O'HARA: What Holmes accomplished in first offseason as Lions' GM: https://www.detroitlions.com/news/o-hara-what-holmes-accomplished-in-first-offseason-as-lions-gm
Derrick Barnes: What scouting reports said before the draft about the Lions LB: https://lionswire.usatoday.com/lists/derrick-barnes-what-scouting-reports-said-before-the-draft-about-the-lions-lb/
Pros and Cons of Lions Signing Wide Receiver Kenny Stills: https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/pros-cons-detroit-lions-signing-kenny-stills
Roster preview: Can Romeo Okwara take his game to the next level?: https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2021/6/21/22543310/2021-detroit-lions-roster-preview-romeo-okwara-build-upon-2020
2020 Detroit Lions rookie snap count review: D’Andre Swift: https://www.prideofdetroit.com/2021/6/21/22539966/2020-detroit-lions-rookie-snap-count-review-dandre-swift
Press Conference Roundup: One notable quote from each NFL team's OTA and mandatory minicamp media sessions (DETROIT LIONS: NOTABLE OTA QUOTE — HC Dan Campbell: “We did not want to put an emphasis on size. I would rather have someone who was 220 and could freaking fly at inside linebacker — that just fits what we’re doing. … We asked [Jahlani Tavai] to shed some weight, and he did that and he is moving better. Now, what does that turn into? I don’t know. But he’s putting the work in.” ANALYSIS: Linebacker Jahlani Tavai endured a rough 2020 campaign at his listed 250 pounds. Only once did he post a game grade above 70.0, seemingly going invisible at times. Tavai recorded a mere 13 stops on 265 run-defense snaps, making him one of three linebackers with 250-plus such snaps and fewer than 15 stops in 2020. It all culminated in a 32.1 overall grade that ranked 96th out of 99 qualifying linebackers, and Detroit’s coaching staff took note. NFL's make-or-break players (and coaches) who could determine their team's fate this season (Lions: Jeff Okudah - Does he emerge as a top corner in Year 2 and face of a defense that is -- yet again! -- in transition? He was part of the divide between former GM Bob Quinn and former coach Matt Patricia and, on a roster with little talent, Detroit's rebuild needs to have at least a few holdovers from the past. NOTABLE MINICAMP QUOTE — LB Jamie Collins Sr.: “I’ve had a little success getting to the quarterback, so [defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn] is using me in that way. I can do it. Getting to the quarterback, that’s a big deal. He’s putting me in position to do that, so I’m looking forward to the challenge.” ANALYSIS: After earning a 75.0-plus pass-rushing grade in each of his first three NFL seasons, Collins has done so just once in his past five. That's not to say he can't do it, as he did notch eight sacks among 33 total pressures in 2019, but pass-rushing has been a declining facet of his game. Collins split time between inside linebacker and outside linebacker in that fruitful 2019 campaign, but he almost only lined up on the inside last year. It remains to be seen where Glenn will play the veteran.): https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfls-make-or-break-players-and-coaches-who-could-determine-their-teams-fate-this-season/
Using Pro-Adjusted Wins Above Average to examine positional value in the NFL Draft: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-using-pro-adjusted-wins-above-average-to-examine-positional-value-in-the-nfl-draft
Ranking NFL backup QBs: Lance tops list (29. Tim Boyle (Lions): Aaron Rodgers' anonymous understudy from 2018-2020, Boyle showed enough to survive the transition to Matt LaFleur's regime, not to mention beat out Jordan Love. But nothing else suggests he's ready to win games if Jared Goff goes down in Detroit.): https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ranking-2021-nfl-backup-quarterbacks-49ers-trey-lance-headlines-list-of-32-teddy-bridgewater-in-top-five/
2022 NFL Draft:
NFL's next top deep threat? DJ scouts Ohio State's Olave: https://www.nfl.com/news/scouting-chris-olave-ohio-state-wr-prospect-a-will-fuller-like-deep-threat
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