Detroit Lions top 5 offseason priorities

Aug 15, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew duirng the game against the Oakland Raiders at O.co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The NFL regular season has officially come to a close, and although they made the post-season for just the second time in four years, the Detroit Lions were eliminated in the Wildcard round by the Dallas Cowboys. The circumstances of the loss certainly left a bad taste in the mouth of Lions fans, but the fact of the matter is, it’s time to move on. Looking forward, there are a lot of important things forthcoming. The off-season will soon heat up, and when it does there will be no shortage of  Lions rumors to sort through.

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I’ve decided to take a look at those rumors, or more specifically, the top 5 areas that need to be addressed by the Lions organization before the 2015 season rolls around. There are areas of the team that need improvement, whether it be via free agency or the NFL draft and there are current key members of the team that we would all like to see retained.

My top 5 comes from consensus off social media, opinions of my peers, and my general overall opinion. So, without further ado, lets begin shall we?

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