Lions should take the best O-lineman

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INDIANAPOLIS—Over the past five seasons, the Detroit Lions have picked a total of 36 times in the NFL Draft. Many of those picks were extremely high, as we know. Impossibly, of those 36 picks only five of them are starters. It gets worse; seven of those guys aren't even in the league anymore. Not to get overly Gladwellian, but statistically, if the Detroit Lions draft you, you have a better chance of operating a Blizzard machine today than you do of starting in the NFL. Then again, one involves public scorn, the other free Oreos.

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Chris Sprow

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Chris Sprow is a senior editor for ESPN Insider. He reports on the NFL and other sports, works year-round with Mel Kiper on NFL draft coverage and also oversees ESPN's Rumor Central. He's been a frequent guest on ESPN TV and radio.