ADVANTAGE: Detroit Lions COUNT on Drew Petzing to LIFT Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs & Offense.

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🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Detroit Lions set sights on a playoff return as Drew Petzing takes command of the offense. Can the new offensive coordinator unlock the team’s full potential with stars like Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs, and Amon-Ra St. Brown? Matt Dery spotlights Petzing’s critical role at OTAs, keys to rejuvenating the run game, and the impact of key additions at center and in the secondary. Fresh power rankings put the Lions in the NFL’s top 10—are they poised to seize the NFC North? Injury updates on Brian Branch, Kerby Joseph, and Sam LaPorta raise questions about depth, while competitive comparisons between the NFL and NBA heat up. Don’t miss Dery’s hard-hitting analysis on roster health, coaching upgrades, and why Detroit’s revamped offense could finally bring playoff glory back to Motown.

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0:00.0	If the Detroit Lions are going to want to get back to the playoffs and win the division,
0:05.6	are we talking enough about the big role that Drew Petsing is going to have to play?
0:14.9	You are Locked-on Lions, your daily Detroit Lions podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:26.5	Here we go, everybody.
0:27.5	It's a Tuesday edition of Locked-on Lions, Locked-on Podcast Network, the number one sports
0:31.7	podcast network.
0:32.7	My name is Matt Derry.
0:33.7	Welcome to everybody.
0:34.8	And thanks for being with us on this Tuesday edition.
0:37.1	We'll wrap up the show today talking about NFL versus NBA. I'm seeing a trend that is a thumbs up for the NFL and a thumbs down for the NBA. We'll get into it. Hey, there's an actual power rankings list that has the Lions in the top 10. We've talked about some others that have had them outside the top 10.
0:55.6	This one has them in the top 10. We'll tell you about that.
0:58.8	Latest on the injury situation is we head into OTAs in a correction that I want to make
1:03.4	from yesterday's show. But we start today with a simple question and kind of a comment in regards
1:09.4	to organized team activities, which begin tomorrow,
1:12.1	and the media will allow to be in there on Friday to witness practice down a 222
1:18.8	Rod Wood Drive in beautiful plush Allen Park, Michigan. We've talked, and we talked yesterday
1:24.9	about some of the defensive players that are you need to step up,
1:29.4	that you're going to want to keep an eye on during OTAs and what their roles are with the team.
1:34.1	Malcolm Rodriguez, Ahmed Hossanine, what about the health of Kirby Joseph and that sore knee?
1:41.0	And we'll talk about health in a second.
1:43.3	But what have we not spoken enough about maybe this
1:46.2	offseason here on this daily Lockdown Lions podcast? And that is offensive coordinator Drew
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