lions' draft

I don't really know if I agree with anything you said. This team was BAD last year. Real bad. Placing a rookie QB in that position will only do one thing...ruin the QB. No QB put on a team as bad as this will ever be an above average QB in any situation. The only thing that could save him is to somehow get away from the Lions after 2 years. If he doesn't, he'll end up being an also ran.

As far as how it will affect the Lions, I think they need to just get a group of above average supporting members. It would be cheaper than a QB, they would likely be able to contribute now and there is better chance they can improve independent of what the rest of the team is doing. A great LB can play well on a bad defense. A great QB will be a bad QB on a bad offense.

All of my comments above, of course, are based on an assumption that the Lions will, someday soon, be heading in the right direction. I think 3 or 4 wins, would be real good this year. Unfortunately, 3-4 wins next year would probably be pretty good for the Lions, too.

So, might as well just get the QB, hope he doesn't play the piano, and throw him to the wolves (and the Bears and the Packers and the...)