Pride of Detroit: for Detroit Lions fans

With preseason games a sniff away, it's time to break down the final lessons from training camp and the Ford Field scrimmage. Ryan, Chris and Jeremy talk about what they've learned from the summer practices, and also what still remains a question mark for this Detroit Lions team. With a game against the Patriots lined up, will the Lions show how well Stafford has adapted to the Darrell Bevell offe...

The Lions make a surprise signing, snapping up former Packers defensive tackle Mike Daniels and releasing running back Theo Riddick. Jeremy and Chris react to the sudden moves and evaluate where this leaves both the Lions defense and the run game. Kent Lee Platte, the infamous RAS Math Bomb, joins the show and Chris tees up questions for him and Jeremy about training camp. Are the linebackers goin...

Training camp is just around the corner. Chris, Jeremy and Ryan break down everything they want to see resolved through training camps, updates on certain key issues the Lions are facing. Is there an end to the Darius Slay and Damon Harrison holdouts in sight? The penultimate LISTCAST is here to talk about the best running backs in the NFL for 2019, a precarious situation that has seen more and mo...

With Chris on the move again, Jerry Mallory joins with fanfare and revelry. Along with Jerry and Ryan, they preview the first 4 games following the early bye in the 2019 NFL schedule for the Lions, and discover what dangers lay ahead. Glover Quin retires from the league, and the guys reminisce on his time with Detroit. LISTCAST returns to rank the best cornerbacks in the league...will Darius Slay...

With a newly minted quarterback in Arizona and three playoff teams littering the start of the NFL season, the Lions are in for a rough start for their 2019 campaign. How will they fare? Jeremy, Chris and Ryan preview the first quarter of the upcoming Detroit schedule and get you ready for Lions football. LISTCAST returns, and with it comes the top 10 wide receivers of 2019 - will Julio Jones keep...

Ryan returns from the PNW and his commune with nature. Wayback Machine travels back to the end of October, and the end of the Lions 2018 campaign as we know it. Lessons to be learned in warning signs, trades and mixed messages about competing. The entire POD staff has pooled their picks for the top 10 edge rushers of 2019, in a brand new format for LISTCAST. More than a few players might be snubbe...

With Ryan off in the great northwest, Mansur Shaheen fills in. Wayback Machine touches on the Miami game from 2018, and the last glimmers of positive news for a Lions season about to go south. News of Domata Peko rumors fuel speculation as to the current status of Damon Harrison's holdout. LISTCAST returns to discuss the top ten tight ends of 2019, with a new format. Will new Lions TJ Hockenson sh...

Michael Roberts bounced back and forth for a bit last week before being unceremoniously released. While it puts pressure on the rest of the corps to perform for a spot, it does shine a light on past struggles for general manager Bob Quinn to implement a tight end to fit a specific philosophy of use. The guys discuss the release and Quinn's moves for the position, and asks if pressure is on TJ Hock...

Darius Slay and Damon Harrison are seeking new contract extensions, skipping mandatory activities in their holdouts. What will break the stalemate? The POD crew discusses the logic behind the holdouts and discusses the likelihood of resolutions. Jermaine Kearse was also signed by the Lions, and the guys discuss his upside for the team. In the Wayback Machine, it's time to talk about horseshoes and...

Another episode in the long drama between Megatron and the Detroit Lions unveils as Johnson lays it out flat: he wants the money from his signing bonus back. But will that be enough to bring him back and make him an "ambassador" for the team? And what of fans who have gone delusional and are putting him down? PODcast is on it. Also, the Wayback Machine takes the crew to the bright night of Patriot...

OTAs for the Detroit Lions are rolling, but the activities are missing a nose tackle and a cornerback. Is there time to be concerned or is it still too early? Is this part of a new wave that's here to stay in the NFL when it comes to contracts and negotiations? Should the Lions offer new contracts to Damon Harrison and Darius Slay? Also, Wayback Machine visits Week 2 and a near-comeback against th...

The Wayback Machine is back to revisit the 2018 Lions season. Chris takes Jeremy and Ryan back to early autumn and the crushing blow of Sam Darnold and the Jets upon all the hopes and dreams of the Detroit Lions. But knowing what they know now, what did the Jets game foretell, and where was it an outlier? Are those dreads still there as the Lions move into 2019? Also on the podcast: commenting on...

Jeremy, Ryan and Jerry talk the coming positional battles for the Detroit Lions, Gunther Cunningham, Ezekiel Ansah and potential contract extensions on the latest edition of the Pride oF Detroit PODcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NFL Draft and free agency all but complete, it's time for the Pride Of Detroit staff to make reckless prognostication! Comparing the depth chart from May of last year, Ryan, Chris and Jeremy compare and contrast the different units and see where the Lions improved and where they degraded. Also, the mailbag is back for the first time after the draft with plenty to talk about! Learn more ab...

With the NFL draft packing up from Nashville, the PODcast boys dig through all the decisions the Lions have made, and how the narrative on this class is already taking shape. Chris and Jeremy talk about a surprising first couple of days and deliver their takes. Then, Jeremy has Alex Reno and Brett Whitefield on the show to break down all the picks, with some additional focus on the day 3 selection...

Jeremy, Jerry and John react to the Detroit Lions' surprising Round 2 pick of Hawaii linebacker Jahlani Tavai. How bad of a reach was this? Should Lions fans be outraged? What does Bob Quinn see in this guy?  Next, we break down the third-round pick of Boston College safety Will Harris. How will he change the dynamic of the defensive backs? Did Detroit overlook some better talent on the board?  Fi...

Chris, Jeremy and Mansur react to the first night of the NFL draft for the Detroit Lions. The Lions took TJ Hockenson, TE from Iowa, with the eighth overall pick. The reaction is mixed - were the Lions right to take a tight end? How valuable was the position? Is a TE worth taking that high? And of Hockeson himself, what talents will he bring to the Detroit Lions? All this and more await! Learn mor...

SB Nation pulled all of its top NFL bloggers together to help create a mock draft and predict what might happen at the 2019 NFL Draft. Listen to hear where college football’s top stars could end up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kent Lee Platte, Brett Whitefield and SURPRISE GUEST all stop by with Jeremy and Ryan to break down the big grandaddy of personnel allocation meetings, the NFL Draft! Who will the Lions take at #8? Will they even be at #8 or will they trade the pick? What about the later rounds? So many questions, comments and more, you just have to download it to find out yourself! Learn more about your ad choice...

IT"S TIME TO PLAY ANOTHER GAME. Jeremy Reisman ringleads this one, and Chris and Ryan let everyone know what they feel about potential first-round draft picks. Happy or sad? What do they make of Rashan Gary's troubles, or how about a wide receiver in the first? Will everyone agree or will fur fly over disagreements? In the mailbag, the POD family asks about two quarterbacks standing on top of each...

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CJ Anderson joins the Detroit Lions, and the AAF folds under the whims of owner Thomas Dundon. Chris, Jeremy and Ryan react to a week of football news. Then, a frank discussion about trading up and down in the NFL draft. What's the right call? Who might dance with the Lions if they do so? Was Bob Quinn for real when he talked about trading down or just bluffing? In the mailbag, discussions about p...

It's April, and that means it's time to mock draft. Every day it's time to mock draft. Jeremy leads Ryan and Chris into a 3-round mock draft to see how the big board could shake out for the Detroit Lions. Chris meanwhile has the plague and is trying not to die. Everyone gets upset about the new PI rule changes, which will absolutely be fine and not actually kill football, OK? Also saying goodbye t...

The crew of the PODcast did not attempt to extort Nike. Instead, they welcome in Brian Phillips of Pats Pulpit to talk Lions East, also known in some circles as the New England Patriots, and the sudden retirement of Rob Gronkowski. Damon "Snacks" Harrison wants a contract extension with the Lions - can and will the team get him one? This and a lot more free agency talk and fun mailbag questions aw...

Jeremy takes over as Chris goes on sabbatical. Ryan and Jeremy break down more from the free agency period as the initial spree comes to an end. Brett Whitefield from Pro Football Focus joins Jeremy to break down more for the Lions and explains their best deals and values. Also a mailbag. Chris was away, it's hard to write a description without him! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...