What next?

Perhaps the best thing the Detroit Lions have done in free agency is not overspend on free agents.
Some will argue they haven't spent at all, but the team has aggressively addressed one of its most pressing needs -- the defensive secondary -- while not emptying the bank.
Newcomers Dwight Smith, Leigh Bodden, Brian Kelly and Kalvin Pearson will join returnees Travis Fisher, Keith Smith, Stanley Wilson, Daniel Bullocks, Gerald Alexander and Greg Blue to form what could be the team's deepest secondary since the days of Bennie Blades, Ray Crocket, Melvin Jenkins and William White.
That's the good news.
The bad news is the almost total lack of attention paid to a less-than-stellar linebacking corps.
Boss Bailey and Teddy Lehman were allowed to walk via free agency, which didn't upset many Lions fans. The two have been massive disappointments since being second-round picks in back-to-back seasons.
The leaves Detroit with standout Ernie Sims -- and that's about it -- at linebacker. Paris Lenon is average at best at middle linebacker. Buster Davis has potential, but when a team gives up on a third-round pick before they play a game, that's a warning sign that the complete package is not there. The only other LBs on the roster are Alex Lewis and Anthony Cannon. If the season started today, which luckily it doesn't, Lewis would be the defacto starter at SLB.
With a draft that isn't exactly loaded at the position, Detroit's ignoring of a position of such obvious need is perplexing.
Perhaps the Lions have an agreement with a veteran guy like Al Wilson or Sheldon Quarles as an emergency plan, but that's risky in its own right.
The crop of free agent LBs left is also thin. Once you get by guys like Baltimore's Nick Greisen, the Jets' Victor Hobson, Pittsburgh's Clark Haggans, there's not much left but stop-gap veterans and fringe younger guys. The Lions have supposedly shown some degree of interest in Tennessee's Gilbert Gardiner, a four-year vet who has started 12 games, but isn't a starting-caliber NFL linebacker. He washed out as the Colts' strongside 'backer and Indy fans don't seem unhappy that he's gone.
The Lions also need a running back, a defensive end and an offensive tackle in the early stages of the draft, and could be tempted to take a corner if the right guy falls into their lap. The second day needs to yield some athletes who can at least contribute on special teams, an area where Detroit was horrible for the most part last season.
With a limited amound of cash available under the cap, the Lions must fill at least one more hole before the draft, preferably LB with a guy like Hobson.