If Matt Patricia keeps his job in Detroit after a disappointing rookie season (and they should make him wait 45 minutes to tell
him)
Nick Bellore Jersey White , there figures to be a significant degree of change around him.And while Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has been willing to
lobby for offensive coordinator Jim Bob Cooter in the past, he was more
circumspect this time through.“I??e always enjoyed working with Jim Bob,”
Stafford said, via Dave Birkett of the . “I think he?? a smart coach. I??e had a
lot of success under him. We??e scored a bunch of points and done a lot of
really good things under him.”He would not say what he’d tell Patricia if his
boss asked his opinion, saying:?“He hasn?? asked me.”Stafford probably loves
Cooter just as much as he always has
Damon Harrison Jersey White , but he may just see the writing on the wall.Unless he throws for 490 yards against the Packers, he’ll finish under
4,000 yards for the first time since 2010. He has 19 touchdowns, 10 off last
year’s total, and is averaging 6.7 yards per pass attempt
Womens Graham Glasgow Jersey , his worst number in that category since 2012.“We just haven?? made as many big plays,” Stafford said. “I think that?? a
big part of it. Just haven?? done a good enough job executing in the passing
game for me. I can always play better and can find ways to be better for
sure.”They didn’t do Stafford or Cooter any favors by trading wide receiver
Golden Tate, and then most of the rest of the Lions playmakers got hurt. But
faced with another offseason, Stafford isn’t pushing as hard for Cooter as he
was a year ago. Quinn told DetroitLions.com how he operates on draft
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info on draft dayBrian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsThe Detroit Lions seemed to be
making a concerted effort to be a little more open with the media. Earlier in
the offseason The Athletic took a trip down to Alabama on a private jet with
Matt Patricia. Shortly thereafter
Miles Killebrew Jersey , they got to interview director of player personnel Kyle O’Brien.Now, general manager Bob Quinn is letting us peek behind
the proverbial heavily-guarded door to the draft war room. DetroitLions.com’s
Mike O’Hara talked to Quinn about the draft day experience and how he handles
the entire weekend.Particularly interesting was Quinn’s process when the Lions
are on the clock.“Generally speaking, if you’re in the first round you have 10
minutes on the clock,” Quinn said. “You wait at least five minutes, to see if
the phone rings. Then you take a minute and probably 30 seconds to get the
player on the phone and make sure he’s there talking
Womens T.J. Jones Jersey , alive and ready to go. And then, you always want to give yourself a couple minutes of a buffer before the time goes off.”The entire
piece is definitely worth a read, just to give you an idea of what a war room is
actually like during draft weekend. Happy 30th anniversary to one of the most
important moments in franchise history: Zac Snyder has an interesting
seven-round mock draft for the Detroit Lions that starts with an unpopular pick,
but addresses all of the team’s most pressing needs (Warning: slideshow). Frank
Ragnow has spent the offseason relaxing and getting to know the fishing scene in
Michigan: Kyle Meinke of MLive really, really thinks the Lions are drafting T.J.
Hockenson. In case you were wondering
Darius Slay Jersey White , Dan Orlovsky is still killing the analysis game. Here he is talking with NFL draft prospect Dwayne Haskins: Lions Wire’s Jeff
Risdon made his own odds for who the Lions will select with their first-round
pick.
