April means NFL Draft.

Possibilities abound in the draft but fans always want to talk about the least likely scenario: the trade down. That took a big hit early in April when the Redskins completed a trade for Donovan McNabb. The Lions only hope to trade down would have been to have someone willing to jump the Redskins to grab a quarterback but the need to jump Washington fanished when they addressed their quarterback spot (or so they thought at the time!).

The Rams were sold on Sam Bradford as the number one pick quite early in April, that was made apparent when they released Mark Bulger. Suh was the overwhelming favorite to be drafted number two but the Lions were never willing to tip their hand. Oklahoma State left tackle Russell Okung was also a possibility as a darkhorse pick.

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