Lions notes: USA TODAY believes Detroit has 24th-best offseason

Not a lot of national media pundits like what the Detroit Lions have done with their offseason.

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion May 9, 2016, 2:00pm EDT

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Loading on top of several national media outlets, Nate Davis of USA Today believes the Detroit Lions had a bad offseason. How bad? He ranks it 24th in the league.
No, Calvin Johnson is not coming back.
Mike Rothstein of ESPN has details on Andre Caldwell's contract with the Lions, which includes no guaranteed money:

Andre Caldwell's contract with the Lions is a one-year deal worth $885,000 in cash with a cap number of... https://t.co/6YQerO8JDJ
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) May 9, 2016
Bob Quinn joined ProFootballTalk Live on Monday and said he believes the Lions got first-round talent in A'Shawn Robinson:
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Quinn is still tweaking his front office employees:

The Lions have hired Jay Colvin as senior VP of legal affairs and general counsel. Colvin comes from Bodman PLC, has assisted Lions in past.
— Josh Katzenstein (@jkatzenstein) May 5, 2016
Desperate for some coverage from rookie minicamp? Well, here's a photo gallery from the weekend.
Former Lions left tackle Lomas Brown gave his opinion on the Lions' offensive line-heavy draft.
This shouldn't come as much of a surprise, but offenses that are more balanced tend to lead to better team success.

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