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Intro welcome into the brand partial show so let's talk the Detroit Lions so I mean what's big for the Lions is some of the moves they made in the offseason Carlton Davis DJ reer Kevin Zer I think d DJ reer was a really nice move um I mean I think with like reader's been an interesting guy he's been in the league longer than I thought played at Clemson all the way back in like 2012 but yeah DJ reer is it's funny how kind of the market changes in the kind of the like obviously like like in business like if there's like the like the market can change and what I mean by this is like there's a defensive tackle finding a at least a good one is is high demand right now and there's not a and there's not a lot of them so it's kind of a finding a good defensive tackle is like it's it's a scare it's a scarce resource so the Lions getting DJ reader is is really big and yeah you combine him with El mcneel I'm sure that's what the Lions thinking is they're thinking like yeah we got a Lee mcdeal and then you got maybe hopefully ANZ arque can continue to get better so you got a Le McNeil just keeps getting better quietly one of the best better defensive tackles in the NFL and then you get DJ reer and you're like okay now we got a couple legit defensive tackles and hopefully DJ readers stays healthy and has a really nice season so him El mcneel DJ reer that'd be a nice com combination um and then yeah with the Marcus Davenport Lions uh Marcus Marcus Davenport too Davenport if you remember was a a first round pick if you go back to go a few years back just has not not really lived up to the hype necessarily but you know Davenport's Davenport is a good player and I think he you know can he give them if he's full if he plays a full 16 17 game slate can he give them eight and a half nine sacks sure I mean why not you know and I I feel like that's that I feel like if you're I think that's what the lion I'm sure that's what Brad Holmes is thinking Brad Holmes and Dan Campell are thinking when they signed DJ Ritter like or when they signed Marcus davor excuse me like look this guy's not going to be he's not as good he's not the edge rusher that Aiden Hutchinson is obviously that's why he was on the the the it was he hit the free agent Market but eight8 and a half sacks and he's fully healthy and a nice compliment to Aiden Hutchinson obviously he's not he's going to compliment him in being a you know another good Edge rusher I don't he's not you know Aiden Hutchinson is on the verge of getting the elite tag uh but a compliment in the sense that he's another at least at the very least good Edge rusher so eight and a eight eight and a half sacks I feel like that's very reasonable and I think that's doable for Marcus Davenport that's he did hit that Mark I think it was only one year with New Orleans he got eight and a half sacks but yeah Davenport when he's healthy he's a nice player who's got a natural feel for rushing the passer but a first round guy who just hasn't lived up to the hype that's a reason why he hit the free agent Market but a good a pretty solid player nonetheless especially one healthy and then Carlton Davis too was interesting I look Carlton Davis he had a couple he's been banged up the last couple Seasons I think that's why Tampa Bay did not want to to did not want to pay him but if you look at Carlton Davis had a couple 2019 if you look at like I got to pull that up again with Carlton Davis if you look he had a few seasons where it's like 18 19 pass breakups you know Carlton Davis one of those guys where he's kind of like David Montgomery and I always you know you can always thrw out the term underrated and I guess that that term is fitting for Carlton Davis but Carlton Davis is like he's just one of those guys where for whatever reason in the whether it's the NFL NBA he's just like he's been good but just he doesn't get like he doesn't get a lot of hype I think it was cuz in Tampa he wasn't even the best player in his secondary he was arguably at times the third best player I would say probably the second best player to Antoine Winfield but at times was like the in some Seasons like the third best player because Jamal Dean was another good player too so I think that's why if you talk about why isn't Carlton Davis talked about about in as high regard as he should be even though right here 2019 19 pass breakups and then 2020 18 prac you know why was a guy like that you well injuries the last two years is the is one of the reasons but then yeah arguably a couple seasons in Tampa the third the third best defensive back so it was kind of a combination of that with like a little bit of injuries and then you know a little bit of injuries and then being you know touted the maybe the third best defensive back but you know being being referred to as the second defensive back in Tampa knowing that they had knowing that that they have Antoine Winfield is not bad so I guess the point I'm trying to make is Carlton Davis is a good football player and like reer you know if he's healthy he's going to really help he's going to really help out in the in the secondary like if reader's healthy he's going to be a nice he's going to be a nice compliment to Lee mcneel and really help out the interior defensive line so Carlton Davis I think has a chance to be a really good player for the Lions um and yeah he's he's definitely a boost to this secondary yeah I mean I like the defense Alex Anzalone overall for the Lions I mean terion Arnold Kirby Joseph Jack Campbell anzalone anzalone with a fantastic SE I ANZ you talk about a a season that kind of came out of left field it was it was Alex anzalone this year I don't think a lot of people were expecting a season like that but anzalone just it just hap it just happened for him he talk about he maybe anzone is one of those guys where it just kind of clicks for him like people forget like Travis Kelce wasn't touted as a top two three tight end a few years ago he just seemed to be getting better and better and then it all came together and then it was all just uphill from there maybe that's going to happen maybe that's kind of the trajectory of Alex anzalone's career is he a guy where it's just like he would like in New Orleans he was solid and then comes and then kind of banged up and then comes to Detroit and he's solid and then actually arguably last year just was not very good and then fans are just like they brought him back and then he just has this season and it's like man is it is it just is it now just clicking for him is this is he going to continue to play like this is this going to be is he going to sustain a high level of success is like like can we keep these expectations for Alex anzalone high so lot to be excited about as far as Alex anzalone's play and a tremendous 2023 season so hopefully he can keep that going and then yeah John Kaminsky Levi Levi Anzer anzer anzer was it was nice that he made some plays this year I mean you talk about a guy that's just I mean injury opt out in 20120 at Washington he didn't see and then just injury after injury the first three seasons in the NFL so just seeing him make a play seeing him on the field was was was big and you just you just hope this guy can stay healthy and he can contribute you remember it was interesting with ANZ they the Lions took him and a leag mcneel both in that 2021 NFL draft and some people had anzer as the number one defensive tackle in that entire class now it wasn't necessarily a strong class but having a guy if if a guy is number one a if a lot of people view a guy number one wanted a position it's usually for a reason there was a reason behind it anzer at Washington you got to go back a few years but was a really talented player uh for Washington got to go back all the way to 2019 but yeah but certainly showed some ability Second Team Defense nonetheless and then yeah I got Makai Wingo James Houston yeah I mean you look at like even like guy like I think what's cool about the Lions is certainly have some depth and Guy there's guys that are capable of doing some nice things outside of their starters I mean Makai Wingo the rookie I think Wingo could really help him this year I mean you look at like James Houston too Malcolm Rodriguez Derek Barnes like look at the lions like their second team dep chart you know I mean like John Kaminsky brri Martin levian arque Josh vascal Malcolm Rodriguez Derrik Barnes Emanuel Mosley like if you read the Lions second team death chart I mean if that was the defense they had to put out there for like if that was like if they had if that was their starting defense I you know I wouldn't be too I I would be fairly confident in that like that's a pretty like you talk about I guess this is a a testament to their depth this is a testament to how good they can or how good of job they've done drafting like that's your second team chart I think a lot of teams would this is like I think a lot of teams would be excited if this was their defensive line John kit maybe not excited but I think a lot of teams would be like okay like this is our defensive line okay okay maybe maybe we can maybe we'll be all right with this Kaminsky brre Martin Le ban arque Josh Pascal and then yeah and even the linebacking court there's second Rodriguez Derek Barnes you know so the second team the second team secondary though I mean a Meek Robinson Victor Kor yeah maybe you don't want maybe you wouldn't be as confident but a strong second team death TR as far as uh Outro defensively but yeah I mean that's helpful to look at the dep chart but I can just I kind of just kind of want to let things roll off the top of my head as far as talking about the Lions um but yeah it was interesting I mean Pro Football Focus had the L like top three players on the Detroit Lions and I I think they were spot on I mean you look at like Aman R st Brown Aiden Hutchinson pan I think those certainly are their top three players on their team I think it's hard to argue against that I mean you throw and then like Al McNeil honorable mentioned but yeah St Brown panuel a Hutchinson been so such they've been such good players for the Lions and yeah I think they're going to have they're going to be really impactful once again for him but uh yeah I'm going to wrap with that guys thanks for tuning in the brand partial show stay tuned for more episodes and clips from the show till next time peace