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Brad Holmes has been making fashion statements with his hoodies for years, and the Detroit Lions general manager sent another message with his wardrobe on Day 2 of the 2055 NFL Draft.
Holmes and the rest of the Lions' draft room wore black hoodies with the letters "HWS" across the chest, with a line through the letters.
The letters stand for "height, weight, speed," common vernacular in scouting to identify toolsy prospects but something Holmes indicated he and the Lions value less than others.
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"It is the opposite of film evaluation and we’re all about film evaluation," Holmes said. "And that’s the hard part of scouting. That’s, height, weight speed is easy. Stats are easy. A position listed is easy. But film evaluation’s hard."
The Lions took Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams in Round 1 of the draft Thursday and traded up for Georgia offensive lineman Tate Ratledge in Round 2 and Arkansas receiver Isaac TeSlaa in Round 3 on Friday.
Holmes called Williams "a very nimble athlete" at 6 feet 3 and 334 pounds and TeSlaa received one of the highest Relative Athletic Score grades ever given to a receiver after running a 4.43-second 40-yard dash at 6-3 and 214 pounds, but Holmes has long said the Lions draft players based on their football ability and organizational fit.
On Friday, he downplayed the Lions' decision to pass on edge rushers through two days of the draft, saying, "It's more on the top of y'all's priority than it is on the top of our priority."
Last year, Holmes and others in the Lions' draft room wore sweatshirts that said "Positional Villain," a reference to the 2023 draft, when the Lions were questioned for taking a running back, off-ball linebacker, tight end and safety with their first four picks of the draft.
At the 2023 NFL combine, Holmes wore a white hoodie that said, "Villain" across the chest. He declined to share full details of that sweatshirt other than to say it was in reference to a movie.
Dave Birkett is the author of the book, "Detroit Lions: An Illustrated Timeline."
Order your copy here.
Contact him at [email protected]. Follow him on Bluesky, X and Instagram at @davebirkett.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions GM makes another fashion statement with 'HWS' hoodie
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Holmes and the rest of the Lions' draft room wore black hoodies with the letters "HWS" across the chest, with a line through the letters.
The letters stand for "height, weight, speed," common vernacular in scouting to identify toolsy prospects but something Holmes indicated he and the Lions value less than others.
ROUND 2: Tate Ratledge: 'I couldn't ask for a better team'
"It is the opposite of film evaluation and we’re all about film evaluation," Holmes said. "And that’s the hard part of scouting. That’s, height, weight speed is easy. Stats are easy. A position listed is easy. But film evaluation’s hard."
The Lions took Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams in Round 1 of the draft Thursday and traded up for Georgia offensive lineman Tate Ratledge in Round 2 and Arkansas receiver Isaac TeSlaa in Round 3 on Friday.
Holmes called Williams "a very nimble athlete" at 6 feet 3 and 334 pounds and TeSlaa received one of the highest Relative Athletic Score grades ever given to a receiver after running a 4.43-second 40-yard dash at 6-3 and 214 pounds, but Holmes has long said the Lions draft players based on their football ability and organizational fit.
On Friday, he downplayed the Lions' decision to pass on edge rushers through two days of the draft, saying, "It's more on the top of y'all's priority than it is on the top of our priority."
Last year, Holmes and others in the Lions' draft room wore sweatshirts that said "Positional Villain," a reference to the 2023 draft, when the Lions were questioned for taking a running back, off-ball linebacker, tight end and safety with their first four picks of the draft.
At the 2023 NFL combine, Holmes wore a white hoodie that said, "Villain" across the chest. He declined to share full details of that sweatshirt other than to say it was in reference to a movie.
Dave Birkett is the author of the book, "Detroit Lions: An Illustrated Timeline."
Order your copy here.
Contact him at [email protected]. Follow him on Bluesky, X and Instagram at @davebirkett.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions GM makes another fashion statement with 'HWS' hoodie
Continue reading...
