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Listen, let me talk to you straight because I know everybody out there right now is panicking, losing their minds, scrolling through their phones, seeing Packers are the new favorite in the NFC North and the sports books are already crowning them kings just because Micah Parsons put on that green and gold. But let me set the record straight because as far as I’m concerned, this division still runs through Detroit. It runs through Ford Field. It runs through Dan Campbell’s culture. It runs through Brad Holmes’s vision. And it runs through a locker room that has already proven it knows how to climb, how to scrap, how to bite kneecaps, and finish games when the pressure is at its absolute highest. And I’m not saying Micah Parsons isn’t a beast. He’s a top five edge rusher. I respect his game. I respect the production, but one move doesn’t erase years of momentum. It doesn’t erase the climb the Lions have been on. It doesn’t erase the blood, sweat, and grit that this roster has been forged from. And if you think Detroit is just going to sit back and hand over the crown because Green Bay flexed with a blockbuster trade, then you haven’t been paying attention to the fire that’s been building in Mottown. Because this isn’t the old Lions anymore. This isn’t the team people used to laugh at. This is a team that made it to the NFC Championship game. A team that went toe-to-toe with the league’s best. A team that has built a fortress in the trenches with Penn Su mauling people on the right side with Taylor Decker anchoring the blind side with Frank Ragnau controlling the middle. And you really think Micah Parsons alone is going to tip the balance of power when we’ve got one of the best offensive lines in the entire NFL ready to protect Jared Goff and open lanes for David Montgomery and Jammer Gibbs to just shred defenses. Come on, man. Let’s be real here. The Lions are still the most complete team in this division. The Lions are still the ones with a balanced attack. The Lions are still the ones with Aean Ross St. Brown catching everything in sight. With Sam Laaporta looking like a 10-year veteran in his rookie year, with Jameson Williams about to explode and stretch the field in a way that nobody in Green Bay’s secondary wants to deal with. And don’t even get me started on this defense because yeah, people want to talk about Rashawn Garry and Micah Parsons, but what about Aiden Hutchinson? What about the hometown hero who already proved he can wreck games? Who already proved he can be that guy offenses have to scheme against every single snap? What about Ale McNeel clogging the middle? What about the depth that Brad Holmes has been stacking brick by brick so that this isn’t just about stars, but about waves of players who fit the culture, fit the system, and bring relentless energy snap after snap. See, people want to act like the Packers jumped over Detroit overnight. But all that shows me is how quickly folks forget the climb. How quickly they forget that the NFL isn’t about one flashy move. It’s about building a program. It’s about stacking wins. It’s about resilience when adversity hits. And nobody embodies resilience like the Detroit Lions. A team that came from rock bottom, from constant disrespect, from decades of being overlooked, and turned into a team that nobody wants to see on their schedule. So go ahead, crown Green Bay in September if you want. But come December and January when it’s cold, when the games get tight, when it’s about execution and heart, the Lions are the team that will still be standing. And let me tell you why. Because this group understands urgency. This group knows that the window is right now. This group knows that you don’t get many chances in the NFL to have the perfect blend of young talent, veteran leadership, coaching stability, and momentum. And that’s what makes this Lions team dangerous because they aren’t sitting back comfortable. They’re hungry. They’re building. They’re sharpening the sword every single week. And when I look at the Packers, no matter how many experts try to dress it up, no matter how many talking heads try to crown them early, I still see questions. I still see doubt written all over that roster because Jordan Love, as much as people want to project him as the next great franchise guy, is still inconsistent. He’s still a quarterback who can go on a hot streak for a quarter or a game, but just as easily go ice cold for weeks. And that volatility is a killer in this league where consistency separates playoff teams from pretenders. And when I break down that offensive line, I don’t see a unit built to handle the gauntlet of NFC pass rushers coming for them. Hutchinson, Sweat, Bosa, Parsons, Burns. Week after week, that line is going to be under siege, and that pressure is going to break their rhythm, force love into mistakes, and expose the fact that outside of scheme, they don’t have the depth to weather those storms. And then you look at the receiving core, and yeah, they’ve got talent, they’ve got speed, but where is the true alpha? Where is the guy who demands double coverage? the guy who tilts the field and forces defensive coordinators to stay up at night. He’s not there, not yet. Not proven. And until you have that, you’re vulnerable. You’re beatable. Because defenses like Detroit’s will squeeze you, take away the easy stuff, and make you prove you can win battles against elite corners. And then defensively, outside of Parsons and Gary, two absolute studs. No doubt. You’re staring at holes. Holes everywhere. Holes in the secondary. holes in the middle of the field, holes that Ben Johnson is going to exploit all day long. Because when that man is scheming, when he’s cooking up ways to get Jamir Gibbs in space against linebackers who can’t keep up, or Sam Leaporta slipping down the seam with a safety too slow to react, or a Monro St. Brown working his magic from the slot, there’s no defense in the North that matches up clean. And you can bet Jared Goff is going to find those mismatches. Because while the national media loves to clown him, loves to drag him as just a game manager, the truth is this man has been locked in since arriving in Detroit, taking care of the football, making the right reads, spreading the rock, delivering when it matters most. And that’s what separates hype from substance. That’s the gap between what Green Bay just tried to do with one splashy move and what Detroit has been building brick by brick, season after season, with culture, with chemistry, with coaching, with foundation. And in the NFL, foundations are what win. Not headlines, not splashes, not one-off roster shakeups that make Twitter buzz for a week. No, it’s toughness. It’s balance. It’s execution. And that’s Detroit’s DNA right now. And sure, I’ll give the Packers their flowers. They got better. They got more dangerous. They added a playmaker who can flip a game. I respect that. But let’s not pretend that suddenly flips the crown. Let’s not act like the Lions aren’t still the team sitting at the top of this division. Because until someone knocks them off, until somebody proves they can handle the physicality, the intensity, the discipline, and the flatout belief this Lion squad brings every Sunday. The road to the North still goes through Detroit. Period. And I say that with my chest because I’ve lived through the transformation. I’ve watched the grit speeches turn into gritty wins. I’ve watched and I’ve seen a locker room that used to be counted out become the one doing the counting. I’ve seen fans who used to survive off of hope now live off of belief. Real belief. The kind of belief that only comes when your team shows you week after week that they’re different, that they’re built, that they can go toe-to-toe with anyone, anywhere, and not blink. Because this is more than just a season. This is more than just a roster on paper. This is a movement. This is a culture shift. This is a team that has been forged through years of being overlooked, doubted, disrespected. And now they’ve turned all that into fuel, into fire, into an identity that cannot be faked. And that’s why when sports books flip-flop and analysts chase the next shiny story line, I don’t get swayed. I don’t move off my stance because the truth is right in front of us. The Detroit Lions are still the kings of the NFC North. They’re still the team with the best balance of coaching, chemistry, and execution. They’re still the team that nobody wants to play in December. They’re still the team that doesn’t care about your name, your hype, or your headlines. They line up. They punch you in the mouth. And they keep punching until the clock hits zero. And that’s why I’m riding with them, chest out, head high, all the way to that Lombardi chase. Because for the first time in decades, it’s not just talk. It’s not just hope, it’s belief. It’s real. It’s Detroit. And until someone takes it from them on the field, I’m not backing down. I’m not flipping sides. And I’m not buying the Packers hype. Because in the North, you don’t get crowned in September. You get crowned in January. And the Lions are built for that. Period.
