NFL Draft Report Card: Chiefs Hot, Lions Not

Filed under: NFL DraftNo team in the NFL did more to improve this weekend than the Chiefs, and no team missed more opportunities to improve than the Lions. Handing out draft grades to all 32 NFL teams, that's my simple criterion: How much did each team improve?

Chiefs: A

Top pick Glenn Dorsey of LSU is a good defensive lineman -- maybe not as good as the one they traded away before the draft, Jared Allen, but younger, less expensive and less of a risk of getting into off-field trouble. Guard Branden Albert and cornerback Brandon Flowers will both start as rookies, and the Chiefs added major second-day talent, including Texas running back Jamaal Charles and North Carolina State linebacker DaJuan Morgan.Continue reading NFL Draft Report Card: Chiefs Hot, Lions NotPermalink | Email this | Comments more...