The Facts: Last week, Ebron appeared, perhaps for the first time in his NFL career, to be completely comfortable and confident in the Lions offense. This has been what the Lions wanted from Ebron for a couple of seasons now. While it was only one unpadded practice, it might give a sliver of insight into what the Lions are hoping for from Ebron and what he is hoping for himself, too. "Things have become a lot more exciting now," Ebron said. "You know, you don't have to think about too much. You don't have to worry about too much. You kind of know your place, know your position so now all you have to do is just have fun and play football."

Diehards Line: Ebron didn’t play much football the first two weeks of OTAs, sidelined with an injury. He returned last week and immediately slid into his position in Jim Bob Cooter's offense. It’s a role he believes will be “a lot more exciting” than it was his first two seasons under Joe Lombardi. Ebron is going to have to take more responsibility, too. With Calvin Johnson's retirement, he becomes one of the team’s primary mismatches for opponents. When he was drafted, he was supposed to be another option for Matthew Stafford. Now, he’ll likely line up with Marvin Jones and Golden Tate as a primary one. “I see him hopefully taking strides this year,” Cooter said. “And making those big strides.” Ebron had 47 catches for 537 yards and five touchdowns last season -- doubling or close-to-doubling his rookie production. Cooter’s offense -- and the relationship the two have -- might help him skyrocket in Year 3.