Free Press sportswriter Dave Birkett already told you how the Detroit Lions' future looks brighter than most of their division rivals' and a prominent football analyst agrees.
Bill Barnwell, one of ESPN's most respected NFL writers, gave the Lions credit in two separate "Insider" articles this week. He shouted out the front office for bringing in Charles Harris and also said Detroit could be a team that takes a leap in 2022.
Barnwell on Monday assessed each last-place team this season and ranked which are most likely to jump to first place next season — as the 2021 Cincinnati Bengals did.