It’s hard to turn on the TV these days or scroll the Internet without seeing someone picking the Detroit Lions to do good things in 2022.
One ESPN analyst predicted the Lions will make the playoffs this fall. A football analytics expert called them a contender to win the NFC North. And one longtime NFL scribe optimistically described them as “one of the most interesting teams in football.”
The compliments are nice, and do not seem entirely unwarranted despite the franchise not having won a playoff game in 31 years. But with the start of the regular season still three months away, Lions coach Dan Campbell said they remain largely meaningless for now.