Late last week, our own Ryan Mathews penned an interesting article on whether the Detroit Lions should trade up from their pick sixth pick in the 2023 NFL Draft and what it would ultimately cost them. It would be a bold move for the Lions, but one could make the argument that Detroit has afforded themselves this opportunity by stock-piling draft picks, solid drafting, and efficient use of cap space in free agency.
On this week’s PODcast, we open the discussion to the rest of the crew about the Lions trading up. For example, while I believe the history of general manager Brad Holmes suggests that if he has resolve on a player, trading up is certainly not out of the question, Detroit’s current team position may, instead, incentivize them to just wait for the draft to fall to them.