Reclamation projects

After giving up on two of their own first-day linebackers, the Detroit Lions have turned to a trio of other teams' high-pick castoffs.
The newest is Alfred Fincher, a college rommate of Dan Orlovsky's.
Fincher had a total of 20 tacles in three seasons since the Saints drafted him in the third round in 2005. In none of his three seasons in the NFL has the middle linebacker out of UConn registered double-digit tackle totals.
Joining Gilbert Gardner and Buster Davis, the Lions now have three third-rounders who can be considered busts.
At least Boss Bailey and Teddy Lehman got to see the field. Fincher, Gardner and Davis have 126 tackles in a combined seven seasons in the NFL. In a total of seven seasons, Bailey and Lehman made 408 stops.
So, in essence, the Lions traded two disappointments who at least marginally produced for three who never have.
Granted, a guy has to have talent to get drafted in the third round. But Matt Millen doesn't exactly have a great history with third-round picks (Stanley Wilson, Andre Goodman, Brian Calhoun, etc.). Or really any selection of a linebacker other than Ernie Sims. Which is odd, considering Millen used to play the position.
Or maybe Rod Marinelli is just giving up and assuming Millen will never be able to draft a quality LB unless it's in the top 10.
Of course, Millen has an almost equally bad history in selecting CBs in the draft (Wilson, Goodman, A.J. Davis, etc.), so it's no wonder he went and signed Brian Kelly and dealt for Leigh Bodden.
Regardless of whether Millen will get them a good one or not, the Lions will be looking at linebackers early in the draft.