Category: Mailbag

2023 NFL Draft: Pre-draft morning mailbag on the Detroit Lions

Lions Wire’s Russell Brown answers some great questions about the Detroit Lions and the 2023 NFL draft in this week’s mailbag

It’s pretty remarkable that we’re entering the week of the 2023 NFL Draft. Before we know it, the draft will be over and we’ll be onto which players fit where. While we wait for that to happen, I reached out to my followers on Twitter and the audience of the Lions Wire. I asked everyone to send me questions about the Detroit Lions and the 2023 NFL Draft. With plenty of great questions, let’s jump into this Monday morning mailbag!

Lions mailbag: On NFL draft prospects, Detroit’s strategy and more

Some great questions on Witherspoon, Bijan, pass rushers who can kick inside, QB evaluations and much more

With the NFL draft less than two weeks away, it’s a great time for a Lions/draft mailbag.

The questions were ones not addressed from my recent video mailbag edition at the Detroit Lions Podcast. Too many of them were too good to go unanswered. Thanks to all in the podcast Slack channel for the great questions and ideas!

Watch: Video mailbag on the Lions draft options, Jeff Okudah and more

Our latest video mailbag on the Lions draft options, Jeff Okudah and more from the Detroit Lions Podcast

In conjunction with the Detroit Lions Podcast, we’re back with another video edition of the mailbag. Several interesting questions about the upcoming 2023 NFL draft, the Lions roster status at various positions, draft prospects who would be great and some who would make me cringe, and much more.

The video was recorded on Easter Sunday, so the Jeff Okudah questions were answered well before the trade to the Falcons materialized on Tuesday.

Stay tuned for a bonus, written version of the mailbag with some great questions that didn’t get covered here in the video. Coming soon!

Instant reaction to the Lions trading Jeff Okudah to the Falcons

Browns Mailbag: Concern over lack of offensive coaching changes?

Is a lack of change a bad sign?

The offseason for the Cleveland Browns is in full effect with the NFL Scouting Combine kicking off in Indianapolis this week. The Browns announced eight coaching changes on Monday and some fans are not happy about not adding a new quarterback coach and voice to the room. With free agency and the draft taking place in the next couple of months, what will the Browns’ overall plan of attack be?

Let’s take a look at these and more reader’s questions in this week’s mailbag, you can email future questions to brownsmailbag@gmail.com to get your questions answered in future mailbag articles.

 

 

Browns draft mailbag: Will the team change their drafting philosophy?

Will this year’s draft class look different?

With the structure of the current roster and the cap situation, a lot of fans believe the Cleveland Browns are in win-now mode. Though the team is looking to build a long-term contender and not just focused on this year the team believes they can compete this year. They have addressed the most important position on the team and need to fix the holes in other areas.

So will the team change their drafting process surrounded by traits and age and go with more proven college players? Let’s take a look at this question and other reader questions in this week’s Browns mailbag.

Future mailbag questions can be sent to brownsmailbag@gmail.com or sent to me on Twitter.

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Watch: Detroit Lions Podcast pre-Senior Bowl video mailbag

Some good questions on DJ Chark, where to prioritize RB and WR in the draft, Senior Bowlers to watch, draft hits and misses and more

This week’s edition of the Detroit Lions Podcast took on a different form. Due to logistical constraints, we are unable to do a live show. So instead, I did a video mailbag session with questions from members of the show’s Patreon Slack channel.

This edition covers a wide variety of topics, many of them draft-centric. Among the questions broken down:

  • Drafting a wide receiver
  • Where to prioritize a running back
  • What happens with DJ Chark
  • My biggest hits and misses as an evaluator
  • NIL and its impact on draft declarations
  • Senior Bowl players to know for Lions fans heading into next week

The episode was recorded Monday night.

Video mailbag: Lions training camp edition

Some good questions on Jared Goff, Malcolm Rodriguez, Tyrell Crosby and more

You’ve got questions, we’ve got some answers.

The latest edition of the Lions Wire video mailbag, done in conjunction with the Detroit Lions Podcast, is now available. Several premium podcast members asked some good questions on the Lions and what’s going on with the team during training camp.

A few of the topics:

  • Malcolm Rodriguez and his size limitations
  • Jared Goff coverage
  • RB vs. LB value
  • What happened with Tyrell Crosby?
  • Quintez Cephus bubble watch

We’ll do the next edition of the mailbag after the second preseason game. If you want to get questions in, check out how to join the fun over at Detroit Lions Podcast.

Listen: Detroit Lions Podcast summer kickoff episode

On the training camp fan experience, Jared Goff’s future, Romeo Okwara, the 6th annual training camp party and more

The latest episode of the Detroit Lions Podcast is now available for your viewing and listening pleasure.

This episode focuses on the upcoming training camp. We give you different ways to watch and interpret the action on the Lions’ practice fields, as well as what to pay attention to. It’s a nice preview of the fan experience of attending training camp.

Speaking of training camp, we are hosting our 6th annual training camp party on July 30th and revealed a couple of special guests who have confirmed to be in attendance, including an active Lions player. Details on how to register and get tickets are available at Detroit Lions Podcast.

The other main topics include the concept of drafting a quarterback in 2023 depending on Jared Goff’s success, and what happens with Romeo Okwara in 2022.

We also discussed the Lions Wire poll about what worries fans the most about the upcoming season and offered our own answers.

Video Mailbag: On rookies, roster projections, potential disappointments and more

Detroit Lions Podcast Video Mailbag: On rookies, roster projections, potential disappointments and more

You have questions, we have answers.

The latest edition of the Detroit Lions Podcast mailbag is here. Fresh for the start of summer, I answered several questions from the podcast Patreon Slack channel.

Among the topics covered:

  • What would be considered a success for CB Jeff Okudah?
  • Are the Lions a playoff team?
  • Which players have the potential to disappoint relative to fan expectations?
  • Surprise cuts in Detroit?
  • What to expect from T.J. Hockenson and what impact that will have on his next contract?

We’ll do another one after the first week of training camp, which kicks off in just under a month. This episode is suitable for all ages.

Watch: Lions draft video mailbag

A Lions draft mailbag video answering some questions with the Detroit Lions Podcast

It’s time for another edition of the Lions Wire video mailbag!

In conjunction with the Detroit Lions Podcast, I fielded several questions about the Lions and the upcoming 2022 NFL draft. From overarching strategy to specific player breakdowns, we covered quite a few different angles. It wraps with a question on the long-term status and confidence in current QB, Jared Goff, that hopefully helps sort out why the Lions might do what they might do this weekend.