The Pre-Season has ended, bringing us a lot of news, The Lions finished 4th in the division but it was a sacrifice to learn what we had in our rookies and backups, as many of them are here for a year. Now let's look at the positives.
Positives:
Tony Mendonca looks like a constant above-average starter and Nathaniel Smith looks like an above-average backup, both are extremely accurate and can run the offense very well.
Richard Whitehair and Kenneth Council make an excellent backfield duo.
WR free agent pick-ups Frank Goad and James Chen look like hits.
Extending Oscar Vega's contract looks like a smart move.
Our secondary played a hot week 4 game.
Negatives:
Rookie QB Anthony Dillion and WR Shawn Gambrell are NOWHERE near ready to play at this level
Free-agent RB Micheal Johnston was a miss
The secondary was easily exposed weeks 1-3
Lots of money in dead cap
Lions brought in a lot of old players on 1-year deals