Episode #110: OTAs Out for Summer
Detroit Lions Breakdown
Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania
5.0 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2019
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
OTAs wrap up this week so Erik and Joe will discuss everything Erik has seen at practice and hit on a bunch of other ancillary topics that the Lions have circling in their orbit.
- TE Michael Roberts has been shipped to the Patriots for a conditional 7th round pick, and Joe, of course, fears the worst
- Darrell Bevell brings in a receiver he is comfortable with, Jermaine Kearse, releasing WR Jordan Smallwood to make room
- QB David Fales and OL Luke Bowanko also became Lions at the expense of QB Connor Cook and S David Jones
- WR Brandon Reilly replaces EDGE Juwon Young
- The guys visit the Rod Wood-Shed and further discuss the saga of The Detroit Lions vs. Calvin Johnson
- Fred McLeod will be on play-by-play with the preseason TV broadcast team
- The Lions did not make the cut for HBO’s “Hard Knocks”
- Recommended reading: MLive reports on the Lions latest social justice initiative and Draft Network identified the advantages of the Lions using multiple tight end sets
- Who has participated in Minicamp
- CB Darius Slay and NT Damon Harrison continue to skip workouts
- Harrison welcomes twin sons
- Erik describes the sights of Minicamp
- Observations from OTAs
- WR Danny Amendola and QB Matthew Stafford are bonding in camp
- Da’Shawn Hand’s is making a really positive impression with his extra work mentality and it is catching on at OTAs and minicamp
- Special thanks to Adam of Bend, Ed Coyle, G Lions fan and Josh Brown for their great reviews!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Detroit Lions Breakdown podcast. |
| 0:04.2 | I'm Joe Kenya. |
| 0:05.2 | With me, as always, is Eric Schlett from USA Today, Lions Wire. |
| 0:09.0 | And this is the official podcast of USA Today Lions Wire for the Detroit Lions, of course. |
| 0:14.8 | Eric, did you know we did a podcast? |
| 0:17.4 | It's been a few weeks. |
| 0:18.9 | I don't remember how the other ones went, but but you know, we have a new one today. |
| 0:23.0 | 110. |
| 0:23.8 | Episode 110, I think. |
| 0:25.1 | No, we're cracking the century plus a decade mark. |
| 0:28.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:29.3 | Yeah, we needed to take a week off. |
| 0:32.0 | This time of the year gets really busy. |
| 0:34.0 | So, unfortunately, one week off and back at it now. |
| 0:39.3 | All right. So let's dive right in. Most importantly, there's been a ton of transactions. |
| 0:43.8 | First of all, Eric, I have to congratulate you because you were right all along. |
| 0:49.2 | Lions Trade Titan, Michael Roberts, to the New England Patriots for conditional seventh round pick in 22. |
| 0:55.8 | I thought it was unconditional. |
| 0:58.1 | There's rules attached to the seventh round pick? |
| 1:01.5 | Yeah, it's like playing time or something like that. |
| 1:03.8 | Like he's probably going to make the roster or something like that. |
| 1:06.6 | Wow. |
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