Detroit Lions Notes

Lions notes: Dan Orlovsky thinks Matthew Stafford will be a Hall of Fame quarterback

He may be a little biased, but...

By Jeremy Reisman@DetroitOnLion Jul 28, 2018, 3:00pm EDT

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During an appearance on ESPN’s radio show “Golic and Wingo” former Detroit Lions quarterback Dan Orlovsky let it slip that he thinks Matthew Stafford is a Hall of Fame player, while noting that he doesn’t think anyone should predict the Lions to finish last in the division:

When @danorlovsky7 casually drops a Matthew Stafford Hall of Famer on you... pic.twitter.com/CIutR5kqiC
— Golic and Wingo (@GolicAndWingo) July 27, 2018

Though they only ranked the Lions secondary as 12th best in the league, Pro Football Focus thinks Glover Quin is the eighth-best safety in the NFL.

Eric Ebron spoke very highly of Matthew Stafford at Colts training camp, saying the Lions quarterback “so smart” and “so intelligent.” (h/t Lions Wire):

.@Ebron85 on comparing Matthew Stafford and Andrew Luck #Colts pic.twitter.com/bPYGvDu4fZ
— Heather E Bremer (@HeatherBTHB) July 26, 2018

Taylor Decker isn’t thinking about his performance last year or the injury that caused him to miss the first couple months.

Want a national view on how the Lions looked when they opened up practice? NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was at training camp on Friday, and spoke with DetroitLions.com’s Tori Petry:

.@nflnetwork's @rapsheet was at #LionsCamp today - we talked Ziggy Ansah and Matt Patricia's first camp as head coach: https://t.co/H1VtXL9j7Q pic.twitter.com/yi4jSk9BR7
— Tori Petry (@sportstori) July 27, 2018

Lions Wire’s Erik Schlitt gave his predictions on which Lions rookies are going to impress during camp and the 2018 season.