Any defensive coordinator will be quick to point out that he can never have enough players that can rush the passer.
The Lions have a good one in Ziggy Ansah, but after that, there’s some question marks, which makes pass rusher a position of need this offseason.
Starter Devin Taylor is a free agent. Taylor, 27, averaged a little less than four sacks per year over his first four NFL seasons, with 2015 being his peak season with seven.
Detroit’s 26 sacks overall in 2016 ranked 30th in the NFL, though the high ankle sprain Ansah suffered early in the season certainly played a factor.