The Detroit Lions placed 18th among 32 teams in ESPN’s latest release of their NFL Power Index Ranking.
That ranked the Lions behind teams like the Miami Dolphins (11) New Orleans Saints (12) and Carolina Panthers (17) who ended the season without winning records.
Upon closer inspection of how the Lions were graded it becomes clear ESPN’s experts didn’t invest a great deal of time in considering the current state of the Lions roster. For example, the Lions are predicted to have the 13th best offense, 15th best defense and lowest rated special teams unit in 2015.