Allen Park — Here are four observations after having a night to ponder the Detroit Lions' 48-45 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
First down
Before "Hard Knocks" made him a star, linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez was already making headlines as a fixture in our daily camp observations. But the HBO documentary series was able to provide a behind-the-scenes look at how much the sixth-round draft pick was impressing the coaching staff.
In the series' second episode, we got a peek into linebackers coach Kelvin Sheppard's meeting room, where he was chewing out his veteran players, telling them he was sick of praising a rookie for doing his job more consistently better than the guys who have been in the league for a minute and should be performing at a higher level.