The Detroit Lions are aiming to be where the Kansas City Chiefs are right now. Super Bowl champs with sustained viability — that’s the goal for Detroit under GM Brad Holmes and head coach Dan Campbell and Lions owner Sheila Hamp.
How the Chiefs got to that pinnacle, and then remain there with an adapting roster and changing contractual demands that come with having enough talented players to remain highly successful, is not easy to pull off. As NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah noted in his pre-draft press conference, it requires successful drafting and player development by the coaching staff.
