Episode #128: Cowboys Week 11 Preview
Detroit Lions Breakdown
Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania
5.0 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 14 November 2019
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
This past Sunday morning we learned Matthew Stafford was not going to face the Bears due to fractured bones in his back, and an unsurprising 20-13 loss in Chicago followed. This Sunday the Lions return to the friendly confines of Ford Field where they will face the 5-4 Cowboys. This week Erik and Joe discuss what they thought of Jeff Driskel’s performance and the return of Rod Marinelli.
- The extent of Matthew Stafford’s injury
- At this point do the Lions sit Stafford for the rest of the season?
- Rookie DT Kevin Strong placed on injured reserve ending a good story on a sour note for Year 1
- RB Tra Carson released with an injury settlement
- OT Dan Skipper is back, claimed off of waivers from the Texans
- LB Anthony Pittman returns to the practice squad, P Matt Wile ends his short Lions stint
- Bears recap
- Jeff Driskel’s debut as Lions quarterback
- The Silver (and Blue) Lining article
- Taylor Decker makes PFF’s top Offensive Tackle in consecutive weeks
- Trey Flowers earns Player of the game nod
- Snap Counts: Jarrad Davis has his best game this season
- Jahlani Tavai has seen increased responsibilities, including calling some plays on defense
- After this rough patch the Lions currently hold 11th pick in 2020 draft
- Vegas opening line: Currently off due to Stafford injury
- What matchups do the Lions need to take advantage of to even come close to a victory
- Schedule Update: Lions at Denver Week 16 will not flex to Saturday, it will stay on Sunday at 4:05pm
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone. Welcome to another episode of the Detroit Lions Breakdown podcast. I'm Joe Kanya with me as always as Eric Schlett from USA Today, Lions Wire, and this is the official Lions podcast of USA Today, Lions Warrior. Eric, seasons kind of in peril at this point. We recorded before we all learned the news on Sunday morning |
| 0:21.8 | that Matthew Stafford was not going to play against the Bears due to his back injuries, |
| 0:26.4 | broken back, and we'll probably talk about that a little bit when we get going. Team lost to Chicago |
| 0:31.6 | 20 to 13. So let's dig right into it. We'll talk about all that. Of course, we'll start with the injuries. |
| 0:39.2 | And number one, the most important. |
| 0:41.3 | He was out Wednesday. |
| 0:42.6 | Today is Wednesday. |
| 0:44.1 | Matt Stafford did not practice. |
| 0:46.6 | Yeah, you know, I hate that we have to start off the top of the show talking about Stafford, |
| 0:52.2 | but it's probably the biggest news going on right now, |
| 0:56.0 | and it makes sense to just dive. |
| 0:57.4 | Yeah, we'll dive right in, right? |
| 0:59.8 | So, yeah, like you said, everything seemed positive at this point. |
| 1:03.6 | At this point last week, when we recorded last Thursday, everyone was optimistic. |
| 1:08.8 | We were, you know, we barely paid much attention to the injury |
| 1:12.8 | report, um, with him because all the news was optimistic. He said it was, he was optimistic. And then, um, |
| 1:20.9 | all of a chain of events happened on, on Friday, starting with a, uh, MRI that revealed a potential fracture. |
| 1:31.8 | But apparently... |
| 1:32.1 | One fracture or multiple fractures? |
| 1:34.9 | That's a good question. |
| 1:36.2 | I don't think they've clarified that. |
| 1:39.0 | And then, you know, this, apparently it's the type of injury that is not a you all you might be able to |
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