2026 Detroit Lions Offseason Thread

[Jason_R]

50 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

I say keep Monty, and sign a center. Keep Ratledge at right guard. And yes. Decker looks finished. Even if he says he's healthy, the Lions need an upgrade. We really can't afford to keep getting Goff hit so often. I really have a lot of trust in Brad on acquiring the players MCDC needs.

Yes. It is worth noticing that, as badly as the OL played last year, Jared Goff put up the second best passer rating of his ten-year NFL career. This was behind only his 15-2 campaign the previous season. QBR tells a slightly different story, as he put up his fifth best campaign last season on that metric and finished # 20 in the NFL. Still, last season Goff’s passer rating was behind only Drake Maye (#2 in MVP voting) and Matthew Stafford (NFL MVP). 

I think QBR is a more meaningful stat, but acknowledging that the Lions had one of the worst-performing offensive lines in the league last year, I think Jared Goff deserves a tip of the cap for elevating his game and the team in spite of that. 

[Sports_Freak]

1 hour ago, Jason_R said:

Yes. It is worth noticing that, as badly as the OL played last year, Jared Goff put up the second best passer rating of his ten-year NFL career. This was behind only his 15-2 campaign the previous season. QBR tells a slightly different story, as he put up his fifth best campaign last season on that metric and finished # 20 in the NFL. Still, last season Goff’s passer rating was behind only Drake Maye (#2 in MVP voting) and Matthew Stafford (NFL MVP). 

I think QBR is a more meaningful stat, but acknowledging that the Lions had one of the worst-performing offensive lines in the league last year, I think Jared Goff deserves a tip of the cap for elevating his game and the team in spite of that. 

Agreed. And Goff's numbers were even more remarkable considering how he isn't very mobile. But he was sacked pretty often. The Lions were still a top scoring team and, IMO, our defense was our main problem. And with Branch injured, and Kirby with his chronic knee problem, our strength at safety is now actually a weakness. There's only so many rookies a team with the Lions aspirations can fit in.