With the No. 17 pick in the NFL Draft after trading down a couple spots with Kansas City, the Detroit Lions selected offensive tackle Gosder Cherilus.

Say it ain’t so, the Lions didn’t pick a wide receiver in the first round? It’s true.

Cherilus came off the board much earlier than expected, but the Lions are in desperate need for help along their offensive line.

With Mike Martz out as offensive coordinator, the Lions want to get back to running the football and taking some of the pressure off of aging quarterback Jon Kitna.