What a world we live in. The Detroit Lions are a trendy team among national media these days, and for good reason. After finishing the 2022 season 8-2 in the final 10 games, coach Dan Campbell’s team clawed their way back to a 9-8 record after starting the season 1-6. The common saying is that…
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The Detroit Lions are clearly a team that is on the rise. It’s an exciting time to be a part of the organization after a 9-8 season that saw the Lions win eight of their last 10 games. So it was a little surprising to see the Lions coaching staff lose three people this offseason,…
On Wednesday, the NFLPA revealed the results of a new venture. After surveying 1,300 players in the league about their own teams, they have collected the results and formulated a report card for all 32 franchises in a eight different categories: treatment of families, food service/nutrition, weight room, strength coaches, training room, training staff, locker…
The Detroit Lions have long been considered the lovable losers of the NFL. They don’t truly have a two-way rival, and, historically, most teams don’t see them as a threat. However, with the way the Lions finished last season—going 8-2 down the stretch—there’s a good chance people are going to start paying attention to Detroit…
The 2023 NFL Combine is underway, with the first prospects arriving in their positional groups on Monday. Over the first few days, players will get medical checks, meet with NFL teams, and take the podium to answer questions from the media. Then on Thursday, March 2, the league will start four days of televised coverage…
One of the trickier decisions facing the Detroit Lions when it comes to re-signing their own players is veteran linebacker Alex Anzalone. On one hand, Anzalone is coming off the best year of his career and he established himself as a leader in a young defensive locker room. On the other hand, the Lions have…
Our Detroit Lions 2023 free agency series is soon coming to a close. We in the midst of profiling the seven Lions exclusive rights free agents, who are typically considered easy re-signings. So rather than focusing on whether these players should be back, we’re focusing more on what their role could be for the upcoming…
The New York Giants are releasing wide receiver Kenny Golladay when the new league year starts on March 15, according to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Two years ago, Golladay signed a four-year, $72 million deal with $40 million guaranteed. Now he won’t see the final two years of that contract after catching just…
The 2023 NFL Combine is underway, with the first prospects arriving in their positional groups on Monday. Over the first few days, players will get medical checks, meet with NFL teams, and take the podium to answer questions from the media. Then on Thursday, March 2, the league will start four days of televised coverage…
We’re now just two months out from the 2023 NFL Draft, and you can already sense a seismic shift at the top of many draftniks’ big boards. Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson seems to have garnered the most discussion as of late. The 21-year-old quarterback only started one season for the Gators, and it was an…
The Detroit Lions have a new coach. According to several different sources—the Centre Daily Times was first on it—the Lions are hiring Penn State defensive line coach John Scott Jr. At this point, the exact role of Scott on the Lions coaching staff has not been explicitly reported. That said, the Lions lost their own…
The NFL Combine is underway in Indianapolis, which means a strong focus on the 2023 NFL Draft this week. Once again, it’s an exciting time to be a Detroit Lions fan, because they are chock-full of draft capital this year. In addition to their own picks in the first, second, third, fifth and sixth rounds,…
It’s officially 2023 NFL Combine week, as the next wave of NFL players have already started to descend upon Indianapolis for one of the most important weeks of their professional lives. Even though it seems like more and more players opt out of the on-field drills, this week still holds massive importance for these draft…
The 2023 NFL Combine begins on Monday, February 27, with prospects arriving in their positional groups. Over the first few days, players will get medical checks, meet with NFL teams, and take the podium to answer questions from the media. Then on Thursday, March 2, the league will start four days of televised coverage of…
The Detroit Lions already rewarded one of their coordinators this offseason, and another might be on the way. After giving offensive coordinator Ben Johnson a raise to stay in Detroit, the Lions have turned their attention to the defensive side of the ball. Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn is reportedly getting a multi-year contract extension.…
In last week’s mock draft roundup, our own Erik Schlitt pointed out the increase in draft analysts pairing the Detroit Lions with Texas running back Bijan Robinson. Since then, that pairing has hit the local market, as both The Athletic’s Colton Pouncy and the Detroit Free Press’ Dave Birkett seemed to advocate for the pick.
The evidence showing how important it was for the Lions organization to retain offensive coordinator Ben Johnson this offseason continues to pile up. This time, football analyst Warren Sharp posted a huge series of charts plotting Expected Points Added (EPA) by team. On the horizontal and vertical axes, two play characteristics that ought to be…
Although the Detroit Lions avoided losing any of their coordinators this year to head coaching gigs, they have seen many assistant coaches leave this offseason. That happened again this week, as former Lions offensive assistant John Morton was announced as part of the Denver Broncos’ new coaching staff under Sean Payton. Morton will be the…
The 2023 NFL Combine begins on Monday, February 27, with prospects arriving in their positional groups. Over the first few days, players will get medical checks, meet with NFL teams, and take the podium to answer questions from the media. Then on Thursday, March 2, the league will start four days of televised coverage of…
Spring football can be really hit or miss. Some positions have much steeper drop-offs in talent than others, leading to diluted quality among teams that don’t have the same repertoire we’re used to seeing in NFL games. My expectations were low for the XFL entering this spring season after seeing lots of low quality from…