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Detroit Lions Mythbusters: Does Kyle Van Noy suck?

For Detroit Lions Mythbusters, we've busted the myth that Eric Ebron sucks, and the one that Golden Tate can't be a #1 receiver, but what about embattled LB Kyle Van Noy?

Kyle Van Noy has not lived up to expectations from when he was drafted in 2014. The Detroit Lions traded up to select him in the second round, and the former BYU product was considered almost universally a good pick by pundits across the spectrum. His draft projection was anywhere from late-first to mid-second round. But does he suck? Well, it’s not like there are any examples of a linebacker a team traded up for who has been less productive coming into their third year and then suddenly became successful, right?