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Darius Slay surprisingly absent on most 2019 top-CB lists, but PFF says not so fast: https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2019/06/29/darius-slay-surprisingly-absent-2019-top-cb-list-pff-underrated/
TJ Hockenson will need to buck trends to be productive as a rookie: https://nflmocks.com/2019/06/29/tj-hockenson-will-need-buck-trends-productive-rookie/
45 of the worst 1st-round NFL draft picks since 2010 (Nick Fairley, Detroit Lions: Nick Fairley came out of Auburn to the Detroit Lions with the 13th selection in 2011. He spent four seasons with Detroit, another with the Rams and then concluded his NFL career with the Saints in 2017.): https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2019/06/23/45-of-the-worst-no-1-draft-picks-since-2010/14/
The 10 Worst Unbreakable Records in Sports (10. The ’08 Lions and ’17 Browns Sweet 0-16s - How bad was the 2008 Detroit Lions? So bad they made the 0-14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers of 1976 look good. How bad was the 2017 Cleveland Browns? Bad enough to make everyone forget about the 2008 winless Lions. The first lone winless season in the NFL’s modern era helped the Lions finally find their quarterback of he future in Matthew Stafford who, in turn, made them relevant again. It’s also worth noting that Detroit was close to winning several times in October of that fateful year. They were leading the Vikings 10-9 in Week 5 before Ryan Longwell’s last-second, 26-yard field goal. They nearly rallied back from a 21-3 halftime deficit against Houston the week after. Dan Orlovsky brought the Lions within five points with six minutes left at the Redskins before they kicked a field goal to ice the win, and Rex Grossman’s one-yard touchdown run put Chicago ahead over Detroit with just over five minutes left in Week 9. In the regular season finale, Detroit came within three points of the Packers, 24-21 midway through the fourth quarter before Aaron Rodgers hit Donald Driver for a 71-yard touchdown pass, handing the Lions the big goose egg for the season. The Browns had it worse. They didn’t just go 0-16 in 2017, but also started the season 0-2-1 before defeating the Jets on Thursday Night Football for their first win in nearly two years. Their 19-game winless streak matched the Lions who went 0-19 between the 2007-09 seasons. The 2017 Browns lost by double digits nine times and came close to winning once in December against the Packers. Given the range of talent with today’s NFL, it’s mathematically possible for a team to repeat 0-16, but highly unlikely.): https://thebiglead.com/2019/06/29/the-10-worst-unbreakable-records-in-sports/
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