Detroit Lions Offseason Preview
February 24, 2021
The Detroit Lions finished the 2020 season with a 5-11 record. However, with Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes at the helm, the future is bright.
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The Detroit Lions finished the 2020 season with a 5-11 record. However, with Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes at the helm, the future is bright.
Prior to the 2020 NFL season, three questions were posed for each of the 32 teams. This is the recap and answers to those questions for the Detroit Lions.
Multiple reports on Saturday said that the Matthew Stafford trade would be finalized before the Super Bowl. Well, the trade happened later that night. Late on Saturday night, the Detroit Lions found a trade partner for Stafford. Ultimately, it was the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams weren’t even thought of as a potential suitor until late in the process. The Rams divisional foe, the 49ers, was thought of to be the running partner for the Lions in the trade. In the end, the Rams gave a king’s ransom to the Lions for Stafford.
Entering the 2020 NFL season, the Detroit Lions knew they weren’t Super Bowl contenders. However, the expectation was to be in the playoff chase and ultimately end up in the postseason. After finishing last season 3-12-1, ownership accepted that the team was hit hard by injuries, and it was a lost year. However, the Lions finished the 2020 season with a 5-11 record, losing five of their last seven games, including four straight to end the year.
The Green Bay Packers are officially the NFC North Champions and are in control of their own destiny. With their 31-24 victory over the Detroit Lions, and losses from the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints today, the Packers are division champions and the number one seed in the NFC.
Week 14 is the first round of playoffs for most leagues. For those that made it to this point, let’s analyze some players that could boom or bust this week, while also looking into players with very safe floors.
Here’s a look back at the week that was Week 12.
To most NFL fans, they only see the players on Sundays. Little do they know how important the people behind the scenes are. Most of the blame falls upon the head coach when the team doesn’t do well, leading to their departure, most of the time from the general manager. Sometimes, when things need a full rebuild, both the general manager and head coach get fired. That is the case of a few teams already this season.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hopefully, you can spend today with family and friends while stuffing your face full of food, and most of all, watching football! Unfortunately, the NFL rescheduled tonight’s game between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers because of multiple positive Covid-19 cases in the Ravens’ organization. However, we still have two great games today.
The Houston Texans will spend their holiday in Detroit, MI as they face the Lions in the latter’s traditional Thanksgiving Day game, kicking off Week 12 of the NFL.
Thanksgiving day is officially here. What better way is there to celebrate than playing DFS? With now only two games on the slate, there are still hundreds of contests to cater to anyone’s needs.
Another year, another Detroit Lions game to kick off Thanksgiving. This year the 3-7 Houston Texans head to Detroit to take on the 4-6 Lions. Except for a six-year span due to World War II, the Lions have played on Thanksgiving every year since 1934. They have a 37-41-2 record on Thanksgiving but have lost their last three games on the holiday.
The Detroit Lions finished the 2020 season with a 5-11 record. However, with Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes at the helm, the future is bright.
Prior to the 2020 NFL season, three questions were posed for each of the 32 teams. This is the recap and answers to those questions for the Detroit Lions.
Multiple reports on Saturday said that the Matthew Stafford trade would be finalized before the Super Bowl. Well, the trade happened later that night. Late on Saturday night, the Detroit Lions found a trade partner for Stafford. Ultimately, it was the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams weren’t even thought of as a potential suitor until late in the process. The Rams divisional foe, the 49ers, was thought of to be the running partner for the Lions in the trade. In the end, the Rams gave a king’s ransom to the Lions for Stafford.
Entering the 2020 NFL season, the Detroit Lions knew they weren’t Super Bowl contenders. However, the expectation was to be in the playoff chase and ultimately end up in the postseason. After finishing last season 3-12-1, ownership accepted that the team was hit hard by injuries, and it was a lost year. However, the Lions finished the 2020 season with a 5-11 record, losing five of their last seven games, including four straight to end the year.
The Green Bay Packers are officially the NFC North Champions and are in control of their own destiny. With their 31-24 victory over the Detroit Lions, and losses from the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints today, the Packers are division champions and the number one seed in the NFC.
Week 14 is the first round of playoffs for most leagues. For those that made it to this point, let’s analyze some players that could boom or bust this week, while also looking into players with very safe floors.
Here’s a look back at the week that was Week 12.
To most NFL fans, they only see the players on Sundays. Little do they know how important the people behind the scenes are. Most of the blame falls upon the head coach when the team doesn’t do well, leading to their departure, most of the time from the general manager. Sometimes, when things need a full rebuild, both the general manager and head coach get fired. That is the case of a few teams already this season.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hopefully, you can spend today with family and friends while stuffing your face full of food, and most of all, watching football! Unfortunately, the NFL rescheduled tonight’s game between the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers because of multiple positive Covid-19 cases in the Ravens’ organization. However, we still have two great games today.
The Houston Texans will spend their holiday in Detroit, MI as they face the Lions in the latter’s traditional Thanksgiving Day game, kicking off Week 12 of the NFL.
Thanksgiving day is officially here. What better way is there to celebrate than playing DFS? With now only two games on the slate, there are still hundreds of contests to cater to anyone’s needs.
Another year, another Detroit Lions game to kick off Thanksgiving. This year the 3-7 Houston Texans head to Detroit to take on the 4-6 Lions. Except for a six-year span due to World War II, the Lions have played on Thanksgiving every year since 1934. They have a 37-41-2 record on Thanksgiving but have lost their last three games on the holiday.
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