With about four weeks until Detroit Lions training camp, it\u2019s time to take inventory not just of the team\u2019s roster, but of their biggest rivals.<\/p>\n
So on this week\u2019s PODcast, we started comparing the Lions\u2019 roster with those of the other NFC North teams. Can the Lions climb back atop the division and earn their third NFC North crown in four years? Well, let\u2019s compare the roster.<\/p>\n
On this episode, we kick things off with most of the skill-position players. The PODcast crew ranks each team\u2019s quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receiver groups, all individually.<\/p>\n
Starting with quarterback, there\u2019s a lot of contention. While it\u2019s pretty easy to slot the Vikings at fourth with their quarterback situation in flux, Chicago\u2019s Caleb Williams and the advanced-statistic darling Jordan Love appear to be gaining ground on Jared Goff. Many will tell you a guy like Love has already surpassed Goff. Is that true? Our crew debates.<\/p>\n
When it comes to running back, Jahmyr Gibbs is the clear top option in the division. However, is Chicago\u2019s one-two punch of D\u2019Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai more valuable? Does Detroit\u2019s lack of proven depth pull them out of the top spot? And how screwed are the Packers if Josh Jacobs\u2014the consensus No. 2 back in the division\u2014faces any legal consequences from his offseason arrest?<\/p>\n
At wide receiver, there\u2019s a ton of youth and promise across the entire NFC North, but there are two clear front-runners for the top spot. We have our most contentious debate of the podcast comparing the Lions\u2019 and Vikings\u2019 receiver groups.<\/p>\n
All of those conversations kick off in the second segment of the show\u2014around the 42:20 mark of the episode.<\/p>\n
You can catch the entire episode using whatever podcasting platform you prefer by searching \u201cPride of Detroit.\u201d Or, for your convenience, you can just listen using the Spotify embed below.<\/p>\n
You can also catch the video version of the PODcast on YouTube<\/a> and Twitch<\/a>.<\/p>\n While you\u2019re listening, share your NFC North team rankings for quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers in the comment section below. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With about four weeks until Detroit Lions training camp, it\u2019s time to take inventory not just of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":748825,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[2131,5192,5193,349,99],"class_list":["post-748824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-detroit-lions-analysis","tag-detroit-lions-opinion","tag-detroit-lions-podcasts","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=748824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/748824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/748825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=748824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=748824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=748824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}