Lions fans are irked with me. I mean irked, as in mildly annoyed, as in might not want to buy me an ice cream sundae, or let me merge into a busy line of traffic. I don’t think they hate me. Detroit football fans don’t seethe like that.

Troy Aikman has said multiple times the Lions remind him of his legendarily stacked Cowboys teams. He might be on to something.

While the offseason is the least of their concerns right now. It doesn’t hurt to take a look ahead at important dates to track for the Lions.

The Detroit Lions have earned a bye and will not be in action- during the wild-card round. Here's what we know.