Rather of going position-by-position with my observations today, Im rather going to go drive-by-drive. The Lions played through 11 series throughout Saturdays practice, and I remembered on every breeze. While Im not going into information for every single play, I will explain the crucial information and results of each ownership.
The Detroit Lions closed out training camp with a high-intensity scrimmage practice. There was live dealing with, special teams, situational football, and lots and lots of scoring.
So lets get into it:
Ownership 1– First group
The drive left to an appealing start with a huge 20-yard gain from Marvin Jones Jr., but the drive instantly stalled from there. Kerryon Johnson could only handle 9 backyards on 3 brings, as the Lions went run-run-run. Dealing with a fourth-and-1 near midfield, the Lions tried to draw the defense offsides, stopped working, then punted.
Drive summary: 4 plays, 20ish backyards, PUNTNoteable personnel: Amani Oruwariye and Desmond Trufant at CB. Will Harris as beginning strong safety over Tracy Walker
Possession 2 – Second group
Drive summary: 8 plays, 75ish lawns, TD
The drive was topped off with the play of the day: A bomb to deep-play risk Marvin Hall, who had cleanly beat Tony McRae for a 40-45 backyard touchdown.
After a couple of brief runs from Jonathan Williams, Quintez Cephus got the team to midfield on a fast slant. He instantly got separation and got some great YAC for a 15-yard gain.
Possession 3 – First group
Drive summary: 10 plays, 60ish yards, FGNotable workers: Jeff Okudah subs in for Oruwariye, Tracy Walker in for Harris.
More huge plays from the Lions death offense. A quick pass to Jones for 11 yards. A couple plays later, a 30-yard gain to Kenny Golladay.
It appeared like the drive was going to stall after Jesse James dropped a hand down third-and-5, but Detroit opted to go for it. Jamal Agnew hardly got the initially down on a crossing route.
Defensively speaking, this was a big drive from Jarrad Davis. He had a good take on for loss on a running play early in the drive. Then on a third-and-1, he provided the tailback no place to go, forcing the basket attempt.
Ownership 4 – Second group
Drive summary: 7 plays, 35 lawns, FG Notable workers: David Blough at quarterback
Jason Huntley made a couple great runs on this drive (and in Drive 2), as he continued to get more associates in the absences of DAndre Swift and Bo Scarbrough.
Moore selected off David Blough on the third play of the video game, as he ran stride-for-stride with Victor Bolden. Nevertheless, it was a complimentary play, so the play didnt count. A few plays later on, he separated a pass to Chris Lacy– though the ball was poorly thrown.
Jayron Kearse started the drive by exploding a screen play to Wes Hills, however the defensive gamer that stood out the most on this drive was C.J. Moore.
Belongings 5 (Red Zone) – First group
Kick return.
Belongings 8 – First group.
After Jahlani Tavai definitely stuffed Kerryon Johnson for no gain on initially down, Stafford ended the drive rapidly. He lasered an ideal back-shoulder throw to Golladay, who made the physical catch with Amani Oruwariye all over him. There was absolutely nothing Oruwariye mightve done.
Drive summary: 7 plays, 35ish lawns, PUNTNotable personnel: Chase Daniel at QB.
Belongings 11 – Second team – 1:19- minute drill.
Punt return.
Noteworthy personnel: Marvin Hall at returner, Jack Fox at punter, Steven Wirtel at long snapper.
Punt return x2.
Ownership 6 (Goal line).
T.J. Hockenson kicked off the drive with a 20-yard gain. The offense right away got big runs from Kerryon Johnson (20 lawns) and Ty Johnson (15 lawns).
Kerryon Johnson plowed into the end zone after a violent accident at the objective line. On the second rep, Jonathan Williams was packed.
This was simply a dominant drive from the offense, blending their run and pass video game perfectly.
Possession 9 – Second group– Red zoneDrive summary: 3 plays, 2 lawns, FGNotable workers: David Blough at QB.
Ownership 7 – Second team.
Drive summary: 2 plays, 20 backyards, TD (Two-point conversion successful).
Ownership 10 – First team – 1:19- minute drill.
Special groups representatives were run almost at full speed, and Agnew made an excellent case for the starting kick returner here as he took the kickoff beyond midfield.
Led by Chase Daniel, the Lions handled to discover their method into the end zone mostly thanks to a couple of great plays from Tom Kennedy. It appeared Huntley scored on a draw a few plays later, however the team deemed him down at the one.
Drive summary: 8 plays, 65 backyards, TD.
The other play was a drive killer. The coaches stopped the play, deeming it a sack for Reeves-Maybin, and the group had to settle for a field objective.
Another couple of significant plays from Huntley: one excellent, one bad. On the first, he stutter-stepped on a run and showed excellent persistence, then took off through the left-side hole for a 15-yard gain.
A miscommunication on initially down. Victor Bolden got tripped up on a third-down passing attempt. Nothing doing.
Drive summary: 5 plays, 65 yards, TD.
Noteworthy personnel: Jamal Agnew at returner.
The third-year receiver kicked things off with a huge 30+ backyard gain on the 2nd play of the drive. Justin Coleman was in protection for those last two plays.
Jack Fox and Arryn Siposs split punting duties during this part of practice, however Jamal Agnew lined up as the returner both times.
Lined up near the punting groups own end line, Fox dropped a bomb that totally turned field position. Hard to inform how far the punt went from our angle, however it would not shock me if it wouldve amounted to in 70+ lawns after the bounce.
Also of note, Jonah Jackson and Halapoulivaati Vaitai were flagged for incorrect starts on the exact same play. While they ran a lap, Kenny Wiggins and Tyrell Crosby stepped in.
Drive summary: 6 plays, 80ish backyards, TDNotable workers: Tyrell Crosby at left tackle.
He had a great take on for loss on a running play early in the drive. It was a complimentary play, so the play didnt count. The other play was a drive killer. The third-year receiver kicked things off with a big 30+ lawn gain on the second play of the drive. It appeared Huntley scored on a draw a few plays later, but the group considered him down at the one.
