Sunday, July 16, 2023

Morning Lions Links for Sunday 7-16-23

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Two Players NFL Writers Think Lions Should Add to Roster:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/two-players-nfl-writers-think-lions-should-add

Alim McNeill Reacts to Hilarious David Montgomery Video:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/alim-mcneill-reacts-david-montgomery-video

Look: Jameson Williams' Workout Grabbing Attention:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/jameson-williams-workout-grabbing-attention

Will Jared Goff Become Highest-Paid Quarterback?:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/lions-training-camp-preview-jared-goff

Jack Campbell 'Wired to Fit' Detroit Lions Perfectly:  https://www.si.com/nfl/lions/news/jack-campbell-wired-to-fit-lions-perfectly





The NFL's 11 best offensive tackles (8. Penei Sewell, Detroit Lions:  Detroit took Sewell, the former Oregon left tackle, with the seventh overall pick in the 2021 draft, and flipped him to the right side in the second half of his rookie season. That raised some eyebrows, but Sewell allowed four sacks on the left side and one on the right in 2021, so perhaps there was something to it. Last season, as the Lions’ full-time right tackle, Sewell allowed two sacks, six quarterback hits, and 20 quarterback hurries in 663 pass-blocking snaps. One sack, three hits, and 15 hurries came in True Pass Sets.  Sewell was a big part of Detroit’s offensive development in 2022 — there were a lot of boots and rollouts to quarterback Jared Goff’s benefit, and Sewell generally had no trouble blocking those up. On this Goff 20-yard pass to receiver Khalif Raymond against the Patriots in Week 5, Sewell helped keep things clean against both Matthew Judon and blitzing linebacker Mack Wilson.  Sewell handles straight-on protection just fine as well — on this Goff 27-yard pass to Raymond in Week 8 against the Dolphins, he took defensive tackle Christian Wilkins (one of the best interior defensive linemen in the NFL) as long as Wilkins wanted to go.Speaking of blocks that test the concept of duration, there’s this run-blocking work against the Bears in Week 17, when Sewell went up to the third level and started in on safety Jaquan Brisker 20 yards downfield. That was the final piece of Jamaal Williams’ 40-yard run.  Add in Sewell’s value as a receiver (no, we’re not kidding), and there was no way he wasn’t going to be on this year’s list.):  https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/lists/nfl-best-offensive-tackles-lane-johnson-trent-wiliams-terron-armstead/




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