Another day, more questions about free agency and whether or not the Detroit Lions will be big spenders in the period when it opens next month.

Today’s two Lions Mailbag questions try to address that.

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Now to today’s questions:

@mikerothstein Will the lions look to improve depth or star power in FA? — Detroit Sports Fans (@DETforLyfe) February 10, 2017

It’s a legit question when it comes to free agency – and various teams have shown throughout the course of the free-agency era of the NFL that they have different strategies. Some teams have tried to build heavily through big-name prospects in free agency. Others, like the Lions and Green Bay Packers, believe that building through the draft is the easy way to go.

That said, expect Detroit -- with $37.88 million in cap space according to Spotrac -- to make some moves when the period opens in March. The cap number, which comes before the Lions re-sign any of their own free agents, places them in the middle of the league at No. 15 in overall cap space.

What that could mean is simple: Expect the Lions to do what they’ve done in the past few years both under Bob Quinn and Martin Mayhew. They could splurge for a theoretical star or two in free agency -- likely at positions of need -- but expect them to mostly work the middle class of free agency to bring up the middle class of the Detroit roster.

It’s where Quinn had his most success last season, particularly with Tavon Wilson, Rafael Bush and Johnson Bademosi, and where he’ll likely try to make moves again.

So to answer the question, the Lions will likely try to improve both in star quality and overall depth during free agency, but figure it’ll be more of the depth variety than the stars you might see out there. Of course, many of the stars still listed as free agents now likely won’t be available come March and the start of the free agency period. If they are, whether Detroit is interested will depend on what the money will be and the fit with the team’s roster.

So when you look at high-level free agents, cornerbacks A.J. Bouye and Logan Ryan would be fits. So would linebacker Dont’a Hightower, defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins and offensive guard T.J. Lang. Not all of them, though, might be available by the time free agency starts.

Once Detroit starts to re-sign its own free agents and make any potential cap cuts the might come, then you’ll start to get a better feel for what the Lions may do when the spending period starts up.

And since it’s related, here’s a bonus question:

@mikerothstein u think the Lions would go after Eric Berry if he doesn't sign with KC? Would it be money well spent considering other needs? — Uncle_Gianci (@uncGianci_knows) February 10, 2017

Well, the short answer is I don’t believe Eric Berry will reach free agency. He’s a key part of Kansas City’s defense and one of the best safeties in the NFL.

If for some reason he becomes available, though, the Lions should absolutely make a run at the 28-year-old three-time first-team All-Pro. He would become an immediate upgrade in Detroit’s secondary and could pair with Glover Quin to give the Lions one of the top safety tandems in the league.

It would also give Detroit more cover to make other moves with its defense. It would likely move Tavon Wilson in the box more in a big-safety package -- a role he can play well -- and into a strong core special teamer.

Of course, there are questions as to whether this would happen. Berry, if he reached free agency, would likely be one of the Top 2 or 3 most coveted free agents out there. While Detroit will have a lot of cap space, 14 teams have more so the Lions would likely be in a bidding war they would probably lose.

So in my opinion, this would be a longshot for a variety of factors. But this is the time when these types of questions will start to show up, so it’s a perfectly fair one to ask.