This week on the Detroit Lions Breakdown Podcast, the guys continue to dig into Erik Schlitt’s series of articles at Lions Wire: Establishing the 53 — projecting the Lions’ 53-man roster. Last week’s DLB Episode 151 was focused on offense, and this episode closes out the roster by sorting through the Lions’ defense and special teams.
The DLB podcast is a weekly conversation with Lions Wire’s own Erik Schlitt and his co-host Joe Kania.
This week, the guys discuss:
- Erik resets the depth chart on the Lions’ 90-man roster
- Discuss Erik’s new article series: Establishing the 53
- Rounding out the Lions’ defensive line
- Examining the new starters on the defensive line and projecting how they will be used
- John Penisini vs John Atkins
- Keeping a third DT and who they may look at in free agency
- Breaking down the linebacker group
- Examining how the Lions’ linebacker roles are changing
- The Jamie Collins impact
- Projecting the Lions’ defensive backs
- Special teams decide the last few spots at linebacker and defensive back
- Landing on a punter
- Full 53-man roster projection
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