With a lack of major moves to choose from, Pro Football Focus apparently felt they had to stretch to come up with their choice for the Detroit Lions’ best offseason move. For the second time in as many offseasons as Detroit Lions general manager, Brad Holmes went conservative in free agency. For a young roster
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To wrap up our series looking at the playing careers of Detroit Lions coaches, head coach Dan Campbell is the featured subject. Our series looking at the NFL playing careers put together by members of the Detroit Lions coaching staff finishes the only place it should. With head coach Dan Campbell. Before being hired as
As we start to wind down our series looking at the playing careers of Detroit Lions coaches, quarterbacks coach Mark Brunell lands on the docket. As hinted at in previous editions of our series looking at the playing careers of the Detroit Lions coaches, head coach Dan Campbell seemed to prioritize (if only subconsciously) having
Moving on to another in our series looking at the playing careers of Detroit Lions coaches, we have defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. When Dan Campbell was hired as Detroit Lions head coach in 2021, he brought a fellow former New Orleans Saints assistant with him when he hired Aaron Glenn as his defensive coordinator. After
Continuing our series looking at the playing careers of Detroit Lions coaches, we take a look at linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard. To this point, in our series taking a look at the playing careers of members of the Detroit Lions coaching, we’ve done offensive line coach Hank Fraley and assistant head coach/running backs coach Duce
His first season as a Lion started badly but ended well, so here are three realistic goals for Jared Goff in 2022. When Matthew Stafford asked to move on as the Detroit Lions entered a rebuild last offseason, they needed a quarterback and got a sweetener in the form of a second first-round pick to
Much of the focus is on what Jameson Williams will do for the Lions’ offense once he’s healthy, but special teams assistant Jett Modkins has some plans on his end of things too. As he works his way back from a torn ACL, everyone wonders what rookie wide receiver Jameson Williams will do for the
Continuing our series taking a look at the playing careers of Detroit Lions coaches, wide receivers coach Antwaan Randle El is on the docket. As Dan Campbell took on setting a new culture for the Detroit Lions, he assembled a coaching staff filled with former NFL players like himself. As we go through our series
Heading toward draft season, here are the top 5 Detroit Lions for fantasy football in 2022. The NFL offseason continues to drag on, with training camps still a few weeks away. This means we are right around the corner from the time when most fantasy football leagues will hold their drafts for the upcoming season.
Tracy Walker had a productive rebound season for the Lions last year, but could he be a better IDP asset in fantasy football this year? After being misused by Matt Patricia in 2020, Detroit Lions safety Tracy Walker had a rebound campaign in 2021. He led the team in tackles with 108, along with one interception,
Heading toward the start of training camp, these three Detroit Lions players could surprisingly land on the roster bubble. The Detroit Lions will report to training camp in a little over two weeks now, with the first practice coming in a litttle over three weeks from now. Some pieces of the Lions’ cut-down to 53
The Detroit Lions have had a lackluster pass rush the last few seasons, and there’s graphic proof to show it. The Detroit Lions had the third-fewest sacks in the NFL last year (30). In 2020, their 24 sacks were sixth-fewest. In 2019, they had the third-fewest in the league again (28). It’s been bad enough
As they try to climb the NFC North standings, here is one player from each division rival Detroit Lions fans would certainly love to steal. The Detroit Lions haven’t finished anywhere other than last in the NFC North since 2017. Their last division title was 1993, when it was called the NFC Central. But the
The hand has been overplayed now, but Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio just won’t let go of the idea Baker Mayfield should be a Detroit Lion. Despite it making little sense dating back several months, there are some NFL analysts who won’t let go of the idea the Detroit Lions should pursue Baker Mayfield. In
Sep 20, 2021; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) throws a pass against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports CBS Sports’ best Detroit Lions team of the Super Bowl era is the obvious one by Brad Berreman The Detroit Lions
The best Detroit Lions team of the Super Bowl era, as deemed certainly by the world and recently, specifically by CBS Sports, is the obvious one. The Detroit Lions last won a championship in 1957. That was of course before the first Super Bowl, thus obviously outside of the “Super Bowl era.” With so few
Continuing our series looking at the playing careers of Detroit Lions coaches, next up is running backs coach Duce Staley. Many would say to his credit, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell filled his coaching staff with former NFL players upon being hired in 2021. And for NFL fans of a certain age, some of
Most of the talk around Dan Campbell is positive, but the Lions’ head coach lands very, very low in a CBS Sports ranking of NFL head coaches. The Detroit Lions were unlikely to have a good record last season, in Dan Campbell’s first as head coach, and indeed they finished 3-13-1 after starting 0-8 and
He got ridiculously close last year, so former Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is a virtual lock to tie a passing yardage milestone in the 2022 season opener. As the 2021 season wound down, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was on a good track to becoming the fastest quarterback (by number of games) in NFL
Two former Detroit Lions, Victor Bolden Jr. and Bo Scarbrough, led Birmingham past Philadelphia in the first championship game of the new USFL. As the home team in the first year of the new USFL, with all regular season games in Birmingham, Alabama, the Birmingham Stallions were also last undefeated team in the league as