Detroit Lions Breakdown

Another week of summer, another slow week for the Lions. Luckily Erik and Joe have plenty to discuss with Erik’s latest series about heading into training camp. Once again, the listeners deliver with a bunch of excellent mailbag questions. Detroit ended up being his final football home Glover Quin officially retires from the NFL To the 37th consecutive season the Lions do not select any play...

The dog days of summer are upon us, but that doesn’t mean the mail stops being delivered. Erik and Joe delve into an overfull mailbag and answer a bevy of listener questions. Is the league a passing league or is it secretly a run-first league? Was Frank Ragnow always destined to be the Lions center? Could Teez Tabor’s performance in OTAs just be a tall tale? Could the Lions end up spli...

This week Erik and Joe are treated with a visit by special guest Jeremy Reisman , the managing editor at Pride of Detroit . Erik and Jeremy have spent a lot of time together at the Allen Park facility and don’t often share the same viewpoint of what they’ve seen on the field. In this episode, they share stories from behind the scenes from over the last year and discuss the state of the...

OTAs wrap up this week so Erik and Joe will discuss everything Erik has seen at practice and hit on a bunch of other ancillary topics that the Lions have circling in their orbit. TE Michael Roberts has been shipped to the Patriots for a conditional 7th round pick, and Joe, of course, fears the worst Darrell Bevell brings in a receiver he is comfortable with, Jermaine Kearse , releasing WR Jordan S...

As the Lions head into Week 2 of OTAs Erik gets the chance to discuss what he saw during the Lions practice on Thursday. After talking about the mood at practice Erik talks about the expansion of different defensive looks the Lions may employ this season Teez Tabor has surprised in these early practices A position by position breakdown of who has started finding their way up the depth chart Staffo...

Another quiet week around the NFL allows Erik and Joe to explore the studio space with questions from the listeners in this podcast. Lions sign a slew of rookies Numbers are handed out to the new kids T.J. Hockenson considers it a great honor to wear #88 LB Juwon Young gets added and LB Tre’ Williams gets released WRs Jordan Smallwood and Tom Kennedy get added The Rod Wood-shed has been acce...

Well over a week has passed since the draft and things are settling down across the NFL. That gives Erik and Joe the opportunity to discuss the current roster construction and the impending battles to look forward to, or lament, in training camp. LT Taylor Decker had his 5th year option picked up NT Darius Kilgo joins the team after being an understudy in Tennessee Ziggy Ansah says so long, and si...

Over the weekend in Nashville over 100,000 NFL fans visited Broadway each day to find out which collegiate players would be selected by their favorite team. The Lions had 9 of those picks which created mixed emotions from the fan base. In this episode Erik and Joe focus solely on the draft. Iowa TE T.J. Hockenson – Round 1 Pick 8 Hawaii LB Jahlani Tavai – Round 2 Pick 43 Boston College...

Last week Erik and Joe discussed Erik’s QIB system when it comes to the offensive prospects in this year’s draft. In this episode, they move to the defensive side of the ball. QB Tom Savage is the newest Lion Savage becomes the de-facto #2 QB ERFA S Charles Washington signs his tender Could the Lions really be looking to trade out of the No. 8 spot ? On to the QIBs, starting with quali...

Another slow week has besieged the Lions and the NFL as a whole so Erik and Joe use the opportunity to discuss the potential shuffling the Lions can do with their draft picks and the players who could then be selected with those draft picks… Scott Warheit has provided a Lions roster reset Jeff Risdon ranks the top needs for the Lions still remaining So long to T.J. Lang After much foreshadow...

Free agency started with a bang on Monday as the Lions were one of the busiest teams in football. Bob Quinn added a lot of faces he is acquainted with and a couple that were a little more unexpected. Erik and Joe delve into it all in this episode. The Lions send T.J. Lang off into the sunset , in the process saving over $8 million in salary cap space Lang has some nice things to say about the team...

This week happens to be one of the most interesting weeks during the offseason. The combine has wrapped up and the prospects are being graded and free agency is right around the corner. Erik and Joe are lucky to celebrate their 100th episode with discussions on a myriad of player movement topics. Romeo Okwara will return to the Lions on a “2-year contract” Charles Washington has been e...

With the NFL Combine quickly approaching (February 26th-March 4th) Erik and Joe spend this episode talking about what the Lions are likely look ing for, at each position, as NFL hopefuls get poked and prodded in front of a live worldwide audience. The QIB measurables make their way back to the forefront What traits Lions’ scouts will be looking for at QB, RB, WR, TE and OL The Lions Wire Ser...

This week the Lions hosted their annual summit for the season ticket holders and members of the media including our own Erik Schlitt. Joe and Erik will break down the topics discussed by Bob Quinn, Matt Patricia and the gang and answer an overflowing mailbag. Just shortly after discussing how he would bridge the gap to returning Special Teams Coach John Bonamego, Devin Fitzsimmons joins the Vander...

This week Erik and Joe flip to the defensive side of the ball where they break down every position group. As a special bonus, and also due to rambling on in the previous episode, they will also break down the offensive line. “Everything Offense” episode covered almost all of the offense. The first breakdown is the last remaining offensive position group The defensive line gets their tu...

This is Super Bowl week and since the Lions are not participating Erik and Joe will begin breaking down position groups for next season. This week the focus is on the offense, mainly the skill positions. The opening of the offensive discussion has to do with the changes in the coaching staff, first the removal of offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter and replacing with Darrell Bevell The Lions offe...

For the just the 3rd time in Detroit Lions Breakdown Podcast history Erik and Joe welcome in a guest voice, Lions Wire writer Scott Warheit visits the studio to discuss the Detroit Lions recent coaching changes, how they impact the offseason, and as always, take questions from the listeners. First, we get to know our guest Scott Warheit Next is diving into Scott’s latest column — Matt...

The search for an offensive coordinator extends another week as the Lions ponder theiroptions. Erik and Joe sift through the eligible candidates as eight other teams continue preparing to chase the Vince Lombardi trophy. The Offensive Coordinator search continues, the list of coaches grows What Bob Quinn wants in the next Offensive Coordinator Quinn has made it known that Patricia will hire his ne...

Despite the strong offensive showing in the Lions 31-0 drubbing of the Green Bay Packers this past Sunday the team unsurprisingly parted ways with OC Jim Bob Cooter. Without any games remaining on the schedule, Erik and Joe talk about a myriad of topics concerning this offseason… The big news, the Lions agreed to part ways with Cooter Erik runs down his top candidates for Lions offensive coo...

The Lions season will come to a close Sunday at Lambeau Field as they take on the Green Bay Packers. This past Sunday the Lions left their fans coal in their stockings in a lackluster 27-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. A Lions win may, or may not, put their current 5th overall draft position in Jeopardy. Week 17 injury report Charles Washington and Bruce Ellington placed on injured reserve Brian...

Any hopes of making the playoffs were ultimately crushed this past Sunday as the Lions suffered a 14-13 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Bills. This Sunday, the Lions host the Vikings and will look to avenge their loss back in November in Minneapolis, or at least hold their defense to less than 10 sacks. Kerryon Johnson will end his season on injured reserve Da’Shawn Hand also find his way t...

The Lions got back on the winning train with a 17-3 victory over the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday in the slop at State Farm Stadium. This week the Lions look to make it two in a row (to the chagrin of a portion of the fanbase) against the Buffalo Bills in what looks to be a benign w eather Sunday for upstate New York in December. Ezekiel Ansah and Michael Roberts call it a season Lions injury rep...

The Lions fought valiantly on Sunday, but late game mistakes ultimately cost them in losing to LA Rams 30-16.  This week the Lions look to bounce back as they travel out to the desert to take on the struggling, but coach-killing, Arizona Cardinals. Lengthy Lions injury report LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin to injured reserve Eric Lee now on the 53-man roster Should the Lions shut down Kerryon Johnson...

The Lions served up a late-game disaster on Turkey Day, allowing the Bears to use two late turnovers to boost the holiday cheer of their fans back in Chicago. The Lions look to pick up the pieces this week against the 10-1 Rams who are fresh off a byeweek. Erik and Joe slowly start looking towards the future in this episode. As always, the injury report Marvin Jones on injured reserve Jamal Agnew...

The Lions delivered another no-show last week falling behind 26-0 in the first half en route to a “worse than the score looked” 34-22 loss to the Bears. This week the Lions return home to face a Carolina Panthers team that suffered a drubbing at the hand of the PittsburghSteelers 52-21 last Thursday. Will the Panthers be angry and out for revenge Sunday at Ford Field? Erik and Joe will...