Mock draft: Lions will get defensive in first round
Only the 1981 Baltimore Colts allowed more (533). Detroit has given up more points than it has scored in each of its last 17 games.
They say defense wins championships. It also wins games. When the Lions start playing competitively on defense, they can start winning games again.
Hiring Jim Schwartz as their new head coach in 2009 was a start. He coordinated defenses at Tennessee the last two seasons that ranked in the NFL’s top seven.
But the Lions need more than a new scheme. They need new players.
