The Detroit Lions finally lured someone to become their head coach as the Tennessee Titans defensive co-ordinator Jim Schwartz signed a four year deal. One nice thing for Schwartz is expectations will be incredibly low. Hey, going 1-15 would be an improvement. But the Lions probably did as god as they were going to get. They weren't going to get any of the hot names this offseason, not with Calvin Johnson being the only player on the team with any sense of star quality. The Lions have the 1st and 20th pick in the first round, and lead off the second round with the 33rd overall pick.
Detroit should be able get three plus-starters from these picks, and I hope for their sake they actually do and don't blow like they have in the past. Thank god they have new management otherwise Michael Crabtree would be the top pick in this years draft. If the Lions are smart, they might want to wait to get their quarterback of the future until next year (unless someone by incredible luck drops to them) because they will still be terrible this year despite having three top 33 picks, and one of Tebow, Bradford, or McCoy should all be on the board when they pick next year. Plus, I still feel like Dan Orlovsky can be a decent NFL quarterback given the chance and any talent around him. I'd take one more year evaluating him before pulling the trigger on Matt Stafford, who seems to be lucking out based on it being a weak quarterback class this year.
But congratulations to the Lions none the less for tricking, er, um, coming to terms with someone to coach in Detroit.
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