Lions Alim McNeill Attended D-Line Summit During Offseason

Detroit Lions Alim McNeill explains how a defensive line summit he attended during offseason improved his NFL game.

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00:07 Just cleaning up things technique wise, obviously, going to the football side of

00:11 things, just cleaning up things technique wise.

00:13 We understand things better now, where we're supposed to fit and

00:16 stuff like that.

00:17 And then on the other side of things, our mentality,

00:20 just who we are as a defense, who we are as a team.

00:22 That's the identity we wanna put out there.

00:25 And then also, we know we wanna win games, and

00:27 our key to winning games is helping stop the run.

00:31 So it's just a mentality thing, and just being disciplined,

00:34 just playing football and doing what we're supposed to do.

00:36 Nothing I'd say, it's not really something special going on,

00:40 we're just playing good football.

00:41 So I worked on my run game stuff.

00:44 We had a little summit down in Texas for a little bit, I was down there working out.

00:49 I was just doing D-line stuff, kind of traveling around or whatever this off

00:53 season, but I was just working hands, feet, hips, eyes, just watching different videos,

00:57 talking to different former players and stuff like that, just trying to get insight.

01:02 >> But put that summit together?

01:04 >> Pete Jenkins did that.

01:05 >> Who's that?

01:06 >> I don't know, these former players such as maybe Brock, or

01:10 Nick Woody, I talked to a couple former guys from the Bears, and stuff like that.

01:14 But I think just kinda guys like Mike Peters, and stuff like that, so guys all over.

01:19 >> How rewarding is it now that the team is three and

01:21 one sitting here, first quarter of the season?

01:23 >> It's cool, it's cool, we haven't done anything yet though.

01:26 It's still very early, three and one does sound great though,

01:29 it's good to be in that position.

01:31 But that can change in a heartbeat, so

01:34 we just gotta stay on everybody's necks for these next couple weeks.

01:37 So, but it feels good to be here, but we have not done anything yet.

01:42 >> How much

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