2009 Draft May Be Unpopular with Fans, but the Lions Are Better

By Joshua Lobdell
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: April 26, 2009

... draft, as he saw it, was to increase to overall talent level of his team. After day one with picks of Georgia QB Matt Stafford, Oklahoma State TE Brandon Pettigrew, and Western Michigan DB Lewis Delmas, no one can argue that the talent level at these three positions has been raised.

These three players were ranked by the Sporting News as the #1 or #2 players at their positions. The Lions have picked up many good pieces, but none of the glue that will hold them all together.

This is why their fans will undoubtedly rate this draft very low. They wanted this team to build from the inside out by drafting a few impact offensive and defensive linemen and maybe a linebacker who could serve as the face of the new Lions defense.

To really understand the Lions front office strategy one must first realize that one dra...

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2009 Draft May Be Unpopular with Fans, but the Lions Are Better

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