It’s been quite some time since we checked in with Detroit Lions fans regarding their opinion of general manager Brad Holmes. The last time we polled our audience was almost exactly a year ago, following the team’s 2025 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, those poll results were lost to time (and a migration to a new content management system at SB Nation).
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Jerry Jacobs, James Mitchell to IR: Detroit Lions activate 4 players from practice squad
The Detroit Lions announced on Saturday that cornerback Jerry Jacobs and tight end James Mitchell have been placed on injured reserve. Both were added to the injury report this week in practice and now both will be ineligible to play again during the playoffs. Jacobs suffered a lower-body injury, while Mitchell suffered a hand injury that required surgery, according to a social media post from the Lions tight end.
With the two empty roster spots and the two practice squad elevations allowed per week, the Lions have promoted a total of four players from the practice squad who are now eligible to play for Sunday’s Wild Card game against the Los Angeles Rams. Here are the details:
Signed to the 53-man roster:
- TE Anthony Firkser
- CB Chase Lucas
Temporary elevations from the practice squad (will return to practice squad after game)
- FB Jason Cabinda
- DT Tyson Alualu
Firkser was a necessary signing to the 53-man roster with the Lions shorthanded at tight end. Not only is Mitchell done for the season, but Brock Wright is making his return from injury after missing the past three games, and starter Sam LaPorta is questionable with a hyperextended knee and bone bruise. While it appears LaPorta is miraculously trending toward playing, the Lions certainly need some reinforcement in case he is limited or out.
Lucas makes his way back onto the 53-man roster for the second time this season. As one of the better gunners on the team, he will likely play a significant role on Sunday, while providing depth at both outside and nickel corner.
Cabinda returned to action last week as a practice squad call-up. He played only five offensive snaps at fullback but saw 20 on special teams. Expect a similar role for him on Sunday.
Finally, Alualu has been a call-up for each of the past two weeks. The 36-year-old defensive tackle has provided a healthy amount of snaps after the Lions moved on from Isaiah Buggs. With Alim McNeill back in the lineup, his role decreased a bit last week, but expect him to have a significant part in the game plan against a run-heavy Rams offense.
Of note, NFL postseason rules stipulate that the Lions are only allowed to sign four free agents during the playoffs, but because Firkser and Lucas are coming from Detroit’s practice squad, they do not count toward that allotment.
To recap:
Placed on IR:
- TE James Mitchell
- CB Jerry Jacobs
Signed to 53-man roster:
- TE Anthony Firkser
- CB Chase Lucas
Elevation from practice squad
- FB Jason Cabinda
- DT Tyson Alualu
4Warn Weather – SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. A few storms could be strong with gusty winds and hail. High: 71.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy skies, becoming partly cloudy skies late. Low: 45.
SUNDAY (MOTHER’S DAY): Mix of sunshine and clouds, cooler temperatures. High: 61.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy skies. Another chilly night. Low: 41.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny skies, remaining chilly. High: 58.
After a beautiful end to the week on Friday with sunshine and a little cloud cover, with warmer temperatures moving into the region as well, some of us are waking up to some patchy dense fog on Saturday morning. Some places south of M-59 are seeing reduced visibilities down to around a mile. If you do run into some patchy dense fog, be sure to use your low beams.
That warming trend continues into the start of the weekend on Saturday, but it also brings a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Another cold front will work through the region by Saturday afternoon and early Saturday evening and that will bring our thunderstorm chance. High temperature is warming into low 70s by Saturday afternoon.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed most of the region under a Marginal Risk (1 out of 5) on our severe weather scale for the start of the weekend. Gusty winds and hail are the primary threats as we work through the start of the weekend, but this will not be a widespread threat for severe thunderstorms.
Behind that cold front for the end of the weekend on Sunday, we will keep a mixture of sunshine and clouds into the forecast. High temperatures running about 10 to 15° cooler to end the weekend. Expect high to warm into the upper 50s to lower 60s by Sunday afternoon.
Drier weather sticks around for the start of next week, before another chance of rain moves into the region by the time we get to Tuesday. The cooler-than-average temperatures will continue into the start of next week as well. Expect high temperatures to remain in the 50s for Monday and Tuesday.
Temperature start to warm up by the middle of next week, and Drier weather moves back in by Wednesday behind another cold front moving into the region. Expect high temperatures into the lower 60s on Wednesday to warm into the upper 60s by the time we get to Thursday. Above average temperatures move back into the region as we look ahead into the end of the week, expect high temperatures back into the lower 70s by the time we get to Friday.
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But as you can see below, Holmes has been an extremely popular figure among Detroit sports fans for pretty much his entire career.
Although, if there was a time when Holmes’ popularity took a hit, it was likely during the 2025 NFL season, when the Lions took their first clear step back since he and Dan Campbell came to town.
Since last year’s data was lost to time, this is a good opportunity to check back in with Lions fans. While Holmes certainly deserves a ton of credit for getting the Lions back to relevancy and helping them produce four consecutive seasons with winning records, there are some serious blemishes on his resumé now. The 2024 NFL Draft class has not lived up to his high standards through two seasons, some of his riskiest picks over the last few years have all failed to pay off, and last year’s roster just wasn’t good enough to withstand the injuries.
But Holmes is also coming off a very crowd-pleasing draft. Detroit addressed their two biggest needs with their first two selections, and there were no crazy head-scratching picks or expensive trade ups. Many have categorized his latest draft as “back to business as usual,” which could have some fans he lost back on his side.
However, that is all up to you. Vote on your thoughts about Holmes’ time in Detroit below, and share your extended thoughts in the comment section at the bottom of the page.
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