If you want a full injury\/participation breakdown of Sunday\u2019s practice, you can find that here<\/a>.<\/p>\nMiles Frazier is everywhere<\/p>\n
With Giovanni Manu and Ben Bartch out, and Blake Miller limited to individual drills, the Lions needed Miles Frazier to play just about every position\u2026 and he did. I would say the majority of his reps came at tackle\u2014and he got some significant work as the starting right tackle\u2014but he also got time at both guard positions. While it would certainly benefit him most to focus in on the left guard position, where the starting job is up for grabs, he is clearly showcasing his versatility, and he had an overall very strong day on Sunday (more on that later).<\/p>\n
1-on-1 WR vs. DBs winners and losers<\/p>\n
Every Amon-Ra St. Brown vs. D.J. Reed rep<\/p>\n
This is becoming must-see TV as the two players are at the top of their game. On the first rep, it looked like Reed was all over St. Brown, but a perfectly placed ball from Jared Goff and some late hands from St. Brown resulted in an improbable catch.<\/p>\n
This expands beyond 1-on-1s, but Harper\u2014who has had a quiet start to camp\u2014had two forced incompletions during 1-on-1s against Malik Cunningham and Lawrence Keys. During red zone 7-on-7s, he also perfectly timed a pass from Teddy Bridgewater for the interception, but landed out of the back of the end zone.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been hard on Lovett, but he came down with two big wins during 1-on-1s: he had an incredible one-handed back-shoulder grab opposite Keith Abney, then toasted De\u2019Shawn Rucker off his release for an easy grab.<\/p>\n
The former UFL receiver had two very impressive reps, and both were against potential starters. The first, he cleanly beat McCreary with an impressive, slippery release for a wide-open touchdown grab. The second, he probably got away with a push-off, but showed some physicality by creating separation on Rock Ya-Sin.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been a slow start to camp from TeSlaa, but this may have been his worst day of practice. He went 0-for-5 during 1-on-1s and was particularly struggling against press corners. Rock Ya-Sin, Roger McCreary, and Avonte Maddox all posted wins against the second-year receiver<\/p>\n
More 1-on-1 OL\/DL winners and losers<\/p>\n
Note: I was watching DB\/WR drills during this portion of this practice, so the following observations are from our own Al Karsten: <\/p>\n
Below are the combined win-loss-tie records for each offensive lineman against the defensive line over two separate sessions. The defense controlled the opening period before the offense responded with a vengeance, winning the majority of the second session.<\/p>\n
A few notes: Blake Miller did not participate in the one-on-ones, while several first-team veterans\u2014including Aidan Hutchinson and Penei Sewell\u2014only took a limited number of reps. As an added bonus, assistant coach Dan Skipper served as the de facto quarterback throughout both drills.<\/p>\n
Keep in mind these periods move extremely fast, and some reps are close calls when determining whether the pass rusher or offensive lineman earned the win.<\/p>\n
Devin Cochran (LT) \u2014 3-2-0 vs. Tyler Lacy (1-0), Eric O\u2019Neill (1-1), Anthony Lucas (0-2)Lacy got him on an impressive outside swim move to seal off Cochran around the cornerO\u2019Neill showed off a nice little burst to get outside on the first rep, but Cochran swallowed him on the second repJuice Scruggs (LG) \u2014 1-2-0 vs. Levi Onwuzurike (1-0), Alim McNeill (1-0), Tyler Lacy (0-1)Onwuzurike walked Scruggs back into the QBMcNeill also powered Scruggs into the backfieldCade Mays (C) \u2014 2-1-0 vs. Tyleik Williams (1-1), Myles Adams (0-1)Williams had a really good first step penetration, but Mays did recover well in a close-fought battle. Mays had really solid positioning on the second repMays swallowed Adams wholeTate Ratledge (RG) \u2014 2-0-1 vs. Alim McNeill (0-1), Levi Onwuzurike (0-0-1), Mekhi Wingo (0-1)McNeill got stonewalled in a great rep by RatledgeRatledge and Onwuzurike had a physical rep that we\u2019ll call a draw with Ratledge second reaction recoveryLarry Borom (RT, LT) \u2014 4-0-0 vs. DJ Wonnum (0-2), Ahmed Hassanein (0-1), Derrick Moore (0-1)Borom anchored on a bull rush the first rep against Wonnum, then a second rep sat on a spin move insideBorom kept Moore shielded off outside on a swim counter moveMiles Frazier (LG, RT, LT) \u2014 7-1-0 vs. Skyler Gill-Howard (0-2), Anthony Lucas (0-2), Derrick Moore (1-1), Ahmed Hassanein (0-1), Eric O\u2019Neill (0-1)Checked Gill-Howard up right at the line of scrimmageMoore attempted a Hutchinson-esque set-up to go outside-inside with a spin move, and Frazier clobbered him to the ground. On their second rep, Moore got Frazier on an outside ripHassanein worked to set up a second counter move, and Frazier didn\u2019t take the baitChristian Mahogany (LG) \u2014 3-0-0 vs. Myles Adams (0-1), Alim McNeill (0-1), Mekhi Wingo (0-1)Mahogany rode Adams out of the pocket after initially losing groundIn the most impressive individual rep of one-on-one pass rush drills, Mahogany dominated McNeill and had him flailing with his back to the quarterback, eating on a McNeill spin moveMahogany definitively sat on an inside swim move from WingoPenei Sewell (LT) \u2014 0-1 vs. Aidan Hutchinson (1-0)In their only reps, Hutchinson won on the outside with a swim but slipped turning the cornerColby Sorsdal (RT, RG) \u2014 1-2-0 vs. Derrick Moore (1-0), Ahmed Hassanein (1-0), Tyre West (0-1)Moore got a decisive win on the outsideHassanein was a train on the tracks and had a good bull rushMason Miller (RG, RT) \u2014 3-2-0 vs. Mekhi Wingo (0-1), Skyler Gill-Howard (1-1), Tyre West (0-1), Derrick Moore (1-0)Wingo got an initial push, but Miller surprised powerfully on a second effort to shut it downGill-Howard looked like his Texas Tech self with a nice swim inside on the first rep, with the second rep going as a tie and a potentially questionable Miller holdMiller beat West with West shoving him in the back after causing a small scuffleMoore beat Miller, at RT, on an outside dipSeth McLaughlin (C) \u2014 4-1-0 vs. Chris Smith (1-1), Aidan Keanaaina (0-2), Myles Adams (0-1)After an initial slip, McLaughlin sturdily regained his anchor against Smith. On their next rep against each other, Smith won with a bull rush.Melvin Priestly (RG) \u2014 2-0-2 vs. Tyre West (0-0-1), Myles Adams (0-0-1), Skyler Gill-Howard (0-2)West tried an inside hump move, which gained ground initially before Priestly recollected himself in the pocketMichael Niese (C) \u2014 2-0-2 vs. Aidan Keanaaina (0-1-1), Tyler Lacy (0-1), Tyre West (0-0-1)<\/p>\n
Defense dominates in the red zone<\/p>\n
Once we moved to team play, the defense was absolutely dominant in the red zone, led by some strong play from the linebackers.<\/p>\n
The first series (7-on-7s), Malcolm Rodriguez broke up an attempted Texas route to Sione Vaki with perfect coverage. Then a few plays later, Jameson Williams bobbled a ball only for it to go right into the hands of Reed for the interception. The first-team offense did manage to find the end zone once with a pick-play concept that got TeSlaa open for the short touchdown grab.<\/p>\n
When we moved to 11-on-11s, everyone on defense was getting into the mix. Ya-Sin continued his strong day with a pass breakup opposite TeSlaa. Tyleik Williams and D.J. Reed picked up tackles for loss in the run game. And Jack Campbell immediately scurried through traffic to find Vaki after a dump-off from Goff. When the first-team came back after that failed series, it was all about the linebackers. Campbell tallied another stop with a tackle for loss, then Rodriguez made a fourth-down stop with perfect coverage and a pass breakup on Sam LaPorta.<\/p>\n
The reserve on offense had more success. Cedrick Wilson made the catch of practice with an acrobatic catch in the back of the end zone against McCreary. Tight end Anthony Firkser had a walk-in touchdown on a play-action design that left the defense shorthanded on one side of the field. Then Firkser scored again on a screen pass where Christian Mahogany cleared the way with a violent block.<\/p>\n
That said, on the third team, Keith Abney had a pair of pass breakups\u2014including a near pick\u2014against Luke Altmyer.<\/p>\n
Offense rebounds with nearly perfect end-of-game drill<\/p>\n
Practice ended with a situations drill. The situation:<\/p>\n
Offense down 1 point, 4 minutes left, each team three timeouts<\/p>\n
The goal for the offense was to clearly bleed all of the remaining time and kick a game-winning field goal, and that\u2019s exactly what they did.<\/p>\n
The drive started with a kickoff returned by Tom Kennedy to the 29-yard line and tackled by Ahmed Hassanein. From there, it was a methodical drive with only one negative play.<\/p>\n
Jared Goff to Brock Wright for 9 yardsIsiah Pacheco up the middle for 2 yardsJared Goff throwaway (pressure from blitzing D.J. Reed)False start on Juice ScruggsDiving catch by Vaki on a whip routeBig third-and-10 conversion from Jameson Williams on a 20-yard comeback route (defense timeout #1)Amon-Ra St. Brown inside slant for 9 yards (defense TO #2)Run for 2 yards (defense TO #3)Run for 6 yardsKneelKneelGame-winning 43-yard field goal as time expiredAnother up-and-down day for Jake Bates. He had makes from 33, 38, 43, 43, and 48, but he also missed consecutive 43-yard field goals.I thought Ahmed Hassanein was very disruptive all practice, and I have him pretty firmly \u201cIN\u201d on my roster predictions now.Here are the eight players who returned at least one kickoff during special teams drills (in order): Greg Dortch, Tom Kennedy, Isiah Pacheco, Dominic Lovett, Malik Cunningham, Lawrence Keys, Isaac TeSlaa, D.J. Reed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The rain managed to stay away for Day 4 of Detroit Lions training camp, but the field was…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":800979,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[2131,2130,349,99],"class_list":["post-800978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-detroit-lions-analysis","tag-detroit-lions-training-camp","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/800979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}