We’re a few weeks now from the 2023 NFL Draft and free agency has settled. Of the four teams in the NFC North division, it’s hard to find a team that was able to keep pace with the Detroit Lions as everyone looks towards the prospects of next season.
Sure, the Minnesota Vikings may have restocked a few pieces to make up for some departures, but their defense has gotten demonstrable worse—and in the final year of Kirk Cousins’ contract, this team is still trying to prove it wasn’t just a paper tiger last year.