Episode #91: Farewell Jim Bob Cooter
Detroit Lions Breakdown
Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania
5.0 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 5 January 2019
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Despite the strong offensive showing in the Lions 31-0 drubbing of the Green Bay Packers this past Sunday the team unsurprisingly parted ways with OC Jim Bob Cooter. Without any games remaining on the schedule, Erik and Joe talk about a myriad of topics concerning this offseason…
- The big news, the Lions agreed to part ways with Cooter
- Erik runs down his top candidates for Lions offensive coordinator position
- Lions part ways with offensive assistant and special teams helper Derius Swinton
- Quinn provided a little insight at his end of the season press conference
- Quinn taking on responsibility for the season that fell short of expectations
- The guys examine the end of season Pro Football Focus grades for the top players on offense and the top players on defense
- A run down of Lions Wire’s 2018 season awards
- The Lions already have a full list of opponents for the 2019 season
- Lions sign a handful of players from the practice squad to futures contracts
- The Lions are giving a look to QB Connor Cook, running backs Mark Thompson and Kerwynn Williams, and punter/kicker Ryan Santoso, giving them all futures deals
- The complete list of 2019 Lions free agents
- Erik and Joe look over Lions Wire Roster Stack: January edition
- Which Lions’ free agents will probably be back in 2019
- Who could be options for the Lions at backup quarterback in 2019?
- Quinn stated that he tried to acquire other tight ends before and throughout the season. In what ways could he improve the position group moving forward?
- The Lions finally landed at the No. 8 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft
- Who could be 5 realistic prospects for the Lions first round pick
- Grading Quinns’ first draft
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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. |
| 0:04.4 | I'm Joe Kenya. |
| 0:05.5 | With me as always is Eric Schlett from USA Today Lions Wire. |
| 0:09.3 | This is the official podcast of USA Today, Lions Wire. |
| 0:12.1 | Eric, the Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers, 31 to 0 at Lambo Field on Sunday. |
| 0:18.8 | Very unimpressive victory, although they did hold |
| 0:22.2 | Aaron Rogers to 26 yards passing and a concussion. |
| 0:26.2 | So that's a full day. Yeah, I think Ocora |
| 0:29.0 | should get an extension immediately for |
| 0:32.3 | concussing him? Yeah, why not? |
| 0:34.5 | See, I'm not big into the forcible injuries of other players. |
| 0:38.7 | I know he probably didn't try to do it. |
| 0:40.9 | Yeah. |
| 0:41.2 | No, look, if you injure someone, I don't think you should get a raise. |
| 0:45.3 | Unless... |
| 0:46.5 | Unless you play for Greg Williams. |
| 0:49.8 | If you can injure Greg Williams, you deserve a bonus. |
| 0:52.4 | All right, so trivia question for Eric. The Lions have now defeated the Packers four consecutive times, |
| 0:58.2 | although under auspicious circumstances, when's the last time the Lions have defeated the Packers four times in a row? |
| 1:05.8 | Oh, gosh. |
| 1:07.3 | Seventies? |
| 1:08.2 | That would be my guess? |
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