“It’s supposed to be the player-acquisition phase! All they’ve been doing is re-acquiring players from a three-win football team! What gives?!”
Admittedly, on the surface, it’s a fair question. Anybody who wants to see the Detroit Lions take a run at the NFC North, or even just a playoff spot, can’t be very encouraged with the start of this offseason. Detroit has re-signed 15 players from last season including safety Tracy Walker, EDGE Charles Harris, and wide receivers Josh Reynolds and Kalif Raymond. Not so coincidentally, some of the most-talked-about prospects amongst Lions fans in this upcoming draft came from these very positions—spots obviously identified as places where the team could stand to upgrade on last year’s roster.