Brad Holmes' draft gamble is working out better than anyone expected

Dallas Cowboys v Detroit Lions | Cooper Neill/GettyImagesThe Detroit Lions have endured a crisis along their offensive line this season, not only losing multiple players to injury, but suffering inconsistency from those who have played a regular role.

One player they hadn't seen up close was guard Miles Frazier. The Lions drafted Frazier in the fifth-round, and hoped to get an immediate impact out of the youngster. Instead, he was shelved with a knee injury right after he began practicing and then lost for the majority of this season.

Frazier worked his way back to health, was activated and was thrust into action against the Dallas Cowboys. Expecting a rookie who didn't see any time in camp…