The Detroit Lions linebacker corp had a tough season. The continuing saga surrounding DeAndre Levy’s injury status and Kyle Van Noy’s failure to contribute left an already under-manned unit thin. Tahir Whitehead and Josh Bynes put forth admirable efforts this season.
Whitehead was among the league leaders in tackles and Josh Bynes established himself as valuable depth player. But the Lions were missing the play-making abilities DeAndre Levy possessed to seasons ago when he was considered one of the games best.
Linebacker is definitely a hole the Lions must fill this off-season. The best tool to fill that hole could be free agency.