BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – SEPTEMBER 22: Jahmyr Gibbs #0, Jameson Williams #1 and Amon-Ra St. Brown #14 of the Detroit Lions react previous to the sport towards the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Financial institution Stadium on September 22, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photograph by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Photos) | Getty Photos
After we talked to Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Drew Petzing on the NFL Mix, just a bit after he was employed for the job, he marveled on the weapons at his disposal.
“There’s a lot of different directions you can take it in,” Petzing stated. “Ultimately, whatever we do, we want to be very hard to defend, and we want to make sure our best players affect the game. And you know, the nice part in Detroit is we have a lot of those. Being able to move those guys around the formation, put them in different situations, and not be predictable to a defense, I think is going to be so critical to our success.”
The joy for Detroit’s offensive weapons doesn’t finish with the group and even native followers. ESPN’s Invoice Barnwell revealed a 1-32 rating of one of the best collective WR, RB, and TE rooms within the NFL, and the Lions got here in on the very prime of his record, up from No. 2 final yr and No. 7 in 2024.
Barnwell gushes over every place group for the Lions. He raved that Jahmyr Gibbs “was able to maintain elite efficiency as a rusher and a receiver despite a struggling offensive line.” He referred to as Amon-Ra St. Brown’s 1,400-yard season “another high-end campaign” and famous that Jameson Williams “solidified his status as one of the league’s best No. 2 wideouts.” Lastly, whereas he famous Sam LaPorta hasn’t improved upon his ridiculous rookie season, he’s “entirely capable of being one of the league’s most efficient tight ends on a route-by-route basis.”
Barnwell does admit that they might have gotten worse on the margins, although. He famous the downgrade from David Montgomery to Isiah Pacheco and Detroit’s lack of depth at receiver past Isaac TeSlaa.
Nonetheless, that wasn’t sufficient to maintain them out of the highest spot.
In case you have been questioning, right here’s the place the remainder of the NFC North ranked:
Packers: seventeenth
Bears: fifteenth
Vikings: eighth
Over on The Feed, Turdnai breaks down some cornerback choices for the Lions after Terrion Arnold’s arrest:
The 2027 NFL Draft location and dates have been formally set!
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Enjoyable little Q&A with Lions rookie Derrick Moore, courtesy of DetroitLions.com.
Fascinating perspective from Tampa Bay Buccaneers author Scott Smith on the Lions’ offseason.
The NFL has already kicked off their top-100 gamers of 2026 record, and no Lions are listed thus removed from 100-93. Nonetheless, CBS Sports activities’ Pete Prisco dropped his total top-100 gamers record and it options six Lions gamers.
