The Detroit Lions have created the perfect draft scenario

I said it before and I’ll say it again, you can never have enough good defensive players. Especially on the defensive line. And this draft is top heavy with dynamic players that may have difficulty seeing extended playing time in Matt Patricia’s revamped defensive front this season but could develop quickly into integral pieces to the Lions success moving forward.

One of the toughest things to do in professional sports is to draft a player that has all the earmarks of being a star, but not having a lot of playing time for them early.

That could very well be the case for Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia this year.

With the eighth overall pick in a draft that is defensive talent heavy, the Lions will have some quality players to choose from when they are on the clock. The question is; will they go that route?

In two of the Lions three drafts that Bob Quinn has run, he selected offensive linemen with his top pick. With the calling card of versatility on the table that is so valued in Allen Park, I still think that there is a really good chance the Lions go with former Alabama offensive lineman Jonah Williams.

He can basically play anywhere on the line and is a plug and play talent. With an opening at right guard, this would certainly make sense and would also give the Lions a very young nucleus to their line as four of their five starters would be 26 years old or younger.

That wouldn’t be a surprise at all to me, but even though that pick would make all the sense in the world and would certainly make the Lions a better team just from adding another solid player to the line, I would still go defense myself.

Getting a productive guard that can be plugged into the line can be accomplished in the second, third or even fourth round. I’m not downplaying the importance of that position, but generally speaking interior linemen tend to be undervalued in the draft, which means more opportunities to find a good one beyond the first round.

Last years selection of left guard Frank Ragnow was a good pick and it looks like he should be an important part of the Lions line for many years to come, but my personal preference would still be to go the defensive route.