Detroit Lions draft review, day one: Needs were filled, but where they filled with the right players?

On day one of the 2008 NFL draft, the Lions filled needs. Glaring needs. Huge needs. Needs that could no longer be ignored. But they players they selected, Gosder Cherilus and Jordon Dizon, were both thought to be reaches by NFL draftniks.

The Lions believe they ended up with a pair of players who will be number one on the depth chart at their respective positions when the '08 season starts. I'm just not sure if it means the players the Lions drafted are that good, or the Lions are that bad. more...
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