Episode #83: Week 10 Bears Preview
Detroit Lions Breakdown
Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania
5.0 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 9 November 2018
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
The Lions did not get an opportunity to cash in at U.S.Bank Stadium in Minneapolis this past Sunday as the Vikings dominated 24-9. Along the way the Vikingsachieved a team record 10 sacks and exposed an ailing Lion offensive line. The Lions get another chance to right the ship this Sunday when they travel to Soldier Field to face the 1st place Bears.
- it is no surprisethat Ziggy finds himself on the injury report
- T.J. Lang is not in concussionprotocol (neck)
- Special Teams Coach Joe Marciano finds himself out of a job
- Devin Fitzsimmons will have more responsibility, but get the same pay
- Zach Zenner is back
- What Zenner brings to the team, besidesa svelte physique
- Zenner with the media
- Slot receiver Bruce Ellington was also added
- What Ellington will provide the Lions
- Ameer Abdullah has played his last game with the Lions and wasclaimed by Vikings
- Andy Jones was waived and added to the Lions practice squad
- Cre’Von LeBlanc was cut and claimed by the Eagles
- Hakeem Valles was waived from the practice squad
- Why doesn’t Golladay have more targets?
- Offensive Line issues abound
- Damon Harrison has made an impact
- Is Teez Tabor in a rut in the learning curve or just a liability?
- Snap Counts from Week 9
- Week 10 Chicago Bears preview
- Vegas likes the Bears
- Bears QBMitch Tribusky’s underrated trait
- Kahlil Mack looks like he’ll play
- Could Matthew Stafford struggles be associated with coaching?
- Who needs to step up in the second half of the season?
- Can the Lions end the season with a winning record?
- Did Bob Quinn always envision a rebuild?
- Should the younger players be getting more snaps now and have the team looking towards the future?
- Is Tyrell Crosby a potential replacement for Lang at guard?
- Should Tracy Walker see snaps at corner?
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the Detroit Lions Breakdown podcast. |
| 0:04.5 | I'm Joe Kanya. |
| 0:05.6 | With me, as always, is Eric Shillett from USA Today Lions Wire. |
| 0:09.4 | And this is the official podcast of USA Today Lions Wire. |
| 0:13.6 | And we will talk about all things, lions, including the 24-9 loss to the Minnesota Vikings |
| 0:19.4 | this past Sunday, another lackluster performance, |
| 0:22.6 | and which led to the first of maybe many scapegoes to be fired. We'll see where it goes from here. |
| 0:28.7 | We'll start with the Lions Injury Report, as per normal. Number one, T.J. Lang with his neck. |
| 0:34.9 | He did not practice Wednesday nor today Thursday. |
| 0:38.6 | Yeah, this is a new injury because last week he was limited with a hip. |
| 0:43.0 | And the speculation here is that the neck injury was suffered when he got like, he got speared in the back on one play. |
| 0:51.7 | And they announced him as not having a concussion they said he was not in |
| 0:59.7 | concussion protocol which was a strange announcement because he got hit in the back but apparently |
| 1:05.0 | make it clear to everybody but apparently that uh it would they were concerned about his his neck |
| 1:09.7 | and head and so uh that's why it was announced as non-concussion. |
| 1:13.7 | But the neck is the fourth injury he's had this year? |
| 1:18.4 | Is that a rough year? |
| 1:19.1 | That's, man. |
| 1:20.8 | And you've got to feel for him. |
| 1:22.8 | And if the concussion wasn't scary enough for him, you know, to contemplate retiring. |
| 1:29.8 | He's now had, what, hip, back, neck, and concussion. |
| 1:34.0 | Yeah, well, I would hope he retires, you know. |
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