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Even if Josh Allen was on the board?"As with any draft pick Sam Martin Jersey , there’s going to be a debate as to whether Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn made the right choice with first-round selection T.J. Hockenson. While the pick received an A or B grade by 71 percent of fans, many criticized the pick, arguing that the value wasn’t there or a better prospect should have been the choice. But for Quinn, there wasn’t much of a debate. The Lions general manager joined 97.1 radio show “Jamie and Stoney” on Tuesday morning and said the pick was easy.“At the end of the day, it was a very easy decision when we were on the clock,” Quinn said. “He’s someone that we fully vetted, and really put a lot of time and effort into making sure he’s a good fit for us on the field as well as off the field, and really for us, it was a very easy decision.” There isn’t much debate about Hockenson the player. He’s a does-everything tight end with no red flag concerns about his character and no significant injury history. However, the debate about value is one worth considering. We talked about it last week Calvin Johnson Jersey , regarding both the financial and on-field value of a tight end and whether that’s worth such high draft capital. Quinn thinks there’s value in just about every position in the top 10, given the player and fit is right.“I think there’s value in any position you look at across the league if you use the guys correctly and they’re good players, which we obviously think T.J. is,” Quinn said.The other concern were the player available. A lot of fans and analysts thought the Lions may take Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver with the choice or Michigan linebacker Devin Bush. Obviously, if the pick was “easy” for Quinn, those players were never really in consideration when Detroit was on the clock.However, the Lions almost had what many perceived to be a dream scenario. Kentucky defensive end Josh Allen nearly fell to the Lions, but the Jacksonville Jaguars swooped him up just before the Lions went on the clock. Had Allen still been on the board, would that have made the decision any harder? “It probably would have been a little bit more of a talking point,” Quinn admitted.Ultimately Womens Zach Zenner Jersey , though, Quinn seems very confident in this pick. After failing to put together a tight end crew worth fielding in 2018, it was clear improving that room was a big priority for him and the team. “I think the draft recap is who we took and we’re really excited about T.J. having him on the team, putting him in there with the other guys in the room—especially with signing Jesse James in free agency. I think it went from a position of weakness last year to a position of strength.” The departure of Michael Roberts leaves just half of the class left in Detroit." Detroit Lions PollsNFL Open ThreadsFriday open thread: How many players of the 2017 draft class will last in Detroit?New,44commentsThe departure of Michael Roberts leaves just half of the class left in Detroit.EDTNo team will ever ace the NFL Draft, even if analysts praise a team’s weekend immediately following the proceedings. The whole concept of a judging a draft class is debatable in itself, as there are a million factors going into the success of a single player, let alone a whole collection. One metric that is black and white, however, is how long a draft pick sticks with his team.Keeping a player with the team is not a perfect determinant Kenny Golladay Jersey White , as some players perform so well that they price themselves out of a second deal. Still, there is definitely some correlation between a team’s willingness to keep a former pick on the roster after his first contract expires and how smart of a selection he was on draft night.The 2017 draft is one that has received much criticism from Lions fans. The trading of fourth-round pick Michael Roberts serves as another reminder of how much this class has struggled to really make it. His exit is unlikely to be the last from this cohort.Today’s Question of the Day is: How many draft picks from 2017 will receive a second contract with the Lions?My answer: Four of the nine picks are already off the Lions roster, leaving just Jarrad Davis, Teez Tabor, Kenny Golladay, and Jalen Reeves-Maybin, and Jamal Agnew at this time. Roberts was obviously just traded, sixth-rounders Jeremiah Ledbetter and Brad Kaaya have been cut already, and seventh-round pick Pat O’Connor did not make it out of September 2017.The most likely player to stick around is Golladay, who is proving to be the best value pick of this class Womens Kenny Golladay Jersey , after the Lions surprised people by selecting him in the third round. He is likely to be joined by Jarrad Davis, who seems to have the favor of the coaching staff even if some fans are still waiting for him to live up to the hype.Reeves-Maybin has looked decent at times, but his position is just too critical for Detroit to be satisfied with him, so expect him to be gone. Agnew is an interesting case, as his return skills are impressive, but he is lower on the defensive depth chart. Given this organization’s desire for players who can contribute to both offense/defense and special teams, it would not be surprising for the Lions to move on in a couple years.The real debate is around Teez Tabor, whose future is seriously in doubt at this time. My guess is that he makes it through his contract but that will be the end of the road. That leaves us with just two picks—Davis and Golladay—staying on the roster following 2020, not quite the turnout the front office was hoping for back in 2017.Your turn.