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The Valenti Show

What To Make Of The Lions' Plan Following Their 1st Round Pick

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The guys discuss the Lions going O-Line with the 17th pick and what this means for the other holes they need to fill.

Transcript

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0:00.0

David, a few texts.

0:01.3

We'll get to the callers.

0:23.8

And again, I don't expect any explosive opinions, but I'm good with it. I wanted an O-Linman. How could I complain? The only thing I can offer, he has an elite RAS score. They did have dinner with him. That's basically next year. Don't bring up any name unless they have a great RAS and they used one of their visits on the player. That's it. That's their shopping list.

0:21.4

Yeah. up any name unless they have a great Raz and they and they used one of their visits on the player that's it that's their shopping list yeah the dinner is the that seals the deal the rass

0:28.0

score that gets you in the door but yes did you stick around for dessert and then they took you out

0:33.9

to conies after yes david it's hard to understand how brad holmes thinks

0:40.3

but i think it was more about moving sull over to left tackle and getting a serviceable

0:45.0

starter on day one so i'll be okay with what he did well they're only moving sull because the

0:51.9

idea of winning a super bowl with a rookie left tackle while you have a first...

0:56.9

I mean, I truly believe in my heart, Peney Sewell will be a first ballot gold jacket Hall of Famer.

1:02.1

No, it's time.

1:03.6

The only reason Sewell didn't debut at left tackle is because you had an established team captain type over there.

1:09.4

Now with Decker gone, this is where

1:11.0

Penae will spend the rest of his days. And I just, it made sense. Easier to take a guy

1:17.3

who's a right tackle than teach a guy to play it. I am fine with the pick. More importantly,

1:24.0

the way Dan Campbell coaches, he needed this pick. He's an in-your-face coach, always going for.

1:29.8

He needs a very strong offensive line to be successful. That is Adam in World Lo. And let's be fair,

1:35.3

I think, Rico, you will agree. You're about to pay your running back $8 gazillion. So you best

1:40.8

provide him with an O line because do you want to go look at the year Gibbs really had last year?

1:47.4

Oh, you think he had a great year?

1:48.9

You sure about that?

1:50.5

Want to go take a look?

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