomorrow when the Lions
0:47.2	draft at number 50 in the second round.
0:49.6	But let's start with Blake Miller.
0:51.9	The draft board was kind of interesting tonight for sure. There were some
0:56.2	players going ahead of the Lions that were not expected, including Ty Simpson, the quarterback from
1:02.2	Alabama going 13 to the L.A. Rams, the Rams just don't care about the draft. They do not care
1:07.6	about the draft. They don't. There was a bonus pick that they got from the Falcons.
1:11.2	They're like, yeah, let's just take a quarterback and get Matthew Stafford's replacement
1:15.0	for two years from now.
1:17.0	So regardless, it looked like as picks were coming in, and it was two picks ahead of the
1:23.8	lions, 15, Tampa Bay, 16, the Raven Ravens. Excuse me, 14, I'm sorry,
1:30.6	14 Baltimore, 15 Tampa. Vega, Yawane and Rubin Bain were still on the board. And I'm like,
1:36.5	oh my God, all the rumors, all the reports about Brad Holmes and trading up, will Brad
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