Detroit Lions surging at bye, so here's a new prediction

As the Detroit Lions prepare to come off their bye, it’s a great time to size them up and try to figure out what their potential is for the rest of the regular season, and possibly beyond.

So let’s start with where they are and what they’ve done.

To put it bluntly, they’ve exceeded my expectations – though not by much. Before the season, I thought they’d be 4-3 before the bye, with road losses at Baltimore, Cincinnati and Kansas City.