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Wednesday open thread: Are the Detroit Lions the worst team in the NFC North? As the division currently stands Womens Theo Riddick Jersey , the Detroit Lions sit at the bottom at 0-2. They aren’t all that far behind anyone else in the division, seeing as every other team has just one win thanks to an uncommon tie between the Vikings and Packers last week. And with the Bears notching their first win of the season on Monday night, that leaves Detroit facing a very real and unfortunate possibility: they may be the worst team in the NFC North.Today’s Question of the Day is:Are the Lions the worst team in the NFC North?My answer: I’d love to sit here and say with authority that they’re still a better team than the Bears, but I can’t do that. While Chicago’s offense still very much looks like a work in progress, their defense is for real. In fact Womens Matthew Stafford Jersey , the Bears defense was pretty darn good last year, too. But being healthy and adding Khalil Mack to the gang has turned this into one of the best defenses in the league. That’s not hyperbole, they’re literally the best defense in the NFL according to Pro Football Focus;The Lions, meanwhile, are struggling at all three phases of the game. They took a step in the right direction last week Danny Amendola Jersey , but they’re still well behind everyone in the division. The good news is that just because they’re the worst team in the division right now doesn’t mean they will be by the season’s end. Teams change throughout the year. Some get better, some get worse. The Lions’ 2018 season isn’t over, but it does feel like it’s already on life support, and if they don’t show marked improvement quick, you’ll be able to cement their spot at the bottom of the division.Your turn. The Cowboys and Lions both put the franchise tag on a defensive end before the start of free agency this year Christian Jones Jersey White , but the results have been very different.For Dallas, the defensive end was DeMarcus Lawrence, who signed the one-year, $17.1 million franchise tender and has done exactly what teams always hope a player will do when playing on a one-year contract: He’s looked determined to earn a massive multi-year deal next offseason. Lawrence is leading the NFL with 5.5 sacks this year.For Detroit, the defensive end was Ezekiel Ansah Ricky Wagner Jersey White , who also signed the one-year, $17.1 million franchise tender. But that has not gone according to plan: Ansah suffered a shoulder injury in Week One and hasn’t played since, and he’s already been ruled out for this week. Through five weeks, Ansah has been on the field for just 19 snaps.The 26-year-old Lawrence has played so well that the Cowboys might franchise him again in March. That’s an expensive option, as the one-year franchise tag salary next year would rise to more than $20.5 million Tracy Walker Jersey White , but the Cowboys may decide that they just can’t risk such a good player leaving.The 29-year-old Ansah has had trouble staying healthy in the past, which made franchising him a risky proposition, but he’s never missed four straight games like he’s in the midst of missing now. Those injuries will certainly be a factor when Ansah hits free agency in March — when it should go without saying that the Lions won’t franchise him again.