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Lions Win Top Pick in NFL Draft 2009
The Detroit Lions hold the first overall selection in the NFL Draft 2009 after completing the first winless 16 game full schedule season in league history. The Lions reached a new level of ineptitude this fall, losing every game that matched only the Tampa Bay Bucs 0-14 season from the 1970s as winless pro clubs. The Lions deserve the top overall pick after a disastrous 2008 season and a decade of horrible NFL Draft classes that have left the team devoid of talent and little leadership. GM Matt Millen was fired this fall at midseason after a difficult seven year reign as the Lions personnel leader. Head coach Rod Marinelli was dismissed just one day after the perfect losing 2008 season completing three frustrating seasons.
The Lions' saving grace is that they not only hold the first overall selection in the NFL Draft 2009 but also the Cowboys #1 pick plus middle round choices from the trade that sent wideout Roy Williams to Dallas prior to the fall 2008 trading deadline. The incredible turnarounds in Miami and Atlanta give the Detroit franchise hope to quickly return to a competitive level with a strong NFL 2009 postseason.
First Round NFL Draft 2009 Selection Order
x - indicates draft position will change due to NFL playoff results
#/ Team / W-L / % Schedule Strength
1 Detroit - 0-16 - .559
2 St. Louis - 2-14 - .533
3 Kansas City - 2-14 - .537
4 Seattle - 4-12 - .498
5 Cleveland - 4-12 - .572
6 Cincinnati - 4-11-1 - .553
7 Oakland - 5-11 - .520
8 Jacksonville - 5-11 - .537
9 Green Bay - 6-10 - .504
10 San Francisco - 7-9 - .453
11 Buffalo - 7-9 - .453
12 Denver - 8-8 - .457
13 Washington - 8-8 - .479
14 New Orleans - 8-8 - .496
15 Houston - 8-8 - .518
x 16 San Diego - 8-8 - .516
x 17 New York Jets - 9-7 - .471
x 18 Chicago - 9-7 - .475
x 19 Tampa Bay - 9-7 - .480
x 20 Detroit (Dallas) - 9-7 - .498
x 21 Arizona - 9-7 - .486
x 22 Philadelphia - 9-6-1 - .514
x 23 Minnesota - 10-6 - .504
x 24 New England - 11-5 - .480
x 25 Atlanta - 11-5 - .459
x 26 Miami - 11-5 - .461
x 27 Baltimore - 11-5 - .521
x 28 Philadelphia (Carolina) - 12-4 - .488
x 29 Indianapolis - 12-4 - .498
x 30 New York Giants - 12-4 - .502
x 31 Pittsburgh - 12-4 - .525
x 32 Tennessee - 13-3 - .459