The Detroit Lions have been one of the more active teams in free agency and player movement this offseason. Alas, the moves have not exactly been received as well as hoped by many observers.
That includes our brother site Touchdown Wire, which covers all 32 teams. The basic theme for the Lions in the updated NFL power ranking channels Shania Twain,
“That don’t impress me much.”
Adding Jamie Collins, Hal Vaitai, Danny Shelton and others are weighed against losing Darius Slay (via trade), Rick Wagner, Devon Kennard and more. And the result is a net negative that sends the Lions down a notch from 29th to No. 30 in the latest rankings,
some of these moves are genuine head-scratchers. Halapoulivaati Vaitai has potential, but his strength is more as a run blocker and he might need help in pass protection designs. Jamie Collins flashed at times for New England but faded down the stretch, much like their defense did as a whole
It’s not a pretty summation of the Lions offseason so far. It also focuses on the drawbacks without playing up any real positive potential.