Optimism is getting uncomfortably high in Detroit, as locals and national analysts alike are expecting this team to take a leap forward in 2022. With general manager Brad Holmes and coach Dan Campbell building off of their first year with the organization, and the culture seemingly healed after a disastrous previous regime, there are plenty of reasons to believe improvements are coming.
That being said, everything can look good on paper without successes actually coming to fruition. The Detroit Lions have a big hill to climb to even get back towards .500, and some people need to be reminded to ease off the gas a bit.