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Just in case you’ve ever believed — even for a second — that NFL teams are forthcoming with information, we present the case of Jahvid Best<\/a>(notes)<\/a>,<\/span> the running back selected by the Detroit Lions<\/a> with the No. 30 overall pick in the 2010 Draft.<\/p>\n Best reportedly had no idea that the Lions were interested in him<\/a> — none at all. He met Detroit’s coaches at the NFL Combine (where Best ran a 4.35-second 40), but in the weeks that followed, "they didn’t call, they didn’t write and they didn’t invite him for a visit," according to Paula Pasche of the Oakland Press. Detroit nonetheless made a mid-draft deal with division rival Minnesota to acquire the pick necessary to select him. The Lions will now give a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to a player they’ve been deliberately avoiding for a month.<\/p>\n That’s simply how business is conducted in the NFL (and how dating is conducted in junior high). If you’re interested, ignore. <\/a><\/p>\n Oddly enough, Detroit’s coaches apparently scout players in exactly the same way that fantasy owners do it. This from Pasche:<\/p>\n Coach Jim Schwartz credits Scott Linehan, the Lions’ offensive coordinator, for first bringing Best to his attention last fall.<\/p>\n "(Linehan) said, ‘Man what I would do for a running back like that. That guy, I don’t know if he’s coming out or what he would do in the draft, but I just watched him play a game and that guy is everything we are looking for,’" Schwartz said.<\/p>\n So Schwartz Googled the Best highlights and joined the campaign to get him to Detroit. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Lions fans, please note that if Best turns out to be a total bust, it’s Google’s fault. No one else’s. <\/p>\n But he isn’t likely to disappoint. In fact, he’s much more likely to emerge as the most dangerous back in the 2010 draft class. Here are a few of the highlights that may have persuaded Coach Schwartz… <\/p>\n —<\/p>\n\n