The Facts: Anthony Lynn and Deuce Staley's arrivals in Detroit to lead a revamped offense have most anticipating a big season for Swift. Lynn, the Lions new OC, said Wednesday that he believes Swift should be a significant part of the passing game as the lead-back while adding they need to "find someone else to go with him," indicating adding a bigger-built runner is in the cards for Detroit. Staley (assistant HC/RBs) added that the Lions' new staff sees Swift as a special player who could have 25 touches a game. "A lot of people think you got to go have 20 carries as running back to be successful, and sometimes you do," Staley said. "But touches, when you have a good back, an electrifying back, touches are definitely more important."

Diehards Line:Staley went on to explain: "You can get 18 carries and seven touches as far as receptions and you have 25 touches, which is what you want from your star back. When I look at D'Andre, I do think he's a three-down back and like I said, he has some special traits I can't wait to get my hands on, so I'm excited about that." With a new quarterback in Jared Goff and all of its top wide receivers set to be free agents -- Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones, Danny Amendola, Mohamed Sanu and Jamal Agnew -- the Lions offense is in a complete overhaul phase. Since Dan Campbell took as HC over Detroit, the refrain has been about utilizing its best players. As of now, Swift sits atop that list, so it's no shock he's the focal point.