We can nitpick about positional value or debate the merits of immediate draft grades, but ultimately, the man in charge is the man in charge. Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes told us before the draft that he was going to do whatever he wants, and he doesn’t care about your mock drafts. That doesn’t make all of his decisions “correct,” necessarily, but he certainly had more information at his disposal than even the most educated of media draft experts.
So while Holmes will certainly have a strong bias toward his own selections, his insight into why he made each pick is valuable.