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Now the Lions are an ascending team that still has a pretty iffy defense. That defense has a gigantic hole right in the middle of its DL now that NT Shaun Rogers is gone. If the Lions want to be competitive this year, and they probably believe they can be in this NFC, they need not just any NT to anchor that DL, but a stud NT.
There really aren't any good NTs left in free agency, and there's really just one potential stud in this entire draft. A&M's Red Bryant seems to be the only potential franchise NT available. Now by my measures, he's strictly 3rd round value, but seeing how this is a serious need for the Lions (who seem to believe they are only a couple pieces away) and that there's no depth at all at this position, reaching for Red Bryant with their pick is really the only massive reach in this Draft that I'd support.
But that's BigRock's decision, not mine. They could use Lofton to man down MLB or even Abidi or Henderson for the SOLB.
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