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The Detroit Lions didn’t make many dramatic roster changes but they did swap out Jim Schwartz for Jim Caldwell, obviously hoping that transitioning from a head coach with way too much of a temper to one with no emotional resonance will be what springs the team to victory.
On offense, the Lions still have Matthew Stafford, a guy who hasn’t quite learned when risks aren’t worth taking. At this point, Stafford is more or less a finished product but as long as he has the arm to hit Calvin Johnson, his production should be decent. For roster moves that the Lions did make, they appeared to be concerned with giving Stafford options to throw to other than Megatron. The team brought in Golden Tate and rookie Eric Ebron which should give Stafford plenty of huge targets.
On defense, the Lions have a very solid front seven led by Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley but the team lacks recognizable names in the secondary which could be deadly in a division which has Jay Cutler and Aaron Rodgers in it. Newly acquired safety James Ihedigbo will help but it’s not clear if that’ll be enough without the front seven playing out of their minds this year.
For more information on the Lions odds in 2014, click here.
