This week on the Detroit Lions Breakdown Podcast, the guys review the second week of the 2019 Free Agency period, examining how the recent roster moves are setting the team up for the NFL Draft.
The DLB podcast is a weekly conversation with Lions Wire’s own Erik Schlitt and his co-host Joe Kania. This week they discuss:
- Lions sign CB Rashaan Melvin
- Lions sign slot WR/returner Tommylee Lewis
- Lions sign TE Logan Thomas
- Lions re-sign CB Marcus Cooper
- Lions re-sign OL Andrew Donnal
- Tavon Wilson takes a reduction in salary to stay in Detroit
- Rams match Lions offer for RB Malcolm Brown
- T.J. Lang expected to retire soon
- Haloti Ngata retires
- revisiting the upcoming important dates for the Lions
- Examining the salary cap space for all NFC North teams
- Looking at how the new offseason acquisitions fit in the Lions schemes
- Predicting how some current players roles will change
- Lions were PFF’s big winners in free agency WAR ratings
- Updating the Lions current needs
- Lions general manager Bob Quinn is making the rounds at top schools pro days, including Michigan, Michigan State, Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky
- Trade up versus trade down discussion
- Addressing lots of listener questions surround adding a corner and guard via the draft, what traits to look for and names to watch
You can follow the Detroit Lions Breakdown Podcast (@LionsBreakdown) and it’s hosts Schlitt (@Erikschlitt) and Kania (@JoeKania_DLB) on Twitter, with a Facebook page on the way.
The podcast is available to listen at the DetroitLionsBreakdown.com website and is available to download and subscribe on multiple podcast platforms, including Itunes, Google Play, Stitcher, among others.
