With the pads coming on last week and the first preseason game ahead later this week, the Detroit Lions roster bubble is starting to shift. We’re getting to know these players a little better, and perhaps more importantly, we’re starting to get real clues as to what the coaching staff thinks of these players.
Of course, injuries shake things up a little bit, as we saw during the Lions’ scrimmage Saturday morning. With plenty of their top receivers out, the Lions gave opportunities to their depth players to make an impression with the first-team offense. And as a result, we saw a small shift in the statuses of the wide receivers on the bubble.