Over the next several days, leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Wide receivers. ► Current roster: Tyrell Williams, Breshad Perriman, Quintez Cephus, Geronimo Allison, Damion Ratley, Kalif Raymond, Tom Kennedy, Victor Boldin ► Short-term need: Five out of 10 ► Long-term
With a new regime taking over in the Motor City this offseason, the Detroit Lions are experiencing an unprecedented amount of change across their organization. Undoubtedly, the most impactful being under center with the team trading away longtime passer Matthew Stafford. While the position of quarterback has dominated the headlines, the positional group experiencing the
Aaron Rodgers has made it clear, in his own roundabout way, that his time in Green Bay is coming to an end. And for the Detroit Lions and everyone else who has spent the past three decades playing second fiddle to the Packers, first with Brett Favre at quarterback and more recently with Rodgers, that
With sports betting now legal in the state of Detroit, now is a great time to throw away some money on a futures NFL bet for the first time! Right on cue, BetOnline.ag dropped odds for the 2021 NFL MVP just a mere nine months before the award is handed. As you may expect, the
The 2021 NFL Draft is just over two weeks away and analysts are producing mock drafts at a persistent pace. Recently, ESPN’s Mel Kiper put out his latest two-round mock draft and while he stayed consistent in giving the Detroit Lions a wide receiver—his previous mock had them landing DeVonta Smith—this time they managed to
Last month, we held a very entertaining interview with Detroit Lions running backs coach Duce Staley, in which he answered your questions live on our YouTube and Twitch pages. You can watch that interview here. This week, we’re expanding our fan Q&A series for another special guest. New Lions running back Jamaal Williams has agreed
Over the next several days, leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Linebackers. ► Current roster: Jamie Collins, Alex Anzalone, Jahlani Tavai, Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Shaun Dion Hamilton, Anthony Pittman ► Short-term need: Five out of 10 ► Long-term need: 10 out
Ja’Marr Chase (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) Less than three weeks before the 2021 NFL Draft gets underway, the potential landing spots for some of this year’s top prospects have begun to come into focus. The Detroit Lions will have a major say in how the first half of Day 1 unfolds, and
The Detroit Lions have the seventh overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. I know, breaking news. We’ve already discussed just about every option the Lions have with the seventh pick, who’s likely to be there, and our personal favorite fits for the Lions. But that’s only one of many possible scenarios for the Lions
One of the biggest mistakes fans of the NFL Draft make during the months leading up to the event is falling in love with a prospect or two. There’s nothing inherently wrong with finding a handful of “your guys,” but if we’re being honest with ourselves, you’re just setting yourself up for disappointment on draft
The NFL may soon loosen restrictions to allow certain skill position players to wear single-digit jersey numbers — and some players seem interested. As mentioned by Peter King last week, the NFL is expected to take up and approve a proposal from the Kansas City Chiefs to change the league’s jersey-number rules. Under the changes,
Florida Gators tight end Kyle Pitts (84) (Brad McClenny-USA TODAY NETWORK) The Detroit Lions are in the midst of a full-blown rebuild. While the new regime would rather categorize it as retooling, replacing the general manager, head coach, coaching staff, starting quarterback, and several players on the roster is frankly more than simple retooling. And
The San Francisco 49ers traded up to No. 3 in the NFL draft to take … Mac Jones? If bewilderment was your initial reaction to last month’s blockbuster trade between the Miami Dolphins and 49ers, and subsequent reports that 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan prefers Jones to more some of the draft’s more flashy quarterback prospects,
Over the next several days, leading up to the 2021 NFL Draft, we’re taking a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions’ roster and evaluating how the team might address each unit. Today: Quarterback. ► Current roster: Jared Goff, Tim Boyle, David Blough ► Short-term need: Five out of 10 ► Long-term need: Eight out of 10 ► Top prospects: Trevor Lawrence, Zach
We’ve all moved on with our lives since the Matthew Stafford trade became official last month, but MMQB’s Albert Breer dropped a small bit of news regarding that move. It’s a quiet start to the week sooooo… let’s revisit it one more time. Breer provided details on the offer the Denver Broncos—one of several teams
The road from rebuild to success can be a long one. But for the Detroit Lions, how long could that be? It is unlikely that the Lions will be competitive in 2021, and the front office seems to acknowledge that. Out of all of their free agent signings thus far, only Jamaal Williams was signed
Too often as fans, we narrow our scope for the NFL Draft. We focus heavily on the players that may be available when our team picks—specifically in the first round—and fail to look at the surrounding players that could be our team’s choice if they decide to trade up or trade down (I’m 100 percent
With the Lions under new management, there are a lot of new faces on the roster as Brad Holmes continues to wash away the stink that was left from the Quinntricia era. I’m not sure if, at this point, you can look at the team and really say that any position has greatly improved, but
Michael Williams, Detroit Lions (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) The Detroit Lions are preparing themselves for the draft. However, Brad Holmes needs to think long and hard before taking a receiver at number seven. We are in the final few weeks before the 2021 NFL draft commences on Thursday, April 29th. It is merely a
As the NFL keeps moving on the road to the draft, the big free agent wave has come and gone. And during that wave, the Detroit Lions didn’t really make any big splashes. Aside from the Matthew Stafford trade of course. General manager Brad Holmes instead chose to target depth players or players that are