It will be interesting to see how active, if at all, the Lions will be before the Nov. 4 trade deadline. They have a 5-2 mark with losses against two very good teams (Green Bay and Kansas City) and the fourth-best point differential in the league at +64. There are probably more needs on defense, but they’ve played more well than not on that side of the ball, and the reserve DBs stood quite tall in the Week 7 win over the Buccaneers, which makes GM Brad Holmes’ approach to this next week so fascinating. Does he trust what’s in house? Is there enough depth? The NFC North hasn’t entirely boiled down to a two-horse race, but it’s shaping up that way at the moment between Detroit and Green Bay. It won’t be shocking to see the Lions try to make a move, but even without one, they’re in very good shape heading into the back half of the season.
