With about four weeks until Detroit Lions training camp, it’s time to take inventory not just of the team’s roster, but of their biggest rivals.

So on this week’s PODcast, we started comparing the Lions’ roster with those of the other NFC North teams. Can the Lions climb back atop the division and earn their third NFC North crown in four years? Well, let’s compare the roster.

On this episode, we kick things off with most of the skill-position players. The PODcast crew ranks each team’s quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receiver groups, all individually.

Starting with quarterback, there’s a...

It feels like ever since the Detroit Lions hired general manager Brad Holmes, their biggest weakness has been with the secondary. For years, Holmes has signed and drafted players at cornerback and both safety positions. He has tried to make splashy moves in signings like Cam Sutton and D.J. Reed and drafting cornerbacks like Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw, but so far they’ve all had their own issues. One mistake he hasn’t made at the position, though, was signing Rock Ya-Sin.

Holmes signed Ya-Sin in the 2025 offseason to provide the young room with some veteran presence and valuable depth....

It’s ranking season in the NFL.

Seeing as we’re in the deadest part of the offseason, many outlets are running their annual lists to offer fresh(ish) content to people still hungry for football news. ESPN is currently running their position rankings based on execs and coaches, the NFL is well underway of their Top 100 Players of 2026 list, and we have even kicked off our ranking of the Lions’ roster from 90 to 1.

But why not go ahead and add one more ranking to the pile?

Today’s Question of the Day is:

Where does Dan Campbell rank...

Earlier this offseason, ESPN’s Mike Clay ranked every single roster for the 2026 season, and he had the Detroit Lions fourth overall—a stark reminder that some outsiders still really like the Lions’ roster despite a turbulent offseason.

This week, Clay teamed up with a couple other co-workers—Aaron Schatz and Seth Walder—to re-rank all of the NFL rosters. And to no surprise, the Lions remain one of the best teams in the league, by their measures. Detroit came in sixth in the rankings, behind the Rams, Eagles, Seahawks, Bills, and Ravens, in that order.

Within each section, the team of writers...

On Monday, former Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold cleared waivers, as expected. The Lions’ 2024 first-round pick was arrested in June and faces eight felony charges from a February incident that includes kidnapping and armed robbery allegations.

Last week, Arnold posted a $1 million bond, and he is now released under the condition that he not contact any co-defendants or witnesses in his case, forfeits his passport, and strictly stays at home and at work functions. Prosecutors are seeking that Arnold wear an ankle bracelet now that he is unemployed. That hearing is scheduled for Friday.

After clearing waivers, Arnold...

As we have learned plenty of times over recent years, an NFL roster isn’t just about the star-level talent at the top. Throughout an arduous season, each team’s depth is challenged, and players who were thought of as reserves or roster bubble players become critical parts to a team’s success.

So to assess the depth and overall well-being of the Detroit Lions’ 2026 roster, our staff ranked the entire 90 players from best to worst. I’ll be honest, too. It’s a fun little time-waster during the slow part of the offseason.

Here’s how it works:

This year we had eight...

One of my favorite offseason pieces of content is ESPN’s positional ranking, as determined by their polling of NFL executives and coaches. Not because it means anything, but because it gives a general sense of how respected these players are within the league.

This year’s lists kicks with running back, and Detroit Lions’ running back Jahmyr Gibbs has clearly made it in the minds of those within the NFL. Gibbs finished second in the ranking, just behind draft-mate Bijan Robinson.

Before we get into some of the things NFL insiders said about Gibbs, a note about their method. Per their...

With the Detroit Lions moving on from wide receiver Kalif Raymond, there’s a shift in the wide receiver room. The Lions drafted wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft with the intention of moving up the depth chart and becoming the third option in an offense that has weapons all over. He wowed with his touchdown catches in 2025, but the time to prove himself is in 2026.

Lions General Manager Brad Holmes moved up in the draft to take TeSlaa as a future investment, and the time for him to prove his worth...

Projecting which players will and will not make the Detroit Lions’ roster is a fool’s errand in July, but that doesn’t mean we cannot think about it—on an unrelated note, stay tuned for the annual Pride of Detroit Bubble Watch in a few weeks!

Until training camp and preseason roll around, all we have to speculate with are a few weeks of OTAs and minicamp and a roster list. That small amount of information can still lead to us crowning winners from the early summer, but a figurative gold star only goes so far. The Lions have a fair number...

If we’re talking about Vegas odds, the Detroit Lions remain the betting favorite to win the NFC North. In fact, the lines aren’t all that close, as it currently stands. As of this week—even after the news of Terrion Arnold’s release—FanDuel Sports still has the Lions as a pretty significant favorite for the division. Here are the odds as of Wednesday:

• Lions: +145
• Packers: +270
• Bears: +310
• Vikings: +500

But it sure doesn’t feel like Lions fans are feeling all that good these days. It’s been a rough offseason full of drama, personnel loss, and underwhelming...

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but injuries were a major factor in the Detroit Lions’ play in 2025. After suffering an injury-riddled year in 2024 and still winning the NFC North and the NFC’s top seed, injuries were too much to overcome in 2025. One of the biggest injuries to hit the team was to young star safety Brian Branch, who played in 12 games before missing the rest of the 2025 season.

Branch has been one of the best players not just on the Lions’ defense, but on the entire team in his short career. From playing...

As a team, the Detroit Lions have a ton to prove this season.

After taking a step back in 2025 for the first time in the Dan Campbell era, doubt is starting to creep in both within Detroit and from the national audience. It hasn’t been a splashy offseason, and with some drama surrounding the departures of Alex Anzalone, Taylor Decker, and Terrion Arnold, the vibes have certainly been off.

Proving the doubters wrong starts at an individual level, and there are plenty of Lions players who must use this season to turn their career around or show that they...