By NFL.Com Gennaro Felice with Roy J. Akers of www.skyviewsports.net
The Detroit Lions do NOT have the NFL’s top rated offense according to NFL.com. That would go to San Francisco. What does NFL.com have to say about Detroit and the rest of the NFL? Here is what they have to say about Detroit and the rest of the NFL is right here.
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SIGNATURE STRENGTH: The offensive line. This unit is the soul of Dan Campbell’s salty, GRIT-tastic Lions — and might be the best offensive line in football, with a trio of established studs leading the way. Still only 23 years old, right tackle Penei Sewell just earned first-team All-Pro honors and became the highest-paid offensive lineman in football. Frank Ragnow received second-team All-Pro honors last season and could be the league’s best center following first-teamer Jason Kelce’s retirement. And despite having never earned All-Pro or Pro Bowl honors, Taylor Decker is old faithful at left tackle — the longest-tenured Lion on the entire roster. At guard, Detroit lost Jonah Jackson to a lucrative free-agent market at the position, but the Lions should be just fine after re-upping Graham Glasgow and adding steady veteran Kevin Zeitler. For an offense that relies on consistently pounding the rock and keeping Jared Goff comfy in the pocket, this line is the lifeblood.
The Complete Top Ten
1) San Francisco 49ers: 28.4 ppg
T-2) Baltimore Ravens: 27.5 ppg
T-2) Miami Dolphins: 27.5 ppg
4) Dallas Cowboys: 27.0 ppg
5) Detroit Lions: 26.6 ppg
6) Buffalo Bills: 25.3 ppg
7) Philadelphia Eagles: 24.1 ppg
8) Los Angeles Rams: 23.5 ppg
9) New Orleans Saints: 22.4 ppg
10) Cleveland Browns: 22.1 ppg
WORRYING WEAKNESS: The wide receivers not named Amon-Ra St. Brown. The Lions have a certified WR1 in St. Brown, who ranked top four last season in catches (119), yards (1,515), touchdowns (10) and yards after catch (668), effectively putting the “slot-only” narrative to bed by cooking corners inside and outside. But beyond the Sun God, Detroit’s receiver room lacks proven production. Obviously, this is somewhat mitigated by Sam LaPorta immediately emerging as one of the NFL’s best receiving tight ends, but the Lions still need a secondary threat at WR. Josh Reynolds, who had a surprising number of big catches (as well as a few critical drops) over the last two seasons, is now in Denver. Kalif Raymond is an undersized playmaker but not a consistent contributor, while Donovan Peoples-Jones seems to top out as quality depth. So, yes, all Honolulu Blue backers know exactly where this is going: Jameson Williams could be the hinge player for the 2024 Lions. The speed merchant whom Brad Holmes aggressively targeted in the first round of the 2022 draft heads into Year 3 as a lightning-rod figure in the Motor City. His rookie campaign was mostly a wash due to a college knee injury and then he missed the first month of last season due to a gambling suspension. When on the field, Williams has mixed stunning drops with sensational home runs. If Jamo can even out his play, consistently providing Detroit with a dangerous deep threat, Ben Johnson will force opponents to defend every blade of grass. And in that scenario, this lofty ranking might be too low.