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GM for a Day: Rebuilding the Lions With Patrick Surtain, Baron Browning and a Sam LaPorta Decision

NFC North: West Coast Edition··29 August 2026·28 min

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The GM for a Day series continues, and this time Dill, our Vikings fan this week, gets control of the Detroit Lions.He starts with a move that gets everyone’s attention, but the deeper he gets into the plan, the more the room starts to turn on him.A big trade, a defensive addition, a tough roster decision and one franchise-changing idea lead to a much bigger debate about whether Detroit is actually getting better or just creating new problems.Things get especially interesting once the conversation turns to the Lions’ Super Bowl window and whether this team would still be close enough to contend after all of Dill’s moves.And of course, we have to grade the whole thing at the end.What would YOU do if you took over the Lions? Did Dill make Detroit better, or did he make things worse?New episodes every Friday at:4:20 AM Pacific Time6:20 AM Central Time7:20 AM Eastern TimeSubscribe for more NFC North debates, predictions and GM for a Day challenges.