Allen Park — There was a theme at Lions training camp on Monday.
With pads going on for the first time this year, Detroit's offensive and defensive linemen couldn't help but use that old cliché: "Iron sharpens iron."
But, to be fair, it's a cliché because it's true. And the supposed strength of Detroit's team, its offensive line, sure seemed to be whipping the young defensive line into shape.
Second-year defensive tackle Alim McNeill was the first to fire off a compliment toward the group he was competing against, calling the trio of Frank Ragnow, Jonah Jackson and Halapoulivaati Vaitai "as good as it gets" on the interior offensive line.