Articles:
5 things to watch: OTAs: https://www.detroitlions.com/news/5-things-to-watch-otas
5 storylines to watch as Detroit Lions kick off OTAs: https://www.mlive.com/lions/2019/05/5-storylines-to-watch-as-detroit-lions-kick-off-otas.html
Lions' Ragnow practices at center on Day 1 of OTAs: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/05/20/detroit-lions-frank-ragnow-practices-center-day-1-otas/3747984002/
Lions want to host an 'iconically Detroit' NFL draft: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/05/20/nfl-draft-detroit-bid/3738848002/
Pass game preview, Jahlani Tavai’s use and other things to follow in Lions OTAs: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2019/05/20/pass-game-preview-tavais-use-and-other-things-follow-detroit-lions-otas/3740925002/
Lions to get glimpse of Darrell Bevell's offense, T.J. Hockenson's role: http://www.espn.com/blog/detroit-lions/post/_/id/35494/lions-to-get-glimpse-of-darrell-bevells-offense-t-j-hockensons-role
NFL offseason agendas: Barnwell's to-do lists for all 16 NFC teams (Detroit Lions - Add defensive line depth. The Lions essentially swapped out Ezekiel Ansah for Trey Flowers this offseason, and though that's an upgrade, the Lions could still use more to work with their core of Flowers and Damon Harrison. Someone to rotate on the inside and serve as a pass-rusher would make sense. The highest-profile option left on the market would represent a homecoming in Ndamukong Suh, but it's unclear whether Detroit would be interested in a reunion after Suh left in free agency for the Dolphins years ago. More feasible options are Muhammad Wilkerson and Corey Liuget.): http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26781838/nfl-offseason-agendas-barnwell-do-lists-all-16-nfc-teams
Stafford, Lions offense struggled in no-huddle situations in 2018: https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2019/05/20/matthew-stafford-lions-no-huddle-offense-struggles/
Lions testing OL combinations in OTAs: https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2019/05/20/lions-testing-ol-combinations-in-otas/
Five Detroit Lions facing the most pressure in 2019: https://247sports.com/nfl/detroit-lions/Article/Lions-roster-battles-players-facing-most-pressure-132180539/
Detroit Lions top salary cap hits in 2019: https://247sports.com/nfl/detroit-lions/LongFormArticle/Lions-salary-cap-top-hits-2019-132189847/
Former GM: Detroit Lions had a top five NFL offseason: https://247sports.com/nfl/detroit-lions/Article/Lions-offseason-ranking-Gil-Brandt-132191071/
Analyst explains why Detroit Lions could go from worst to first: https://247sports.com/nfl/detroit-lions/Article/Lions-2019-season-prediction-total-turnaround-132177367/
The 2019 Dirty Dozen (9. Lions: Bobby Layne’s 50-year curse has lasted a decade longer than expected, and the Lions now must hope that the efforts of Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia to change the culture will take root before they’re gradually swallowed by the internal and, among much of the media covering the team, external acceptance of also-ran status that has kept the team from winning a playoff game for 28 years and counting. Periodic promise has yielded playoff berths but no postseason success, and the career of franchise quarterback Matthew Stafford has largely been squandered. The only question at this point is whether the team will step up before the current power structure decides to tell Stafford to step off. The answer depends on whether the Lions can incorporate sufficient Patriot DNA to spark change before ownership decides to press the restart button prior to the effort to embrace a shot at greatness taking root.): https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/05/20/the-2019-dirty-dozen/
Why Detroit still could end up being named an NFL draft host city: https://sports.yahoo.com/why-detroit-still-could-end-up-being-named-an-nfl-draft-host-city-175618767.html
Burning questions for NFC teams (Detroit Lions: Can this team run the football for the first time since Barry? It's been 20 years since Barry Sanders abruptly retired. Not coincidentally, it's been 20 years since the Lions cracked the top half of the league in rushing offense. Establishing the run has become a punchline in the Motor City, a hilarious objective dripping in fantastical wishcasting. But Bob Quinn and Matt Patricia are clearly hell-bent on changing that. The Lions just drafted a tight end in the top 10 who was revered as much for his run-blocking as his pass-catching. This came one year after Detroit spent its first-round pick on a road-grading guard and its second-rounder on a shifty running back. And now the Lions have a new offensive coordinator who lives to pound the rock. As pointed out by the Detroit Free Press, Darrell Bevell's offenses have averaged a robust 132.4 rushing yards per game during his 11 previous seasons as a coordinator. Detroit has finished dead last in the league in this category two of the past four years, averaging 83.4 yards in 2015 and a pathetic 76.3 in '17. Last year's figure, 103.8, ranked 23rd. Is this the season the Lions re-enter -- gasp -- the top 16??!): http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001031262/article/nfl-summer-subplots-one-burning-question-for-each-nfc-team
Video:
OTA Highlights: Day 1: https://www.detroitlions.com/video/ota-highlights-day-1
Tori's Take: Previewing OTAs: https://www.detroitlions.com/video/tori-s-take-previewing-otas
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