Niyo: Lions brass draft for force and brawn

The Lions added a defensive line, an offensive tackle and a fullback on the third day of the draft. We discuss.

Allen Park — There was the 10-second runoff against Atlanta. And the Nine Men Out debacle in Baltimore. But the real story of the Lions’ disappointing 2017 season, at least in the eyes of their general manager, Bob Quinn, was the way other teams ate their lunch.

It happened again and again, but the real stomach-churner probably came a couple days before Halloween, when the Lions dropped a third straight game — this time on national TV against Pittsburgh — largely because of a disastrous 0-for-5 effort in the red zone.

Jim Caldwell's team piled up 482 total yards that night, which…