The Detroit Lions offense was incredibly disappointing in 2018. They aspired to be one of the best in the league last season, but ended up finishing 22nd in DVOA last season. One of the many contributing factors to their failures was the lack of variety the team had at receiver.
Beyond Golden Tate—who was only around for half the season—none of the Lions receivers were exceptionally fast or good enough route runners to regularly get open. The team was in desperate need of a speedy receiver that could take the top off of defenses and get open underneath.