PITTSBURGH – Final thoughts awaiting kickoff of the Lions’ preseason opener against the Steelers: tempo on offense, line development, rookie review, injury issues and judging the offense without Megatron:
Offense – tempo setting: Don’t expect Matthew Stafford and the top receivers to be in the game very long, and whatever game plan the Lions run against the Steelers will be far more basic than that what they’ll do in the regular season.
Across the board, it’s hard to make definitive judgments, particularly with the Steelers expected to hold out a number of their top players.