NFL Draft editor @TheAthletic. Emergency QB on the Lions’ beat. If you take everything I've accomplished and condense it into one day, it looks decent.
Aug 4, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
.@nickbaumgardner has your full observations today. My 5 thoughts on the Lions' second padded practice:
1. Penei Sewell had one really bad rep (assuming this was his assignment) -- DT Bruce Hector blew past him on the inside and forced a fumble. Otherwise, another good day. ...
1 (cont). He and Vaitai have been sharp handing off twists/blitzes. Sewell is spending a lot of time in Vaitai’s ear, asking questions. He also had Da’Shawn Hand explain a move he used. A lot of active learning happening there.
Aug 3, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
5 thoughts off the Lions’ first padded practice …
1. More on this in our in-depth observations (linked here), but Jermar Jefferson had a really good day out of the backfield. He’s showing up as a pass catcher. Can he block if he needs to?
theathletic.com/2749809/2021/0…2. Tracy Walker has two career INTs (zero last year). I’ll bet he gets at least two or three this season, and they might all come when he steps in front of a TE/slot receiver crossing the middle of the field. He’s all over those routes.
Aug 2, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
5 thoughts off practice No. 5 of #Lions training camp:
1. I’ve learned about all I’m going to learn in these padless practices, so thank goodness they’ll be in full gear Tuesday. The Lions need install reps, with new schemes across the board, but it's time to see some hitting.
2. Quinton Dunbar sat out Monday and if whatever injury he has lingers, I … have no idea what the plan is at CB3. Melifonwu? Upside, for sure, but Amani Oruwariye talked today about how raw he is -- Victor Bolden dusted him with a slant-and-go route. Important battle to track.
May 5, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
In his interview with @SiriusXMNFL yesterday, Dan Campbell said that he and Brad Holmes "couldn’t be more compatible. ... We have the same core principles in life and in football."
Campbell also basically went pick by pick down the Lions' draft. Thread incoming ...
@SiriusXMNFL On Sewell, Campbell said the draft room reaction when Miami took Waddle was even bigger than the celebration we all saw. “To be able to land a big man like that has temperament, great feet, from a good family -- everything he’s about, we couldn’t be happier.”
