The real work happened on the phones. The Lions fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with.

Getting Pritchett where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. That safety hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They are betting Zinter proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.