The Detroit Lions are a monster. If star edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson hadn’t been lost for the season with a gruesome leg injury, it would be hard to even consider another team in the NFC being good enough to beat them in the playoffs. But Hutchinson is out and the Lions have to figure out what to do before the Nov. 5 trade deadline to replace him.
We know the Lions are extremely good and likely going to get better. But we also know that Minnesota is going to improve before any potential trades happen over the next two weeks.
Why is that? Because tight end T.J. Hockenson will undoubtedly make his season debut Thursday night when the Vikings visit the Los Angeles Rams. And Ed Ingram, who was bullied by Detroit’s mean interior defensive linemen, could have his job taken by Dalton Risner, who was activated from injured reserve last week…