Allen Park — With much of the heavy lifting done in free agency, here are some thoughts following the Detroit Lions’ moves.
Building a wall
Who would have thought the Lions could lose both Riley Reiff and Larry Warford and come away with a better offensive line on paper? Not only that, the team is spending less money on its current setup. By any measureable, from annual average salary to guaranteed money to cap hits, the Lions are better off with newcomers Rick Wagner and T.J. Lang than the team would have been if it matched the offers Warford and Reiff got on the open market.