Monday, August 31, 2020

Morning Lions Links for Monday 8-31-20

Articles:

Star rookie Jeff Okudah could open the season on the bench, but the Lions aren’t worried:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2020/08/jeff-okudah-could-open-the-season-on-the-bench-but-the-lions-arent-worried.html

New Lions defensive coordinator Cory Undlin will call plays from the sidelines this year:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2020/08/new-lions-defensive-coordinator-cory-undlin-will-call-plays-from-the-sidelines-this-year.html

Lions find ways to evaluate dueling punters despite lack of preseason, live-action reps:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2020/08/lions-find-ways-to-evaluate-dueling-punters-despite-lack-of-preseason-live-action-reps.html

Yes, the D’Andre Swift injury could affect his role to open season for Lions:  https://www.mlive.com/lions/2020/08/yes-the-dandre-swift-injury-could-affect-his-role-to-open-season-for-lions.html

Lions look to have another potential playmaker in rookie Quintez Cephus:  https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-look-to-have-another-potential-playmaker-in-rookie-quintez-cephus


NFC North watch: Vikings trade for Jaguars EDGE Yannick Ngakoue:  https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2020/08/30/nfc-north-vikings-trade-for-jaguars-edge-yannick-ngakoue/

Mailbag: Concerns at RB, Matt Patricia's Game Management:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/mailbag-lions-running-back-concerns-matt-patricia

Ranking all 32 NFL edge rushing duos (23. Detroit Lions: Trey Flowers, Romeo Okwara
Motown has really dampened Flowers' image; he's better than this. Still, the unit remains uninspiring.):  https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/top-2020-nfl-pass-rushers-ranking-all-32-starting-edge-rusher-duos-from-worst-to-first/

What all 32 NFL teams need from their quarterbacks in 2020 (Detroit Lions: The MVP-caliber Matthew Stafford we saw prior to injury last year - Stafford was having a career year in 2019 before suffering a season-ending injury midseason. Through Weeks 1-9, Stafford produced an 82.6 PFF grade, which stands as the best of his career and ranked eighth in the NFL at the time.  A big reason why he was in the MVP conversation before his injury is because he was finally given the green light to air it out and push the ball deep. Stafford’s average depth of target jumped over 4 yards from 2018 to 2019 (11.4) and was 2.5 yards more than any other single season of his career. That aggressive play style clearly paid off for Detroit’s offense, leading to 25 big-time throws from Stafford through Week 9, which placed him among the league leaders at the time (in second, behind Russell Wilson). Detroit’s offense is high-risk, high-reward, but it will lead Stafford to success in 2020 assuming no injuries get in the way.):  https://sports.yahoo.com/what-all-32-nfl-teams-need-from-their-quarterbacks-in-2020-130029741.html

2021 NFL Draft:

PFF's top 2021 receiver prospect Ja'Marr Chase opts out of the 2020 season:  https://www.pff.com/news/draft-pffs-top-2021-nfl-draft-receiver-prospect-lsu-jamarr-chase-opts-out-of-the-2020-season

LSU's Ja'Marr Chase, the best WR in college football, is doing the smart thing and skipping the 2020 season:  https://ftw.usatoday.com/2020/08/lsu-jamarr-chase-opts-out-college-football-season-nfl-draft

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