Mikey, as passionate as I am as a Lions fan, I also try to be objective. Many times it's easier said than done. In the days after the Bob Quinn/ Matt Patricia debacle ended ( thankfully BOTH are gone ), it's easier to be objective than when a season looks promising.

There's no question on this end that Jaguars are better positioned to have success than the Lions in the seasons to come. Here are my reasons:

1. The Jaguars have a good chance of getting a top 2 pick in the 2021 Draft, in a draft that there likely will be a franchise QB prospect to choose from in the top 2.

2. The Jaguars have a much more overall favorable draft pick situation.

3. The Jaguars have a much better 2021 salary cap situation.

The Lions have a realistic path to free up $ 30 million in additional salary cap space for 2021, not even factoring in the contract of Matthew Stafford. Yet, unless the next GM has a strong off-season, it's easy to envision 2021 being a rebuilding season in which the Lions are 4-12 or worse.

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