Best Of The Lions On 97.1 The Tickets: Bold Idea For The Lions, Who The Lions Should Select At 17, And More!

The Valenti Show

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🗓️ 24 January 2026

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Costa & Jansen propose a bold idea for the Lions. Plus, Karsch & Anderson debate who Brad Holmes should select at 17th overall in this year's draft, Valenti reacts to the hiring of Drew Petzing as offensive coordinator, and more!

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0:00.0	Touchdown Detroit Lions.
0:03.0	You're listening to the best of the lions.
0:05.7	Oh, baby.
0:06.9	How beautiful is that?
0:08.4	A weekly mix of 97.1, the ticket's best NFL talk to get you ready for game day.
0:15.5	Good morning, 971, Jim Costa, John Jansen.
0:18.6	We've got Greg behind the glass today.
0:21.2	Lions off season. It's here earlier than we wanted it to Costa, John Jansen. We've got Greg behind the glass today. Lions off-season.
0:22.0	It's here earlier than we wanted it to be.
0:24.3	John, ESPN has an article bold off-season moves for every team.
0:29.0	And this one might make sense.
0:32.4	As cutthroat as it could seem at the surface,
0:35.5	they suggest whether Decker wants to retire or not, they should cut him.
0:41.8	Big prediction for the offseason, the Lions will cut left tackle Taylor Decker if he does
0:46.0	not retire.
0:46.8	He'll be 33 years old next season, issues with his shoulders.
0:50.3	In 2025, he fell to 45th of 69 ranked tackles in pass block win rate, and he was 61st in run block win rate.
1:00.0	The thought here is if they designated him a post-June 1 cut, they could save $18 million of precious cap space.
1:08.1	John, it may seem callous because this is a franchise lifer, but you live this life in the
1:15.0	NFL.
1:16.0	It's a business.
1:17.0	It is.
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