The Detroit Lions 2018 draft is like a running joke

The Detroit Lions proclaimed that they want to improve their pathetic ground game and proved it with a very offensive draft.

The 2018 NFL draft has come to a conclusion and the Detroit Lions think they have done everything possible to improve their rushing attack.

All the way to the point of virtually ignoring their defensive needs.

So, let’s start with the usual premise, which is absolutely correct, that you can never truly judge a draft for at least two-three years. I point that out because I know the knee jerk reactions that are running amok out there.

The fans that believe the Lions will win the Super Bowl if they can run the ball, even if the defensive line has more holes than Swiss cheese and can’t stop or pressure opponents, are having a party right now.

Fans who understand that defense wins championships are predictably morose.

The fact of the matter is that despite whatever the Lions accomplished in the draft, they would still have needs to be addressed. Plain and simple, the Lions are still a long-shot to make the Super Bowl and it would’ve been the same had this been a defensive draft.

Now that bright lights of the draft at the Jerry Jones Pleasure Palace have gone out and we’ve gotten that disclaimer out of the way, let’s take a close look at what the Lions did accomplish.

General manager Bob Quinn stated emphatically at the start of the offseason that the Lions would improve the ground game. We all pretty much knew that this meant they would most likely select a running back from a deep draft class and possibly add a lineman that would be given the opportunity to win a starting job.

What we didn’t know was that the Lions 2018 draft class would pay homage to the classic throwback NFL draft classes from the past when the ground game was king.