Offseason Analysis: Detroit Lions

Coming off a winless year, you know there are some question marks.  For starters, the Lions need a QB.  They had five QBs take snaps last year.  My guess is they will go QB with the first pick in the draft, with Matthew Stafford being that pick.  He has a wonderful weapon in Calvin Johnson.

After Megatron, the Lions do not offer much in the passing game.  Shaun McDonald is a free agent.  He was the second leading receiver last year.  They’ll probably look to retain his services.  Kevin Smith was a bright spot at running back as he nearly reached 1,000 yards.  Aside from Megatron and Smith, they pretty much could upgrade everyone on offense.

On defense the key free agent is Paris Lenon, who led the team with 121 tackles.  They may also look to bring back Shaun Cody.  They were dead last with 404.4 yards per game and 32.3 points per game.  They need as much help on defense as you would think an 0-16 team would. 

KFFL Free Agent Tracker

Pos	Player Name	FA Status	Previous Team	Current Team
QB	Drew Henson	RFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
QB	Dan Orlovsky	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
RB	Rudi Johnson	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
FB	Moran Norris	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
WR	Mike Furrey	UFA (Cut)	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
WR	Shaun McDonald	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
TE	Dan Campbell	UFA (Cut)	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
PK	Jason Hanson	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
OG	Edwin Mulitalo	UFA (Cut)	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
OG	Blaine Saipaia	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
OT	Jon Dunn	UFA (Cut)	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
OT	George Foster	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
DL	Shaun Cody	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
LB	Anthony Cannon	RFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
LB	Paris Lenon	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
CB	Leigh Bodden	UFA (Cut)	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
CB	Ramzee Robinson	ERFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
FS	Patrick Body	UFA	Detroit Lions	Free Agent
FS	Dwight Smith	UFA (Cut)	Detroit Lions	Free Agent