The Detroit Lions had their Tremendous Bowl hopes minimize brief in opposition to the Washington Commanders within the divisional spherical final season. That is nonetheless a loaded roster with championship potential, however the solutions to those questions will determine how far Detroit can go.
Will the offense take a step again with out Ben Johnson?
The Lions have been a top-five offense within the NFL in yards per recreation and factors per recreation in every of the previous three seasons, however the one fixed throughout that point was Johnson calling the photographs. The offensive guru moved on to take the Chicago Bears’ head teaching job this offseason, so it will likely be as much as new offensive coordinator John Morton to proceed the momentum Johnson constructed.
Detroit continues to be loaded on offense. RB Jahmyr Gibbs (1,412 yards dashing in 2024, 20 whole TDs) and WR Jameson Williams (eight whole TDs) are threats to attain each time they contact the ball, and WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (12 receiving TDs), RB David Montgomery (12 dashing TDs) and TE Sam LaPorta (seven TD catches) do their jobs exceptionally effectively. QB Jared Goff (4,629 yards passing, 37 TDs) is nice at getting his playmakers the ball, however will the OC change sluggish this group?
Morton insists the offense will function extra of the identical in 2025.
“I am not altering a lot. Why? It’s working, proper? So that may be the neatest factor to do,” he lately instructed reporters.
