The Detroit Lions experienced playoff heartbreak each of the past 2 seasons, but GM Brad Holmes said he plans to continue building through NFL draft.

Brad Holmes talked about a variety of topics at his news conference Thursday, including the biggest lesson he learned as GM this year.

Brad Holmes believes the Lions have avoided any sort of closing window. The Lions general manager said Detroit is close to a Super Bowl. "We feel so good about our young core and young nucleus of players and feel really good about our quarterback,

General manager Brad Holmes spoke to reporters about the challenges of maintaining depth on a roster and if he ever felt it was like watching a Jenga tower eventually fall over. "