(Photo: Daniel Mears, Detroit News)
Detroit — This is the problem when you’re stuck in the middle, muddling along. The Lions are as middlin’ as it gets in the NFL, 3-3-1 with a favorable schedule and an unfavorable track record.
They’re not Super Bowl contenders and barely playoff contenders, yet they’re not out of it. That puts every decision on a razor’s edge between bold and dumb, between going for it and waiting for it. In this case, Lions GM Bob Quinn did the safest thing imaginable at Tuesday’s trade deadline. He punted.
For the record, almost everyone across the NFL punted, with none of the rumored blockbusters coming to fruition.