I’m not a big fan of the “they have always been bad so will continue to be bad,” argument. I think it’s lazy and doesn’t provide nuance. The lions have been bad forever. Their past failures have nothing to do with how Sheila runs the team. If Sheila turns out to be awful then that’s unfortunate, but it’s a separate failure than what has been. If Holmes turns out to be a world beater drafting GM the lions will have a good football team. If he drafts like Millen or Quinn they will be bad.
Regardless of the past there is reason to be optimistic. In the next two drafts we get 4 1st round picks and will also pick at the top of the 2nd. If Holmes gets it right the lions will be good. That’s how it works.