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The Lions are in trouble in the receiver depth department." Detroit Lions OpinionThe Lions have failed to fix their receiver problemNew Sylvester Williams Jersey ,400commentsThe Lions are in trouble in the receiver depth department.EDTThe Detroit Lions had problems on top of problems in 2018 when it comes to wide receiver. Sure, Kenny Golladay had his coming-out party and hit 1,000 yards receiving for the first time in his career. But outside of that, they traded Golden Tate, who was their leading receiver at the time, Marvin Jones Jr. went down with injuries, Bruce Ellington was not Golden Tate and went, too, down with an injury. By the season’s end, the Lions were down to working with guys like Andy Jones and Brandon Powell. It became clear that receiver was going to be an incredibly big need in the offseason. But the Lions botched their approach in fixing the problem. It’s not like they didn’t try, though. They did sign Danny Amendola, who should play a major role in the Lions offense. But outside of that signing, there’s a lot left to be desired.The Lions brought in Jermaine Kearse, who had previously worked with Darrell Bevell, to be their fourth receiver. But he, unfortunately, suffered a broken leg on the first series of the preseason. They also drafted Travis Fulgham, who has had somewhat of a rough camp and looks to be a long term project. Then there’s a slew of guys like Brandon Powell and Tom Kennedy that are either destined for the practice squad or destined to find their roles on other teams. This feels like another perfect example of Bob Quinn’s compartmentalized offseasons. Quinn has spent each of his offseason’s furiously working on one or sometimes two sections of the team while ignoring everything else. For example, in his first offseason he worked on improving the Lions’ run game while ignoring the defensive line. Then he worked on fixing the offensive line while ignoring the tight ends. This year he fixed the tight ends and threw a ton of money at the defensive line, but ignored the receiver position—or at least didn’t put a strong enough focus on it. Now the Lions have found themselves in some trouble. You could argue that they would be fine had Kearse not been injured http://www.lionslockerroom.com/authentic-matt-prater-jersey , but he is. Now the Lions are doing that thing they do: They could fix a problem easily, but, instead, they go the “super smart” and frugal thing instead. The route that never seems to work out (see: 2018 tight ends). This week, the Lions signed wide receiver Jordan Lasley. The team is chock full of receivers that have looked questionable all summer long, and then instead of working to improve that situation, they add a receiver with a questionable past and no proven production in the NFL.Who knows? Lasley might be the second coming of Jerry Rice or something. He might just fit right in with the Lions and have a breakout campaign. But it seems likely that he will be cut by his third team since coming into the league last year. Then the Lions are right back at square one. Then there’s Dontrelle Inman. He visited the team on Monday afternoon and left without a contract. There’s a guy that can easily fit in to that fourth role and give you maybe 300-400 yards receiving or, worst case scenario, fill in for one of the top three guys if an injury should happen to happen. But the Lions let him leave, and now he’s found a team. So what does the team do now? As it stands right now, the receiver that stands out the most is Chris Lacy. He’s looked good in camp. At some points he’s looked downright great. He’s even worked reps with the first team in place of Marvin Jones, who has missed some time with an injury. He’s a guy you’d love to see succeed since he’s an undrafted guy who has worked his way up from the bottom of the depth chart to the point where he can and probably will make the team. But, so far, we’ve seen very little of him in a game. He’s caught two passes for 18 yards on four targets. It would be nice to get some more exposure to him Friday against the Bills. My concern could be purely reactionary at this point, because you never know. The Lions might be just fine this season. After all, we’re talking about the Lions’ fourth receiver here—not exactly the team’s highest priority. If the Lions can stay healthy, they may never need to utilize any of these guys. But if they can’t, the Lions offense will look an awful lot like it did late in the season last year. That’s something this team just can’t take again. The NFL’s 100th season is about to begin.Every fantasy football team is 0-0, filled with optimism about the teams they’ve drafted. Daily fantasy players are peering through every stat in hopes of being the next big-money winner at one of the popular sites.The new season is just about here, but the Week 1 Start/Sit begins now.START: Russell Wilson Womens Anthony Zettel Jersey , QB, Seahawks: Wilson begins the season at home against a Bengals team that ranked 29th in fantasy points allowed per game to opposing quarterbacks. The addition of rookie WR D.K. Metcalf gives Wilson an ideal option when he chooses to dial it up. Wilson was second in the league with a 46.7% completion rate when throwing the deep ball.SIT: Matt Ryan, QB, Falcons: Atlanta worked hard in the offseason to upgrade an offensive line that ranked 25th in protection rate. Ryan was sacked 42 times last season and opens the season on the road against a Vikings defense that finished third in fantasy points allowed to opposing passers.START: Kerryon Johnson, RB, Lions: The second-year pro, considered a potential fantasy breakout, opens the season against the worst run defense in fantasy football. Opposing teams averaged 136.4 yards and 1.3 touchdowns per game in 2018 against Arizona, along with a near 80% completion rate allowed to running backs.SIT: Duke Johnson, RB, Texans: Carlos Hyde will cut into his carries, plus the Saints were fourth in fewest fantasy points allowed per game to opposing backs, giving up just 17.15 per game. Despite leading the league with 7.1 yards per touch last season, Johnson will be limited behind a Texans line that remains suspect even with the addition of LT Laremy Tunsil from the Dolphins last weekend.START: Dede Westbrook, WR, Jaguars: No team allowed more receiving yards last season than the Chiefs. Westbrook accounted for 27.1% of the team’s receiving yards and touchdowns in 2018, a number that could zoom up with the addition of quarterback Nick Foles. The third-year wideout is primed for a huge season, and facing KC‘s secondary is a splendid springboard to begin on.SIT: Curtis Samuel, WR, Panthers: A popular mid-round selection in most fantasy drafts Womens Barry Sanders Jersey , Samuel will likely be shadowed by Rams CB Aqib Talib. Opposing quarterbacks managed a 53.8 rating when throwing against Talib last season. Despite being 34, Talib can still make life miserable for receivers.START: Evan Engram, TE, Giants: Engram averaged 80 yards per game in the final four weeks of 2018 and will see his target share of 16.9% climb up now that he will be featured in the offense. The Cowboys will have fits containing Engram once he has the ball, as he ranked third among all TEs with 377 yards after the catch.SIT: David Njoku, TE, Browns: Only Jarvis Landry had a higher team target share than Njoku’s 16.9% last season, but Njkou had a disappointing 63.6% catch rate and was nearly invisible (inside the red zone with only eight targets). Not only does Njkou have to contend with a Titans defense that ranked third in fewest fantasy points per game to opposing TEs, but he also has to jockey for targets now that Odell Beckham Jr. is in the lineup.START: Courtland Sutton, WR, Broncos: Sutton has good upside as a possible WR3/Flex going against a Raiders defense that allowed 30.26 fantasy points per game to opposing receivers last season. His 16.8 yards per catch ranked 11th among receivers, yet what makes Sutton intriguing is that only seven other receivers had a higher end zone target rate than Sutton’s 39.8% last season. Entering his second season, Sutton has the potential to help quarterback Joe Flacco along with becoming a go-to target in Denver’s passing game.SIT: Dak Prescott, QB, Cowboys: Any hopes of Prescott becoming more pass happy ended early Wednesday morning when RB Ezekiel Elliott agreed on a six-year, $90 million contract extension. The Cowboys were just 19th in pass plays (36.4 per game) last season, and that number will likely hold up now that Dallas now has its workhorse in the backfield.START: Case Keenum, QB, Redskins: For all the Super Bowl hype surrounding the Eagles, the same secondary that ranked 30th in fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers returns. Keenum will likely be playing catch-up Womens Levine Toilolo Jersey , so it wouldn’t be surprising if he went north of 40 passes, which means he could rack up a solid yardage total along with a couple of touchdowns.SIT: Kallen Ballage, RB: Dolphins: The second-year back has potential but must deal with a Ravens defense that was second only to the Bears in fewest fantasy points allowed to opposing running backs. Ballage will have to share touches with Kenyan Drake, plus he’s a strong candidate for having the defensive line stacked. Defenses averaged 6.3 players at the line when Ballage was in the backfield last season, and with a mediocre passing game, Ballage’s “flex” appeal is greatly stunted.START: Jared Cook, TE, Saints: The Texans were 31st in fantasy points per game allowed to opposing TEs, and with much of their focus going to RB Alvin Kamara and WR Michael Thomas, Cook, who finished fifth among TEs in fantasy points per game last season, should thrive in the middle of the field and in the red zone.SIT: Tyler Boyd, WR, Bengals: Boyd is now the WR1 in Cincinnati now that A.J. Green is out for an extended period. The Seahawks were a modest 17th in pass defense last season, but were 10th in fewest fantasy points allowed to opposing quarterbacks. If Andy Dalton is struggling, that means Boyd is as well.