Detroit Lions
Winning in the NFL is difficult, even when a team has all of its first-stringers on the field. To do so with a severely depleted squad due to injuries is almost impossible. But that’s been 2019 for the Detroit Lions. Not making excuses, of course, the team still has areas that need fixing, but not all hope should be shuttled to Windsor as a hope-filled bet for a better outlook.
2020 Resolution: Don’t wait! Procrastination is almost a given right when it comes to resolutions, but that type of goal-snoozing won’t work for the Lions. Whether this team gets the third, fourth, fifth overall pick or slides/trades up, the team must address the “now-now”—and that includes at quarterback. This team isn’t in a mode that allows them to look at all the enticing prospects of the future and mind craft them to fit a Player X-led offense in 2025. Nope. The Lions must hope that Stafford can avoid a third straight injury-ridden season, that Matt Patricia can figure out why his defense more abstract these days, that Darius Slay has a change of heart, and that any fixes made are for 2020.