A surprise to many, the Detroit Lions chose to avoid adding a single receiver with any of their ten draft picks in the 2016 Draft. They instead added mostly lineman and backup/special teams players with their late-round picks. Fans are happy with the obvious shift in philosophy by new GM Bob Quinn, in comparison to Martin Mayhew and Matt Millen before him.
Quinn earned a good amount of praise for his first three picks, but when he drafted Jimmy Landes, a long-snapper, over Michigan State’s Aaron Burbridge in the sixth round, certain fans took exception. After all, they did lose Calvin Johnson, so shouldn’t they have grabbed a receiver or two at some point in the draft?