I walked into Allen Park today hoping to get a better, more updated, glimpse of the Detroit Lions defensive scheme. While there was plenty of information to see on the defensive side of the ball, it was the offense that stole the show during the fifth day of voluntary organized team activities (OTA).
Let’s start my observations by addressing the 10 things I wanted to see during today’s practice.
Who will show? And the fallout of those absences.
The Lions were down 10 players by my and Jeremy Reisman’s count:
- RB Rakeem Boyd
- FB Nick Bawden
- WR Tom Kennedy
- WR Damien Ratley
- TE Charlie Taumoepeau
- OT Tyrell Crosby
- DT John Penisini
- DE Austin Bryant
- LB Jamie Collins
- LB Derrick Barnes
With no Crosby in attendance, the Lions starting offensive line remained the same (from left to right): Taylor Decker—Jonah Jackson—Frank Ragnow—Hal Vaitai—Penei Sewell.