And with the Seventh pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions.....?

[jayfan]

And here's why-

That stat is impressive. But it's dubious that he went undrafted in spite of it.

Adams lead the entire FBS in drops last year. Eleven. Ouch. 12.4% drop rate.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Missed two games his entire career.

Cuz he stomped on a guy’s foot.

False news

Rogers deliberately moved his foot exactly where Suh would be placing his foot in order for GB to get a call

Rodgers is a sneaky, tricky MoFo

 

[RobBase]

Those were the days. I still miss you, Suh. Greatest Lion ever since Barry.

 

[jayfan]

That stat is impressive. But it's dubious that he went undrafted in spite of it.

Adams lead the entire FBS in drops last year. Eleven. Ouch. 12.4% drop rate.

Adams released.

Lions Waive WR Jonathan Adams, Sign WR Chad Hansen

Detroit Lions make changes to wide receivers room.

www.si.com

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

way too early but CFB players being on notice to look out for in the 2021 season

The PFF Preseason College Football All-America Team: Spencer Rattler, Chris Olave and Derek Stingley Jr. earn first-team spots

The 2021 college football season kicks off in just under two months, and what better way to preview it than with PFF's Preseason All-America Team, which includes Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler and Ohio State WR Chris Olave.

www.pff.com

 

[Mebert]

way too early but CFB players being on notice to look out for in the 2021 season

The PFF Preseason College Football All-America Team: Spencer Rattler, Chris Olave and Derek Stingley Jr. earn first-team spots

The 2021 college football season kicks off in just under two months, and what better way to preview it than with PFF's Preseason All-America Team, which includes Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler and Ohio State WR Chris Olave.

www.pff.com

Devin Lloyd was All-Pac 12 1st team, All-American 2nd team, and a finalist for the Butkus award. Not only does he not make an honorable mention for either linebacker spot, but they also give the top spot to a different Pac-12 Player who has been worse than him every year.

 

[Old Lion]

Devin Lloyd was All-Pac 12 1st team, All-American 2nd team, and a finalist for the Butkus award. Not only does he not make an honorable mention for either linebacker spot, but they also give the top spot to a different Pac-12 Player who has been worse than him every year.

Well it is PFF so...

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Well it is PFF so...

and yet every NFL team uses their stats to whatever degree deemed necessary

not that I agree with PFF ratings and rankings as there appears to be some bias and different people are analyzing/grading each teams/players performance

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

waaaaay tooooo early for CFB player talk and 2022 draft BUTTTTT...... Here are some teasers

College Football: Ranking the top 10 defenses entering the 2021 season

Alabama routinely churns out NFL prospects, and 2021 is no different. The Crimson Tide defense is once again set to be a top unit in college football.

www.pff.com

College Football: Ranking the top 10 offenses entering the 2021 season

Led by Spencer Rattler, the presumed QB1 in the 2022 NFL Draft, the Oklahoma Sooners project to have the best offense in college football in 2021.

www.pff.com

The PFF Preseason College Football All-America Team: Spencer Rattler, Chris Olave and Derek Stingley Jr. earn first-team spots

The 2021 college football season kicks off in just under two months, and what better way to preview it than with PFF's Preseason All-America Team, which includes Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler and Ohio State WR Chris Olave.

www.pff.com

The PFF Preseason College Football All-Pac-12 Team: USC QB Kedon Slovis, Oregon EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux lead the way

Oregon's Kayvon Thibodeaux, projected to be a high pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, headlines PFF's preseason All-Pac-12 team heading into the 2021 college football season.

www.pff.com

@Mebert your boy's Kuithe and Lloyd get 1st team mentions. I didn't pay attention to other names listed

College Football 2021: PFF's Preseason All-Conference Teams

Presenting PFF's 2021 Preseason All-Conference Teams, highlighting college football's best players in college football.

www.pff.com

Early 2022 NFL Draft interior defensive tackle rankings and class overview

Texas A&M’s DeMarvin Leal stands out as the lone first-round defensive tackle prospect in PFF's current 2022 NFL Draft rankings.

www.pff.com

College Football 2021: Top non-Power Five breakout candidates ahead of the 2021 college football season

BYU quarterback Jaren Hall and Cincinnati Bearcats TE Josh Whyle headline PFF's top small-school breakout candidates ahead of the 2021 college football season.

www.pff.com

PFF College 50: The best players in college football right now

The time has come for the PFF College 50, where we highlight the 50 best players in college football. Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler headlines the list as the nation's top returning player, with an LSU cornerback trailing closely behind at No. 2.

www.pff.com

2022 NFL Draft: Early draft rankings and class overviews

PFF runs through its early 2022 NFL Draft rankings, evaluating each position and identifying the top five draft prospects to watch out for this college football season.

www.pff.com

College Football: Ranking the top 10 wide receiver duos entering 2021

Ohio State's duo of Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson enter the 2021 college football season as the country's top wide receiver tandem.

www.pff.com

College Football: Ranking the top 10 outside cornerback tandems entering 2021

LSU tandem Derek Stingley Jr. and Eli Ricks are unquestionably the best outside cornerback pairing in college football ahead of the 2021 season.

www.pff.com

 

[Mebert]

@Mebert your boy's Kuithe and Lloyd get 1st team mentions. I didn't pay attention to other names listed

I was never sure if Kuithe was the real deal, I just know when you watch the utes he shows up a lot and for good reasons.

Lloyd is a badass

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

Lions training camp battle preview: Establishing the EDGE

The EDGE: Where defensive ends become outside linebackers.

www.prideofdetroit.com

As mentioned in our interior defensive line piece in this series, Lions coaches have confirmed their base defense will be a 3-4 scheme and have indicated that their front-seven will be strongly influenced by the Los Angeles Rams’ top-rated defense from 2020.

When projecting roles for players transitioning from the previous scheme, any player who played down defensive end (Trey Flowers and Romeo Okwara) or JACK linebacker (Julian Okwara and Austin Bryant) in Matt Patricia’s scheme, will now be an outside linebacker in the new 2021 Lions’ scheme. These outside linebacker roles carry traditional linebacker labels (WILL and SAM) but make no mistake, they are EDGE rushers.

These EDGE rushers will see a shift in their pre-snap alignment and will be asked to expand their skill sets, but in the grand scheme of things, their assignments will still include two basic things all edge rushers do: Create pressure and set the edge.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

The two big changes from the last scheme are that the EDGE rushers are attacking from a standing position and are set up wider along the line, typically shifting between the 5, 7, and 9-techniques.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

The next picture highlights a subpackage look and the front is adjusted to a technical 2-4 look, even though it operates like a 4-2 with the EDGE players rushing from the line of scrimmage.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

And yes, as many fans have asked, the Lions’ EDGE players will rush from a traditional hand in the dirt look in subpackages, further illustrating that it is indeed more of a 4-2 concept.

 

[Old Lion]

I

And yes, as many fans have asked, the Lions’ EDGE players will rush from a traditional hand in the dirt look in subpackages, further illustrating that it is indeed more of a 4-2 concept.

I am still skeptical. This type of Defense requires some real good LBs and I am not sure Lions are up to the task. Maybe a pre season pick up might get us there. I am thinking this is going to be hard to watch this year.

 

[Mebert]

I

I am still skeptical. This type of Defense requires some real good LBs and I am not sure Lions are up to the task. Maybe a pre season pick up might get us there. I am thinking this is going to be hard to watch this year.

With the length of the contract the coaches got I don't think they worried about players fitting a scheme. I think the implemented the scheme they want first, and plan to fill out the roster with right players over the next 3 years.

We are in for more than just one year of rough watching I think.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

I am thinking this is going to be hard to watch this year.

no different than watching the absolute "shit show BQ/MP" displayed for 3 years.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

We are in for more than just one year of rough watching I think.

 

[Gulf of Brazil]

This type of Defense requires some real good LBs and I am not sure Lions are up to the task. Maybe a pre season pick up might get us there.

maybe they have one already on the roster as a pre-season pick-up

then again maybe not

who knows

It's extremely early in camp and as far as I'm concerned all the camp hype means nada until you bring that hype and prove it when the real games start and consistency is displayed.

5 Lions players who have impressed through 3 training camp practices

A look at five players who have impressed through three practices.

www.prideofdetroit.com

Here are five players I believed have helped their stock through three practices.

LB Shaun Dion Hamilton​

With Jalen Reeves-Maybin still on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the Lions have used the opportunity to see who among their off-ball linebacker depth can roll with the second-team defense. Hamilton has regularly been in that rotation, and on Friday, he showed that he belongs there.

Early in practice, Hamilton knifed into the backfield and caught the running back for a tackle for loss. Later during 7-on-7s, when D’Andre Swift ran a wheel route out of the backfield, Hamilton stayed on his hip, forcing an incompletion.

There have been bumps along the way—he had a false start during a special teams rep on Friday—but he has separated himself from the rest of the reserves and used Reeves-Maybin’s absence to his advantage.

BB_72: and a former Bama Player

 

[Old Lion]

no different than watching the absolute "shit show BQ/MP" displayed for 3 years.

It should be better with the new coaching staff. Lots of former players so there wont be much dissention. By the time the BQ teams had a complete coaching staff, Patricia had already lost the team so it was too late. We wont have to worry about that with this group.

I only expect it to be tough for 1 year.