Pride Of Detroit: For Detroit Lions Fans

With Ryan off in the great northwest, Mansur Shaheen fills in. Wayback Machine touches on the Miami game from 2018, and the last glimmers of positive news for a Lions season about to go south. News of Domata Peko rumors fuel speculation as to the current status of Damon Harrison's holdout. LISTCAST returns to discuss the top ten tight ends of 2019, with a new format. Will new Lions TJ Hockenson show up on the list? Mailbag discusses the best places to visit in Detroit, Hard Knocks and outdoors motorsports and fishing, things we absolutely are experts on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Roberts bounced back and forth for a bit last week before being unceremoniously released. While it puts pressure on the rest of the corps to perform for a spot, it does shine a light on past struggles for general manager Bob Quinn to implement a tight end to fit a specific philosophy of use. The guys discuss the release and Quinn's moves for the position, and asks if pressure is on TJ Hockenson to perform in his first year. In the Wayback Machine, fun times with Green Bay and the genesis of Audible Dong. In the mailbag, the place of baseball in the sports calendar, grills, snagging Calvin Johnson's autograph and whether the Lions should fine Slay and Harrison for skipping camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Darius Slay and Damon Harrison are seeking new contract extensions, skipping mandatory activities in their holdouts. What will break the stalemate? The POD crew discusses the logic behind the holdouts and discusses the likelihood of resolutions. Jermaine Kearse was also signed by the Lions, and the guys discuss his upside for the team. In the Wayback Machine, it's time to talk about horseshoes and hand grenades as the Lions come close but not close enough to beating the Cowboys, setting a final dismal tone for 2018. In the mailbag, the crew discusses the merits and pitfalls of an 18 game NFL season, video game movies and John Wick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another episode in the long drama between Megatron and the Detroit Lions unveils as Johnson lays it out flat: he wants the money from his signing bonus back. But will that be enough to bring him back and make him an "ambassador" for the team? And what of fans who have gone delusional and are putting him down? PODcast is on it. Also, the Wayback Machine takes the crew to the bright night of Patriots-Lions, trying to discover why the game ended up being fool's gold. The mailbag is light, but plenty of talk of Stafford's ticking clock and Frank Ragnow's move to center. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OTAs for the Detroit Lions are rolling, but the activities are missing a nose tackle and a cornerback. Is there time to be concerned or is it still too early? Is this part of a new wave that's here to stay in the NFL when it comes to contracts and negotiations? Should the Lions offer new contracts to Damon Harrison and Darius Slay? Also, Wayback Machine visits Week 2 and a near-comeback against the San Francisco 49ers, while mailbag tackles the act of beer chugging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Wayback Machine is back to revisit the 2018 Lions season. Chris takes Jeremy and Ryan back to early autumn and the crushing blow of Sam Darnold and the Jets upon all the hopes and dreams of the Detroit Lions. But knowing what they know now, what did the Jets game foretell, and where was it an outlier? Are those dreads still there as the Lions move into 2019? Also on the podcast: commenting on the early point spreads for the Lions season, news from OTAs and a stuffed mailbag about petting goats and draft lotteries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy, Ryan and Jerry talk the coming positional battles for the Detroit Lions, Gunther Cunningham, Ezekiel Ansah and potential contract extensions on the latest edition of the Pride oF Detroit PODcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NFL Draft and free agency all but complete, it's time for the Pride Of Detroit staff to make reckless prognostication! Comparing the depth chart from May of last year, Ryan, Chris and Jeremy compare and contrast the different units and see where the Lions improved and where they degraded. Also, the mailbag is back for the first time after the draft with plenty to talk about! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NFL draft packing up from Nashville, the PODcast boys dig through all the decisions the Lions have made, and how the narrative on this class is already taking shape. Chris and Jeremy talk about a surprising first couple of days and deliver their takes. Then, Jeremy has Alex Reno and Brett Whitefield on the show to break down all the picks, with some additional focus on the day 3 selections and a little undrafted free agent talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy, Jerry and John react to the Detroit Lions' surprising Round 2 pick of Hawaii linebacker Jahlani Tavai. How bad of a reach was this? Should Lions fans be outraged? What does Bob Quinn see in this guy?  Next, we break down the third-round pick of Boston College safety Will Harris. How will he change the dynamic of the defensive backs? Did Detroit overlook some better talent on the board?  Finally, we end the show with our favorite Day 3 names of the draft in the hopes the Lions add them.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chris, Jeremy and Mansur react to the first night of the NFL draft for the Detroit Lions. The Lions took TJ Hockenson, TE from Iowa, with the eighth overall pick. The reaction is mixed - were the Lions right to take a tight end? How valuable was the position? Is a TE worth taking that high? And of Hockeson himself, what talents will he bring to the Detroit Lions? All this and more await! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SB Nation pulled all of its top NFL bloggers together to help create a mock draft and predict what might happen at the 2019 NFL Draft. Listen to hear where college football’s top stars could end up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kent Lee Platte, Brett Whitefield and SURPRISE GUEST all stop by with Jeremy and Ryan to break down the big grandaddy of personnel allocation meetings, the NFL Draft! Who will the Lions take at #8? Will they even be at #8 or will they trade the pick? What about the later rounds? So many questions, comments and more, you just have to download it to find out yourself! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

IT"S TIME TO PLAY ANOTHER GAME. Jeremy Reisman ringleads this one, and Chris and Ryan let everyone know what they feel about potential first-round draft picks. Happy or sad? What do they make of Rashan Gary's troubles, or how about a wide receiver in the first? Will everyone agree or will fur fly over disagreements? In the mailbag, the POD family asks about two quarterbacks standing on top of each other, Game of Thrones and Zion Williamson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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CJ Anderson joins the Detroit Lions, and the AAF folds under the whims of owner Thomas Dundon. Chris, Jeremy and Ryan react to a week of football news. Then, a frank discussion about trading up and down in the NFL draft. What's the right call? Who might dance with the Lions if they do so? Was Bob Quinn for real when he talked about trading down or just bluffing? In the mailbag, discussions about passing on Lions fandom, Korean BBQ, Neymar vs. OBJ and whether Killebrew is gonna get cut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's April, and that means it's time to mock draft. Every day it's time to mock draft. Jeremy leads Ryan and Chris into a 3-round mock draft to see how the big board could shake out for the Detroit Lions. Chris meanwhile has the plague and is trying not to die. Everyone gets upset about the new PI rule changes, which will absolutely be fine and not actually kill football, OK? Also saying goodbye to TJ Lang, Luke Willson to the Raiders and wild rumors about Stafford and the Dolphins. In the mailbag, some really gross questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The crew of the PODcast did not attempt to extort Nike. Instead, they welcome in Brian Phillips of Pats Pulpit to talk Lions East, also known in some circles as the New England Patriots, and the sudden retirement of Rob Gronkowski. Damon "Snacks" Harrison wants a contract extension with the Lions - can and will the team get him one? This and a lot more free agency talk and fun mailbag questions await! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeremy takes over as Chris goes on sabbatical. Ryan and Jeremy break down more from the free agency period as the initial spree comes to an end. Brett Whitefield from Pro Football Focus joins Jeremy to break down more for the Lions and explains their best deals and values. Also a mailbag. Chris was away, it's hard to write a description without him! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hamza and Jeremy set up a budget for the upcoming Detroit Lions free agency period. Then, Chris feeds them the names best suited to their budgets per position, and see if they'll spend more or less than what they hoped. You wanna play Armchair GM? Welcome to the tiger's den! Also: the latest developments on Antonio Brown, and why Jeremy thinks it might be bad news for Lions free agency in the future, while Chris sees the opposite. Also updates on Nevin Lawson, and a mailbag rant about coney dogs and more free agency targets as the opening day fast approaches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices