2026 Detroit Lions Offseason Thread

[MichiganCardinal]

From Justin Rogers: “Point of clarify for what it matters, conversations between the Lions and Matt Campbell never progressed to an offer in 2021.”

Matt Campbell is full of ****. No one at Iowa State declines an NFL job offer after progressing to the offer stage in order to stay at freaking Iowa State. Is it possible Matt Campbell saw the writing on the wall that he wasn’t going to get hired by the Lions, so he quietly withdrew from consideration? Maybe. But he was never offered and it’s insulting to Dan Campbell for him to just come and claim Dan was the Lions second choice.

[Motown Bombers]

I had seen it reported it was between Dan Campbell and Arthur Smith. The Lions were sold on Campbell because they believed he could attract the top coaches. 

[MichiganCardinal]

1 hour ago, Motown Bombers said:

I had seen it reported it was between Dan Campbell and Arthur Smith. The Lions were sold on Campbell because they believed he could attract the top coaches. 

I remember Marvin Lewis was also interviewed. Was the only name connected to the Lions that I didn’t like at all.

[MichiganCardinal]

Schedule should come out next week. Here's a prediction:

1. vs. Chicago Bears
2. @ Atlanta Falcons
3. @ Green Bay Packers (Sunday Night Football)
4. vs. New York Giants
5. vs. New York Jets (Monday Night Football)
6. @ Miami Dolphins
7. @ Arizona Cardinals
8. @ Carolina Panthers (Thursday Night Football)
9. BYE
10. vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (in Munich, Germany)
11. vs. Tennessee Titans
12. @ Minnesota Vikings
13. vs. New England Patriots (Thanksgiving)
14. @ Buffalo Bills (Monday Night Football)
15. vs. Minnesota Vikings
16. vs. New Orleans Saints
17. @ Chicago Bears (Sunday Night Football)
18. vs. Green Bay Packers

[KL2]

43 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Schedule should come out next week. Here's a prediction:

1. vs. Chicago Bears
2. @ Atlanta Falcons
3. @ Green Bay Packers (Sunday Night Football)
4. vs. New York Giants
5. vs. New York Jets (Monday Night Football)
6. @ Miami Dolphins
7. @ Arizona Cardinals
8. @ Carolina Panthers (Thursday Night Football)
9. BYE
10. vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (in Munich, Germany)
11. vs. Tennessee Titans
12. @ Minnesota Vikings
13. vs. New England Patriots (Thanksgiving)
14. @ Buffalo Bills (Monday Night Football)
15. vs. Minnesota Vikings
16. vs. New Orleans Saints
17. @ Chicago Bears (Sunday Night Football)
18. vs. Green Bay Packers

Has any NFL team is gonna have four week away from home? And isn't the bye after the Europe game?

[Motown Bombers]

I forgot we play the Patriots. What local reporter do we have that can seduce Vrabel? 

[MichiganCardinal]

1 hour ago, KL2 said:

Has any NFL team is gonna have four week away from home? And isn't the bye after the Europe game?

Having three into the bye isn’t crazy, that’s happened before. And Rod Wood specifically said we weren’t guaranteed to have a bye out of the Germany game. Might have even said it wasn’t likely.

But that’s the extent of defending I’ll do to a prediction I made up out of thin air.

[Motown Bombers]

 

[MichiganCardinal]

 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

3 hours ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Are these new number assignments based on how many games each player will spend on IR?

[MichiganCardinal]

5 hours ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Are these new number assignments based on how many games each player will spend on IR?

If Rakestraw only spends two games on IR that’s a win.

[MichiganCardinal]

Sounds like Lions @ Bills on Thursday Night week two to open up the new stadium.

[MichiganCardinal]

Likely means Lions will kickoff the season at home.

[Jason_R]

Huh. 

[sagnam]

1 hour ago, Jason_R said:

Huh. 

If we could have traded 2 4ths and a 5th to get an additional 2nd I’m 100% in. Still could have overdrafted Moore and selected someone better than Rolder and Abney at 50.

[Motown Bombers]

8 hours ago, sagnam said:

If we could have traded 2 4ths and a 5th to get an additional 2nd I’m 100% in. Still could have overdrafted Moore and selected someone better than Rolder and Abney at 50.

I’m guessing those picks would have been in addition to 50. If it didn’t include 50, I would make that trade all day. 

[MichiganCardinal]

Looking between 37-44, the only player other than Moore who would have made some sense is Colton Hood, who the Giants took.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

1 hour ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Looking between 37-44, the only player other than Moore who would have made some sense is Colton Hood, who the Giants took.

They could have doubled-down on DE and took Young and Moore lol. Cashius Howell was also taken in that range and he's the DE I wanted the most. I don't think Howell was likely on their board given that he doesn't set the edge much and isn't the strongest run defender. Jacob Rodriguez is a Dan Campbell player through and through and would have made a lot of sense for them.

[sagnam]

Lions sign first-round pick Blake Miller, rest of 2026 draft class

[sagnam]

5 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

I’m guessing those picks would have been in addition to 50. If it didn’t include 50, I would make that trade all day. 

If it included 50 I am 100% out.

[Motown Bombers]

 

[MichiganCardinal]

 

Best team on paper that we get at home and we get to play them halfway across the world instead of Ford Field.

[Jason_R]

Slump buster. 

[MichiganCardinal]

Week one is always fluky. I’m just glad to not be playing a divisional opponent.