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The offseason is only a few weeks old at this point. The questions about what the Lions will do in the acquisitions department over the next few months. Free Agency will answer some of those questions. But the NFL Draft is where the fans will get to see what the teams long term future may look like.
The team has a lot of needs. Whether it be a pass rusher, a corner, a receiver or an offensive lineman. There’s a lot of things on the shopping list. One analyst, who somehow looks exactly the same as he did in 1994, believes that Bob Quinn will spring for a tight end in the very first round.
Kiper has the Lions selecting T.J. Hockenson at No. 8. ($$$) https://t.co/2zioL3lxhl
— Chris Burke (@ChrisBurkeNFL) February 18, 2019
An interesting choice by Kiper here. It’s true that the Lions do need a tight end. It’s also true that Quinn tried to secure one throughout last years offseason and during the regular season. It’s a position that the Lions believe is important. But is the eighth pick really the right way to go with that position? Especially considering that this tight end class is one of the deepest ever. It seems as though Quinn may not think so. But it is smokescreen season, so we’ll see soon enough.
- The sports team at the Detroit Free Press recently got together to try to decipher which Detroit sports team could be the next to win a championship in it’s respective sport. With the exception of Anthony Fenech doing a four way tie, not one writer picked the Lions to be the next team. One did pick an interesting head coaching candidate for the Lions to hire if they fire Matt Patrica though.
This was an incredibly tough and depressing exercise and whoever thought of it should feel bad. Ranking which Detroit sports team is most likely to win the city's next championship, with my @freepsports colleagues: https://t.co/M9fmfMD7Zd
— Anthony Fenech (@anthonyfenech) February 18, 2019
- Our pals over at Lions Wire put together a pretty good list of restricted free agents the Lions can try to pry away from teams next month.
- Karen Given of NPR put together a great article on Detroit Lions reporter Tori Petry’s foray into the world of semi-professional football. It’s a great read and shows how tough Petry is. Check it out.
In order to be better prepared for her job as an NFL reporter, Tori Petry joined a women's semi-pro football team. https://t.co/raAJsXHAgr
— NPR (@NPR) February 17, 2019