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The Detroit Lions biggest draft need is linebacker in 2019

Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn knows the importance of the draft when it comes to building a winning organization. Quinn and head coach Matt Patricia must be aware of how devoid of talent the defensive side of the ball has become, especially after last year’s 6 and 10 debacle. It is time to fix it.

Monday on NFL.com, analyst Elliot Harrison explored one burning question for each NFC team as they enter this year’s draft – including, of course, the Detroit Lions.

Harrison had a pretty good understanding of what Detroit is looking for in this draft:

“What can be said now is that GM Bob Quinn should strongly consider using two of his first three picks on defense.