We’re in the home stretch now, the liminal point that divides “offseason” from “preseason” in the minds and imaginations of NFL fans. The Detroit Lions get it even earlier thanks to the Hall of Fame game—and of course, going to preseason also means that soon, there comes season thereafter. It has to.
So that would also imply we are near the end of offseason transactions; while there are a few moves that could still be made, most of the pieces are in place.
For the Detroit Lions, many of their marks were unavoidable: the departure of coordinators to head coaching jobs, plus Frank Ragnow’s sudden retirement casting questions on the offensive line.