NFL Combine 2011 Results: How Strong QB and WR Play Helps the Detroit Lions

March 1, 2011   ·   Dean Holden   ·   Jump to comments

The more we come to understand about the 2011 NFL draft class, the more we come to realize how complicated it is to draft when outside of the top 10.
The last time the Detroit Lions had a draft pick this low was 2008, when they passed on Chris Johnson and Rashard Mendenhall drafted Gosder Cherilus with the 17th overall pick.
Of course, Lions fans know that was a very different era. Where that particular regime took a 9-7 team and proceeded to earn a top 10 draft pick for the next six seasons, it has taken this regime all of two seasons to work out of an 0-16 hole and into the No. 13 spot.
Of course, that's what makes this draft that much more intriguing. The Lions are facing a situation where they have a fair number of needs on the team, but no real reason (or reasonable ability) to reach up and fill one with an elite player.
That leaves the Lions with two options: Wait for the best available player to fall, or wait for someone else to reach. The good ne...

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