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Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew has made several good decisions this offseason despite the bad actions of players he previously drafted.

The Detroit Lions are coming off a season where they ranked 22nd against the pass and were shredded for 928 yards in their final two games, including 459 in a 45-28 loss to the New Orleans Saints in the wild card round of the playoffs.

The Detroit Lions turned a lot of heads in 2011 with a 10-6 record and made the postseason for this first time since 1999.

Dec 24, 2011; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions cornerback Chris Houston intercepts a pass during the second half against the San Diego Chargers at Ford Field.

At this point in the offseason, depth charts are far from being set in stone. Until training camp and preseason games happen, very few spots on the depth chart are truly locked up.

The Detroit Lions ranked 22nd in pass defense last season, which should have sent the team into panic mode after losing starting cornerback Eric Wright to a five-year, $37.5 million contract from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .

The Detroit Lions' secondary struggled last season, which led general manager Martin Mayhew to give defensive backs coach Tim Walton some weapons this offseason.

If there was one question about the Detroit Lions that seemed to be asked the most often, and in the most pressing fashion, it was whether or not they would be able to play against the pass on defense.

Detroit Lions rookie cornerback Bill Bentley doesn't lack swagger. That much was apparent when shortly after getting drafted he declared himself the best cornerback to ever come out of Pahokee, Florida.

The Detroit Lions' coaching staff will have their first on-the-field look at this year's rookies today.

The Detroit Lions added three cornerbacks in this year's NFL Draft, but a proven veteran has just hit the free agent market.

Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant streaks 80-yards for touchdown during a reception in the first quarter of their game Sunday, January 1, 2012 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.

Detroit selected Iowa tackle Riley Reiff in the first-round, but followed that pick with Oklahoma receiver Ryan Broyles.

Nate Burleson said in a tweet on Sunday that he had already "reached out" to new Lions Kellen Moore and Ryan Broyles .