After 4 grueling preseason games, the regular season is finally upon us. Erik and Joe break down the matchup against Arizona... Injury updates for both teams The Lions add OL Brian Mihalik and Zac Kerin and release OL Cornelius Lucas and Brandon Thomas The Practice Squad roster has been filled and it has some new facesbut doesn't have Cole Wick or Brad Kaaya How will the Lions offense fare against the Cardinals 3-4? Can the Lions stop David Johnson or generate a pass rush? A deep dip into the ma...
Sep 08, 2017
The Lions closed out a middling preseason with a 27-17 loss to the Buffalo Bills and a 2-2 record. On Saturday the Lions trimmed the roster to 53 men, Erik and Joe break it down... Position by position breakdown A short chat about the players still in Lions orbit on injured or suspendedlists Ofthe 22 players leaving without full-time employment with the Lions which 10 could Erik see coming back, albeit on the practice squad Finishing with adiscussion of Erik's final preseason Studs and Duds arti...
Sep 03, 2017
The Lions had a mixed bag in the 16-6 win over the Jets 16-6 this past Saturday night. Erik and Joe talk about the game, the roster, Rod Wood and more... As always a look at the injury report Latest transactions, nothing earth shattering this week Steven Tulloch visited with the team this week Still no progress on the Stafford contract front Erik and Joe visit the Rod Wood shed and talk about his meeting with Roger Goodell this week (No Hard Knocks for the Lions) The mailbag had a lot of questio...
Aug 24, 2017
The Lions trounced the Colts 24-10 on Sunday and Erik and Joe have some takeaways from the game... Eriks studs from the game Kenny Golladay A'Shawn Robinson Anthony Zettel Eriks duds from the game Michael Roberts Matt Asiata Laken Tomlinson Kerry Hyder and Brandon Copeland hit IR, how will they be replaced? Will the guard play improve? Is this where the Golladay hype train stops? Does Dwayne Washington have the RB4 spot locked up? Will Erik's duds rebound vs the Jets? Just a reminder, if you lik...
Aug 18, 2017
Erik has been posting articles after every day of practice he attends, you can read themhere, or here On this show, Erik and Joe break down the first few days of camp... Update on the injury report The boys go through the mailbag as they break down each positional group Stafford looks solid, the kids look like kids Does Abdullah look 100% recovered? Eriks' thoughts on Dontez Ford Joe once again sounds off on Staffords contract extension Golladay looks strong unless the defense brings the muscle ...
Aug 04, 2017
Brett Whitefield of Pro Football Focus joins Erik and Joe as their first ever guest!... Armonty Bryant was suspended for 4 games for violating the league substance abuse policy the Lions may need to look for an addition to the DL Brett has an article on the prototypical Defensive Linemen in every technique Erik just released one looking at 5 options the Lions have to bolster their pass rush The boys visit the Rod Wood-shed early and talk about the latest stadium, uniform and Calvin updates Erik ...
Jul 21, 2017
Not so quiet on the football front this week as Calvin Johnson generated some Lions related content... Calvin now says the Lions losing ways were the cause of his retirement Erik and Joe discuss a Mike Payton article from Pride of Detroit about the Lions Secret Weapon (Joe and Erik call it "Superstar" for some reason) Kent Platte of Pride of Detroit delves into whether the Lions receivers will be better in 2017, Joe and Erik aren't so sure A round of Ebron quotes An MLive poll asks which Lions r...
Jul 13, 2017
Happy Belated 4th of July, most of the other Lions podcasts took the week off, so Erik and Joe are doing their best to shoulder the load... A poll on Draft Wire asked who was the Lions best draft pick from 2017, Erik breaks it down Joe and Erik compare their lists of the 5 under the radar Lions who could make an impact in 2017 (also comparing to Tim Twentyman's list) A few news stories surfaced with the Lions getting some national love (Rick Gosslin's power rankings) The boys answer a bunch of q...
Jul 07, 2017
Lions news has continued to grind to a halt here in late June, still Erik and Joe find a way to squeeze blood out of the proverbial rock... Tavon Wilson is facing a lawsuit in civil court Former Lion Nick Fairley's heart condition might end his career LB Zach Orr looking to unretire, visited the Lions on Thursday, Erik even wrote an article about it The boys answer a couple of questions from Nathan and Sean Which Barry Sanders run was the greatest and most memorable Erik talks about the Lions an...
Jun 29, 2017
Another slow week in Allen Park, but that gives Erik and Joe time to talk contract extensions and top 10 lists... Congratulations to listener Andy Dombrowski and his triumph on the F-Word Kenny Golladay finally signs his rookie deal Eric Decker will not find his way to Detroit Contract details for Greg Robinson and Cyrus Kouandijo Evaluating Khyri Thornton's suspension The team and Glover Quin begin extension talks Yet another Matthew Stafford contract update (another domino falls in the saga wi...
Jun 22, 2017
OTAs were in full swing this week, Erik and Joe talk about all that, say goodbye to another Lions great and dip back into the mailbag... Happy retirement to Detroit Lions Radio Sad to hear news of Wayne Walkers passing Disgruntled Calvin Johnson The rules changes for 2017, Joe Fauria must be displeased he's no longer in the league In OTAs... Ameer Abdullah is now participating with contact A battle is raging for the last 3 WR spots Eric Ebron is showing Michael Roberts the ropes Graham Glasgow i...
May 25, 2017
A quiet week in Lions land, but there was still a lot for Erik and Joe to talk about... A special thanks to Scott and Brock for giving us 5 star reviews on the Podcasts App!! The Lions are already making cuts and keeping the roster under 90 Unsurprising Matthew Stafford contract extension talk A sasquatch-like sighting of LaGarrette Blount at Metro Airport Blount was May 9th tendered by the Pats, whatever that means Jarrad Davis makes a way too early All-Rookie team Gambling spreads and early se...
May 12, 2017
The draft starts this Thursday 4/28/17. There is a lot to cover in this episode with the back seven on defense to be evaluated... Reactions to the new uniforms A quick look at the 2017 schedule Matthew Stafford contract extension talk Joe vs. the Mini-Taco Charltons (the Mini-Ditkas would beat us both) The top QIB qualifiers at LB, Erik's LB article The top QIB qualifiers at CB, Erik's CB article The top QIB qualifiers at S, Erik's S article will drop early this week Up Next:Reactions to the Dra...
Apr 24, 2017
The draft is now only 3episodes (14 days) away. The USDA busy so Erik will do the evaluating of Defensive Line prospects in this episode... Titus Young is headed to prison Erik quizzes Joe on the Final 4 of the Lions Combine of Sorrow Four former college WRs visit Allen Park More David Njoku talk The Lions will unveil their new uniforms Top QIB qualifiers at DT (Erik will have an article up 4/14/17) Will the Lions favor a bigger closed DE or will they go for someone more svelte Up Next: Lineback...
Apr 14, 2017
The draft is now only 4 episodes (22 days) away. Erik and Joe will spout out their thoughts and feelings about... Richard Shermans availability A new Lion via Mt. Pleasant The surprising exit of Gunther Cunningham Reactions to Daniel Jeremiah's latest Mock Draft Potential Lions at TE (hopefully not David Njoku) and their QIB WR fits (likely no targets in the first round) Tony Romo's retirement plans (They don't include Phil Simms) Next week our focus will switch to the defense https://detroitlio...
Apr 05, 2017
The draft is only 5 episodes (29 days) away. In this episode Erik rolls out the QIB (Quinn Influenced Benchmark) system. What are the Quinn Influenced Benchmarks for Running Backs Who fits those benchmarks in the early and late rounds There are fewer QIB qualifying scoresfor Offensive Linemen, who fits currently on Lions? What Offensive Linemen might the Lions target late in the draft? We look at SI's latest Mock Draft Version 9.0 We once again travel to the Rod Wood-shed and listen to the reque...
Mar 30, 2017
Its only episode 5 and we're already doing a mailbag episode. A special thanks goes out to everyone that submitted us a question. What are the Lions draft needs? What does the Lions Draft Board look like? Who does Erik like besides Haason Reddick? Obi Melifonwu? (not a typo) What are the chances of seeing the Lions make a trade in the first round? When might the Lions take a running back? Why do the Lions even consider taking a player with perceived "motor" issues? Who do we see starting right a...
Mar 24, 2017
Due to a natural disaster we have missed 2 weeks of free agency. We catch up this week chatting about these additions... Keshawn Martin (the man whose punt return never counted) Former journeyman pro basketball player Darren Fells Direct benefactor of Martin's nullified punt return Rick Wagner Hippo Hot Dogs Hall of Famer T.J. Lang Potential Ngata successor Akeem Spence Rotational DE Cornelius Washington Future starter Paul Worrilow Not Logan Ryan We wrote this twoweeks ago and we nailed it, "We...
Mar 17, 2017
The cap is up to $167,000,000! We can only imagine how mad Jim Thorpe and Red Grange are. All free agency talk this week as we look forward to the combine results. In thisepisode wediscuss... The league calendar No options at QB RBs that may have been on your fantasy team last year High priced WR options More sensibly priced TEs High end targets on the OL Pass rush and rush stuffing on the DL Dont'a Hightower and other LBs Plenty of CBs and SS John Cyprien We expect the Lions to spend heavily on...
Mar 02, 2017
Podcast #2 Moving to the other side of the ball... A look at the Lions available free agents on Defense and Special Teams DT- Khryi Thornton, Tyrunn Walker and Stefan Charles DE - Kerry Hyder and Devin Taylor LB - Josh Bynes, Jon Bostic SS - Rafael Bush (and how Miles Killebrew will take his role) CB - Where they need to look for new Lions Does Erik think Jabril Peppers fits with these Lions? LS - Don Mulbach Salary cap talk, the Lions have a hole burning in their pocket of spending cash. Note: ...
Feb 24, 2017
Our First Podcast! Thanks for listening. In this episode wediscuss... A look at the Lions available free agents on Offense OL - Riley Rieff and Larry Warford QB - Dan Orlovsky RB - A goodbye to Joique Bell WR - Anquan Boldin TE - A surprisingly large cast of characters Finish with a short discussion on the $100 million investment at Ford Field, which you can watch the video we mentioned: Here. https://detroitlionsbreakdown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/DLB_Ep01.mp3 Any feedback is appreciated, ...
Feb 17, 2017
