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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
If this was an isolated event, then I certainly think they should see what happens next year. However the Lions have been losers for so long that they're can't even accept the crown of lovable losers. I'm sure that fans of every team pity Detroit fans, and with the recession coming, Detroit fans will stay away in droves until this team starts winning.
I honestly think that there should be next to no one coming back to the Lions next year. They should probably take a strong run at Matt Cassels and try to build around him. However with that offensive line in place, they'd be burying him by the 8 game mark of next year.
I doubt that there will be much patience for next year.
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I'm not so sure Cassel would be the best fit for that team. Their best player by a long shot is Calvin Johnson who is a down field receiver, and Cassel is more of a precision short pass type of guy. The Lions first order of business should be to try and fix that defence. But as is the case with any 0-16 team there is a lot of holes to be plugged.
I tried looking up 2009 NFL draft prospects today, came accross this mock draft.
2009_NFL_Mock_Draft
Has the Lions taking strong armed QB Matt Stafford 1st overall.
Has the Chiefs taking Sam Bradford 3rd. Hard to say QB has been an achilles heel for the Chiefs forever and Bradford could be a good one. But man....10 sacks all year...that defence needs a pass rushing presence in a really bad way.