Detroit — They got a bit older. They got a bit slower. And even with the addition of Haloti Ngata, they got noticeably thinner.
So on a day where the offense — and the coaching staff — rightly received the Lions’ share of the blame, let’s not pretend like this was entirely unexpected.
Defensively, that is.
The warning signs were there, and not just the billboards lamenting Ndamukong Suh’s free-agent departure back in March.
The Lions began this season with a completely remade defensive line, replacing four key pieces from a position group that was the strength of this team in 2014 when the Lions ranked No.