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Flowers was the only edge in 2018 with an 80.0+ grade in all facets of the game Michael Roberts Jersey White , per PFF." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhitePride Of Detroita Detroit Lions communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryLionsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Lions NewsDetroit Lions NotesDetroit Lions AnalysisDetroit Lions TransactionsDetroit Lions Game RecapsFiled under:Detroit Lions NotesNotes: Lions’ Trey Flowers dominating all facets of the gameNew,27commentsFlowers was the only edge in 2018 with an 80.0+ grade in all facets of the game, per PFF.EDTShareTweetShareShareNotes: Lions’ Trey Flowers dominating all facets of the gamePhoto by Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesWhile the Patriots weren’t ready to spend the dough to keep him around, the Detroit Lions saw something vital in Trey Flowers—and he’s got the grades to back it up.Per Pro Football Focus, Flowers was the only edge defender last season with a grade of 80.0 higher and above in all four facets of the game, according to their system.The Lions are hoping Flowers lives up to these grades after signing him to a hefty five-year, $90 million deal. He’s steadily improved throughout his career, finishing last year as one of five edge defenders to pass a 90.0 overall grade. This morning, Flowers (and Damon Harrison Sr.) also made PFF’s list of top 50 players in the NFL entering the 2019 so far. They’ve announced numbers 50-31, and Nos. 30-21 will be revealed Tuesday, Nos. 20-11 Wednesday and Nos. 10-1 on Thursday.From PFF”s Austin Gayle:Three Lions made Sports Illustrated’s Andy Benoit’s “All-Slow Team,” a team made only of players whose 40-yard dash time at the NFL Combine was .05 seconds slower than the league average at their position. In an interview with Bleacher Reporter, former Lions receiver Nate Burleson defends Calvin Johnson in his situation with the Lions: “I agree with him 100 percent.”Per Good Morning Football/FoxSports.com’s Peter Schrager, former Lions GM Martin Mayhew is interviewing for the vacant GM position with the Texans after Brian Gaine was fired last week. The Lions went 41-79 during his time as GM from 2008-2015. Mayhew’s the second to interview for the gig, joining former Cleveland Browns GM Ray Farmer. Former Lions DC Gunther Cunningham, who died on May 11 at 72 years old, was one of two winners of the 2019 Paul “Dr. Z” Zimmerman Award by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). He was the Lions’ defensive coordinator from 2009-13 and a senior defensive assistant 2014-16 for his final years in the NFL. This For The Win writer graded the Lions 2019 offseason, saying Detroit tried and failed to follow the Patriots blueprint.Rick Wagner ranked third among right tackle in PFF’s “clutch” grade. Some insight from Mike O’Hara on rookie running back Ty Johnson, who’s been picking his teammates’ brains trying to improve. “Even talking to the offensive linemen – how the play’s going to be run, the concept. You have running backs talking to linemen Golden Tate III Jersey White , linemen talking to offensive linemen, being cohesive as a unit.”Annnnd some photos from Michigan International Speedway as Matt Patricia served as grand marshal for the FireKeepers Casino 400 Cup Series race. Red Wings legend Darren McCarty was the honorary pace car driver. The Lions’ nickel corners had a rough day." Detroit Lions Training CampDetroit Lions AnalysisDetroit Lions Day 9 training camp observations: Nobody can cover Danny Amendola New,42commentsThe Lions’ nickel corners had a rough day. EDTThe Detroit Lions returned to practice on Sunday after a day off. With the New England Patriots coming to town, the pace was a little slower, the team wasn’t in full pads, and the duration of practice was a tad shorter. That being said, in front of a crowd full of only season-ticket holders, the energy was actually a little higher, as the fans filled out the place for the first time and even brought some noise on Sunday. Here’s what I saw from the Lions’ ninth training camp practice. Attendance There were a few notable changes to the lineup on Sunday, as the Lions practiced in partial pads (shells). Most notably, Darius Slay returned to practice. The Lions eased him him, sharing first-team reps with Amani Oruwariye during 11-on-11s, but it’s clear he’s just about ready to go.Sticking with the cornerbacks, Teez Tabor was sidelined all practice, but was not sporting the bandage/wrap around his right leg that he was wearing on Friday night.Additionally, Devon Kennard was back with the first-team reps for the first time since Week 1 of training camp. Like Slay, he wasn’t a full go, splitting snaps with Garret Dooley, but he’s very close. Darius Kilgo and newly-signed Tarvarus McFadden were also suited up and ready to go. Here are the players that sat out on Sunday.Christian JonesMalik CarneyJonathan WynnDa’Shawn HandAustin BryantMike DanielsMarcus CooperTeez TaborTommylee Lewis (PUP)Steve Longa (PUP)Trey Flowers (PUP)Damon Harrison Sr. (NFI)Jonathan Wynn and Christian Jones appear to be the players closest to coming back, as they both participated in some early individual drills before sitting out team reps. Rough day for the nickel cornersFor the first time all camp Marvin Jones Jr Jersey , Jamal Agnew received just about every first-team rep ahead of Justin Coleman as the nickel corner. It was a rough day for Agnew, as Danny Amendola consistently blew by Agnew rep after rep. In my notes, Matthew Stafford found Amendola at least three times with Agnew in coverage, and two of those plays saw Amendola with at least two steps on Agnew. To be fair, Amendola has been doing this to everyone at camp. I guess age is only a number. To make matters worse, it’s never a good sign when the nickel corner you signed to a four-year, $36 million deal is repping with the second-team defense. While the optimist in me wants to believe that they’re simply testing out Agnew, the realist in me knows that Coleman hasn’t done a particularly great job this camp against Amendola, and even on Sunday, he struggled in coverage against Brandon Powell, who beat him cleanly on back-to-back team reps.Of course, the positive spin here is that the Lions’ slot receivers are looking good thus far, but when you’ve invested far more money on the defensive side of the ball, there should be some concern. Jermaine Kearse starting to emergeIt was a really slow start to camp for Jermaine Kearse, but over the past week, I think he has separated himself from the rest of the reserve wide receivers. Twice on Sunday, he made great contested catches for big gains. Near the end of practice he pulled in a perfectly thrown back shoulder catch with Mike Ford all over him. That being said, when Kenny Golladay took a rest in full team drills, it was rookie Travis Fulgham who took reps with the first team. It was a quiet day for Fulgham, though on one play Kerry Hyder Jersey White , he had thoroughly beaten Andre Chachere deep, but a sprinting Andrew Adams knocked the ball away after an impressive close from center field. Offense dominates 7-on-7sEarly in practice the Lions worked on red zone drills, and I don’t think I saw the offense lose a single rep out of six or seven plays. The offense scored every single time.Obviously, 7-on-7s tend to favor the offense, but watching the route combinations actually scheme receivers open was—and continues to be—a refreshing sight for this offense. Fulgham and T.J. Hockenson both had fairly easy scores after finding open space on defense. Matt Patricia gets big madAt one point in practice, Matt Patricia made the entire team run a lap after some 11-on-11 drills. Team rules—and general decency—prevent me from printing some of the things Patricia was screaming at the players, but let’s just say it wasn’t hard to hear him from the opposite end zone from where he was situated.It’s hard to know exactly what sent Patricia off, but on the play prior to the lap, Chris Lacy had beaten Mike Ford by at least a step or two. However, an underthrown ball from Tom Savage allowed Ford to recover, and the young corner made an athletic play to intercept the pass. The Andrew Adams pass breakup was the play that preceded that one. Odds and endsThe Lions offensive line was back to having Kenny Wiggins and Graham Glasgow at left and right guard, respectively. Joe Dahl and Oday Aboushi did take a very limited amount of reps with the first team, but spent the majority of practice with the twos.One interesting new wrinkle: Andrew Donnal took a small amount of reps at left tackle, with Tyrell Crosby at right. Though it was just for a few reps, it was the first time I have seen that alignment all camp. The Lions worked a little on onside kicks today. It appeared they were focusing on the receiving team recovering the ball, and they managed to do so on every rep without incident. Nick Bawden has made some serious progress as a long-snapper in the three days I’ve watch him. He still is prone to airmailing one or two, but he’s got the spiral down and is even bringing some heat. #LONGSNAPPERWATCH2020 is on. Marvin Jones Jr. got the best of Amani Oruwariye several times on Sunday. Tracy Walker: Still good. Had another interception on Sunday, though I don’t believe his feet landed in bounds.