Calvin Johnson gives Lions maneuverability
Detroit Lions04/24/2007 7:04 AM The Detroit Free Press reports two weeks ago, Lions HC Rod Marinelli was asked if he would rather have one great player or a bunch of good players. He answered without hesitation. "I think just a bunch of really good players, if you could get that," he said. "Who knows?" He said the Lions were a young team and getting younger, and if they could draft some more defensive players this year, then they could become "a very fast, explosive defense." That seems to support the reports that the Lions are trying to trade down from No. 2 in the NFL draft. Read more