It was by need more than immediate design, but for one game the Detroit Lions saw their plan of the future for the offensive line implemented in the present with a potential carryover to the future.
Taylor Decker, Graham Glasgow and Joe Dahl – all drafted in 2016 in the first, third and fifth rounds respectively – started together for the first time in Saturday’s 20-10 victory over the Chicago Bears.
What that means for the future remains to be seen, but for now it was another installment in what has been a season-long makeover of the offensive line.