Heading into the 2021 NFL Draft, many believed that Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes would select a wide receiver on either Day 1 or Day 2. But that was not the case and some fans questioned whether or not Holmes was waiting too long to address a position of need.
But Holmes had a plan and it played out perfectly as the Lions were able to select WR Amon-Ra St. Brown out of USC in the fourth round.
Following the conclusion of the draft, Holmes made a pretty funny comment in regards to the people who were getting on him about waiting too long to draft a wide receiver.
“Well, from the sounds of it, after we drafted St. Brown, I felt like people finally would get off my ass about not getting a receiver,” Brad Holmes said. “Besides that, no. We just achieved the goal of we stuck to what we said that we were going to do and that’s just getting good football players, and get the best football players that fit what we’re looking for. I believe that’s what we set out to do and that’s what we did. That’s what we feel good about.”
It sounds like Holmes reads what is written about him and that is a good thing.
