One is obvious, but two former Detroit Lions have made CBS Sports’ list of the best NFL players over 30 years old. It’s a running gag that Detroit Lions players have to go elsewhere to find success, or any team success they enjoyed in their career came before they landed in Detroit. The latest example
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The strength of the Detroit Lions’ roster has been questioned by ESPN’s recently completed 2022 position rankings. For the third straight year, ESPN’s lists weren’t a typical media poll. They surveyed over 50 NFL executives, coaches, scouts and players to compare the top-10 players at 11 positions. But only one Lions star cracked a positional top 10, meaning
Lions HC Dan Campbell was very aggressive in the 2021 NFL season. Dan Campbell went for it multiple times on 4th down. Will Dan Campbell be aggressive this season? Should the Lions sign T.J. Hockenson to a contract extension now? How well will Jared Goff play in 2022? And will Jameson Williams make the Vikings
Coming out of a second offseason on the job, Brad Holmes seems primed to become one of the NFL’s best general managers rather quickly. Almost immediately upon becoming Detroit Lions general manager in 2021, Brad Holmes faced a request from quarterback Matthew Stafford to move on. Trading Stafford would enter the Lions into a rebuild,
Lions rookie wide receiver Jameson Williams is on a list of NFL players who could disappoint this year, but failure to meet expectations is a problem with the expectations. Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes went and got one of his guys in the first round of April’s draft, with a bold move up from
The strength of the Detroit Lions’ roster has been questioned by ESPN’s recently completed 2022 position rankings. For the third straight year, ESPN’s lists weren’t a typical media poll. They surveyed over 50 NFL executives, coaches, scouts and players to compare the top-10 players at 11 positions. But only one Lions star cracked a positional top 10, meaning
The Detroit Lions nailed it in the first round of the 2018 draft, but a re-draft of that opening round has landed them an interesting alternative. Coming of their most recent winning season, the Detroit Lions had the 20th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Center Frank Ragnow out of the University of Arkansas
The entire Matt Patricia era was forgettable in Detroit, but you may have forgotten these players suited up for the Lions during those years. It still seems amazing to realize Matt Patricia lasted less than three full seasons as Detroit Lions head coach. His attempt to implement the “Patriot Way” in Detroit lasted 43 games, with
Some Lions’ fans will surely take issue, but T.J. Hockenson has landed in the top-10 of ESPN’s tight end ranking. T.J. Hockenson has been productive, but not flawless (a decline in PFF blocking grade, lack of yards after the catch), through three NFL seasons. He has steps to take before becoming a top-tier tight end,
Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff is considered by media outlets as a bottom-tier QB. The majority of the media outlets have Jared Goff being a bridge QB for the Detroit Lions. Should Jared Goff be ranked compared to the rest of the NFL? Also, training camp is near and it is time to talk about
Gary Moeller was sweating, his voice was booming and he was gesturing excitedly inside the visitors locker room at Notre Dame Stadium. Shouts and cheers echoed off the walls. “Look at this, look at this!” Moeller said, waving a crumpled newspaper clipping. It was a Detroit News story from early that September in 1994. It
On this week’s episode of Twentyman in the Huddle, Tim Twentyman is joined by Lions assistant wide receivers coach Seth Ryan. After discussing Ryan’s football family and college career at Clemson, the two break down the Lions wide receivers and what new offensive coordinator Ben Johnson’s group looks like after the conclusion of the offseason
Jimmy Garoppolo may land elsewhere soon, but he still makes no sense for the Detroit Lions. Now that his throwing shoulder is healthy after offseason surgery, it may only be a matter of time before the San Francisco 49ers trade Jimmy Garoppolo. The question is who would, should or could trade for him with training
Former Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh has remained available all the way to the brink of training camp, but the Cleveland Browns seem to be circling back to him. Based on his resume, former Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh should not still be available on July 13. But while he’s still an effective player,
Lions running back Jamaal Williams has a niche of fantasy appeal this year, but a PFF analyst has gone bold with a prediction for him. Among Detroit Lions players, the fantasy football buzz for 2022 is centered on running back D’Andre Swift with everyone else (Jameson Williams, Amon-Ra St. Brown, T.J. Hockenson, DJ Chark) falling
Will the Detroit Lions win a Superbowl in the next 5 years under HC Dan Campbell and GM Brad Holmes? Can Jared Goff be the QB to bring the Lions to the Superbowl like he did the LA Rams? Lions legend WR Herman Moore answers this question to the Lions fans. Herman Moore explains what
As the Detroit Lions’ offense seeks improvement, Football Outsiders has a stat area where they can clearly get better. The Detroit Lions‘ offense showed signs of life late last season, and having all key pieces healthy will only be helpful in 2022. In many aspects, things can only be better this year. Bryan Knowles of
In another early 2023 mock draft, the Detroit Lions go defense-offense as they did in reality this year. In a thin quarterback class, the obvious selection for the Detroit Lions at No. 2 overall in April’s draft was defensive end Aidan Hutchinson. Then came a trade up from No. 32 to No. 12 to get
Longtime Michigan sports icon Gary Moeller died Monday at age 81. Moeller served as both an offensive and defensive coordinator for Michigan football in the 1970s and 1980s and eventually as the Wolverines’ head coach from 1990-94. He went on to hold multiple coaching positions in the NFL, including a stint as the Detroit Lions head
Off a nice statistical season in 2021, capped by a Super Bowl win, former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has a top-10 spot in ESPN’s position ranking. ESPN is rolling out their NFL top-10 rankings at each position, tapping into league executives, coaches, scouts and players to formulate them. It has not come without bits of “controversy”,