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• Mailbag: Will Detroit Lions, Alex Anzalone come to a new deal?

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images In our latest Midweek Mailbag podcast, Erik and Jeremy take training camp questions from Detroit Lions fans. The Detroit Lions have the first contractual situation on their hands in the Dan Campbell/Brad Holmes era. On Tuesday, veteran linebacker Alex Anzalone made it abundantly clear that he wants a new contract and is not particularly happy ...2025
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• Lions mailbag: Will Tate Ratledge hold out of training camp?

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images On this week’s Detroit Lions Midweek Mailbag show, we discuss the NFL’s 2nd-round pick holdout and how it could affect Tate Ratledge. Detroit Lions rookies reported for training camp on Wednesday, and for the first time in a long time, that date felt significant. That’s because there’s a league-wide holdout happening for second-round picks. ...2025
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• Mailbag: Are the Detroit Lions ahead of NFL positional trends?

Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK The NFL is ever evolving. But are the Detroit Lions ahead of the curve when it comes to prioritizing specific types of players? Generally speaking, there are a handful of agreed-upon “premium positions” in the NFL. Quarterback is still the most important position in football. Offensive tackles and defensive ends are drastically important for pass p...2025
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• Lions mailbag: 3 burning questions on the future at running back

Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions are set at running back in the present. But in the near future, three burning questions await. Right now, there isn’t a position more set on the Detroit Lions roster than running back. David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs will share the load as the two primary starters. The Lions also have reliable depth in veteran Craig Reynolds and second-...2025
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• Lions mailbag: Could Jared Goff regress with OL shakeup?

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Could Jared Goff go through another Rams-like regression after the Detroit Lions’ losses on the offensive line? With all of the moving parts of the Detroit Lions' offensive line, it’s natural to wonder how that’s going to impact every facet of the team. The Lions have prided themselves on their offensive line, often referring to it as the engine under ...2025
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• Lions mailbag: How does Frank Ragnow’s retirement impact future re-signings?

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Can the Detroit Lions afford to keep more players now that Frank Ragnow’s contract will come off the books? One of the bigger challenges facing the Detroit Lions in the upcoming years is the ability to retain all of the talent they currently have. General Manager Brad Holmes has talked about this issue several times over the past year, noting that difficult decis...2025
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• Mailbag: Will Detroit Lions, Alex Anzalone come to a new deal?
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• Detroit Lions mailbag: Is it time to stop drafting long-term projects?

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Lions GM Brad Holmes has taken some risks with small-school prospects as of late. Is it too early to say that has been a mistake? What Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes has done with the team’s roster over the past four years has been nothing short of remarkable. In short order, Holmes has managed to take a roster that was in full-on rebuild mo...2025
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• Lions mailbag: Is it better to go all-in or stay competitive longer?

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Our Detroit Lions mailbag answers a tough philosophical roster building question. All week, Detroit Lions fans have been debating whether it’d be smart to go after Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, who is disgruntled and requested a trade. Earlier in the week, we ran a poll asking Lions fans if they would trade a pair of first-round picks to land Gar...2025
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• Mailbag: How will the Detroit Lions attack, contain Jayden Daniels?

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Jayden Daniels is the key to the Washington Commanders’ success. How will the Detroit Lions plan to stop him? That and more in this week’s mailbag. It’s no secret that a big part of the Washington Commanders’ success this year is due to historic play from rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. The second overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Daniels set the ro...2025
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• Lions mailbag: Is there any root cause to these injuries?

Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images This week’s Detroit Lions Midweek Mailbag is all about the Lions’ injuries, how they happened, and what the Lions will do now. The Detroit Lions’ injury situation is somehow getting worse and worse. Just when it looked like the Lions may have gotten through the worst of it—getting Levi Onwuzurike, DJ Reader, and Josh Paschal back last week—th...2024
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• Lions mailbag: Which new defensive additions could stick around in 2025?

Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Which of the Detroit Lions’ mid-season additions on defense could stick with the team in 2025? Over the past month, the Detroit Lions defense has a ton of new faces. The team’s pro personnel department has been working overtime to ensure the Lions can weather the injury storm on defense, and they’ve done an amazing job. Despite losing nearly ...2024
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• Lions Mailbag: Reacting to the Jameson Williams reported suspension

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images This week’s Midweek Mailbag covers our thoughts on the Jameson Williams suspension, more trade talk, and if there’s any concern with the offensive line. Late Monday night, news broke that Detroit Lions wideout Jameson Williams is facing a two-game suspension for violating the league’s Performance Enhancing Substance policy. While that official ruling ha...2024
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• Lions mailbag: Is Detroit’s interest in a Haason Reddick trade legit?

Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images This week’s Detroit Lions mailbag surrounds Aidan Hutchinson replacements, including a key question: Is the interest in Haason Reddick legit? Unsurprisingly, this week’s mailbox was filled with questions about Aidan Hutchinson and how the Detroit Lions defense will respond to his (likely) season-ending injury. So on this week’s Midweek Mailbag podcast, we trie...2024
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• Lions mailbag: Who will step in for Derrick Barnes at SAM linebacker?

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images With Derrick Barnes likely to miss the entire 2024 season, how will the Detroit Lions fill the SAM linebacker role? That and more in this week’s mailbag. This week, we got the unfortunate news that Derrick Barnes’ IR stint will likely last the entire season. Dan Campbell noted on Monday that they’d be lucky to get the Detroit Lions linebacker back at an...2024
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"That’s one of the main topics on this week’s Midweek Mailbag podcast, and it begins around the 12:15 mark of the episode."

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"So for this edition of the Midweek Mailbag with myself and Erik Schlitt, we’re taking only questions about the upcoming matchup between the Lions and Rams."

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"” One distinct possibility—that we discussed on the most recent Midweek Mailbag podcast—is getting both Montgomery and Gibbs on the field at the same time."

• Mailbag: Will Detroit Lions, Alex Anzalone come to a new deal?
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• Lions mailbag: Will Tate Ratledge hold out of training camp?
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• Mailbag: Are the Detroit Lions ahead of NFL positional trends?
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• Lions mailbag: 3 burning questions on the future at running back
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• Lions mailbag: How does Frank Ragnow’s retirement impact future re-signings?
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• Lions mailbag: Projecting what the defensive line will look like

Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK We break down what the Detroit Lions defensive line may look like and how they may treat subpackage personnel. Without a doubt, the biggest question mark on the Detroit Lions is their defensive line. Lions general manager Brad Holmes has pumped a lot of resources into the position—drafting Alim McNeill, Levi Onwuzurike, Aidan Hutchinson, Josh Pasch...2025
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• Lions mailbag: How high should Detroit consider trading up in the NFL Draft?

Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Detroit Lions may need to trade up to get an elite talent in the 2025 NFL Draft. Should they do it? And if so, what’s the limit. If you’ve consumed a lot of 2025 NFL Draft coverage this spring, you’ve undoubtedly heard someone talk about the lack of high-end talent in this year’s draft class. If you haven’t heard it, here’s a smattering ...2025
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• Lions mailbag: Would Detroit consider a DB at 28 if a top talent fell?

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Could the Detroit Lions take “Best Player Available” to an extreme in the 2025 NFL Draft? It’s been a weird week when it comes to defensive backs, the 2025 NFL Draft, and the Detroit Lions. It started with former Michigan cornerback Will Johnson. Once presumed a top-10 pick before a 2024 season didn’t go as planned, Johnson held a p...2025
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• Lions mailbag: Does Detroit’s pre-draft visits list reveal draft plans?

Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ pre-draft visit list and what it may mean for their 2025 NFL Draft plans. This week, the Detroit Lions had their local pro day. While reports on participants are not comprehensive and may include one or two players who didn’t actually show up, we currently have a reported list of about 30 players who were invited to the eve...2025
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• Mailbag: How many draft ‘hits’ do Lions need to offset high-value contracts?

Kimberly P. Mitchell / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Detroit Lions are about to hand out another batch of huge contracts. So how good does Brad Holmes need to be in the NFL Draft to offset those deals? This week, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes made it clear that his cap management strategy right now is primarily motivated by discipline. While it may be tempting to spen...2025
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• Lions mailbag: Will Detroit eventually have to trade away talent?

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Detroit Lions may have to make some tough roster decisions ahead. Does that eventually mean trading away talent? It’s not easy having an abundance of talent in the NFL. In the salary cap era, the league has purposely tried to make it hard for one team to hoard all of the talent, even if that team managed to find those players all on their own through...2025
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• Lions mailbag: What’s up with Sam LaPorta?

Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Sam LaPorta is off to a slow start. What’s up with that? We answer that and more in our latest Detroit Lions mailbag. Earlier in the week, we offered our Midweek Mailbag podcast. Now it’s time to offer some Detroit Lions mailbag to our reading audience. As always, if you want to submit questions, hit us up on Twitter using the hashtag #AskPOD. ...2024
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• Notes from the Enemy: Detroit Lions offense looking to get on track against Cardinals, Aidan Hutchinson’s big week and more

Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images A look at the Detroit Lions from Pride of Detroit. Happy Sunday one and all. The Arizona Cardinals host the Detroit Lions this afternoon and we checked in with the Pride of Detroit on what is going on with the Lions after their loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Detroit Lions podcast: There’s still time to correct the offense - Pride Of DetroitThe De...2024
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• Lions Mailbag: Is pressure the reason for Jared Goff’s early struggles?

Eamon Horwedel-Imagn Images Is Jared Goff succumbing to the pressure, or is there something else to explain his early season struggles? That and more in our written mailbag. While we work through some technical difficulties to get this week’s Midweek Mailbag off the ground, I figured this was a good opportunity to get a head start on our written Detroit Lions mailbag. This week, I only pi...2024
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• Lions mailbag: Can Detroit replicate Packers’ offensive success vs. 49ers?

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Green Bay Packers offense looked impressive against the San Francisco 49ers. Can the Detroit Lions replicate that success in the NFC Championship game? Throughout the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers defense was considered one of the best in the league. They allowed the third fewest points this season (17.5 PPG) and teams were averagin...2024
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• Lions mailbag: How much have the Buccaneers changed since Week 6?

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The Detroit Lions beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-6 back in October. But how much have the Bucs changed in three months? We discuss in our NFC Divisional Round Midweek Mailbag. The Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced off back in Week 6 down in Florida. Detroit walked away with a 20-6 road victory, but the game was a bit closer than that score ...2024
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• Mailbag: Who’s to blame for the Detroit Lions’ defensive struggles?

Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Jeremy and Erik break down everything that has gone wrong with the Detroit Lions defense over the past month or so. It’s no secret that the Detroit Lions defense has struggled in recent weeks. Look at just the yardage totals allowed in the past five weeks: vs. Ravens: 503 yards vs. Raiders: 157 vs. Chargers: 421 vs. Bears: 334 vs. Packers: 377 When we look at...2023
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• Lions mailbag: Can teams win championships despite bad defenses?

Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Detroit Lions clearly have problems on defense. But is their offense good enough to keep a championship run alive? Detroit Lions fans are understandably concerned about the team’s pass defense after a tough performance against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. It’s not just about Justin Herbert lighting the Lions defense up, though....2023
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• Lions mailbag: How does Frank Ragnow’s retirement impact future re-signings?
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• Lions mailbag: Should Detroit’s defense blitz less in 2024?

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK We’ve got a written AND podcast mailbag for you, discussing Detroit Lions topics from joint practice value, Jameson Williams confidence level, and should Detroit blitz less? The Detroit Lions have Wednesday off as they prepare for their preseason opener against the New York Giants. So I thought this was a good opportunity to open up our mailbag—but with a twis...2024
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• VIDEO: Detroit Lions interviews Antwaan Randle El, Graham Glasgow, others

Ryan Garza / USA TODAY NETWORK Miss any of our Detroit Lions marathon charity stream? You can watch the entire thing here, with timestamps of our interview with Antwaan Randle El, Graham Glasgow, Dan Miller and a ton more. On Tuesday, Pride of Detroit held its annual marathon charity stream to close out our Movember campaign. The 16-hour live streaming show pushed our total raised between...2023
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• Detroit Lions hint at more 2 running back sets on offense

Kirthmon F. Dozier / USA TODAY NETWORK Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson knows that both Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery are among their 11 best players on offense, and both may be used at the same time. The Detroit Lions are running into a good problem this week: for the first time since Week 2 both of their top two running backs—David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs—are essentially off th...2023
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• Ask POD: Gauging Lions’ interest in Jalen Carter, other defensive tackle options
Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images Are the Detroit Lions truly interested in Jalen Carter, and if not, who else could fill the team’s need for a defensive tackle? The internet was all abuzz this week when Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell recalled a story about their draft process recently. Campbell was asked a question about how the Lions do character evaluations for the NFL...2023
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• Mailbag: Will the Lions improve their pass rush in 2nd half of season?

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The Detroit Lions sack numbers a lagging considerably behind. What can they do to improve in the second half of the season? The Detroit Lions pass rush has been very streaky all season. In games against the Falcons, Packers, and Raiders, they have 18 total sacks. In the remaining other five games, they have a total of just three. And while their pressure numb...2023
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• Mailbag: How should Detroit Lions defend Matthew Stafford, Rams offense?

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Detroit Lions face a daunting task against Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams offense. Here are some things they can do to limit the damage. It’s playoff week, and that means our coverage is all focused on the Detroit Lions’ Wild Card matchup with the Los Angeles Rams. So for this edition of the Midweek Mailbag with myself and Erik Schlitt, ...2024
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• Detroit Lions mailbag: Is the offensive line regressing?

Thomas B. Shea-Imagn Images The Detroit Lions have looked vulnerable in pass protection lately. Is there some regression happening? We answer that and more in our weekly mailbag. The bar has been set high for the Detroit Lions offensive line. Often referred to by coaches as the engine under the hood that makes the offense work, the Lions offensive line has been considered best in the leag...2024
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• Lions mailbag: What’s up with Sam LaPorta?
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• Lions mailbag: When are extensions coming for Jared Goff, Jonah Jackson?

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Two Detroit Lions players seem destined for big, new deals. When will Jared Goff and Jonah Jackson get paid? We discuss in our mailbag. We decided to take a week off from the Midweek Mailbag podcast to bring you a version of the written mailbag. As always, you can send us questions via Twitter, preferably with the hashtag #AskPOD so ...2023
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• Mailbag: Will Detroit Lions, Alex Anzalone come to a new deal?
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• Lions mailbag: Will Tate Ratledge hold out of training camp?
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• Mailbag: Are the Detroit Lions ahead of NFL positional trends?
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• Lions mailbag: 3 burning questions on the future at running back
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• Lions mailbag: Does Detroit’s pre-draft visits list reveal draft plans?
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• Mailbag: How many draft ‘hits’ do Lions need to offset high-value contracts?
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• Detroit Lions mailbag: Is it time to stop drafting long-term projects?
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• Mailbag: How will the Detroit Lions attack, contain Jayden Daniels?
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• Lions mailbag: Which Detroit coordinator is toughest to replace?

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images Jeremy and Erik debate a bunch of Detroit Lions topics, including which coordinator is toughest to replace. This may finally be the year the Detroit Lions have their coaching staff picked apart. Already in this cycle offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has four head coaching interviews and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn has five. In addition to that, ...2025
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• Lions Mailbag: Is pressure the reason for Jared Goff’s early struggles?
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• Lions mailbag: When are extensions coming for Jared Goff, Jonah Jackson?
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• Ask POD: Gauging Lions’ interest in Jalen Carter, other defensive tackle options
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