In less than a week, the NFL Scouting Combine will arrive. Questions will meet answers, more questions will form, but the entire draft conversation will turn in a different direction, mostly because we'll have data points to separate players with beyond college stats.
That's going to be key for positions like edge rusher and running back that seem like a hodgepodge of talented athletes with questions that could raise or lower their spot dramatically.
It's all a week away. That won't stop us from talking about it now. You guys turned in so many questions after my second mock draft that I did a second mailbag, all related to the Lions and what they're staring at in this year's draft:
Q: "Do you rate a need for a RB over the need for a OG/C player?