SideLion Report » 2011 » May » 01 http://sidelionreport.com A Detroit Lions Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Detroit Lions Get Good Grades for 2011 Draft, Including Mel Kiper’s Highest http://sidelionreport.com/2011/05/01/detroit-lions-get-good-grades-for-2011-draft-including-mel-kipers-highest/ http://sidelionreport.com/2011/05/01/detroit-lions-get-good-grades-for-2011-draft-including-mel-kipers-highest/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 18:13:36 +0000 Zac Snyder http://sidelionreport.com/?p=7739 The Lions’ selection of Nick Fairley put the Lions on the early list as one of the 2011 NFL draft’s winners. Their day two picks caught criticism from some fans who felt the Lions should have addressed needs at cornerback and outside linebacker. The balance between need and value is always an important consideration. Mel [...]

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]]> The Lions’ selection of Nick Fairley put the Lions on the early list as one of the 2011 NFL draft’s winners. Their day two picks caught criticism from some fans who felt the Lions should have addressed needs at cornerback and outside linebacker.

The balance between need and value is always an important consideration. Mel Kiper has released his 2011 draft grades and includes separate grades for need and value before issuing his final grade for each team’s draft. His grade based on need acknowledges the Lions came up short in addressing their biggest holes but that didn’t stop him from giving the Lions his top overall grade (in a tie with the Bengals):

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]]> http://sidelionreport.com/2011/05/01/detroit-lions-get-good-grades-for-2011-draft-including-mel-kipers-highest/feed/ 2 Scanning the Savanna http://sidelionreport.com/2011/05/01/scanning-the-savanna-102/ http://sidelionreport.com/2011/05/01/scanning-the-savanna-102/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 14:03:39 +0000 Zac Snyder http://sidelionreport.com/?p=7737 Scanning the Savanna is a daily feature that brings fresh Detroit Lions and NFL related content to your fingertips each morning. Grab a cup of coffee and let’s scan the savanna together. Clipped from: www.kansascity.com (share this clip) Summary: Detroit is no longer a laughing stock when it comes to the draft. Only the lack [...]

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Summary: Detroit is no longer a laughing stock when it comes to the draft. Only the lack of picks that could have satisfied voids at linebacker and cornerback prevents a higher grade.
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