What if the Lions Passed on #1 Overall?

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Truth is that the #1 overall money pretty much dictates that you have to draft a QB or a DL because no other positions should be making that much money from the get-go unless its the marketing machine that is Reggie Bush. So the Lions should find someone to trade down with or just take Stafford and be done with it.

How can the Lions possibly "find someone to trade down with" when any potential trade partner would know they'd then be stuck with the same dilemma the Lions had ? And don't think for a minute that a Matthew Stafford offers any certainty as a solution since we here in Houston know all too well that the bust factor is all very real for a top rookie QB candidate. And to your list of QBs & DLinemman I'd add OLT to the list of positions which might justify top money, as the 'Phins did last year and the Lions may do this year ?
The biggest problem with this massive amount of cap is that the top choice is getting being paid far more in many cases than established NFL stars.
I think there is one solution though I don't expect to see it happen anytime soon. The team with the top pick should consider tossing in an additional pick(s) to the team willing to get them out of the #1 slot and thereby save themselves a chunk of cap resources.