Each offseason has a distinct feeling, and that’s been especially true since Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes assumed their respective roles with the Detroit Lions in the 2021 offseason.
That initial offseason was the one where they traded the franchise’s most prolific quarterback, Matthew Stafford, tearing the roster down to its studs and starting from square one. The second offseason was when Holmes had the draft resources to get aggressive. With the No. 2 overall pick. he could make a play for not only one of the draft’s top pass rushers in Aidan Hutchinson, but also move up for arguably the draft’s best receiver, Jameson Williams, at a grab-n-stash discount because of his injury in the National Championship game.