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NFL Draft: Trading Down Makes You Go Up? In Most Cases, Yep.

By Chris Sprow

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Jim Schwartz, first year head coach of the Detroit Lions, says he learned more from Bill Belichick than anyone else. "Watching him cross every 't' and dot every 'i', there's never a situation where his team isn't prepared." Schwartz should also know that Belichick, like other smart coaches, knows how to stay the heck away from the top of the draft. Unfortunately, that's what Schwartz is stuck with. The Lions have the first pick. "Hopefully it's my last," said Schwartz, wistfully. Evidenc ...

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