The excitement is over for a while, at least until free agency rolls around in March. Now it’s time to sit down and think about the realities of the future. The Lions are going into a rebuild. New general manager Brad Holmes might want to call it a “retool,” but the fact remains that the Lions are now a team with a quarterback nobody is actually sure about, the worst defense in the league, next to no wide receivers and a completely new staff. We’re officially back to square one.
So how long is this going to take?