On Monday, the Detroit Lions put pads on for the field time in 2020 training camp and broadcast a portion of practice via the team’s “Training Camp LIVE” show.
If you missed the show, here are our observations from the broadcast (or you can skip to the end for the full video).
The Lions set up a makeshift outdoor studio in front of the Lions practice fields and for the first half-hour — while the team went through stretches — the team’s multi-media journalist Tori Petry and senior writer Tim Twentyman previewed what has been happening in camp so far and some of the interesting storylines in this years camp.
There were some behind the scenes clips from the previous week when the team was transitioning between Phase 1 and Phase 2’s non-padded practices. Including having offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell mic’d up during one of the indoor practices.
After the clip, the broadcast swapped out Twentyman for former Lions left tackle Lomas Brown. Fro the next half-hour, Petry and Brown discussed the focus of this week’s episode: quarterbacks and running backs.
IMO what Lomas Brown just said on the stream is important: Chase Daniel is helping David Blough become a No. 2 QB as much/more than he's helping Stafford as the starter
— Jeff Risdon (@JeffRisdon) August 17, 2020
Petry and Brown would discuss the two position groups in a similar way they approach their weekly Lions’ podcast, all while moving between clips of the on-field action.
The majority of the time, the camera’s featured tight shots of players, but they did shift out to a wide camera angle when specific position drills picked up. The constant shifting of camera angles made it difficult to compare players in drills but there were some cool looks you don’t get while attending camp during a typical practice.
This was the first of six broadcasts the Lions will put on during this year’s training camp with the next episode coming on Friday when they will shift the focus to the offensive line.
If you want to watch the entire hour-long first episode, click the video below: