Old Mother Hubbard: 2011 Post-Draft Heat Map

Without further ado, your 2011 Detroit Lions, as they exist post-draft, as graded by Pro Football Focus:

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

All of the above colors represent that player's Pro Football Focus "overall" grade for 2011.
The grades have been banded into tiers, one half of one standard deviation from the mean for each position. Green is good, Red is bad, Gray indicates insufficient 2010 snaps, a rookie, or a hazy depth chart.
The main (inside) color is the presumed starter for 2011. The exterior ring is the presumed backup.
As a reminder, PFF's overall grade weighs penalties strongly; Corey Williams would be several tiers higher if not for his 13 penalties. PFF’s grade also tends to value consistency over sporadic big plays.
Brandon Pettigrew is the “starting” TE; Tony Scheffler the #2.
Nate Burleson is the #1 X receiver and #1 Y receiver; I anticipate he will be the X in 2-WR sets and Y in 3-WR sets.
Titus Young is the #2 X receiver and #2 Z receiver; I anticipate he will be the X in 3-WR sets.
Jahvid Best is the #1 RB; Mikel LeShoure the #2.
Quarterback data is not normalized, so I have not included it.
Corey Williams is the starting Nose Tackle (1-technique); Sammie Hill the #2.
Ndamukong Suh is the starting Over Tackle (3-technique); Nick Fairley the #2.
KVB and Lo-Jack are the #1 and #2 LDEs, respectively.
Cliff Avril and Willie Young are the #1 and #2 RDEs, respectively.
Bobby Carpenter and Ashlee Palmer are the starting RLB and LLB, respectively.
Chris Houston is CB1, Nate Vasher CB2, and Alphonso Smith NCB.
Amari Spievey is the LS, and Louis Delmas the RS.

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