Best Of The Lions On 97.1 The Ticket: Importance Of Drafting An OT In 1st Round, Are The Lions Done In FA?, & More!

The Valenti Show

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🗓️ 28 March 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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This week's Best Of Lions begins with Costa & Jansen's conversation about whether the Lions NEED to take a tackle in the first round of the draft. Then, Karsch & Anderson discuss where the Lions' free agency ranks amongst all NFL teams, Valenti & Rico wonder if Brad Holmes is actually done until the draft, and much more.

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0:00.0	Touchdown Detroit Lions.
0:03.0	You're listening to the best of the lions.
0:05.6	Oh, baby.
0:06.9	How beautiful is that?
0:08.4	A weekly mix of 97.1, the ticket's best NFL talk to get you ready for game day.
0:15.7	We are under a month from the NFL draft.
0:19.4	The Super Bowl for Brad Holmes.
0:22.9	Used to be the Super Bowl for Lions fans.
0:24.5	Now we want the Super Bowl to be the Super Bowl.
0:26.8	John, I have two questions.
0:28.7	And we'll get to you. You have a fear, by the way.
0:30.6	We'll do it 802.
0:31.5	But before we get to that, just two quick questions.
0:34.4	Does it have to be an offensive lineman at 17 and call your shot?
0:39.2	Who's the guy they pick a month out?
0:43.0	So no, it does not have to be an offensive lineman at 17.
0:52.7	How do I want to best phrase this?
0:55.6	I think there needs to be an offensive lineman in the top 40.
1:05.7	So you're saying if they don't take one at 17,
1:08.8	they better be using picks to move up to secure a starting
1:12.3	caliber tackle.
1:14.3	So, okay, so I'm going to start there and then I'll give you who I think they take.
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