National media outlet makes very strong statement about Lions' offseason
The Detroit Lions aren't messing around this offseason. After going 9-8 and nearly making the playoffs in 2022, the Lions are making the necessary moves this offseason to take things up a notch in 2023. With Aaron Rodgers leaving the division, the Chicago Bears still rebuilding, and the Minnesota Vikings' continued belief in Kirk Cousins, […]
The Detroit Lions aren't messing around this offseason.
After going 9-8 and nearly making the playoffs in 2022, the Lions are making the necessary moves this offseason to take things up a notch in 2023.
With Aaron Rodgers leaving the division, the Chicago Bears still rebuilding, and the Minnesota Vikings' continued belief in Kirk Cousins, the NFC North is there for the Lions' taking in 2023.
Detroit has been active in free agency on both sides of the ball over the last two weeks. They made some big additions to their secondary by signing defensive backs Cam Sutton, Emmanuel Moseley, and CJ Gardner-Johnson.
The Lions also addressed the offensive side of the ball by signing running back David Montgomery to replace Jamaal Williams.
Detroit's moves this offseason lead CBS Sports (via their free agency rankings) to declare that the Lions have had the best offseason in the NFL so far.
From CBS Sports: They addressed glaring secondary holes both aggressively and frugally, adding a trio of physical starters in CB Cameron Sutton, CB Emmanuel Moseley and S C.J. Gardner-Johnson for less than $50M combined. David Montgomery is a fine lateral substitute for Jamaal Williams in the backfield. And retaining John Cominsky and Alex Anzalone ensures the rest of their "D" has fight. They've still got lots of draft ammo to make splashes elsewhere, such as under center.
It's been 30 years since the Lions have won the NFC North. I don't know if that streak will end in 2023, but Detroit should be right in the thick of the division race all season long. Who knows, maybe the Lions make a Cincinnati Bengals-like leap and become one of the top teams in the league in 2023. If they improve as much as they did from 2021 to 2022, that might be a very realistic scenario.
