Now that there is film out for nearly all of the Detroit Lions’ 89-man roster, a clearer picture is starting to emerge of what this team could look like once they have to trim the roster by over 30 players at the end of the month.
As head coach Dan Campbell said last week, the opportunity to shine in a game is not the end-all, be-all, but it can either be a red flag or a revelation to the players and coaches.
“It weighs a lot,” Campbell said of preseason performances. “Sometimes I think of it like, ‘How much are the tests weighted versus the quizzes or the everyday homework?