Necessary Roughness with Lang & Jansen

QB and LB will be the two biggest position battles heading into 2022 training camp for TJ and Jon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Why did the Arizona Cardinals include a "study" clause in his new multi million dollar deal. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is a lot of hype around Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions this season. Can they live up to the hype? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How was TJ’s chopper ride? (00:05) When playing in the NFL, did you wish that football was an Olympic sport? Flag football might become an official Olympic event. (02:33) Aidan Hutchinson is one of the most anticipated rookies the Lions have had. What are Jon and TJ’s expectations for Hutchinson? (14:02) Jon doesn’t believe there is a guy more ready for the NFL then Aidan Hutchinson (23:31) To lea...

What rookie will have the biggest impact this season in the NFL? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What are Jon and TJ’s expectations for Hutchinson?  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When playing in the NFL, did you wish that football was an Olympic sport?  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On episode 39 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:  - How TJ and Jon spent their Fourth of July weekend - TJ is not a fan of fireworks. Is he becoming a grouchy old man? - Lions are changing to a 4-3 look on defense. Is this the best option for Detroit? - Why this new defense will help the Lions’ personnel - A new beef for TJ and Jon? CBS Sports rele...

On episode 38 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:  - NFL training camp is weeks away. Do Jon and TJ ever miss it in retirement? - Lions' team-wide talent was ranked by ESPN. Where do they stand? - Can Derrick Barnes take a big step this season?  - Will a new defensive scheme help the Lions linebackers? - Out of last year’s QB class, which player wil...

On episode 37 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:  - How big guys like Jon and TJ survive the heat - John Penisini retires – how much does that impact the Lions D-line? - The Lions sign former Michigan star Devin Funchess. What can he bring? - Where the Lions O-line ranks in the NFL - What are realistic expectations for the O-line this season? - Sho...

On episode 36 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:  - In any sport, would you rather lose 20-1 or 3-2? - TJ talks about the worst loss he experienced in the NFL - TJ challenges Jon to mention who he lost respect for while playing - Three guys across the NFL that Jon and TJ follow every time they play  - Is Aaron Donald better than Lawrence Taylor? Wi...

On episode 35 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:  - Memorial weekend came and went. What TJ and Jon did to celebrate? - TJ took his first trip to Arcadia Bluffs - Why drinking with hockey players is a completely different level - TJ is optimistic about the Lions this year -- is it fair or too much? - Can the Lions win with Jared Goff? - The correla...

On episode 34 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen: - Who are the best players that TJ and Jon ever played against? - Is there genuine concern about Aaron Donald leaving the Rams for retirement? - Will Donald go down as the best defensive tackle of all time?  - Is this the most offseason optimism ever surrounding the Lions?  - Where do the Lions rank...

On episode 33 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:     - Nick Saban doesn’t like NIL — TJ and Jon react. - The biggest problems with NIL right now - Is recruiting starting to even out? - TJ talks about Eastern Michigan trying to recruit Caleb Williams with a $1 million offer - How Jon and TJ would have reacted to NIL when they were playing - Lions sc...

On episode 32 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:    - Excitement around the Lions is building after the NFL Draft - The big money in Vegas is on Dan Campbell to win Coach of the Year  - Could this year's Lions team be like last year’s Bengals? - What Campbell will have to do to win Coach of the Year - Lions will need at least 9 wins to reach the pl...

On episode 31 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:  - Initial reaction to the Lions' draft class - Why you can’t grade the draft so soon - The upside of WR Jameson Williams  - How modern athletes come back from a torn ACL - Is this the Lions' best chance to evaluate Jared Goff? - Expectations for rookie Aidan Hutchinson. Can he create pressure by him...

On episode 30 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:    - TJ talks about cooking his 32 oz steak, how he should have grilled it and why a cast iron skillet is a must-have for everyone - What will the Jaguars do with the No. 1 pick? And how it will affect what the Lions do at No. 2? - Why it’s so hard to name who the “great” players will be in the 2022...

On episode 29 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:    Impressions of Alim McNeill in his first season with the Lions Which second-year player will have the most to prove for the Lions in 2022?  The biggest adjustments second-year players face in the NFL Many mocks have the Lions drafting a QB No. 32 overall. Who could that be? If Lions do take a QB,...

On episode 28 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:  - Three weeks out from the NFL Draft, will the Lions make more moves in free agency? - There are two ways to look at the Lions lack of free agent signings - Where can fans count on the Lions being better this season? - Is it a no-brainer that the Lions pick-up TJ Hockenson’s fifth-year option? - Whe...

On episode 27 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:  - Will we ever get spring in Michigan? - Who cares? Jon and TJ will wear flip-flops year-round. - The NFL Draft is coming to Detroit. How did the city pull this off? - Is Detroit making a name for itself with the addition of the Lions on ‘Hard Knocks?’ - Should the Lions trade up to No. 1 to ensure...

On episode 26 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:  - First weekend of March Madness is in the books. How are your brackets looking? - How college football can learn from college basketball - Michigan has now been to the Sweet Sixteen in five straight tournaments - What will define Michigan’s season? -TJ decided to play hockey – now his body is feeli...

On episode 25 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:  - Have the Lions accomplished what they needed to in free agency? - How did Aaron Rodgers going back to Green Bay affect the Lions' free agency moves? - The impact of pass rusher Charles Harris on the Lions' defense - If Aidan Hutchinson is off the board at No. 2, who should the Lions draft? - Would...

On episode 24 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:  - Did Oregon DE Kayvon Thibodeaux hurt his draft stock by leaving the combine early? - Georgia DT Jordan Davis showed off his athleticism at 340 pounds. Will he move up draft boards? - If the NFL Draft took place today, who are you taking at Nos. 2, 32 and 34 for the Lions?  - Will the Lions be a pl...

On episode 23 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:    - Favorite paczki flavors, plus the time Jon ate an entire box - TJ gives Jon a Polish lesson  - How important is the NFL combine? Why the interviews and physicals matter the most - Is there a way to make the combine better?  - Jon tells a story about Aaron Gibson's freak athleticism at the combin...

On episode 22 of the Necessary Roughness podcast with former NFL O-linemen TJ Lang and Jon Jansen:  TJ announces what Winter Olympic event he could participate in ... - ... and discusses his cameo in 'Pitch Perfect 2' - How many beers were consumed during the Super Bowl? - Did the Rams win the Super Bowl or did the Bengals lose it? - Why the Bengals ran the ball on 3rd and 1 on their final drive ...