Detroit Lions Breakdown

The Lions lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Falcons 30-26 resulting in theirfirst loss of the season. This episode has Erik and Joe talking about the loss and previewing Sunday’s game in Minnesota… The injury report is huge with 15 of the 53 man roster hobbled Transactions – welcome Tim Lelito and Dan Skipper, Joe Dahl to the IR and so long Storm Norton The power rankings cont...

After 4 grueling preseason games, the regular season is finally upon us. Erik and Joe break down the matchup against Arizona… Injury updates for both teams The Lions add OL Brian Mihalik and Zac Kerin and release OL Cornelius Lucas and Brandon Thomas The Practice Squad roster has been filled and it has some new facesbut doesn’t have Cole Wick or Brad Kaaya How will the Lions offense fa...

The Lions closed out a middling preseason with a 27-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills and a 2-2 record. On Saturday the Lions trimmed the roster to 53 men, Erik and Joe break it down… Position by position breakdown A short chat about the players still in Lions orbit on injured or suspendedlists Ofthe 22 players leaving without full-time employment with the Lions which 10 could Erik see coming bac...

The Lions had a mixed bag in the 16-6 win over the Jets 16-6 this past Saturday night. Erik and Joe talk about the game, the roster, Rod Wood and more… As always a look at the injury report Latest transactions, nothing earth shattering this week Steven Tulloch visited with the team this week Still no progress on the Stafford contract front Erik and Joe visit the Rod Wood shed and talk about...

The Lions trounced the Colts 24-10 on Sunday and Erik and Joe have some takeaways from the game… Eriks studs from the game Kenny Golladay A’Shawn Robinson Anthony Zettel Eriks duds from the game Michael Roberts Matt Asiata Laken Tomlinson Kerry Hyder and Brandon Copeland hit IR, how will they be replaced? Will the guard play improve? Is this where the Golladay hype train stops? Does Dw...

Erik has been posting articles after every day of practice he attends, you can read them here , or here On this show, Erik and Joe break down the first few days of camp… Update on the injury report The boys go through the mailbag as they break down each positional group Stafford looks solid, the kids look like kids Does Abdullah look 100% recovered? Eriks’ thoughts on Dontez Ford Joe o...

Brett Whitefield of Pro Football Focus joins Erik and Joe as their first ever guest!… Armonty Bryant was suspended for 4 games for violating the league substance abuse policy the Lions may need to look for an addition to the DL Brett has an article on the prototypical Defensive Linemen in every technique Erik just released one looking at 5 options the Lions have to bolster their pass rush Th...

Not so quiet on the football front this week as Calvin Johnson generated some Lions related content… Calvin now says the Lions losing ways were the cause of his retirement Erik and Joe discuss a Mike Payton article from Pride of Detroit about the Lions Secret Weapon (Joe and Erik call it “Superstar” for some reason) Kent Platte of Pride of Detroit delves into whether the Lions re...

Happy Belated 4th of July, most of the other Lions podcasts took the week off, so Erik and Joe are doing their best to shoulder the load… A poll on Draft Wire asked who was the Lions best draft pick from 2017, Erik breaks it down Joe and Erik compare their lists of the 5 under the radar Lions who could make an impact in 2017 (also comparing to Tim Twentyman’s list ) A few news stories...

Lions news has continued to grind to a halt here in late June, still Erik and Joe find a way to squeeze blood out of the proverbial rock… Tavon Wilson is facing a lawsuit in civil court Former Lion Nick Fairley’s heart condition might end his career LB Zach Orr looking to unretire, visited the Lions on Thursday, Erik even wrote an article about it The boys answer a couple of questions...

Another slow week in Allen Park, but that gives Erik and Joe time to talk contract extensions and top 10 lists… Congratulations to listener Andy Dombrowski and his triumph on the F-Word Kenny Golladay finally signs his rookie deal Eric Decker will not find his way to Detroit Contract details for Greg Robinson and Cyrus Kouandijo Evaluating Khyri Thornton’s suspension The team and Glove...

OTAs were in full swing this week, Erik and Joe talk about all that, say goodbye to another Lions great and dip back into the mailbag… Happy retirement to Detroit Lions Radio Sad to hear news of Wayne Walkers passing Disgruntled Calvin Johnson The rules changes for 2017, Joe Fauria must be displeased he’s no longer in the league In OTAs… Ameer Abdullah is now participating with c...

A quiet week in Lions land, but there was still a lot for Erik and Joe to talk about… A special thanks to Scott and Brock for giving us 5 star reviews on the Podcasts App!! The Lions are already making cuts and keeping the roster under 90 Unsurprising Matthew Stafford contract extension talk A sasquatch-like sighting of LaGarrette Blount at Metro Airport Blount was May 9th tendered by the Pa...

The draft starts this Thursday 4/28/17. There is a lot to cover in this episode with the back seven on defense to be evaluated… Reactions to the new uniforms A quick look at the 2017 schedule Matthew Stafford contract extension talk Joe vs. the Mini-Taco Charltons (the Mini-Ditkas would beat us both) The top QIB qualifiers at LB, Erik’s LB article The top QIB qualifiers at CB, Erik&#82...

The draft is now only 3episodes (14 days) away. The USDA busy so Erik will do the evaluating of Defensive Line prospects in this episode… Titus Young is headed to prison Erik quizzes Joe on the Final 4 of the Lions Combine of Sorrow Four former college WRs visit Allen Park More David Njoku talk The Lions will unveil their new uniforms Top QIB qualifiers at DT (Erik will have an article up 4/...

The draft is now only 4 episodes (22 days) away. Erik and Joe will spout out their thoughts and feelings about… Richard Shermans availability A new Lion via Mt. Pleasant The surprising exit of Gunther Cunningham Reactions to Daniel Jeremiah’s latest Mock Draft Potential Lions at TE (hopefully not David Njoku) and their QIB WR fits (likely no targets in the first round) Tony Romo’...

The draft is only 5 episodes (29 days) away. In this episode Erik rolls out the QIB (Quinn Influenced Benchmark) system. What are the Quinn Influenced Benchmarks for Running Backs Who fits those benchmarks in the early and late rounds There are fewer QIB qualifying scoresfor Offensive Linemen, who fits currently on Lions? What Offensive Linemen might the Lions target late in the draft? We look at...

Its only episode 5 and we’re already doing a mailbag episode. A special thanks goes out to everyone that submitted us a question. What are the Lions draft needs? What does the Lions Draft Board look like? Who does Erik like besides Haason Reddick? Obi Melifonwu? (not a typo) What are the chances of seeing the Lions make a trade in the first round? When might the Lions take a running back? Wh...

Due to a natural disaster we have missed 2 weeks of free agency. We catch up this week chatting about these additions… Keshawn Martin (the man whose punt return never counted) Former journeyman pro basketball player Darren Fells Direct benefactor of Martin’s nullified punt return Rick Wagner Hippo Hot Dogs Hall of Famer T.J. Lang Potential Ngata successor Akeem Spence Rotational DE Cor...

The cap is up to $167,000,000! We can only imagine how mad Jim Thorpe and Red Grange are. All free agency talk this week as we look forward to the combine results. In thisepisode wediscuss… The league calendar No options at QB RBs that may have been on your fantasy team last year High priced WR options More sensibly priced TEs High end targets on the OL Pass rush and rush stuffing on the DL...

Podcast #2 Moving to the other side of the ball… A look at the Lions available free agents on Defense and Special Teams DT- Khryi Thornton, Tyrunn Walker and Stefan Charles DE – Kerry Hyder and Devin Taylor LB – Josh Bynes, Jon Bostic SS – Rafael Bush (and how Miles Killebrew will take his role) CB – Where they need to look for new Lions Does Erik think Jabril Peppers...

Our First Podcast! Thanks for listening. In this episode wediscuss… A look at the Lions available free agents on Offense OL – Riley Rieff and Larry Warford QB – Dan Orlovsky RB – A goodbye to Joique Bell WR – Anquan Boldin TE – A surprisingly large cast of characters Finish with a short discussion on the $100 million investment at Ford Field, which you can watch...