Pride of Detroit

This past week’s Twentyman in the Huddle episode hosted by the Detroit Lions’ Tim Twentyman featured a 20 minute interview with quality control coach Wayne Blair. The entire episode can be seen on the team’s official YouTube channel or in an embedded player on the team’s website. Blair was added to the defensive coaching staff…

They say in the NFL regular season, each game counts the same. It doesn’t matter if it’s a Week 12 matchup against one of the worst teams in the league, or a “Thursday Night Football” opener against the reigning world champs, they’re all worth one win, loss, or tie.

As we inch closer to training camp, the hype surrounding the Detroit Lions remains at what seems to be an all-time high. The vibes are immaculate, and that is because of the combination of the Lions’ roster improving significantly, along with the rest of the division looking much less threatening than in year’s past. With…

Originally an undrafted free agent out of the University of Arkansas, Detroit Lions’ cornerback Jerry Jacobs’ path to the NFL has been anything but conventional. He began turning heads back in 2021 training camp, and because of injuries decimating the Lions’ cornerback room early in his rookie year, Jacobs was forced onto the field very…

With less than a month to go until the Detroit Lions and other NFL clubs report for training camp, now feels like a good time to examine why we are all here in the first place. Different relationships may vary, but at some level, we all enjoy watching football, and specifically—watching our Lions.

As the number in the win column begins to grow, it turns out the numbers in the checkbook aren’t too shabby either. In a three-year salary cap evaluation, the Detroit Lions ranked fifth in the league based on draft capital and available cap space. Pro Football Focus’s Brad Spielberger broke it down into five categories…

The first round of the Detroit Lions’ 2023 NFL Draft was a whirlwind. The team was widely panned for breaking one of the analytics crowd’s cardinal rules: drafting a running back in the first round. Not only did they do that, but they were the second team to do that—acquiring Jahmyr Gibbs—who many believed to…

The Pride of Detroit Bubble Watch is a staple of training camp and preseason. In it, Pride of Detroit writers and editors make their pick of which players will be on the roster and which ones sit outside. This list is in constant flux as the regular season approaches, but it also helps illustrate a…

It’s only been a few weeks since I have written or said it aloud, so here we go. Never in my life have the Detroit Lions had this much positive discourse surrounding them during an offseason. However, has there been too much? Mike Jones of The Athletic takes a look at why the Lions might…

The vibes are extremely positive right now, as the Detroit Lions appear primed for their best season in quite some time. It all makes sense on paper, from the coaching staff to the eventual 53-man roster, as the front office has been intentional about plugging in any gaps and overhauling the areas that needed the…

A couple weeks ago, the third annual Tight End University event happened and Detroit Lions rookie Sam LaPorta was one of many NFL tight ends in attendance. Tight End University is an annual summit in Nashville founded by All-Pro tight ends Travis Kelce, George Kittle, and Greg Olsen to help tight ends develop their skills…

The Detroit Lions’ final selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, running back Jermar Jefferson, made the active roster as a rookie with high hopes of solidifying a spot at RB3 on the depth chart. While inactive for roughly half his games his rookie season, he flashed when given the opportunity, scoring a touchdown in each…

Last year, the Detroit Lions were one of the most surprisingly good offenses in the league, leading them to be a sneaky good resource for fantasy football options. By standard scoring, Jared Goff was the 10th best fantasy quarterback, while Amon-Ra St. Brown was ninth among receivers, and Jamaal Williams was seventh among running backs.

EA Sports is set to release Madden 24 a little over a month from now, the latest in the annual series of NFL football games. That’s nothing new, though. What is new is the revamped NCAA Football game that is on track to be released in 2024, but may get tied up in legal complications…

The lovefest for the Lions was a feast for a time. It’s still out there, you can still find those who enjoy the feel-good story of the Detroit Lions turning into the hot newness to chase, the cool kids with the opened button shirt and graphic tee. Maybe even a skateboard? Alas, the nerds are…

Expectations for Jared Goff and Amon-Ra St. Brown are extremely high in 2023 after the two helped created the No. 5 scoring offense in the league for the Detroit Lions in 2022. The two have developed a chemistry that resulted in 106 catches, 1,161 yards and six receiving touchdowns for the young receiver last season.

We’re only one region into the 2023 Detroit Lions Name Bracket Tournament, and I’m already getting worried about my own sanity. I am, by nature, an indecisive man. I am the person who takes forever to order, or will answer “I don’t care” to “what do you want to do tonight?” every single time.

For a player like Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, it would be perfectly acceptable for him to just continue on the trajectory he’s currently on. He’s coming off a Pro Bowl year, and he’s already considered one of the best slot receivers in the game. In fact, he may be considered one of…

In last week’s mailbag, Erik, Jeremy, and Ryan spent a good chunk of time talking about why Ben Johnson is such a good offensive coordinator for this particular Detroit Lions roster. Specifically, our crew called out Johnson’s play design elements, emphasis on play action passing, and relationship with quarterback Jared Goff. A few days ago,…

On this week’s Twitter Spaces call-in show, we had a first. We took a call from a Green Bay Packers fan who came in peace. He agreed that the Detroit Lions are the team to beat in the division, but he wanted to know who our panel—myself, Ryan Mathews, and Erik Schlitt—thought was their biggest…