We’re officially just a week away from Detroit Lions football, and after a week of roster cuts, the team finally has a full 53-man roster and 16-man practice squad.
While there have been some surprises along the way, the team is still—at its core—the team we expected. The Lions have playmakers at every level, depth at most positions, and a championship-level amount of overall talent, no matter how much of the national attention has shifted to the divisional rival Green Bay Packers.
But let’s just keep the discussion insular for today. The Lions roster is excellent, but it’s not perfect. As coach Dan Campbell said earlier in the week, you’ll always be chasing perfection in the NFL.
“Every roster has holes. You’ll never have it exactly where you totally want it,” Campbell said. “But from