NFL insider presents most compelling reason yet why Lions won't slump in 2025

While more depth moves are possible, the Detroit Lions have finished the heavy lifting of their offseason and remain one of the best teams in the NFL heading toward 2025.

It's tough to argue that the Lions remain in prime position to do damage this season, but many believe steps backward are likely if not possible thanks to some of the changes that have played out during the offseason. This has caused some fans to wonder what the future holds.

Sports Illustrated insider Albert Breer fielded a question in a mailbag segment regarding the Lions getting worse in the offseason. He admitted that he isn't sure that was the case even in spite of some of their more notable losses.

"Still, the roster is loaded with ascending, young talent, and Detroit had a full year to prepare for the potential that they’d lose both coordinators. Guys such as Jameson Williams, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jack Campbell, Terrion Arnold and Brian Branch are already good and have plenty of room to grow. Aidan Hutchinson and Alim McNeill are coming back from injury. The defense that rolled out there in the playoffs was a shell of its Week 1 self."

"So better health will certainly mean a better defense, and natural growth could make the team more talented on both sides of the ball. Plus, they have until December and January to get all this to a point where a real run at it all is possible. And I still think it is."

Regardless of the changes to the coaching staff, the Lions still have talented players. They will be improved on defense after getting healthy and fortifying the cornerback position with D.J. Reed. The league is not only about talented coaches, but driven by elite players. Breer is correct to point out that the Lions are still in great shape to do damage given their top roster.

Dan Campbell believes OTA period set the proper tone for Lions

This past month, the Lions finished their OTA work, and during that time, the focus was on acclimating the newcomers on the coaching staff as well as the roster ahead of training camp. Campbell thinks the period was mission accomplished as it relates to stetting the tone on both sides of the ball.

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"It was really just to get an introduction on what we're doing. (We're) probably more up to speed defensively. It's just about everybody getting on the same page with how (Kelvin) Sheppard wants to do things. We're cooking pretty good right now. I like where we're at offensively. Same thing there, it's about what Johnny (Morton) wants. We've tweaked a few things here and there, more of how he sees it, how he wants things run, how he wants to isolate certain players. I like where we're at. We're about to get a little break. Players are going to stay in shape. They'll be ready to go. We're going to hit the ground running in training camp and they know that we'll be ready to battle."

The Lions have already begun the process of breaking in their new coordinators in addition to the players who will step in for the notable departures. While there is likely to be a learning curve, the Lions have already gotten off to a solid start bridging the gap. At the end of the day, talent can be expected to win out.