Golden Tate still core part of Lions' offense

Detroit Lions wide receiver Golden Tate is still "an integral part" of the offense, head coach Jim Caldwell said.

What It Means:

Caldwell has also claimed Tate was not benched even though he was very clearly benched after running the wrong route on an interception. The Lions do not have the receiver depth to move away from Tate.

Tate earned -0.41 Net Expected Points on his 4 targets in Week 4, per numberFire Live.