NFL Breakdowns: Detroit Lions

KEY ADDITIONS
Player, Pos., 2009 Team
Dre’ Bly, CB, San Francisco
C.C. Brown, S, N.Y. Giants
Nate Burleson, WR, Seattle
Shaun Hill, QB, San Francisco
Chris Houston, CB, Atlanta
Landon Johnson, LB, Carolina
Tony Scheffler, TE, Denver
Rob Sims, G, Seattle
Kyle Vanden Bosch, DE, Tennessee
Jonathan Wade, CB, St. Louis
Corey Williams, DT, Cleveland
KEY LOSSES
Player, Pos., 2010 Team
Phillip Buchanon, CB, Washington
Daniel Bullocks, S, Free agent
Casey FitzSimmons, TE, Retired
Larry Foote, LB, Pittsburgh
Anthony Henry, CB, Free agent
Grady Jackson, DT, Free agent
William James, CB, San Francisco
Daniel Loper, OL, Oakland
Kalvin Pearson, S, Free agent
Ernie Sims, LB, Philadelphia
Dewayne White, DE, Free agent

Draft
Rd., Player, Pos., Ht., Wt., College
1. Ndamukong Suh, DT, 6-4, 307, Nebraska
1. Jahvid Best, RB, 5-10, 199, California
3. Amari Spievey, CB, 5-11, 195, Iowa
4. Jason Fox, OT, 6-7, 315, Miami (Fla.)
7. Willie Young, DE, 6-5, 251, NC State
7. Tim Toone, WR, 5-10, 175, Weber State

Offense:
I'm very excited about the Lions offense. I love Matthew Stafford and feel he could be the next Aaron Rodgers like QB. Their backups aren't to shabby either with Bob's favorite player Drew Stanton(Bust) and Shaun Hill. I also am excited to see how their RBs work together Jahvid Best is explosive and can be the steal of the draft, and also Kevin Smith is underrated too. He was injured last year but could be a good change of pace. They also have the best WR in the league in Calvin Johnson and the addition of Nate Burleson was a nice piece. Tony Scheffler will also be a nice reliable check down guy for Stafford.

Defense:
Ndamukong Suh was a great pick up in the draft to anchor that defensive line for years to come, but the best pick up for the Lions was former Titan Kyle Vanden Bosch. He will have a good, pressure free year in Detroit and might surprise some offenses. Their linebackers are DeAndre Levy, Julian Peterson, and Zack Follett (threw up a little) but who knows, with a stronger defensive line, it could open things up for them. Their D Backs are led by Dre Bly, Chris Houston and Amari Spievey which leaves something to be desired also.

Overall:
I really want to put them in the playoffs, but I'll give them a 8-8 record for the year. I think the offense can lead them to a few more wins.