With just one day to the NFL draft, I suppose it's okay to start talking about it. For those that don't live in the Detroit area, you might be surprised to find out that the draft has been topic #1 on radio, in print, and on TV, since the Lions lost to the Falcons in week 1. This is no exaggeration. After the first week loss, fans knew immediately that this team was destined for the first overall pick, and it's been hot-and-heavy ever since - eight straight months of draft discussions.
Exhausting.
Thankfully, the fateful days is almost here. Draft Day - the Superbowl for Lions fans. Most NFL pundits agree there's no surefire #1 pick, but that's not true - at least not in Detroit. In the D, the fans clamor for one player more than any other - Aaron Curry, the LB from Wake Forest. He has all the tangibles (speed, strength) and intangibles (instinct, intelligence, character). With a defense that allowed teams to run against them at will, a linebacker seems the obvious choice for the Lions. Furthermore, there's a report that Curry has already agreed to terms! So what the heck is the problem? The problem is that this is the Lions, the worst run organization in all of sports, the first ever team to go 0-16, the franchise with 1 playoff win in 50 years, the management that drafted 4 WRs in the 1st round, the team that sent Barry Sanders to an early retirement because he'd rather get do nothing than make millions as a Lion...
The Curry pick just makes sense. He fills a need from a positional standpoint, but he would provide something infinitely more valuable. The Lions desperately need a direction and a leader - and that man is Aaron Curry. In 24hrs, we'll find out if the Lions agree.
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