The Detroit Lions look to stay in the hunt for a division title against the winless Browns. Which positional groups need to play better to make that happen?
Monday night’s victory was huge for the Detroit Lions. Losers of three-in-a-row, the Lions couldn’t afford to add to their losing streak. Detroit is in another must-win game at two games behind the division lead. At the mid-way point let’s evaluate the state of the position groups that need to improve to compete for the division.
The Cleveland Browns are our next opponent, and they are coming to Ford Field this Sunday, at one p.m. The Lions need to beat them to keep pace with the Minnesota Vikings to possibly have a chance at a division title.
This is a game that the Lions should win quite easily, but I’ve heard that before.
I’m somewhat confident, but Lions fans cannot take any game for granted. I’ve seen us snatch defeat from the jaws of victory way too many times!
General Manager, Bob Quinn
I’m going to start, not with a position group, but with a person in focus. The Lions are desperate to prove that they are playoff contenders. More than that, general manager, Bob Quinn, wants to validate expenditures on players like quarterback Matt Stafford, linemen T.J. Lang, and Rick Wagner, and safety Glover Quin.
His first draft netted quite a few important players, but this past draft has not had the same kind of impact, despite holes in the roster. Not to mention that his tenure in Detroit needs results to establish some kind of a legacy of his own. He needs to get playoff wins.
He signed head coach, Jim Caldwell, to a multi-year deal this off-season. Should this season end in the manner last year ended, limping into the playoffs and getting embarrassed on national television, his office chair might start getting warmer.