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What Lions pick were you most impressed with?"No NFL Draft is complete without a couple of head-scratching picks. You’ll very rarely find a top-to-bottom draft that draws rave reviews for every single pick. The Detroit Lions’ 2019 draft class certainly doesn’t fit that mold Trey Flowers Jersey , as the second-round pick of Jahlani Tavai sent fans into a tantrum, seeing as almost no analyst had him as a second-round pick. That being said, it certainly seemed like fans rebounded after seeing the entire class come together by the end of the final day of the draft. So today’s Question of the Day is:What was the Lions’ best 2019 draft pick?My answer: This feels like a pretty easy answer to me. When taking into account player talent, positional need and value for the pick, taking Penn State cornerback Amani Oruwariye in the fifth round sticks out as Detroit’s most sensible pick.While there are definitely concerns to be had as to why Oruwariye fell three round farther than many people projected him to go, even general manager Bob Quinn admitted that Oruwariye was in play for their fourth-round pick.“He was a guy that we talked about in Round 4, to be honest with you,” Quinn said. “We started the day out (and) we had a group of – I think it was about seven or eight guys that we were hoping in the next two rounds were going to be there.”As the draft went on, I started to grow doubtful that Detroit was going address one of their more pressing needs at outside cornerback Damon Harrison Jersey , and Quinn thankfully put those concerns to bed with this pick.Oruwariye may not start ahead of Rashaan Melvin at the beginning of the season, but there’s a good chance he competes for a starting job in the long term, and that’s all you’re really looking for in a fifth-round draft pick.Your turn. On Friday, Ryan Mathews broke down everything you need to know about what a potential Detroit Lions trade for Antonio Brown would look like—from how much in cap space it would cost the Lions for the next few years, to what he would do for Detroit’s roster, to the trade compensation it may require to get Brown.Obviously, there were a lot of heated comments on the story. As of writing this, there are 175 comments debating the merits of trading for Brown and how much you pay to get him in Detroit. Some are scared off completely by the drama happening in Pittsburgh and his age. Others see the top-tier talent and a rare opportunity to grab that and think it’s worth any potential risks. Others have debated the value of trading away future assets to get a guy like Brown. But I’d like to get some data on this, so today’s Question of the Day is:Would you be open to the Lions trading for Antonio Brown?My answer: Let’s be clear here Ricky Jean Francois Jersey , I’m talking about realistic trade options. If you’re only willing to give up a fourth-round pick to get Antonio Brown, you are not open to trading for him. Anyways, I am absolutely open to the idea of getting him. Normally, I’m not one to promote going for the hottest skill-position player on the market—I hated (and still hate) the idea of going for Le’Veon Bell—but this seems like one of the most rare opportunities the Lions have to get literally the best receiver in the league at a reasonable price. His cap hits would range from $12 to $15 million over the next three years, which is actually comparable to what many are expecting a guy like Golden Tate to get on market. Obviously the draft compensation is the biggest hurdle, but as I said on Twitter on Friday, I think I’d be willing to give up the Lions’ eighth overall pick for Brown. Some believe that would be enough. Others don’t. I just wouldn’t go any further than that. Brown is a premier talent that could help immediately turn around the Lions offense in a way that no other offseason addition could. And, yes, I think that could make the Lions instant competitors in the NFC North with another key addition or two. As for the drama Christian Jones Jersey , it’s certainly a concern, and it’s likely the reason Detroit doesn’t pursue this. We’ve seen how strict this coaching staff can be, and that’s not likely to mesh well with someone like Brown. That being said, I’d like to think a good coaching staff can handle all personalities, and Brown’s “toxic attitude” is being a little overplayed here. The man and the Steelers had been working in harmony for eight years prior to this, and I’m not going to discount the player after the relationship went sour. There are definitely risks, and I get the hesitation, but the talent is too good and the salary cap price is too reasonable for me to not at least make a somewhat reasonable offer to Pittsburgh. Your turn.