Getting to know the 90 Man Roster: Kennard Backman
Who is tight end Kennard Backman, and how does he fit the Lions’ needs? Kennard Backman was a sixth round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 2015. He was on the roster for…
Articles by Ash Thompson
The Eighth Day of Draftmas: April 27, 2017
On the 8th day there was….the Draft It’s here. The glorious day that is the NFL draft is finally here. When we go to sleep tonight there will only be questions about the next day’s…
The Seventh Day Of Draftmas: April 28, 2017
One more day until the death march that is draftmas ends. I would like to give the detroitlionpodcast.com editors a shout out, and some reassurance as we head to the finish line. The addition to the…
The Sixth Day Of Draftmas: April 25, 2017
Draftmas comes ever closer, only two more days in fact. As we near the day in which the immediate future of the Lions franchise is charted I have a warning at the bottom. Even the…
The Fifth Day of Draftmas: April 24, 2017
Draftmas is a gift that keeps on giving, whether you want it to or not. Day three of the draft produces a few players every year that give rise to the popular myth that position…
Getting to Know the 90 Man Roster: Steve Longa
Some players are perfectly comfortable at the NFL scouting combine, and others are not. Steve Longa was one of those who was not. Longa slept in his own bed before his Pro Day and decreased his…
The Fourth Day Of Draftmas: April 23, 2017
This is the fourth day of draftmas where we start to look at other people’s opinions because while I don’t care what anyone else has to say, you probably do. Four Mock Drafts Last year…
The Third Day Of Draftmas: April 22, 217
The third day of draftmas is upon us, and I am not sure about you but I’m hungry. Not that I have been fasting, but I’m not a small man, and based on your twitter…
The Second Day Of Draftmas: April 21, 2017
For the uninitiated, Draftmas is the gift that keeps on giving. More and more each day as it ramps up in fact. The joy of Draftmas is that it keeps shoving opinions down your throat…
The First Day of Draftmas: April 20, 2017
Welcome Lions fans to the second annual detroitlionspodcast.com Draftmas celebration. For those of you unfamiliar with this holiday, it is a celebration of the NFL draft. There was a time in Lions history where national…
Getting To Know The Detroit Lions’ 90 Man Roster: Jared Abbrederis
Who Is Jared Abbrederis? If the season started right now, I would bet money that Jared Abbrederis was the Lions third wide receiver. He was ESPN writer Rob Dombrovsky‘s “breakout player” for the Packers in the…
Big Board Fourth Tier: Starters In 2018
The Lions have a lot of impending free agents in the 2018 season. Players like Glover Quin, Ziggy Ansah, and Matthew Stafford, and Eric Ebron all need to be re-signed. In most of those cases,…
Big Board Tier Three: Starters By The End Of 2017
Some players take time to get acclimated. Not every prospect jumps out of the box as a fully formed NFL talent. Others find themselves in a spot where the team that drafted them has all…
Big Board Tier Two: Day One Starters At Positions Of Need
A Further Look Into The Draft From Ash Thompson’s Big Board. The first tier was a list of players that not only start but also push a current starter into a spot they are more…