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Lions notes: Watch Dan Orlovsky continue to break down Lions’ top plays of 2017

Dan Orlovsky has a unique perspective on the Lions’ best plays of 2017.

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion Feb 21, 2018, 5:00pm EST

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In case you missed it from last week, former Detroit Lions quarterback Dan Orlovsky is breaking down the team’s top 10 passing plays from 2017. When we last checked in, Orlovsky had broken down plays 10 through 7. Here are plays 6 and 5:

This #YAC King guy @ShowtimeTate may be even better then we think. Play #6 for the @Lions shows just that and why it is so important for players to follow their rules and trust their @CBSSports @nflnetwork @NDFootball @mikerothstein @MGolicJR57 check your ND buddy out. pic.twitter.com/lbkTjKsllY
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) February 20, 2018

Play #5 for the @Lions has @MarvinJonesJr going full extension on a calculated launch by Stafford. QB’s don’t think “it’s just as good as a punt if picked off”. They pick their WR and their DB victim wisely..I know @RandyMoss had to like this one @espn @87ed May love it too! pic.twitter.com/v0S5Gzdv6e
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) February 20, 2018

Lions Wire’s Erik Schlitt continues his excellent Lions offseason positional preview series with the linebackers, an underrated need for the team.

DetroitLions.com gathered the top five special teams plays from the Lions’ 2017 season. No. 1 is exactly what you think it is:

Watch the 5 best special teams plays from the #Lions' 2017 season pic.twitter.com/OhCLUDRGYs
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) February 17, 2018

Add MLive’s Kyle Meinke and Detroit Jock City’s Matt Bosko to the list of local writers that believe Detroit should franchise tag Ezekiel Ansah.

What are Detroit’s options if they let Ziggy walk? Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press flips through the thin free agent market for defensive ends.

There’s also this, re: Ziggy:

Mel Kiper just called it “a bad, bad year for down DE” in the draft. #FranchiseZiggy
— Dave Birkett (@davebirkett) February 21, 2018

Chris Burker of The Athletic previews the Lions’ options at offensive line during free agency (subscription required) and predicts how much it would cost for them to land Josh Sitton or Andrew Norwell.

Haloit Ngata is following up on that Olympic snowboarding promise and taking to the slopes. Meanwhile, T.J. Lang couldn’t help but get in a cheap shot:

What a great day to board with my love @BrightonResort I’ll be back again tomorrow with the kiddos. #Utahlife #BestSnowOnEarth pic.twitter.com/r5C0zAd0v3
— Haloti Ngata (@Haloti_Ngata92) February 21, 2018

That poor board.
— TJ Lang (@TJLang70) February 21, 2018