NFL Draft week is the most important week of the year for general managers. There is no better opportunity to put their stamp on the present and the future of their roster than now. Not only will many teams have their shot at the best, young talent entering the NFL, but for the next three or four years, they’ll have those players on a discount—freeing them up to use their salary cap resources elsewhere.
But before Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes gets an opportunity to do that, let’s take inventory of his first two years and three months on the roster.