Detroit Lions Breakdown

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe review the disappointing Week 17 loss to the Vikings, then preview the Detroit Lions’ upcoming Week 18 matchup with the Chicago Bears in the 2025-26 regular season finale. The fellas review the injury reports from the week, break down the opponents’ roster position by position, explore their strengths and weaknesses, examine what has changed since last season,...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe review the brutal Week 16 loss to the Steelers, then preview the Detroit Lions’ upcoming Week 17 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day. The fellas review the injury reports from the week, break down the opponents’ roster position by position, explore their strengths and weaknesses, examine what has changed since last season, and discuss how the Li...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe are back and ready to preview the Detroit Lions’ upcoming opponent: The Pittsburgh Steelers. The fellas review the injury reports from the week, break down the opponents’ roster position by position, explore their strengths and weaknesses, examine what has changed since last season, and discuss how the Lions can capitalize on these, as well as the top keys to a...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe reunite after a month apart and once again put their heads together to preview the Detroit Lions’ upcoming opponent: The Los Angeles Rams. The fellas review the injury reports from the week, break down the opponents’ roster position by position, explore their strengths and weaknesses, examine what has changed since last season, and discuss how the Lions c...

In this week’s episode, Erik is solo, but keeps things moving by previewing the Detroit Lions’ Week 12 matchup with the New York Giants. Erik reviews the injury reports from the week, breaks down the opponents’ roster position by position, explores their strengths and weaknesses, examines what has changed since last season, and discusses how the Lions can capitalize on these, as well as the top ke...

In this week’s episode, Erik is solo, but keeps things moving by previewing the Detroit Lions’ Week 11 matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles on “Sunday Night Football,” and kicks things off by talking about coach Dan Campbell taking over play-calling duties. Erik reviews the injury reports from the week, breaks down the opponents’ roster position by position, explores their strengths an...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe review the Detroit Lions’ Week 9 loss to the Vikings and preview their Week 10 matchup with the Washington Commanders. The guys review the injury reports from the week, break down the opponents’ roster position by position, explore their strengths and weaknesses, examine what has changed since last season, and discuss how the Lions can capitalize on these, as w...

In this week’s episode, Erik is solo, but keeps things moving by previewing the Detroit Lions’ Week 9 matchup with the Minnesota Vikings, and kicks things off with a review of Aidan Hutchinson’s new contract extension. The guys review the injury reports from the week, break down the opponents’ roster position by position, explore their strengths and weaknesses, examine what has changed since...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe review the Detroit Lions’ Week 6 loss to the Chiefs, discuss all the drama following the game, and preview their Week 7 matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on “Monday Night Football.” The guys review the injury reports from the week, break down the opponents’ roster position by position, explore their strengths and weaknesses, examine what has cha...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe review the Detroit Lions’ Week 5 win over the Bengals and preview their Week 6 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs. The guys review the injury reports from the week, break down the opponents’ roster position by position, explore their strengths and weaknesses, examine what has changed since last season, and discuss how the Lions can capitalize on these, as well...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe review the Detroit Lions’ Week 4 win over the Browns and preview their Week 5 matchup with the Cincinnati Bengals. The guys review the injury reports from the week, break down the opponents’ roster position by position, explore their strengths and weaknesses, examine what has changed since last season, and discuss how the Lions can capitalize on these, as well...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe review the Detroit Lions’ Week 3 win over the Ravens and preview their Week 4 matchup with the Cleveland Browns. The guys review the injury reports from the week, break down the opponents’ roster position by position, explore their strengths and weaknesses, examine what has changed since 2024, and discuss how the Lions can capitalize on these, as well as the to...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe preview the Detroit Lions’ 2025 Week 3 matchup with the Baltimore Ravens. The guys review the injury reports from the week, break down the Ravens’ roster position by position, explore their opponents’ strengths and weaknesses, examine what has changed since 2024, and discuss how the Lions can capitalize on these, as well as the top keys to a Lions’ victory. As...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe preview the Detroit Lions’ 2025 Week 2 matchup with the Chicago Bears. The guys review the injury reports from the week, break down the Bears’ roster position by position, explore their opponents’ strengths and weaknesses, examine what has changed since 2024, and discuss how the Lions can capitalize on these, as well as the top keys to a Lions’ victory. As a re...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe preview the Detroit Lions’ 2025 Week 1 matchup with the Green Bay Packers. The guys review the injury reports from the week, break down the Packers’ roster position by position, explore their opponents’ strengths and weaknesses, examine what has changed since 2024, and discuss how the Lions can capitalize on these, as well as the top keys to a Lions&#8217...

In this week’s episode, Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania take a deep dive into the Detroit Lions’ 2025 active (53-man) roster, as well as the 16-man practice squad. The guys go position-by-position through the roster, examining why the team made the decision they did and projecting player roles heading into Week 1 of the regular season. The fellas also spend a fair amount of time discussing the Pa...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe take a look back at the Detroit Lions’ first two preseason games, against the Chargers and Falcons, and compare performances versus what’s been seen at practice. As always, the guys break down the Lions’ roster position by position, analyze how each player performed, how they fit into the roster, project roles, and discuss what our expectations are...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe return after a summer break to recap the first week of Detroit Lions 2025 training camp. As always, the guys break down the Lions’ roster position by position, analyze how each player is performing at camp, how they fit into the roster, project rookie roles, and discuss their upcoming preseason Hall-of-Fame game against the Los Angeles Chargers. As a reminder,...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe review the Detroit Lions 2025 NFL Draft class, exploring all seven drafted and 11 undrafted rookies. As always, the guys go position-by-position through the Lions’ roster, break down how each player fits into the roster, project rookie roles, and explore how this draft class impacts the Lions’ future. As a reminder, if you like our show, you can subscribe...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe wrap up their preview the 2025 NFL Draft class by taking an extensive look at this year’s “Grit Index.” As always, the guys go position by position through the NFL draft class and explore which prospects would be good fits for the Detroit Lions’ roster. As a reminder, if you like our show you can subscribe using iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Podb...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe preview the 2025 NFL Draft class as we get closer to the big event, set to take place on April 24-26. As always, the guys go position-by-position through the Detroit Lions’ needs, introduce players’ projected availability, and identify the prospects that Lions fans should be keeping tabs on. As a reminder, if you like our show you can subscribe using iTun...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe preview the 2025 NFL Free Agency period set to open next week. The Legale Tampering period opens on Monday, March 10, followed by the start of the League new year and official opening of free agency on Wednesday, March 12 at 4 p.m. ET. The guys go position-by-position through the Detroit Lions’ needs and identify the players available in free agency that Lions...

In this week’s episode, Erik and Joe preview the 2025 NFL Combine’s on-field drills taking place from Thursday, February 27 through Sunday, March 2 on NFL Network. The guys go position-by-position through the Detroit Lions’ needs and identify the players attending this year’s Combine that fans should be watching. As a reminder, if you like our show you can subscribe using iTunes,...

In this week’s episode, Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania take a look ahead as the Detroit Lions will be wrapping up their preseason against the Pittsburgh Steelers and cutting down their roster down to 53 players over the next few days. The guys discuss the Lions’ roster position-by-position, identifying players who are locks for the roster, as well as those battling it out for the final few...

This week on the podcast, the guys set up the Detroit Lions’ offseason by taking a look at where the roster sits as they begin their journey of improving the organization. Erik and Joe go position-by-position through the roster, discussing who is signed, who is a free agent, which players could return, which might be cap casualties, and which prospects in the NFL draft could be possible repl...