Detroit Lions Breakdown Podcast

The Lions record sunk to 3-3 on Sunday as they lost a  wild one against the New Orleans Saints 52-38. This week the Lions are on a bye and get the chance to recuperate, so Erik and Joe will discuss how the roster can shape up by the time they play Pittsburgh…

• The injury report keeps getting longer and now includes the names, Tate and Quin
• Transactions – Newcomers Caraun Reid and George Johnson are gone as quickly as they arrived, Brad Kaaya is back and DE Jacquies Smith has been signed
• The Lions slip further in the power rankings
• Erik’s  Studs and Duds article from Lions Wire is explored
• A big dip into the mailbag with a bunch of questions surrounding Jim Bob Cooters offense, also some talk about the state of the defensive line
• Once again, thanks for the great reviews of the show

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Last week was Joe and Eriks bye week and sadly the Lions ended up falling to the Panthers 27-24, lowering their record to 3-2. In this episode, Erik and Joe apologize and preview this Sunday’s matchup in New Orleans…

• The injury report is concerning including the names Stafford, Quin, Lang, Wagner and, as always, Ansah
• Transactions – welcome Datone Jones and the return of Cauran Reid, Haloti Ngata heads to season ending IR and so long to Armonty Bryant and Thurston Armbrister
• The Lions dip in the power rankings
• Erik’s  Studs and Duds article from Lions Wire is explored
• Pro Football Focus now has Glover Quin as the #1 safety in the NFL, TJ Lang as the #4 Guard and Tahir Whitehead(?!) as the #9 LBS
• Saints offense vs. Lions defense
• Lions offense vs. Saints defense
• An overflowing mailbag due to the week off needs to be rummaged through
• Once again, thanks for the great reviews of the show

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The Lions lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Falcons 30-26 resulting in their first 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 continue to have the Lions on the ascent
• Jim Caldwell got a contract extension a long time ago
• Erik’s  Studs and Duds article from Lions Wire is explored
• Pro Football Focus shows Glover Quin as the #2 safety in the NFL and Stafford and Diggs the #4 overall ranked players at their position
• Vikings offense vs. Lions defense
• Lions offense vs. Vikings defense
• A stuffed mailbox needs to be cleaned out
• Special thanks to all the people who left great reviews

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The Lions resoundingly spoiled the Giants home opener on national TV Monday night with an excellent performance on both sides of the ball with a 24-10 win. Erik and Joe speak fondly about the game then preview the matchup with the Falcons…

• Injury updates, injuries slowly beginning to mount
• Transactions – DE George Johnson returns, DE Alex Barrett released
• The Lions have moved a little up in the power rankings (#8 on Bleacher Report, #8 on NFL.com and #10 on CBS.com
• The computers have spoken and the early playoff odds are out
• Erik and Joe break down the Studs and Duds article from Lions Wire
• Pro Football Focus released their individual player rankings from Week #2, with Quandre Diggs still the #1 CB in the NFL
• Jamal Agnew is NFC special teams player of the week
• Falcons offense vs. Lions defense
• Lions offense vs. Falcons defense
• A dip into the mailbag

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The Lions opened the regular season with a whimper vs. the Cardinals in the first quarter but roared back the rest of the way and walked away with a 35-23 win. Erik and Joe talk about the game then preview the matchup with the Giants…

• Injury updates, the Lions are in pretty good shape heading into Monday
• Transactions – the big move is the addition of P Jeff Locke
• The Lions have moved way up in the power rankings (#10 in ESPN, #9 on NFL.com and #9 on CBS.com
• Erik and Joe break down the Studs and Duds article from Lions Wire
• Pro Football Focus released their individual player rankings from Week #1, with Quandre Diggs the #1 CB in the NFL
• Matt Prater is NFC special teams player of the week
• Giants offense vs. Lions defense
• Lions offense vs. Giants defense
• A dip into the mailbag
• Joe plays “Who’s Got More” and “Coordinator Roulette“

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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 faces but doesn’t have Cole Wick or Brad Kaaya
• How will the Lions offense fare against the Cardinals 3-4?
• Can the Lions stop David Johnson or generate a pass rush?
• A deep dip into the mailbag
• If you are attending the game and want to be part of the phone pre-game thing, you should probably read this
• Joe asks for Eriks thoughts on specific things we will see in the game
• Also, read Erik’s latest article covering the press conference

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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 suspended lists
• Of the 22 players leaving without full-time employment with the Lions which 10 could Erik see coming back, albeit on the practice squad
• Finishing with a discussion of Erik’s final preseason Studs and Duds article

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The Lions did not show up early or late in a “close” 30-28 loss to the Patriots on Friday. Erik and Joe discussed what happened, and figure out how the roster is going to shape up…

• The big news was the Matthew Stafford contract extension announced on Monday
• The injury report is mostly unchanged
• DT Derek Lott was added, LT Cyrus Kouandijo, TE Tim Wright and WR Keshawn Martin cut, DT Jordan Hill to IR
• There are rumors that teams are interested in Jake Rudock
• The Duds and Studs from the New England game and the thoughts on whether the Lions starters performance was a big deal or not
• The prediction of the 53 man roster and thoughts about additions to the practice squad
• Erik and Joe finish it off with a dip into the mailbag

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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 his meeting with Roger Goodell this week (No Hard Knocks for the Lions)
• The mailbag had a lot of questions about how this Lions roster is taking shape
• Eriks studs from the game
  • Quandre Diggs
  • Matthew Stafford
  • Akeem Spence
• Eriks duds from the game
  • The RBs not named Abdullah
  • Joe Dahl (as a Guard)
  • Brad Kaaya
• Some more notes on the Jets game with A’Shawn, Hayden, Davis and Agnew standing out on defense
• Joe tries to guess how the pollsters voted in Erik’s article covering the Lions roster battles

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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 Dwayne Washington have the RB4 spot locked up?
• Will Erik’s duds rebound vs the Jets?

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