With all the positive predictions surrounding the Detroit Lions this offseason—including a non-insignificant amount of Super Bowl picks—I figured it’s worth pointing out one of the few detractors out there. The latest actually comes from a current NFL executive in a survey from The Athletic’s Mike Sando.
Sando polled five different, unnamed executives to rank every single team in the NFC. Two has the Lions second, one had the Lions atop the conference, one had the Lions fifth.
And then there was the other NFL executive, who wildly had the Lions NINTH in the conference.