Throughout the offseason, the Detroit Lions offense has been under the microscope, and in training camp, it has taken its lumps from its own defense. Against Miami, that first-team offense found its footing and then kicked in the door, looking very much like last year’s high-powered, league-leading attack. It’s worth noting that the Dolphins were already without edge rusher Jaelan …
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Lions linebacker Grant Stuard said about his team’s joint practices with the Dolphins that he questions “if they practice how we practice.” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said that doesn’t concern him. Asked about Stuard’s statement, McDaniel said that kind of talk is just a lot of noise. “Literally does not affect me whatsoever,” McDaniel said. “I hope we get the …
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Throughout training camp, the Detroit Lions’ defense has been giving the offense fits. It got to a point where some may have been questioning whether the Lions’ offense was going through some issues. But if Day 1 of joint practices was any indication, the Lions defense just may be that damn good. I’ve probably witnessed about 10 or so joint …
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First-team reps: It’s always interesting to see which young players or veterans who normally play a lot of backup reps, get first-team reps in joint practice. Some of the those names Wednesday were wide receiver Jackson Meeks, wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa, wide receiver Ronnie Bell, cornerback Nick Whiteside, safety Ian Kennelly, and cornerback Erick Hallett II. Officials: Wednesday’s joint practice …
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The long-awaited joint practices between the Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins are finally here. Starting on Wednesday, around 10:30 a.m. ET, the two teams will battle it out at the Lions’ Allen Park facility for a set of back-to-back practices. Not only is this a unique opportunity for the Lions to get their starters a bunch of game-like reps to …
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The Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins will face off over the next two days for a pair of joint practices. Unlike most preseason games, this will be an opportunity for both teams to see their starters face off against another team’s starters. And with that comes some really fun matchups to watch this week. Here are my five favorites I’ll …
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The Miami Dolphins are slated to have the second and third of their four preseason joint practices this week. After battling the Bears last week, Miami will stay in the NFC North and travel to Detroit to practice against the Lions on Wednesday and Thursday. The Lions finished last season 15-2 and are considered to be one of the best …
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Mentor and mentee, the present and the future, met one morning last week for a much-needed debrief. There was Taylor Decker and Giovanni Manu, lingering on the field well after Wednesday’s practice for a meeting of minds. Manu has been baptized by fire in his second NFL season, receiving the quantity of reps necessary for his …
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It’s one of the ugly realities of the game of football—people get hurt. But it’s not too often that an injury appears so brutal, both teams decide to end the game early. So when Detroit Lions players joined hands with the Atlanta Falcons during Friday night’s preseason matchup after Lions safety Morice Norris’ went down with an injury, it was …
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The Detroit Lions have two preseason games in the books, after previously facing off against the Los Angeles Chargers and Atlanta Falcons, and that means it’s time for another installment of our 53-man roster projection. As has become tradition, Jeremy Reisman and I collaborate on this projection in an attempt to give you a balanced look at where the roster …
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