DR. DREW SHOW: Detroit Lions GM Brad Holmes SPEAKS OUT—Drew Petzing LEADS Offense

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🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Detroit Lions hand the offensive keys to Drew Petzing—will a fresh philosophy ignite a Super Bowl run at Ford Field? Brad Holmes confirms it’s Petzing’s show, backing the new offensive coordinator to unleash Detroit’s unique personnel and reshape the attack, while Mike Kafka joins as a high-ranking offensive assistant. With play-calling trust shifting, all eyes are on how Dan Campbell’s leadership and Petzing’s approach can maximize Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown, and Jahmyr Gibbs. Host Matt Dery breaks down Holmes’ bold vision, concerns about offensive line upgrades, and why defensive improvements can’t be ignored in Motown. The episode also explores tight end roster dilemmas, Jim Schwartz’s latest snub by the Cleveland Browns, and the impact of culture in Detroit’s coaching hires. Plus, Mike Kakuk's “call of the day” stirs debate: Does a dominant “Honolulu Blue Curtain” defense hold the key to the Lions’ championship dreams?

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0:00.0	All right, so Drew Petsing gets top billing from his general manager.
0:11.9	You are Locked on Lions.
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0:52.9	in mobile at the cedar bowl He is going to join us Friday
0:56.6	on the program. We're going to get a full week recap. Senior Bowl from Mr. Whitefield coming up on
1:04.0	Friday. Speaking of the Senior Bowl, Dave Burkett is down there for the free press and caught up
1:08.7	with Lions GM Brad Holmes, who spoke on Drew
1:11.6	Petzing. We will tell you what the Lions GM had to say. Let me tell you something. He used
1:16.7	the term, it's his show discussing the new OC for the Lions. We'll get into that coming up in a
1:23.3	little bit. Also, the tight end situation, Jimmy Handshake Schwartz, snubbed by the Cleveland Browns,
1:30.9	and a call of the day at the end of the program. If you do want to be our call of the day,
1:34.9	we're doing back-to-back days, a call of the day. Leave us a voicemail at speakpipe.com
1:40.4	slash dairy, D-E-R-Y podcast page. Keep it about a minute uh keep it clean and we might play yours
1:48.2	on this program great to be with us great to be with you i should say here on this a wednesday
1:53.9	edition here of locked on lions all right drew petzing is lions o c we've been talking about it for two
1:59.2	weeks we had not heard from either
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