7 Reasons the Lions Will Make the Playoffs in 2016

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Dec 27, 2015; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions fans cheer during the fourth quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Ford Field. Lions win 32-17. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

Last week I came up with seven reasons the Detroit Lions would be a dumpster fire in 2016. This week I wanted to look at the off-season through a different lens.

While there are plenty of question marks going into the season, the Lions aren’t completely devoid of talent. Here are seven more reasons the Lions will make the playoffs this year.

7. Receivers That Can Catch

Jan 3, 2016; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Marvin Jones (82) against the Baltimore Ravens at Paul Brown Stadium. The bengals won 24-16. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

In addition to Golden Tate and Theo Riddick, Marvin Jones also has great hands. The Lions should have a trio of pass catchers that don’t drop many passes and can compliment the style of offense Jim Bob Cooter ran in the second half of 2015.

While drops have plagued Eric Ebron through his first two years, he actually improved greatly in year two. After catching just 53% of his targets (25 of 47) in 2014, the second year TE pulled down 67% of his 2015 targets (47 of 70).

There is also Ameer Abdullah, who has shown pretty good hands, and WR TJ Jones (finally healthy) seems poised to make an impact this year as well.

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