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FanPulse: Lions fans’ confidence in team direction cut in half after Week 1 blowout loss Welcome to SB Nation FanPulse — a survey of fans across the NFL Amani Oruwariye Jersey Womens , powered by SurveyMonkey. Each week, we send 32 polls to 100+ plugged in fans from each team. Lions fans, sign up HERE to join FanPulse.Last week, our FanPulse surveys debuted and Detroit Lions fans seemed cautiously optimistic about the 2018 season. 68 percent of polled fans were confident in the direction of the team. While some had been shaken by the poor preseason performance from Matt Patricia’s crew, the majority of fans still believed the Lions’ trajectory was headed upwards.Then Monday night happened:How confident are you in the direction of the team? Last week: 68 percent confidenceLions fans have quickly jumped ship with many already wondering if firing Jim Caldwell was the right thing to do. Rumors are floating that some veteran players are unhappy with Patricia’s methods, and general manager Bob Quinn is also facing a ton of criticism.As a result, fan confidence has dropped more than half in just one week. Last week Amani Oruwariye Detroit Lions Jersey , 68 percent of fans were confident in the direction of the team. That number is now just 32 percent. Additionally, only 11 percent were “not very confident” or “not confident prior to Monday. That number has nearly tripled to 31 percent. He may or may not have lost some players in the locker room, but it’s abundantly clear Matt Patricia has lost some fans in just one week.Will the Lions win or lose in Week 2?Odds: 49ers are 7-point favoritesNiners Nation FanPulse: 49ers by 7Pride Of Detroit FanPulse: Lions by 1Interestingly enough, despite the clear lack in confidence, Lions fans are still, on average, picking them to pull off a pretty significant upset on the road this week against the San Francisco 49ers. Vegas’ odds have skyrocketed to favor the 49ers by a touchdown Amani Oruwariye Jersey 2019 , and while our friends at Niners Nation think that’s about right, Lions fans still think Detroit will move to 1-1.Other than QB, what is most valuable to an NFL offense? Our national poll this week deals with the most important non-quarterback position on offense. Considering how much we’ve seen Matthew Stafford get beat up over his entire career, I’m guessing most Lions fans are with the majority here. Left tackle beat the field by a large margin, and NFL general managers seem to agree. In general, teams are willing to pay left tackles and wide receivers more than any other offensive position outside of quarterback. Where do the Lions still need significant improvement?" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhitePride Of Detroita Detroit Lions communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryLionsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions NotesDetroit Lions AnalysisDetroit Lions TransactionsDetroit Lions Game RecapsFiled under:Detroit Lions RosterNFL Open ThreadsWednesday open thread: What is the Detroit Lions’ biggest weakness? New,104commentsWhere do the Lions still need significant improvement? EDTShareTweetShareShareWednesday open thread: What is the Detroit Lions’ biggest weakness? Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty ImagesThe Detroit Lions went into the 2019 NFL Draft with a bunch of needs Amani Oruwariye Jersey Womens , and the left having addressed almost all of them. Cornerback, tight end, linebacker, wide receiver, edge, safety all were needs of varying degrees and all were addressed at some point in the draft.At this point the Lions have a somewhat acceptable roster across the board. It’s far from perfect—and Detroit isn’t done roster building anyways—but it’d be hard to argue that the Lions haven’t improve their roster significantly from last year.But there’s always room for improvement and the Lions will need to sport an impressive roster to challenge for the NFC North. So today’s Question of the Day is:What is the Lions’ biggest post-draft weakness?My answer: Two positions immediately come to mind: right guard and linebacker. In my defensive roster grades, I gave linebacker starters a C- and a depth just a C. If Jahlani Tavai turns out to be a great pick Youth Amani Oruwariye Jersey , Detroit’s starters will be set, however both the depth and the current starters are a bit uninspiring, and that could certainly be the defense’s downfall.It was a bit surprising to see the Lions pass on all of the guard prospects the 2019 NFL Draft has to offer. Maybe they’re higher on Oday Aboushi or Kenny Wiggins than fans are. Maybe they really are planning on moving Tyrell Crosby inside. Or maybe they just really didn’t like this year’s class of interior offensive linemen.Either way, there’s a T.J. Lang-sized hole on the roster, and they say your offensive line is only as good as its weakest link. If that’s the case, it’s easy to say that offensive guard is the team’s biggest weakness.Your turn.Tweets from https://twitter.com/PrideOfDetroit/lists/lions-coverage