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Fans of the Detroit Lions have suffered through way more than their fair share of pain and embarrassment over the past decade, watching their team stumble through disappointing season after season with the same painfully bad result each time.

From suffering through the Matt Millen era to seeing their team become the first in NFL history to finish a season 0-16, fans who have stuck through everything with the Lions over the past ten plus seasons have witnessed almost every form of ineptitude that an NFL franchise can display.

However, after the seemingly endless streak of losing seasons Detroit has stammered through over the past ten years, the Lions finally look like they are on the road back to respectability and redemption.

Over the past few seasons, Detroit has gone from drafting bust after bust under the Millen administration to snatching up talented players left and right during Martin Mayhew’s reign as general manager of the Lions.

Since their selection of Matthew Stafford with the first overall pick in the 2009 Draft, the Lions have continued making solid selections with their picks over the past few seasons, perhaps drafting better than any other team during that span.

During that span, Detroit has landed the following players in the NFL Draft: Stafford, Brandon Pettigrew, Louis Delmas, DeAndre Levy, Ndamukong Suh, Jahvid Best, Nick Fairley, Titus Young, and Mikel Leshoure.

Toss in star wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who was one of the few picks made by Millen that actually panned out for Detroit, and the Lions have one of the most talented young groups of any team in the league right now.

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By Stephen Patterson – Sports Guys Universe