Lions notes: Glover Quin thinks Detroit is ‘really close’ to getting over hump

• We seemingly hear it every year at this point in the season, but Detroit Lions safety Glover Quin thinks the Lions are “really close” to getting over the proverbial hump. Quin points to the Lions’ young players in key spots as reasons for true optimism.

• Golden Tate also spoke about the future of the team, but understood that telling Lions fans to be patient can be somewhat insulting:

• Michael Rothstein has a nice breakdown of the bonuses on the line for several Detroit Lions players in Week 17.

• UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen caught a lot of heat for a report suggesting he wouldn’t not want to play for the Cleveland Browns if drafted by them with the first overall pick. In the wake of this report, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was asked if he ever considered trying to manipulate where he was drafted back in 2009. He had the perfect answer:

• Mansur Shaheen of Lions Wire broke down the film of the marquee matchup between Darius Slay and A.J. Green.

• Former Lions tight end Joseph Fauria joined Tiki Barber to talk about Matthew Stafford and the Lions organization:

Dan Orlovsky offered his rebuttal to some of Fauria’s points.

• Who would win: The 2008 Detroit Lions or the 2017 Cleveland Browns? Each team’s ESPN beat writer break down the theoretical matchup.