The first roster cutdown day is at the door with the final act following closely behind. It's time for the Detroit Lions to pull the trigger on some tough decisions.
And the players know the deal. Head coach Jim Caldwell laid it out in simple terms for Michael Rothstein of ESPN: "The ones that stand out are the ones that we keep. That’s how we look at it. It’s a competition, you know. It’s not Disneyland. It’s difficult."
That's mostly the truth. Some players will be ushered past that requirement on the promise of potential.