This week, the guys discuss the shift of Lions’ organizational control from Martha Firestone Ford to her daughter Shelia Ford Hamp and go through another round of the mailbag.
- Shelia Ford Hamp is now the principal owner
- History of Lions ownership
- Don’t expect the team to be up for sale
- Female to female passing of the torch
- Martha Ford’s legacy?
- Where’s William Clay Ford Jr.?
- Hamp looking to put “her own stamp” on organization
- Hamp is in the learning process
- She doesn’t anticipate any large changes, for now
- The Lions coaching staff and front office ultimatum remains in place
- Hamp is proud of the Lions approach to social justice
- Hamp would “completely support” the Lions signing Colin Kaepernick
- COVID-19 and social justice protests creating community among players/staff
- How will the regular season be adjusted? Is quarantining an option?
- Governor Whitmer’s executive order allows sports to return to Michigan
- Why are the Lions’ top-level draft picks still unsigned?
- After an ankle injury, is T.J. Hockenson 100-percent? Da’Shawn Hand and Austin Bryant?
- Will Luke Sellers pass Nick Bawden at FB?
- Who are the Lions’ starting guards?
- Will either of the rookie guards start? Be in a rotation?
- Examining linebackers in different defensive formations
- Is re-signing Mike Daniels a possibility? Any other DTs the Lions could pursue?
- Why are the Lions coaches nationally criticized for their defense?
- Will Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia be back beyond 2020?
- Back-to-back games with a divisional opponent, is it possible?
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