Episode #186: Pre-Free Agency roster review
Detroit Lions Breakdown
Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania
5.0 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 5 March 2021
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
This week the guys discuss Erik’s new job as Managing Editor at Pride of Detroit and take a deep dive into the Detroit Lions pre-free agency roster.
The fellas open by looking for holes at each position group, identifying those who could be in line for a contract restructuring, and those that vulnerable to being released due to their bloated contracts.
Additionally, the guys examine the Lions 18 unrestricted free agents and single restricted free agents, looking at who could return, as well as who the team should move on from.
Once it’s clear where the roster stands, the guys will predict the team’s needs as well as the strategy of building from the outside in. For this strategy to work, the Lions will need to add skill players — including big skill players — this offseason and they have already started by signing WR Tyrell Williams.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Detroit Lions Breakdown podcast. |
| 0:05.7 | I'm Joe Kenya with me, as always, is Eric Schlett, who is no longer unemployed, but he'll tell you about that news in the second there. |
| 0:13.8 | He's still our Detroit Magazine's 2020 second most beloved sports column, Mr. Blogger. |
| 0:20.2 | Eric, I believe everybody already knows that that listens. |
| 0:25.6 | And maybe there might be one or two that don't. |
| 0:27.9 | So let's let me hear it. |
| 0:31.0 | What do you got going on right now? |
| 0:32.9 | Yeah. |
| 0:33.2 | How are you getting paid now? |
| 0:35.6 | So I've accepted a job as managing editor over at Pride of Detroit. |
| 0:41.0 | Pride of Detroit is somebody have always been interested in joining. |
| 0:46.7 | And I got an opportunity to take a step up in my job responsibilities. |
| 0:53.3 | And it's pretty exciting you know Jeremy |
| 0:56.6 | Raisman who is the lead guy over at Pride of Detroit is still there I get to work |
| 1:01.5 | alongside of him and I'll get an opportunity to do things that I think more fit my |
| 1:07.8 | skill set more analytics and breakdown opportunities And so it'll be a really |
| 1:13.7 | nice blending of writing styles with Jeremy and I. You know, the rest of the staff there |
| 1:20.3 | does an excellent job as well. So I think I can add to what they do as a, as an organization. |
| 1:26.9 | And hopefully I can elevate my game as well. |
| 1:31.1 | Fortunately, you know, again, nothing changes with us. |
| 1:34.5 | We mentioned this last week. |
| 1:35.8 | Our podcast continues to truck along and we will continue to put out the same content that we always have. |
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