As we inch nearer and nearer to the 2019 NFL Draft, certain opinions among Detroit Lions fans grow louder and louder. One of those opinions became very clear earlier in the week when our own Alex Reno suggested that Iowa tight end T.J. Hockenson could be a real option for the Lions in the first round—though he did not support the Lions picking him with the eighth overall pick.
The near-unanimous reaction from Lions fans was a swift, “HELL NO. NOT AGAIN.” Of course, the failure of Eric Ebron in Detroit looms large, and many fans believe that experience taught them the value of a tight end does not belong in the top-10 conversation.