Detroit Lions: Five Important Questions as Training Camp Begins
By Zac Snyder
The Detroit Lions are coming off an 11 win season and a playoff appearance but there are important questions yet to be answered in training camp.
Aug 2, 2014; Detroit, MI, USA; A general view of the entrance of the Detroit Lions training facility prior to the Lions training camp. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Football is officially back in Detroit today as the Detroit Lions will hold their first practice of 2015 training camp this afternoon.
Coming off an 11-win season that saw the Lions reach the playoffs for the first time since the 2011 season, the Lions should feel good about the direction they are heading. However, there are significant questions to be answered before the regular season begins.
The Lions saw significant turnover in personnel in some areas and need to grow in other areas. That makes for uncertainty for a team that needs to take the next step to becoming a perennial playoff contender and advance in the playoffs.
Here are five important questions to keep in mind as position battles play out in camp and as the team takes the field in preseason games this month. We don’t have answers to these questions yet, but how, or if, they get answered will go a long way toward determining what kind of season the Lions have.
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