Early on in the summer, for a few practices, the Lions rolled out rookie Tate Ratledge at center and put veteran Graham Glasgow back at right guard--where his metrics were outstanding in 2023 (finished with the eighth-best offense grade among guards, the fifth-best run-blocking grade per PFF). The Lions scrapped that quickly and moved Glasgow to center and Ratledge to right guard. That’s the same plan the Lions went with Frank Ragnow in his first season, coincidentally with Glasgow manning the center spot. The long-term plan seems to suggest that Detroit sees Ratledge playing center, but in the here and now, this is the best configuration for the middle of the offensive line. As for Christian Mahogany, he was very impressive in his two starts last season--one of them being the Lions playoff game for the injured Kevin Zeitler. Dan Campbell spoke to the fact that this group has some ways to grow, which doesn’t sound like a glowing endorsement on the surface, but he was quick to point out that the room to grow is, in fact, encouraging considering how green both Mahogany and Ratledge are.