A good exercise for any analyst is to review your assessments and predictions, exploring what you got right and what you got wrong. With the Detroit Lions establishing their initial 53-man (technically they’re at 52 players) roster on Tuesday, I’m presented with an opportunity to reflect back on my prediction of the 2024 roster to see how I performed.
Quarterback
What I got right: Hendon Hooker is Jared Goff’s backup
What I got wrong: Nate Sudfeld didn’t make the roster
Throughout training camp and the preseason, it became very clear to me that Hooker was the Lions best option for their QB2 role, but I was on the fence with Sudfeld making the roster.