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- Jim Caldwell's message to the 2014 Detroit Lions is pretty simple: Win now.
Lewand said Caldwell at team meeting last week put up a slide that said: "Win and win now." Pressure's on.
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) April 15, 2014
- Joe Lombardi is planning to incorporate "elements" of the New Orleans Saints offense, Caldwell's Indianapolis Colts offenses and last year's Lions offense into his scheme for this year's team.
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Lombardi envisions Reggie Bush and Joique Bell "having a split role" in 2014.
- The Lions began their draft meetings on Tuesday, and they are apparently putting a focus on finding "closers" after blowing so many late leads the last couple seasons.
- This is interesting:
Lewand said Suh's strength trainers from Oregon met with the Lions this offseason.
— Tim Twentyman (@ttwentyman) April 15, 2014
- Grantland put together a great piece called "The Lessons of Barry Sanders."
- This is a pretty interesting look at where teams find their offensive starters:
2013 NFL Offensive Starters by Draft Round (average @PFF score in brackets). pic.twitter.com/NwCWBY5gsw
— Jacob Dearlove (@jacobdearlove) April 14, 2014
- SB Nation's latest 2014 NFL mock draft has the Lions taking Alabama safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix in the first round and Indiana wide receiver Cody Latimer in the second round.