Live Chat With The Birchie Kid At Lions Practice

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00:00So you've been around. You've been around. You've heard this team. You've seen things.

00:04What do you think? I don't see a loss in the schedule.

00:08No? No, I do think

00:12that they can win fewer games this year and still win

00:16the division and maybe even have a more successful season. It feels like the

00:20division is going to be a lot tougher. Yeah. But I think in the end

00:24they may go further. Yeah. I mean going further would mean...

00:28Going pretty far. We all know what it means.

00:32Since you've been here a lot more than we have, are you buying the Levi on Zarrique?

00:36I knew that would be your first question. I think so.

00:40I think I am. When you watch him play, he just seems so much more

00:44powerful. I mean the extra 20 pounds of muscle, which is a lot of muscle

00:48to add in the single losses and up to close to 300 pounds,

00:52is showing up in one-on-ones, in team drills. You can

00:56hear him play in a way that you couldn't in the past.

01:00He is playing with a force and a violence

01:04that wasn't evident in his first three seasons. Part of that was

01:08injury and part of that was just not having the body he has now. I think he's

01:12poised to do big things, not just on the interior, but he's going to play a lot as a big

01:16end also. And man, if he pops, as you said yesterday,

01:20that defensive tackle spot could all of a sudden be a strength. What do you think is the biggest

01:24position battle right now going into the final roster cuts?

01:28Receiver, for sure. I know that Kalief Raymond

01:32is wide receiver three, technically, but they still

01:36want an X-type, a Z-type receiver.

01:40It seems like Isaiah Williams is a legitimate dark horse. I know he doesn't have

01:44the physical traits that they might be seeking in that outside job,

01:48but if he keeps making plays at some point, you have to value that.

01:52I think he's second in the NFL in receiving yards in the preseason.

01:56In the preseason, we can repeat that, but man, he's got a spark to him.

02:00At some point, it becomes hard to deny what he can do for this offense.

02:04We're short on time. I encourage the audience to log on to twitch.tv or youtube.com

02:08just to do a fit check on what the birch kit is worth.

02:12I haven't broken out the bandana yet this training camp, so it seemed like the last day was the right

02:16day to do so. You think so? Yeah.

02:20You know what the thing about this look? It is so you.

02:24Were you in the media room yesterday when Dan Campbell made the

02:28comment about Nate Sudfeld having a leg up? Did people in the media

02:32look at each other? Is it true?

02:36Do people believe it? I don't know if it even means all that much.

02:40It might just be a matter of semantics with the new NFL rule where you can have

02:44three quarterbacks active on game day. I don't know that Nate Sudfeld

02:48currently having a leg up on Hendon Hooker in August has any

02:52bearing on the season. I feel pretty confident that if Jerry Goff does

02:56get hurt, if Jerry Goff does get hurt at some point this year,

03:00Hendon Hooker will be the guy they turn to. I think he can develop

03:04enough over the next two weeks and then into the season to where they would feel

03:08confident putting him in this game. They just value Sudfeld's eyes

03:12and his experience in that QB room. You see him talking to Goff all the time

03:16between plays, between reps, breaking down how he saw compared to

03:20how Goff may have seen it. It's the same reason they kept David Blau around

03:24for so long, who's now a quarterbacks coach. They value that insight,

03:28that trusted set of eyes, but Hooker to me is the player

03:32if they need to turn to one this season. Who's your guy out here? The guy that you're

03:36pulling for that makes the roster? A guy maybe you've interviewed

03:40and he's got a great story, he's got great work ethic, he's showing up a little bit that

03:44you hope makes it. I know I've mentioned him, but Isaiah Williams

03:48is highly likable. He did a lot in the Big Ten.

03:52He's done a lot. I think he's one that obviously jumps out.

03:56I'm pulling for Matthew Betts. 18 sacks is 18 sacks.

04:00I don't care if it's in the CFL, the UFL, or

04:04maybe one day in the NFL, but the way that he displayed himself

04:08last Saturday against the Chiefs was pretty impressive.

04:12And then, look, everyone has eyes on Jamo for obvious reasons.

04:16He is a guy who possesses all of the star qualities.

04:20The one thing he's missing so far is the production, but if and when it happens

04:24he's going to be a superstar because everything about him screams charismatic

04:28and likable and shiny, and I think people are

04:32pulling for him to succeed in a big way this year. Will Birchfield, the birchy kid on

04:36Twitter and writes for our website, 971theticket.com, does a great

04:40job. New dad, how's Little Legend doing? Ah, dude, he's growing. He's expanding

04:44quickly. It is crazy. He's like a 25-pound shakeweight.

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