The Detroit Lions, for the first time since the end of the 2015 season, have an idea of what the franchise’s roster will look like for 2016 now that the draft is over and the majority of free agency moves have been made.

But is it better than last year? What about some fairly large holes that might still be there? We address those questions and more in this week’s Lions Mailbag, filled with your questions. To ask a question for the mailbag, use the hashtag #LionsMailbag on Twitter, email me at michael.rothstein@espn.com or pop on over to the Facebook page (which you should like anyway) and ask there.

Now, on to your questions.

@mikerothstein it's hard to believe the lions are going to go into the season without a vet corner but who? & when? #Lionsmailbag - Tyler Chick (@TCizzle386) May 13, 2016

@mikerothstein #LionsMailbag With CJ gone and given the available pesonnel on O; what kind of season do you expect Stafford to have? - Nick (@Honolulu_Flu) May 13, 2016

@mikerothstein #LionsMailbag Does the 2016 roster look better or worse to you compared to the 2015 roster? — Brent Jung (@jungbrent) May 13, 2016

@mikerothstein do u agree with G Rosenthall's eval of Leos? Bottom 5 roster, not one pos group with above avg NFL starters?#LionsMailbag — Darin (@DIintheD) May 12, 2016

@mikerothstein #LionsMailBag What are the chances of the @lions drafting Fournette next year? Assuming they pick top 5. Which is possible. — Lions Nation (@LionNation) May 12, 2016

@mikerothstein what UDFA's do you think have the best chance of making the roster? #LionsMailbag — Mike Holleman (@Mike_Holleman) May 13, 2016

It's a tricky answer because there's a difference between veteran corner and "name" corner, which is I think what you're trying to get at. It wouldn't shock me if the Lions sign a vet at some point to provide more competition, but there's no guarantee that player will be like Rashean Mathis was in 2013. The player could be more like Drayton Florence, the vet who signed with the Lions during last training camp and was gone almost as fast as he signed. Detroit has confidence in Nevin Lawson , and he has shown flashes of being capable. The Lions have Darrin Walls there as well, and he could end up being somewhat of a surprise, although likely ends up better as depth. There's also Alex Carter . He seems to be forgotten because he missed last spring's workouts and then didn't play last year due to injury. But he's a corner in the tall, fast mode that the Lions would like to have opposite Darius Slay Tough to predict at this point because the offense is changing as well. The potential is there for Matthew Stafford to pick up in 2016 where he finished in 2015, which was as a top 10 quarterback. As Stafford himself mentioned last month, he's more likely to see defenses he studies during the week now instead of special defenses designed for Calvin Johnson . Plus, he has good rapport and understanding with offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter, so that should help. But Johnson was a rare talent, and replacing that is, well, extremely difficult. If I were to hazard a guess right now, I'd say you'll actually see Stafford find better rhythm earlier in games, but I'm curious to see what happens in the red zone and late in games if the Lions are trailing, when Johnson became such an obvious target.At this point, I don't think it is a better roster. There are some positions that are the same, such as quarterback and defensive tackle. The offensive line, in theory, should be better and certainly deeper than last year. Linebacker should be better because DeAndre Levy returns. Despite what I said above about the corner spot opposite Slay, the secondary is concerning with two positions essentially as unknowns. Receiver, no matter what Detroit did this offseason, was going to be worse. Running back is a coin flip at this point. I'd argue the roster might be a little bit deeper, but not necessarily better, if that makes sense. Still think there are too many questions in too many spots to feel good about it.No, I don't agree with that assessment. The roster isn't great, as I mentioned above, but the Lions have above average starters at linebacker (assuming only two linebackers in Levy and Tahir Whitehead ), at defensive end ( Ezekiel Ansah handles that by himself), at receiver ( Marvin Jones and Golden Tate are both very, very good) and at quarterback, where I believe Stafford to be an above average NFL quarterback. I know I might be somewhat alone in that opinion on Stafford, for what it's worth. But yeah, that's the short answer for saying I don't buy there are no position groups with above average starters. The Lions have questions, for sure, but they also have some talent.If the Lions are drafting in the top 5 in the 2017 draft, Detroit might have bigger problems than running back. It likely means the offensive line failed, the defensive line struggled, and Stafford didn't build on his 2015 progress. It also likely means there's a new coach in place, so while Leonard Fournette is a great talent, Detroit might have many, many more issues to address if it is in the top 5 next season based on record and not a trade or something.Answered this a little bit last week, but there are a few names out there worth watching. Receivers Jay Lee (Baylor) and Quinshad Davis (North Carolina) both have the build of outside receivers and should push Corey Fuller for a roster spot. Lee is more of a burner than Davis, which could give him the edge, but Davis' production was impressive. Cole Wick (Incarnate Word) and Adam Fuehne (Southern Illinois) could have an opening as well since the tight end spots behind Eric Ebron are pretty open, depending on Brandon Pettigrew 's ACL recovery.