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Podcast: Reasons for Lions Anger, Sadness and Optimism

Detroit Lions 2024 season comes to a shocking end.
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Detroit Lions fans react after the 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders in the NFC divisional round playoff
Detroit Lions fans react after the 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders in the NFC divisional round playoff | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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The Detroit Lions will remember their 2024 season for several different reasons, but the taste will ultimately be sour.

In the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, the Lions suffered a 45-31 defeat at the hands of the Washington Commanders that ended their season. After a historic regular season, the Lions will now face an offseason that could feature plenty iof change after coming up short in 2024.

Most notably, offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn are viewed as two of the top candidates for available head coaching jobs, and if they are able to land jobs the Lions' coaching staff could face some reshuffling.

These changes will be a big part of Detroit's offseason.

“The Lions are gonna have a lot of talent back on their roster, but there’s a lot of infrastructure pieces that they may have to replace," said co-host Christian Booher. "That’s gonna be the tough part, because they nailed a lot of these hires when Dan Campbell first came in. They’ve got a lot of carryover from the last four years. Guys like Mark Brunell, Antwaan Randle El, Kelvin Sheppard has worked his way up the ranks, Terrell Williams was a really good hire this year. These are all guys that are gonna be coveted elsewhere and now the pressure is gonna be on Dan Campbell to, if these guys leave, find out who the next guys are.” 

The latest 'Lone Wolves' podcast recaps the Lions' stunning loss to the Washington Commanders, analyzes what led to the ultimately disappointing end to the season and looks ahead to the future in 2025 and beyond.

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Additional reading

1.) Lions Outcoached, Outplayed in Crushing Playoff Loss

2.) Penei Sewell: It's Bulls**t Jared Goff Taking All The Blame

3.) Report: Aaron Glenn To Be Considered for Cowboys' Head Coaching Job

4.) Lions Locker Room Buzz After Lions' Loss

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John Maakaron
JOHN MAAKARON

John Maakaron has covered Detroit Sports since 2013. Brings a vast array of experience covering the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan State Spartans, Detroit Mercy Titans, and Oakland University Golden Grizzlies. John brings a wealth of sports broadcast experience. In 2013, John had the vision to establish the Detroit Sports Podcast Network. Has recorded over 3000 podcasts analyzing Detroit Sports. In 2019, Sports Illustrated Media Group, a historical sports media outlet, partnered with Detroit Sports Podcast to provide daily Lions content for their growing and expanding digital media outlet. Our Lions content can also be read in the newspaper at The Oakland  Passionate about Detroit Sports and it is reflected in his coverage of the local teams!

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