Little may argue that the Detroit Lions got better this offseason, and that was mostly on the offensive side of the ball. They upgraded both their run and pass blocking by adding offensive linemen Rick Wagner and T.J. Lang (both upgrades over Reiff and Wafford) and by adding one of the best blocking tight ends in the league in Darren Fells. Let’s just say Matthew Stafford is one happy guy. While that’s awesome and it makes the Lions better next season, the saying, “defense wins championships,” has been around for decades for a reason.
It’s not like the Lions have completely neglected the defense in free agency.