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- The Detroit Lions put together a pretty wild field goal drill on Wednesday.
According to Tim Twentyman, Nate Freese and Giorgio Tavecchio each attempted kicks from 36, 45, 54, 62 and 67 yards. Freese made two of his attempts (45 and 54), while Tavecchio made three (36, 45 and 54). Amazingly, Tavecchio apparently almost connected from 67 yards out as well.Working on kicking pressure field goals with some hostile crowd noise supplied by the rest of the team. pic.twitter.com/FdNfDiQKCn
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) August 13, 2014Giorgio Tavecchio almost hit a 67-yarder in practice. Missed by a couple feet. Holy momma.
— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) August 13, 2014
- You get a drop, and you get a drop, and you get a drop...
Eric Ebron just had maybe his worst drop of camp. Ball hit him in both hands for a wide-open TD. Drop.
— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) August 13, 2014Question his arm strength all you want, but Kellen Moore just heaved a beautiful deep ball to Patrick Edwards. (Edwards dropped it.)
— Kyle Meinke (@kmeinke) August 13, 2014
- Might this be an indication that George Winn's chances of making the 53-man roster are improving?
Special teams will be key for backups like Winn as they try to make the team, and the fact that he got some first-team reps is definitely a positive sign for him.George Winn getting some run with first team KR as a blocker. #Lions
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) August 13, 2014
- Jason Hanson was at practice on Wednesday, as was Lions vice chairman Bill Ford Jr.
- The Lions also got a visit from Rick Forzano, who served as their head coach from 1974-76.