What Brad Holmes expressed helps illustrate and reinforce the importance of the Lions finishing up the 2021 season much better tangibly than what occurred in the first half of the season. IHMO, the value of the late season 3 wins and the tie in Pittsburgh right after the mid-season bye, substantially exceeds the Lions not having pick # 1 in the 2022 Draft.
Brad Holmes was one of the major reasons why the LA Rams ended up winning the Super Bowl. His work in the middle rounds of drafts with the Rams offers plenty of hope that the Lions overall roster will be one of the best in the NFL in the middle of this decade.
Brad Holmes handled this well. Holmes was polite to the media. This, while keeping the door opened for many possibilities in the draft that other teams must consider, when assessing what they believe the Lions could do in the draft.
Whether or not Brad Holmes is seriously considering drafting a QB with the Pick # 6 or Pick # 18 Draft Resource, he needs to convince other NFL teams decision makers that the Lions would draft a QB with one of those draft resources if the value warrants it.