What is the Detroit Lions’ biggest priority as they head into the 2025 offseason?
It seems cruel to hard-pivot to the offseason when just 24 hours ago, dreams of Super Bowl trips to New Orleans were dancing in our head. But that’s how the NFL playoffs work. In an instant, everything can be sucked away, and it’s you’re left wondering how it all slipped away in an instant.
But the NFL is year round, and today is the beginning of building anew. The story of the Dan Campbell-led Detroit Lions is not written, not by a long shot. Campbell and general manager Brad Holmes will spend the next seven month rebuilding, retooling, and shifting around parts to make sure this is the low point.
Saturday’s loss to the Commanders proved that as good as the Lions are, they are far from a perfect team. There’s always something to improve upon, and in Detroit’s case, probably more than we believed for most of the year.
So today’s Question of the Day is:
What is the No. 1 priority for the Lions this offseason?
My answer: The easy answer is to figure out the coaching staff. Now that Detroit’s season has abruptly ended, we’ll likely know sooner rather than later if Detroit will keep zero, one, or both of their coordinators. Aaron Glenn and Ben Johnson will be free to do in-person interviews with any teams later this week, and that means they could be hired as soon as possible. The Lions will have to navigate whatever happens, whether it means promoting internally, or going on a coaching search of their own.
Beyond that, they really need to invest in the defensive line. Detroit wasn’t helped by injuries this year. Losing Aidan Hutchinson, Alim McNeill, and Marcus Davenport—along with reserve pieces like Kyle Peko, Mekhi Wingo, and John Cominsky—didn’t help. But even looking at the team when fully healthy, the Lions could use another hellraiser on defense. All year, pressure was on the secondary to hold up for an inconsistent pass rush, and when the dams finally broke in the secondary, the defense was lifeless.
The return of Hutchinson and McNeill will give the team two of its best defensive players back. But who can provide a consistent pass rush opposite Hutchinson? Who can reliably fill in as the team’s third edge rusher? It’s easy to blame injuries, but I’m not convinced the Lions had enough horses anyways when it came to their pass rush. I’d love to see them invest in it this offseason.
What do you want to see the Lions prioritize this offseason? Scroll down to the comment section and let us know.
