2012 NFL Draft: Why This Is a Make It or Break It Draft for the Detroit Lions

April 18, 2012   ·   James Van Etten   ·   Jump to comments

The results of the 2012 NFL draft will give us all a strong indication as to where the Detroit Lions are headed.
With five nationally televised games scheduled for the 2012 season, the NFL has recognized the Detroit Lions as having turned the proverbial corner. What remains to be seen is if they can continue moving up the street.
Tom Lewand and the finance department did their part, getting creative with their debits and credits, allowing Detroit to get under the salary cap and keep their young core intact.
Restructuring deals kept the proven talent; it is now up to Martin Mayhew and Jim Schwartz to thieve undervalued ability.
The Lions have preached “best player available” (BPA), since Mayhew and Schwartz were given the keys to the Lions “War Room” and there is no reason to think the trend will not continue.
But the key to optimizing this philosophy is manipulating the allotted draft picks to create the perfect yin yang combination of B...

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