Key revelations from Bob Quinn's season-ending press... - The Athletic

The question I asked when the 2018 draft closed was this: Do you trust Bob Quinn enough to believe that he got it right? That inquiry specifically related to the Lions’ very interesting approach that weekend — taking Frank Ragnow in the first round, trading up for Kerryon Johnson and Da’Shawn Hand, and pulling a surprise move by nabbing Tracy Walker.

Early returns are strong on that class. The question, however, still stands as the Lions head into an absolutely critical offseason. He said Friday, during a wide-ranging 45-minute press conference that he knows “what this team needs” to improve next season, specifically mentioning the dearth of “playmakers … on both sides of the ball.”

How he goes about finding those parts — playmakers, depth, starters — is what the next several months are all about. Per Quinn, the Lions’ staff will take a few days now to decompress before reconvening in Allen Park to...

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