Detroit Lions 2011 Draft: Which Needs a Bigger Upgrade, Linebacker or Secondary?

February 14, 2011   ·   Dean Holden   ·   Jump to comments

For several years, the Detroit Lions have been a black hole for talent.
That's not to say that they were able to suck in talent from the far reaches of the galaxy with a strong gravitational pull.
That is to say that any talent that happened to be nearby tried to get away desperately, for fear of being chewed up and spit out on the other side as an unrecognizable shell of its former self.
Any talent that had a choice in the matter stayed away. Any talent that arrived was systematically destroyed in an incomprehensible carousel of poor planning, changing coaches, adjusted schemes and a total lack of anything resembling continuity.
The result has been a terrible team with two types of starters: Guys who need to be replaced soon, and guys who need to be replaced immediately, the result of a decade's worth of men without any clear plan being fired and replaced before getting started.
Enter 2011. This year marks the first time in a long time people can l...

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