Detroit Lions Notes

Lions notes: Watch Matthew Stafford clown a Bucs safety with a subtle fake

The Stafford shoulder shimmy is deadly.

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion May 15, 2018, 4:09pm EDT

NFL: Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Matthew Stafford has been lauded his entire career for his impressive arm strength and competitive spirit. But Inside The Pylon’s Mark Schofield highlighted another solid part of his game: His smarts. Watch as Schofield breaks down how a little Stafford shoulder-shimmy allowed Marvin Jones Jr. to blow by a Buccaneers safety late in the 2018 season:

Full body manipulation starring Matthew Stafford: pic.twitter.com/S42Cv7D2cJ
— Mark Schofield (@MarkSchofield) May 15, 2018

Bryce Rossler of Lions Wire has a really good breakdown of how Taylor Decker struggled in 2017 because of his shoulder injury, and why Lions fans should expect better of him in 2018.

Tight end Luke Willson and linebacker Devon Kennard met with the Lions media on Tuesday. You can watch the full pressers below (if you don’t see them, click here for Willson, click here for Kennard):

Luke Willson LIVE with the media
Watch LIVE as Luke Willson meets the media.
Posted by Detroit Lions on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Watch LIVE as Lions players meet the media
Watch LIVE as Devon Kennard meets the media
Posted by Detroit Lions on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

CBS’s Pete Prisco initially gave the Lions’ 2015 draft (featuring Ameer Abdullah and Laken Tomlinson) a B- grade. His re-grade three years later? Not so good.

Now that the Lions are up to their 90-man roster limit, Justin Rogers of the Detroit News has a nice breakdown of the team’s potential depth chart.

Much like the Falcons last year, the Ravens will be trying out lowered concession prices for the 2018 season. If you’re hoping for something like that at Ford Field, it appears unlikely:

Ravens following Falcons in lowering concession prices. I asked Rod Wood about this in a one-on-one interview this winter and followed up at the league meetings. At the time, I did not get a sense Lions were seriously considering a major overhaul to their concession model.
— Justin Rogers (@Justin_Rogers) May 15, 2018

Mike O’Hara looks at the biggest question facing each of the Lions’ six draft picks, and gives his take on each.

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