Episode #94: Special Guest Scott Warheit

Detroit Lions Breakdown

Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania

Sports, Football

5.0 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

For the just the 3rd time in Detroit Lions Breakdown Podcast history Erik and Joe welcome in a guest voice, Lions Wire writer Scott Warheitvisits the studio to discuss the Detroit Lions recent coaching changes, how they impact the offseason, and as always, take questions from the listeners.

First, we get to know our guest Scott Warheit
Next is diving into Scott’s latest column — Matt Patricia’s choice of Darrell Bevell was shocking, but it shouldn’t have been
How will the Darell Bevell hire impact the team’s needs
Have the Lions chances of re-signing Golden Tate increased with Bevell’s hiring?
Who are some free agents the Lions may target with ties to Bevell this offseason
FB Nick Bawden may get some opportunity based off of Bevell’s fullback usage
The Lions have hired John Bonamego as special teams coordinator
How will the special teams be impacted with the return of Bonamego?
The group discusses the Lions rank of 12th in Rick Gosselin’s 2018 Special Teams rankings
What are some position coaches responsibilities?
WR Brandon Reilly gets signed to Reserve-Future contract
Who are some targets in free agency and the draft that fit the slot receiver profile?
#OnePride 2019 Lions’ Fan Mock Draft 1.0, Erik asks Scott and Joe who their choices would be in rounds 1, 2 and 3 according to his Twitter poll
The Lions are headed towards an estimated $36 million in cap space
Who might the Lions pursue as a high-end defensive end in free agency?

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of the Detroit Lions Breakdown podcast.
0:04.8	I'm Joe Kenya with me as always is Eric Schlitt from USA Today Lions Wire, and this is the
0:09.8	official podcast of USA Today Lions Wire.
0:12.6	Now, in speaking of Lions Wire, in the 94 episode history of the podcast, we've only had
0:19.7	one other three-man booth, but we're going to double that number today.
0:23.8	We got Scott Warheight, who is a new addition to Lions Wire.
0:30.2	Welcome aboard, Scott.
0:31.5	Thanks a lot. Longtime friend of the pod.
0:33.6	Well, and it's great to have you here.
0:35.9	And tell the folks listening at home or wherever they might be at Subway.
0:41.6	What your background is, at least when it comes to being a Lions fan.
0:45.8	Well, long time Lions fan and follower.
0:49.2	I started writing sports columns around town when I was 12 years old.
0:53.5	I used to call into WDFN all the time,
0:56.9	and they put me on the air, and I got started writing columns for the Oakland Press and the Detroit
1:01.8	News and somehow convinced Justin Rogers to give me a job at M-Live. And then Eric brought me out
1:07.7	a writer retirement to join the Lions Warrior crew. So happy to be on board. So how long suffering of a Lions fan have you been? 35 years. All right. And so what's your, what's your, do you have a favorite win? What about, no, you forget about favorite one. What's your favorite Lions player at all the time? Favorite Lions player? I'm going to go with Herman Moore. Really? I'm with Herman Moore. I am, and I'm a little biased. I interviewed Herman when I was 12 years old, went down to the Silver Dome and interviewed him, and that was fun. Benny Blade's giving me a really hard time in the locker room that day because I think he was wondering, what is a 12-year-old kid doing in the locker room? Sure. But that was fun. So, yeah, I'm a big Herman fan. Herman lives in this area, actually. I've run into him at the local corner. He lives near the podcast studio. Yeah. Now, Eric, that was the longest you ever went at the beginning of the podcast before he spoke. Let's jump right into it. We're
2:01.9	going to talk about one of Scott's articles right off the bat. Matt Patrissa's choice of
2:06.6	Darrell Bevel was shocking, but shouldn't have been. So who wants to kick us off here?
2:11.8	Do you want to get us a little background on it? Yeah, you know, when we did the podcast last week,
2:16.3	we did the, it was within hours of the announcement, right?
2:21.2	So the announcement happened.
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