Episode #98: Combine Preview, Offense
Detroit Lions Breakdown
Erik Schlitt and Joe Kania
5.0 • 575 Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2019
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
With the NFL Combine quickly approaching (February 26th-March 4th) Erik and Joe spend this episode talking about what the Lions are likely looking for, at each position, as NFL hopefuls get poked and prodded in front of a live worldwide audience.
- The QIB measurables make their way back to the forefront
- What traits Lions’ scouts will be looking for at QB, RB, WR, TE and OL
- The Lions Wire Series, “Who and what to watch at the 2019 NFL Combine”
- What traits do Lions look for in their QBs
- What RBs the Lions may target on Day 3
- Are the Lions any closer with their search for a new RB coach?
- If we watch slot receivers, what drills at the combine are most important?
- How good is DK Metcalf?
- Will the Lisfranc injury keep Marquise Brown off the Lions draft board?
- Andy Isabella destiny as an NFL player
- At the Senior Bowl the Lions seeming interested in many WRs, were there any the stood out among the rest?
- Who could the Lions target on Day 3
- Is Slot Receiver or Tight End a greater need?
- 8th overall pick… Is it worth taking TJ Hokenson?
- Do the Lions need to target a TE in rounds 1-3?
- Could the Lions take 2 TEs in the draft?
- What drills can cost an Offensive Linemen draft position?
- Could the Lions take Alabama OL Jonah Williams with the 8th overall pick?
- What Offensive Linemen could go to the Lions on Day2?
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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. I'm Joe |
| 0:04.7 | Kenya. With me, as always, is Eric Schlett from USA Today Lions Wire, and this is the official |
| 0:09.5 | podcast of USA Today Lions Wire. Hopefully you didn't all just hear me ruffling my papers. |
| 0:15.9 | We're going to be talking about the NFL Combine today, because that's coming up quick. This week we're going to start |
| 0:21.9 | with the offense. Yeah, we're splitting it up into two different sections because there's just |
| 0:27.9 | a lot to cover, right? And we know our listeners like the detailed information and we don't want |
| 0:33.0 | to rush. So we're going to spend this whole podcast on offense next week week on defense, lead you right into the on-field drills starting a week from Friday. |
| 0:42.9 | All right. |
| 0:43.1 | And when we break down any, whenever we do a position by position breakdown, |
| 0:47.8 | we obviously always start a quarterback even though they seem to be set at the position. |
| 0:51.5 | But, hey, anything can happen. |
| 0:54.4 | So the quarterbacks, we got two on the roster right now, Matthew Stafford and Connor Cook on a futures contract. |
| 1:01.3 | Matt Castle's waving in the breeze as a free agent. |
| 1:04.2 | Right. |
| 1:05.1 | So when we look at what their approach to the combine will be with the quarterbacks is they're probably |
| 1:13.3 | going to identify a guy on day three and that means you're looking at oh the top five or six guys |
| 1:21.8 | will probably be off the board so right off the bat we can probably ignore a handful of players. |
| 1:28.3 | And that still leaves a good chunk of really some developmental guys. |
| 1:33.0 | Even Kyler Murray. |
| 1:34.5 | Well, I mean, he was going to go early, right? |
| 1:37.1 | Hopefully the earlier he goes, the better it is for us. |
| 1:40.4 | But when we're watching the Combine and we're looking at quarterbacks, you know, |
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