After two rough weeks in the preseason, it’s not hard to believe that the Lions aren’t going to rank very high on anyone’s power rankings. So it wasn’t any surprise to me that NFL.com put the Lions at 26 in their latest power ranking. It shouldn’t surprise you either.
Author Dan Hanzus’ reasoning focuses a lot on the Lions offensive line. The same line that allowed nine sacks against the Patriots and two against the Texans. He also understands why head coach Matt Patricia has yet to play Matthew Stafford in the preseason—because of those offensive line issues.