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The defensive line did a lot of rotating personnel and altering front size, switching between 4 and 5-man looks.
On the edge, Aidan Hutchinson was a consistent starter, while the other side saw a combination of a variety of players, from John Cominsky (walkthroughs only) to Charles Harris to Romeo Okwara. Their veteran skill sets allowed for lots of side switching and matching up, and on one play in the red zone, Hutchinson ate Nelson’s lunch on his way to a “sack,” while Romeo had a terrific batted-down pass at the line of scrimmage.
On the interior Christian Covington was starting at nose tackle while Isaiah Buggs was repping with the second team. It’s worth noting that Buggs was not practicing last week, so he may be reacclimating, but the fact that Covington was the choice to replace him was worth paying attention to.
When the Lions adjusted to a 5-man front, they brought in a SAM linebacker, with Julian Okwara getting first crack, followed by James Houston, and Anthony Pittman even got in on the fray with the reserve teams. Don’t get too caught up on the order here as the Lions like to reward seniority and Okwara was the starter in this role before going on injured reserve last season.
The defensive line did a lot of rotating personnel and altering front size, switching between 4 and 5-man looks.
On the edge, Aidan Hutchinson was a consistent starter, while the other side saw a combination of a variety of players, from John Cominsky (walkthroughs only) to Charles Harris to Romeo Okwara. Their veteran skill sets allowed for lots of side switching and matching up, and on one play in the red zone, Hutchinson ate Nelson’s lunch on his way to a “sack,” while Romeo had a terrific batted-down pass at the line of scrimmage.
On the interior Christian Covington was starting at nose tackle while Isaiah Buggs was repping with the second team. It’s worth noting that Buggs was not practicing last week, so he may be reacclimating, but the fact that Covington was the choice to replace him was worth paying attention to.
When the Lions adjusted to a 5-man front, they brought in a SAM linebacker, with Julian Okwara getting first crack, followed by James Houston, and Anthony Pittman even got in on the fray with the reserve teams. Don’t get too caught up on the order here as the Lions like to reward seniority and Okwara was the starter in this role before going on injured reserve last season.
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