Episode #154: Preparing for fall football

This week on the podcast, the guys discuss what the NFL is having teams do to ready facilities for fall football, how they plan to ensure safety, and go back to the mailbag.

  • Lions have opened their facility to limited staff with key restrictions
  • Mini-camp officially completed
  • Training at Allen Park
  • No joint practices
  • Could there be a shortened preseason?
  • Creating a safe environment
  • “Establishing the 53” Mailbag, parts 1, 2, and 3
  • Jeff Okudah’s leadership
  • What will the NFL do with a “fan-less” experience?
  • How will COVID-19 impact 2021?
  • Will the presumed salary cap adjustments impact contact extensions?
  • What might those extensions look like for Kenny Golladay and Taylor Decker
  • When do conversations begin?
  • Do the Lions have an elite difference-maker on the 2020 roster?
  • Jamie Collins “versus” Tracy Walker or will they complement one another?
  • More blitzing in 2020?
  • Rookie roster impact
  • Most improved position group? Weakest?
  • Will the weakest be addressed?
  • Surprise cut?
  • Will Rick Wagner signing in Green Bay be a problem?
  • Where do the Lions rank in all three phases among all NFL teams?
  • A bit of 2021 draft talk
  • Kickalicious!

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