Here are three position groups on the Detroit Lions that need to improve their play in the second game of the preseason on the road Saturday night against the Houston Texans.
Quarterback
Matthew Stafford said it himself this week. He’s not 21 years old anymore. He’s 31. That’s the reason — or at least part of the reason — the Lions gave him six days off from heavy throwing. Tom Savage left last week’s game early with a concussion, but third-stringer David Fales had a very rough outing, barely moving the offense while taking six sacks, completing just five passes and posting a 20.