Last year, there wasn’t a bigger disappointment on the Detroit Lions roster than the secondary. Matt Patricia and company made a few bold moves to ensure that Detroit’s pass defense was going to be much improved in 2020. With the right mix of budding, young talent and experienced veterans, Detroit looked—on paper—like they may actually rebound.
At the center of that optimism was veteran safety Duron Harmon, who was brought in via a trade. Mix him with a set of young corners and safeties, and the sky was the limit.
Obviously, that’s not what happened.