{"id":26042,"date":"2025-06-17T15:27:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=26042"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:27:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T15:27:03","slug":"breaking-detroit-lions-cautioned-on-the-impact-of-key-players-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=26042","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Detroit Lions Cautioned on the Impact of Key Player&#8217;s Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2189869172-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2189869172-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2189869172-1.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2189869172-1.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Detroit Lions Cautioned on the Impact of Key Player's Retirement\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><em>Getty Heading into the 2025 season, one NFL expert is looking at what the Detroit Lions have going for them and what they lack.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Detroit Lions would love to finally see their franchise make it to the Super Bowl for the first time in the history of the Lions team. But, is it a pipe dream? Let\u2019s hope not.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions are no longer the laughing stock of the NFL and are now serious contenders, year in and year out. But, this year will mark their first without offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, so it will certainly test Dan Campbell and company.<\/p>\n<p>Now, heading into the 2025 season, one NFL expert is looking at what the Detroit Lions have going for them this year and what they lack.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Detroit Lions Cautioned on \u2018Brain Drain\u2019<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/06\/02\/USAT\/83993091007-usatsi-25199667.jpg?crop=2397,1349,x0,y64&amp;width=660&amp;height=371&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Frank Ragnow retires: Lions center walks away at age 29, citing health\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a feature for Bleacher Report published on June 16, Alex Ballentine lays out the best- and worst-case case scenarios for each team in the NFL heading into the new season. In the story, he notes that \u201cit\u2019s an offensive league and every front office goes into the offseason with a vision for how it will improve the unit for the next season.\u201d He adds to \u201cjust look at how much money and resources teams are willing to pour into finding a quarterback, building an offensive line and retaining a star receiver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, these are just projections, so take them for what they are, some fun predictions and observations. But, it\u2019s also a helpful tool to brace for some possibilities in the season.<\/p>\n<p>So, what\u2019s the absolute worst-case scenario for the Detroit Lions? Let\u2019s hope we never have to see it come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>In the piece, Ballentine says that \u201cbrain drain\u201d and Frank Ragnow\u2019s retirement could \u201ccause regression.\u201d We know that losing Ragnow will hurt, but how much?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn most cases, the three most important people involved in scheming an offense are the play-caller, quarterback and center,\u201d Ballentine states. \u201cThe pivot is an overlooked position, but the communication between the snapper and the QB is crucial to sorting out protections and making adjustments at the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He adds that \u201cDetroit will be working with a new play-caller and center this season, leaving space for some regression. Graham Glasgow, Christian Mahogany and second-round pick Tate Ratledge have all reportedly taken snaps at center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So, in the end, Detroit \u201cwill have to trust their ability to draft and develop, but there\u2019s definitely a version of this experiment that doesn\u2019t work out and takes the team from elite to just above average.\u201d That would be a total shame. We\u2019ve come too far to only be \u201cjust about average.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Not All Doom and Gloom for the Lions<\/h2>\n<p>On the contrary, the best-case scenario is that the core of the team \u201cdoesn\u2019t skip a beat.\u201d That would be lovely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe major players for a Lions offense that has been a top-five unit in each of the last three seasons are all back,\u201d Ballentine smartly notes in the feature. \u201cJared Goff will still have Amon-Ra St. Brown as the focal point of the passing game, and the duo of David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs will still challenge defensive fronts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heading into the 2025 season, one NFL expert is looking at what the Detroit Lions have going for them and what they lack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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