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…
Articles by Ash Thompson
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…
Big Board Tiers: The Top Most Impactful Players That Could Land On The Lions
Tier One Of Ash Thompson’s 2017 NFL Draft Big Board. Bob Quinn has been pretty tight lipped as the Lions GM, but he has said a few things that made me curious. One of those…
A Little Perspective on William Clay Ford
As the Raiders are now set to move, let’s take a look at the roots the Lions have in Detroit… Today the Oakland Raiders officially became the Las Vegas Raiders. Some time after 2018, the…
Getting To Know The Detroit Lions’ 90-Man Roster: Mike James
Mike James Is Depth At Running Back For The Detroit Lions. Were you asking yourself “which Lions running back was it that went for 158 yards on 28 carries against Seattle at one point in…
Paul Worrilow Gives the Lions Servicable Depth at Linebacker
Paul Worrilow is one of those players that fans love to hate. He recorded a 4.59s 40 yard dash, 30 bench reps, a 10’4″ broad jump and a 34-1/2″ vertical at his Pro Day. His…
Guide To The Perfect Draft For The Perfect Offseason
Coupled With The Perfect Free Agency, Here Is The Perfect Draft. This is a continuation of the perfect free agency article that can be found HERE. In that article the Lions signed a third WR,…
The Lions Need To Add Impact To Their Safety Group
The Lions Need A Playmaker At Safety! The Detroit Lions safety position is an interesting one. The Lions use two very different types of safety. One plays as a center fielder type free safety, and…
The Detroit Lions Fan’s Free Agency Guide To The Perfect Offseason
A Guide To The Best Outcome For The Detroit Lions Free Agency. From the moment that the Lions lost to the Seahawks, Bob Quinn has had a monumental task set out before him. He is the…
Defensive Back Drills At the Combine Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the final day of the Combine. Only the defensive back workouts remain, and then we all get to spend the next few days in anticipation of the free agency period. These players are…