The future of the Detroit Lions hangs in the balance in one of the most important offseasons in recent memory. Nine is the pathetic number of wins over the past two years for the Lions with only three of them coming last season which netted Detroit with the third overall pick in this years draft.
The Lions have made the number three pick in the NFL Draft three times since 1980 and have had mixed results; the most recent selection for Detroit at third overall was Joey Harrington in 2002, followed by Barry Sanders in 1989 and Bennie Blades in 1988 (traded one spot back from number two with the Kansas City Chiefs).