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Detroit Lions’ 7-Round Mock Draft and Top-100 Big Board

April 18, 2016   ·     ·   Jump to comments

The Detroit Lions will enter the 2016 NFL draft with 10 picks. It's highly unlikely they leave with 10 rookies.
General manager Bob Quinn went to the Bill Belichick school of draft-day dealings. Bill Barnwell (formerly of Grantland) wrote a lengthy piece on the hoodie's draft-day tactics, specifically noting his tendency to move down, pick up extra draft picks and look past his team's weaknesses to build a better roster.
We have yet to see how Quinn will handle matters on his own, but he surely picked up a thing or two during his New England Patriots tenure.
Quinn's free-agency approach added a lot of beef to the middle of the roster and left some question marks at offensive tackle, strong safety and center. In fact, the Lions could stand to add some talent along both the offensive and defensive lines.
Quinn has also been adamant about finding special teams contributors in order to max out the efficiency of every roster spot. That strategy will likely leak over to t...

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