It’s still weird to think that we’re living in a golden age of Detroit Lions fandom. Honestly, maybe the true golden age is ahead of us. But for most of us who have spent decades lamenting one of the worst franchises in football, we’re still a little in disbelief about how lucky we are to be witnessing a Detroit Lions era in which records are being broken on a near-weekly basis.
The duo of head coach Dan Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes has proved to be a fruitful one. Campbell has led the charge as one of the best leaders of men in the business and an underappreciated football mind, while Holmes may have the best resume of any general manager ever based solely on his first three draft classes.