He claims the Detroit Lions have successfully built their roster through trust and strategic salary cap management.

“They've actually built this roster through a lot of trust with a lot of players and a lot of money.”

The Detroit Lions are a physically dominant football team that plays aggressively.

“I think the biggest thing I was talking to debu quickly before we got on air like how physical this Detroit Lions football team was offense defense everywhere you look they're kind of beating up the receivers”

Calvin Johnson feels a great sense of pride in the current iteration of the Detroit Lions and their team culture.

“there's a ton of Pride around this team I'm excited for these young guys even more so because of Dan is back you know I played with Dan my first two years here so you know being able to um you know Embrace him”

The Detroit Lions are legitimate Super Bowl contenders who play a physical brand of football that personifies their coach, Dan Campbell.

“I never thought I'd see anybody going to Baltimore on a big night and and beat him up and they beat him up and that's Dan Campbell. I mean his personality personifies everything about this whole organization now and the team the guys rally around him.”

The Detroit Lions secondary demonstrates exceptional grit and competitive effort despite being comprised of numerous journeyman players.

“You want to know what the word grit means? Turn that tape on.”

The Detroit Lions are vulnerable tonight because their front seven is heavily decimated by injuries.

“the Lions have been the best team in the NFL this year and they're banged up right now they're maybe a little bit vulnerable so like go out and prove that you are one of those teams that's going to be dangerous in the playoffs”

Chris Brockman thinks the Detroit Lions are currently struggling and will likely only reach the playoffs as a Wild Card team.

“I think it's time to be worried about about the Lions. The real Lions showed up in Kansas City. They're gonna be lucky to be a wild card team.”