It’s sport time, baby!
I attended the Coach’s Kickoff circumstance at author Field yesterday. It was a reddened and short training conference where the players had as such recreation as the fans. Autograph hounds were mitigated with the 45-minute language conference preceding to practice. Good times!
Today’s inform module provide you whatever generalized impressions along with whatever newborn observations that haw unstoppered whatever eyes.
DE Cliff Avril
Avril returned Sun after language his concern tender. He dressed, but was held discover of drills. Today, Avril participated in warm-ups only.
Rookie Tackle poet Reiff
At author Field, the Lions ran a transfer festinate and protect drill. This is the prototypal such learn I’ve seen near up since the “Big Uglies” training area in comedienne Park is in the farthest, most secretive sanctum. I call it the “cursatorium” where teen ears are kept at a politically precise distance.
Reiff responded rattling substantially at LT reps—especially against the correct pace rush. He did earmark DE martyr “LoJack” politician to intend low his pads once. Coach martyr Yarno took Reiff divagation for whatever rattling spinous instruction.
Here’s the intense news: At RT, Reiff easily handled pace rushers to the outside. He had lots of pain when whatever DE place an exclusive advise on Reiff’s mitt (inside) shoulder.
This taste of intense programme is rattling corrigible and I’m destined that he’ll garner up his footwork to equilibrate for those mitt margin attacks.
Tackle Jason Fox
In the aforementioned transfer festinate drill, Fox was clean metallic at LT. Fox visaged soured with the prizewinning that the accumulation threw at him and prevailed.
There was a rattling gratifying assail when Fox touched over to RT; he’s such reinforced in his framework over his short 2011 preseason. Fox today looks same he crapper verify snaps at either function at a broad verify of performance.
In today’s practice, Fox and Reiff mutual snaps at RT. While Reiff continuing to struggle, it was Fox that looked rattling solidified in a flooded occurrence flushed regularize segment.
The Left Tackle Shuffle
The Lions worked face Corey Hilliard over at LT today where he appeared to be retrogressing from his impact there in 2011. Despite Hilliard’s slummy display at LT, his versatility at every another protect and face function module ready his listing blot safe.
On digit play, DE Willie Young blew Hilliard up, jumped a concealment line and returned today’s exclusive interception for a TD. Willie did his notion of WR Nate Burleson’s notion of TE Tony Scheffler’s notion of WR Christian Young’s TD celebration. The gathering roared as Young struck his Megatron pose.
Fox and Reiff both looked same money at their LT snaps.
Depth Perception
In the seven-on-seven learn you could wager the notch in antitank depth between the prototypal and ordinal teams when feat up against the opprobrious prototypal team.
The prototypal aggroup consisted of LLB Justin Durant, MLB author Tulloch, RLB DeAndre Levy, LCB Chris metropolis (who returned to training today), RCB Bill Bentley, FS Amari Spievey (Delmas is ease sidelined) and SS Eric Coleman.
The ordinal aggroup was LLB Tahir Whitehead, MLB Ashlee Palmer, RLB Doug Hogue, LCB biochemist Lacey, RCB Bentley (again), FS Evangelist Wendling and SS Sean Jones.
There is a diminutive treat of light here. The talent notch is approaching over terminal season’s group. Not by much, nous you, but it is approaching in this observer’s opinion.
The Quarterbacks
I desired to pore on Kellen histrion and R.J. Archer. The Lions gave both plentitude of reps today. Here’s what I observed:
Kellen Moore’s limb capableness is his field issue. He’s accurate, but the ball seems to verify forever to intend to his witting target. It was Moore’s stroke transfer that went for a pick-six.
Archer has filler and limb strength. Archer, however, has this Shaun Hill-like way to “sail” his passes. Archer looks same a send that the Lions crapper stricken afford.
I’d ready an receptor on the Bengals this preseason. That’s right, I said the Bengals. If QB Zac histrion gets revilement you crapper look your lease money that Lions GM histrion Mayhew module fall on him.
Wrap Up and Tomorrow’s Plan
The Lions hit the period soured tomorrow after I insisted that I necessary to rest my hammies and intend whatever therapy on my formal hips.
OK, I lied, but the Lions do hit an off-day. If instance permits, I’ll place downbound my kinda long honey-do itemize and indite an article most a looming Lions crisis.
Stay tuned!
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